BMW Club Oxford – member only events on Meetup

In response to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions,  the club plans to make further use of the Meetup website. We have been using it for organising midweek rides and introducing other BMW riders to the benefits of…

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…

Oxford Meetup Rides December 2020

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Cirencester Loop to The Boat Inn, Thrupp Hosted by James O’Shea We are hoping to reintroduce our bi-weekly “meet up” rides, depending on Government and COMO advice. Our rides comply with…

Rugged Northamptonshire . . . . . OMR rides north!

  Winter comes early to the Northampton uplands . . . . . . not really.  As soft rain gently washed ourselves (Andy, Jill, James, Pip, Steve and Tim) and motorcycles (C, K, GSs, RT)…

Nice weather for ducks – OMR still riding

Oxford Meetup Ride 8th October – Canal run I don’t remember Stoke Bruerne looking this sunny ………… but memories do soften with the passage of time. It was the 2nd Thursday of the month, so…

OMR – Canal run – this Thursday 8th October

There are still some places available for Thursday’s Oxford Meetup rideout. Starting out from Peartree we take in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northampton. Lots of brisk riding available on national speed limit roads avoiding mostly As…

OMR – A Cotswold Canter to the AV8 Café

By Geoff Clough It should have been six, but only five brave souls actually set out from Peartree Services on the Cotswold Canter. The weather forecast was somewhat off-putting, but the ride wasn’t damp until…

BMW Oxford Rideouts

BMW Oxford Rideouts During rides, subject to numbers, we will use the Drop-Off (sometimes called the Corner-Man or 2nd man drop-off) system to mark changes of direction. Please view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGXRtvk3_EQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMvb5-EJQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a1l22-iqYo The Drop-Off system…

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…

A gallop across ‘White Horse’ country

  Despite the subdued glee of loved ones promising biblical flooding (not seen since yesterday),  Nine brave, waterproof (?), optimistic, club members swung out of McDs in Abingdon heading for the rolling landscape of the…