Insights into Advanced Motorcycling – Andy Slater

IN PURSUIT OF PROGRESS ‘The faster I go the more progress I’ll make.’ Observers and Instructors are alway banging on about ‘Making Progress’ but what does that mean? Isn’t it just another way of saying…

Shell GO+ Revisited: Carbon Offsetting and COVID-19?

Hopefully we will be nearing the end of the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions soon and some motorcycling will be possible again, just in time for the better weather! The COVID-19 pandemic is reckoned to be…

RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders (RoADAR)

RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders (RoADAR) aims to reduce road accidents by encouraging an interest in road safety and by improving driving standards, knowledge and skill. To accomplish this goal, RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders…

Spring 2021 Postcards from the Ride

    Bob Mack enjoying himself in Wales   Italian Police preparing for the G7 in Taormina, Sicily   The seafront at Aberystwyth   Crossing the Nevada Desert to Salt Lake City Originally posted 2021-03-18…

Social Secretary Report February 2022

 Wednesday 9th February – The Bell Pub, Stowe on the Wold It all started well, the day was glorious sunshine, I travelled on familiar country roads neatly avoiding the Oxford traffic… We were meeting at…

Oxford MeetUp Rides!

The BMW Club Oxford has just launched a new MeetUp group to offer more mid-week rides to BMW motorcycle owners in the Oxford area. The MeetUp group is open to both club members and those…

The Germany Tour – 25th June to 5th July – ‘The Berlin Wing’

The recent Club tour to Germany had two groups of members, one based at the Warblick Hotel in the Black Forest and the other more nomad like ending up in Berlin for the BMW Motorrad…

BMW PureXcursion Jacket 1,000 mile Review

By Steve Moxey The BMW PureXcursion Jacket is a new addition to the BMW Motorrad clothing range as a multipurpose adventure-styled jacket. The jacket uses a waxed cotton/aramid material for waterproofing, bringing back memories of…

First Person on the Scene

What should you do if you arrive first at the scene of an accident? Hev Smith, a paramedic, gives some answers Working for an Ambulance Service as a Paramedic gives great insight to the length…

XCP Professional Rust Blocker vs ACF-50 Anti-Corrosion

  Yes, it is that time of year again, wet, muddy, horrible and later salt on roads, that turn our minds to winter protection for the beloved bike. I was reading an interesting article about…