A simple device to help lift a Motorcycle on to its Centre Stand. Author Bob Mack, Inventor Graham Chapple It’s generally assumed that it’s the larger motorcycles that are difficult to heave on to their…

  Background Towards the end of 2019, conversations were taking place in the club about increasing the frequency of weekday rideouts. A well-established program existed for weekend and extended trips but there was enthusiasm expressed…

Andy Slater – Chairman, Thames Vales Advanced Motorcyclists Andy Slater has very kindly agreed to allow us to print some extracts from the Insights into Advanced Motorcycling booklets he has written over time. These have…

What is/was your day job? I retired in 2003 after working in Transport/Warehousing. I had five jobs in all, never unemployed. How long have you been riding? I started riding in 1954, but had a…

Finally after two years of postponements the trip to the Waldblick hotel in the Black Forest was on. Although 17 people were heading for the hotel everyone had their own itinerary. Some were leaving the…

Trip to Germany 26th June to 1st July 2022 There are still a small number of spaces left on the Germany tour that will be based at the Hotel Waldblick. •Hotel Waldblick is a 3* hotel…

I have spent the last winter with an R1250RS as my main ride, the previous winter I enjoyed an R1250RT. As you might expect I spent quite a lot off time and effort investigating how…

Backseat Riding – on the back of the GS and GSA by Catherine Moxey and Contributors! As we all know, the BMW GS is the best motorbike there is – except for the GS Adventure,…

Mercifully, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The postponed Ludlow 2020 Tour is now set to take place on July 16th,17th and 18th 2021, hoorahh! A lovely part of the tour will…

      Originally posted 2019-12-12 22:10:29.