Authors Dave Tomlinson, Steve Moxey, Bob Mack and Zenon Krafft Introduction  It is a good time to take stock of the touring motorcycle since the UK motorcycle market has changed completely over the last few…

The BMW Oxford Section BBQ was held for the very first time at the Enstone Flying Club on Sunday 15th August 2021. 53 members turned up on the day — an excellent turnout. Our hosts…

It has been an “interesting” year, with government guidance coming thick and fast and everyone has worked tirelessly to maximise the opportunities for members to ride their motorcycles. We are currently “seemingly” exiting the lockdown…

BMW Club Oxford Section Ypres trip BBQ The ride out, organised by Patrick and Nadine, on the Sunday included our only off-road part of the route! The group came to the edge of a small…

Sometimes it is hard to remain positive with all we have had to put up with over the last 18 months and as for “a view from the top”, I currently feel more like the…

The Covid pandemic has limited us all over the past 18 months or so. Overseas motorbiking trips are not viable (at the time of writing). We can only live in hope for years to come….

A collection of views on the life and times of Rob Allin Rob was born on 18th October 1941 in Penzance – his family having been evacuated from London. He eventually joined the Railways and…

On Wednesday 28th July five members of the BMW Club Oxford participated in a Rapid Training ‘Ride Out’ led by Rapid Training instructor Ali Weir – himself an ex-Police motorcycle instructor. The event had been…

Ancient Tourer If a cartoonist were to draw a caricature of the BMW opposed-twin he would probably conceive of it as a low flying one man cargo plane, skimming along above the road surface, using…

Modern Smartphones such as the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or Sony Xperia are amazing mobile devices, minicomputers in our pockets. No longer just a device to make or receive a phone call, or send a text…