The Pennsylvania Airheads will hold the SuperTech weekend event this winter in Boyertown, PA 19512
(about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia,
PA). This extravaganza of airhead
tech and training sessions will build on the success of the 2007 event and be
the best ever.
The very special guest, and Keynote speaker at the Saturday
night banquet, will be the world renowned collector of vintage BMW motorcycles
Peter Nettesheim from Huntington,
New York. Peter was the curator of the year long BMW:
Mastery of Speed exhibit at the AMA Hall of Fame Museum which also
contained much of Peter’s personal collection.
Anyone who has enjoyed the vintage displays at recent BMW MOA National
rallies has seen many of Peter’s bikes as well as curatorial talents and his
passion for restoration. His
accomplishments have been written up numerous times including in the BMW MOA
Owners News in February 2004 (with a cover shot). His knowledge about BMW motorcycle history
and the restoration and preservation of these fine machines is outstanding and
he will bring that knowledge to Boyertown this year.
This year, with financial support from the BMW MOA
Foundation and Markel Insurance, we will bring in Accident Scene Management Inc,
to hold “A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist” all day Friday. The course will be open to 25 SuperTech
attendees who arrive a day early and benefit from some great training on what
to do for yourself and others at a motorcycle accident scene. This course is being taught all over the
country including at the recent MOA National Rallies. Study their website www.accidentscene.net/ for information on the course. VERY valuable stuff that can save lives
(yours and others).
We will then gather for lies and tire kicking on Friday
night for those arriving early and the tech sessions will begin at 8:00am on
Saturday morning, running all day. Training sessions will cover how systems and
components work, how to maintain and overhaul them, how to “git out of trouble
on the side of the road” and how to keep these great bikes safe and
reliable. Sessions will focus mainly on
the ‘later’ airheads from /5 through end of production though to Peter “later
airheads” means those made after 1930.
All the famous cut-away and demo stuff will be there. We’ll bring in lunch and finish the day
around 5pm. The banquet dinner that evening
will start around 6:00 for more tire kicking time with Peter and the other instructors,
then dinner and Peter’s fascinating presentation.
Sessions will begin again Sunday morning and activities will
conclude by noon so everyone will be able to travel home that afternoon. This will be a unique opportunity to get
valuable maintenance, trouble shooting and restoration knowledge and to defeat
the winter doldrums and PMS (Parked Motorcycle Syndrome). Great info, great camaraderie and great time
with world famous airhead experts.
Our goal is to maximize the value to those attending so only
25 student slots are available for the Friday safety course and 60 student
slots for the main SuperTech sessions . Attendance is on a pre-registration
basis only.
Fees will be:
- $30
for the Friday Accident Scene Management training course (includes lunch)
- $95
for Airheads Beemer Club members for the Tech Sessions & Banquet
- $105
for non-members for the Tech Sessions & Banquet
- Limited
seating is available for spouses at the banquet for an additional $30 per
head. (A very nice affair and there
are many things for spouses to do while you’re at the Tech sessions)
Registration opens December 1st, 2007. Send a check for the total amount to Bob Sipp
at 2188 Johnston Ave,
Bethlehem, PA 18015. Please include, typed on a separate sheet, your
name, address, phone number, email address and ABC membership number to
facilitate contacting you with further details.
Bob can be reached at
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if needed but only received checks will count.
It’s only fair to everyone. Once
the max student number is reached we will hold further checks on a standby list
and return them after the weekend has completed.
We will be supplying further details regarding motel and
airport info, maps, schedules and driving directions to students after they
register. Please do not drag your feet
on this one. This event sold out in 8
days last year and slots may again fill up fast. We look forward to seeing you there and
having a great weekend together.
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