How the 21st Century Overseas Trips Began By Geoff Clough It was June 2003. I had been a BMW Club member for about 3 months. Before the start of my second Club Rideout, Rob Allin…

By Geoff Clough It should have been six, but only five brave souls actually set out from Peartree Services on the Cotswold Canter. The weather forecast was somewhat off-putting, but the ride wasn’t damp until…

The eagerly anticipated BMW Oxford Weekend in Paignton is only a few weeks away. A PowerPoint presentation was shared at the last Zoom Social, and a PDF copy is available below. The slides give an…

Here is a short presentation on the trip to Germany planned for June 2021 that was shown at our Zoom Social on Tuesday 28 July. The slides have been converted to PDF format for you…

It was a K100RT bought second hand on the advice of a colleague at work. “This is an ideal bike for you Geoff. The BMW K100 is rugged as hell, reliable (with fuel injection) and…

One of our members told me that it was possible to cancel a booking made with Le Shuttle without losing our money. A group of us had planned a trip to the Black Forest in…

The Sunday of the BMW Club Oxford weekend in Cardigan proved to be the absolute best for both weather and riding conditions. Tim Read led a marvellous circular tour of Pembrokeshire. Tim had lived and…

A report by Geoff Clough on an MSL Tour with Dave Shanks in September 2018, which gave us the idea for our planned trip in 2020, now postponed. Hopefully this will give you a flavour…

Or Fat Man on a Motorcycle – a personal view by Geoff Clough! I started out for Austria with more quarter girth than ever before. I succeeded in adding a further 10 pounds in weight…

A European Touring Guide This article is based on a practical approach to motorcycle touring using my own experience. Whether you are a seasoned tourer or a newbie, hopefully there will be something here for…