Club History

Special happenings

• 1983—Club founded
• 1985—Joined MOA and RA
• 2000—Club member Garry Janz founds Canada’s Ride for Dad.
• 2001—Guided Club rides begin.
• 2004—First trips to Mont Tremblant and New England.
• 2005—Ride Leader program launched.
• 2006—First motorcycle club invited to join BMW Clubs Canada.
• 2007—Advanced Rider Training (ART) school begins at Calabogie Motorsports Park.
• 2008—Club member Werner Bausenhart hailed as “Friend of the Marque” by BMW AG.
• 2010—First David Makin Award presented to Michel Dozois.
• 2017—First International Women’s Ride.
• 2018—GS ride program launched
• 2019—8 Club rides; 2 GS rides; 5 Café Club rides; trips to New England, New York, Tennessee, Virginia.
• 2020—First trip to Europe - Cancelled due to COVID-19
  
• 2020-President Fiona Brown founds the Dawn Ride Charity to help raise funds and awareness for Ovarian Cancer Canada.