A View From The Top

By Ian Dobie This could be my last “View from the Top” as President of the club as we go into the Club’s National AGM. In future it might have to be “Just a View”…

Bahnstormer Alton Cafe – An Interview with Seb

By Steve Moxey I was at Bahnstormer on the 8th February getting my R1250RS serviced and I had a chance to talk to Seb Bourgoin, who runs the new cafe at Bahnstormer Alton whilst enjoying…

BMW Atlanta GTX and BMW PaceDry GTX Gloves – Review

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…

Black Forest Trip 2021 Update

The Black Forest trip planned for 2020 was cancelled, but the good news is that I have booked Hotel Waldblick for 2021. We will arrive on Sunday 6th June and leave on Thursday 10th June….

TVAA and Oxford Meetup® Rides (OMR)

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…

GS-911 Wi-Fi On Tour!

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…

A RIDE TO ROMANIA 1995 by BMW R80 G/S – 6000 miles in 46 days

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…

Nav VI and TFT?

  Author Steve Moxey Navigation with the New BMW Motorrad TFT for GS/GSA The new TFT dashboard on the 2018 GS and GSA, known as the connectivity option, presents some interesting options for owners, in…

The Science of Being Seen – A Preview

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…

BMW System 7 Helmet Review

  Author, Andy Lawson I recently purchased the new carbon fibre based BMW System 7 helmet as a direct replacement of my System 6, which was now some 6 years old. An additional feature this…