Dave is on a trip to the North Cape.

First ride out of the year assembling at Hungerford on the way to the George and Dragon at Erlestoke. Meeting at Erlestoke for coffee and bacon sandwiches. In total 23 people turned out for the…

Bob suggested using a vacuum bleeding system for brakes. So here is a photo of the ‘Vampire’ brake bleeding system from Venhill. It is well made and comes in a nice case. More importantly it…

R1200GSA near to Chisbury Chapel just off the A4 near Marlborough. Chisbury was one of King Alfred’s fortified towns and in Saxon times was very important (Marlborough itself was not even founded until 1220!) Not…

The new K1600GT is a very imposing piece of kit 160 bhp, 319kg weight and enough electronics to run a small amusement arcade, but does this actually make a good motorcycle? Well the early press…

Yes it is true, Geoff, Bob and Steve have ridden the K1600GT!   Full details to follow but we managed three test rides, one each on the K1600GT, with K1300S and K1300GT accompanying. The K1600GT…

Here is a picture of my R100GS undergoing renovation. The gearbox is off to replace the clutch and the rear bevel drive and swinging arm are removed. The swinging arm bearings need replacing and I…

Just fitted to the K1300GT but also of interest to RT owners and other users of the BMW large topbox. Now it is fitted it looks very good and will be handy for strapping on…

GS getting a full ACF treatment!

On Saturday March 19th Oxford and Southern sections attended the Bahnstormer K1600GT (and GTL) launch at Bahnstormer near Alton. Incredibly for March the weather was really good, more like California than England so the riding…