Christmas Draws Closer … !

Apparently it is better to give than to receive … so with that in mind, here are our top suggestions for your nearest and dearest to purchase this Christmas (luckily we did not include the…

South West 500 tour – Accommodation and Payment

Accommodation 12 double/twin rooms have been booked at the following locations: Night 1: Wednesday 29th Sept.  Premier Inn, Seaward Way, Minehead, TA24 6DF. Cost: £35 per night.  Breakfast optional – usually £8.99     Parking: £4 (maybe negotiable)…

Zoom Social Talk by David Grist, Orange & Black Tuesday 23rd February 19:30

Tonight we welcome David Grist of Orange & Black (HC Travel) as our Guest Speaker. David is highly experienced and specialises in a wide variety of motorcycle trips in many parts of the world. Several…

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

. . . . . . which I guess is what John Wooler was doing back in 1955, creating the Wooler 500cc ohv flat four! You can see this and a shed load of other…

Quick & Dirty – Winter Cleaning

Hi Folks, Thought it might be useful to have a trawl through my cleaning materials that I use on the “Ghost”, these are not official products as such, just stuff I have been using over…

Oxford Meetup Rides (OMR) during Lockdown 3

As you will know, motorcycling along with other forms of travel has been restricted during the latest COVID-19 lockdown announced on 4th January. This has had an impact on our planned OMRs listed for January,…

Henry Coles rides the B 4425 . . . .but not with OMR

Apparently the road to Bibury from Burford is Henry’s favourite route . . . . . . .  but we didn’t actually see him today! What follows is however mostly true . . . Wednesday…

Exhaust Flap Update

Editor Bob Mack Why are we interested in this subject? The sticking exhaust flap, particularly on twins seems to have been with us since they were first introduced on some of the range. There’s some…

Buying a new System 7 helmet during lockdown

OR  “an everyday tale of navigating HM Gov guidance without falling through the trapdoor of popular misconception”. Could it be true?  Bahnstormer’s email claimed it wanted to give me £100 to trade-in my ageing C3…

Rideouts under Covid

Background During Covid-19, rideouts must comply with government legislation and guidelines and the interpretation of these by COMO (Coalition of Motorcycling Organisations). The COMO guidelines have been updated with the latest version appearing on 31st…