The BMW Club Journal February 2017 – Oxford Section Report

  BMW Club Oxford Section Report for January 2017 As you read this in the recovery mode after the hopefully, wonderful excesses of the recent celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, we can try…

In The News 1967

  Looking back 1967 was an awe-inspiring year. Here are some historical facts you may have forgotten (or occurred before you were born!). They may also be useful trivia for folk who like pub quizzes…

Meet the Members – Ian Dobie and Dafydd Jones

  Ian, when and why did you join the BMW Club? I joined the club in the mid 1980’s after buying a R80 RT and picking up an old Club Journal at a dealership in…

Then & Now Motorcycling

  Compared with fifty years ago, what’s changed? Not a lot according to Dave Shanks our intrepid reporter! In his view two wheels are still the best thing on earth providing they have a suitable…

BBQ and Camping Weekend

  John and Wendy Ottaway have kindly arranged a camping weekend 18th to 20th August at White Mark Farm near Watlington. This site will also be the location for our annual BBQ on Sunday 20th…

50th Anniversary Barn Dance

  As part of our 50th celebrations in addition to ‘Biking Events’ we are having extra events to our normal meetings and ride outs each month. Wendy Ottaway reports: 15 July 2017 is the day to…

50th Anniversary Dinner Dance – 4th November 2017

  The Oxford Section will hold the 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance at The Oxford Belfry Hotel, Milton Common, Thame OX9 2JW. Why? This is the focal event where we can all gather together in celebration of…

Oxford 50th Events

 

Oxford Section Celebrates 50 Years by Geoff Clough

  Origins The records are not very precise about our “birthday”. What we do know is that an inaugural meeting was held at Easter in 1965 attended by Trevor Jones, Jack Gibbs, Pat Moxon, Tim…

Ride Out to The Annual Berkshire Egg Run 14th April 2017

  Chris Bond will kindly lead a Ride Out to join the Berkshire Egg Run. He will leave the H Cafe, Oxford Rd. Berinsfield Nr. Wallingford, at 11.00am to arrive in Tiliehurst in good time…