We are always on the lookout for the perfect motorcycle glove, a quest never to be completely fulfilled, like so many things in life but we can always chase perfection! I had been looking for a…

On 6th March we held our first Sunday Meetup ride, the North Wessex Downs AONB Winter Ride. The idea is that the Sunday Meetup rides will provide more riding opportunities, we know that we have…

Oxford Meetup® Rides(OMR) in support of Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) by Dave Tomlinson What we have done is to come up with a new way of organising rideouts using both new social media and…

By Steve Moxey. The GS-911 wi-fi is a useful diagnostic and service tool that can help you maintain your modern BMW. This article explores the use of the GS-911 as a diagnostic tool in the event…

By Mark Powell. If I believed in bad omens, I might never have started. I booked a ferry ticket on 29 March 1995. On the same day, while loading the bike, the stainless steel side…

It all started well, the temperature outside was -1 so a delayed start allowed the temperature to rise significantly to +3 degrees, getting my heated jacket on this morning… We were meeting at the Starbucks…

BE SEEN – Motorcycling By Kevin Williams Kevin Williams outlines the ‘Science of Being Seen’ in this article. This is particularly relevant to motorcyclists, and so the BMW Club has invited him to be our…

Ian has been a member for many years and lives in Sonning Common near Reading, Ian has worked in computer software development for nearly 40 years. For the last decade or so he was working…

By Andy Lawson   Back last summer, on my way home after a wonderful weekend staying in Ludlow and riding around mid-Wales, I managed to pick up what looked like a metal clip or staple…

By Bill Shaw, member of MOA I recently read several online editorials about how motorcycles produce significantly more greenhouse hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide than cars do. One article in particular, replete with supporting…