Quick & Dirty – Winter Cleaning

By Dave Tomlinson, Social Secretary 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…

Motorcycle Live 2017- Report

  Motorcycle Live 2017 Report Author Bob Mack This years show didn’t seem to have quite as many exhibitors, as usual, but there was plenty to see and do. Besides the Live Action Arena, where…

Chairman’s Welcome – Derek Johnson

  Chairman’s Welcome or Welcome Chairman It is approximately 23 years since I was first elected onto the Oxford Section committee, initially as a committee member, then NCM rep and later as Section Secretary before…

Products for Heating Hands – Reviewed.

  Heated Gloves v Heated Grips Author Bob Mack  The annual struggle to stay warm on our motorcycles is back. Generally we can cope with keeping our upper body, arms and legs warm with either…

Passchendaele 1917-2017

Visited by BMW Club Oxford Section during Ypres trip. Author Steven Moxey The battle of Passchendaele, or third Ypres, in 1917 was one of the most terrible battles of the First World War. The British…

SNR Report

 

New BMW Motorrad Models For 2017

  The  25th February 2017 was the first Launch Day, of 2017, for New BMW Motorrad Models and took place in dealerships throughout the UK. Thanks to North Oxford Garage for making us welcome during…

In The News 1967

  Looking back 1967 was an awe-inspiring year. Here are some historical facts you may have forgotten (or occurred before you were born!). They may also be useful trivia for folk who like pub quizzes…

Meet the Members – Ian Dobie and Dafydd Jones

  Ian, when and why did you join the BMW Club? I joined the club in the mid 1980’s after buying a R80 RT and picking up an old Club Journal at a dealership in…

Then & Now Motorcycling

  Compared with fifty years ago, what’s changed? Not a lot according to Dave Shanks our intrepid reporter! In his view two wheels are still the best thing on earth providing they have a suitable…