Silverstone Bike Event Offers 2012

For the last couple of years we have been taking advantage of the Silverstone Bike Club Offer. Basically, as club members we can purchase discounted tickets, for the main Bike Events at Silverstone, by quoting a preferential…

Austria visits HOC

Ros Gowers from Gasthof Hochalmspitze gave a very interesting talk at Honda Owners Club on 7th Feb.  15 BMW club members  managed to attend despite the freezing weather.  We are all now counting the days…

Spring Hotel Weekend Hotel Collingwood, Bournemouth 30th March – 1st April 2012

We are planning a weekend trip to the Hotel Collingwood in Bournemouth. The cost will b£115 per person for dinner, bed and breakfast for two nights, based on two people sharing a room. We have…

Booked it @ALASKA 2012

Paid up for flights and shipping of my GSA to San Francisco

Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy

R1200GS on the lake front at Bellagio, before the ride over the hills to Erba for fuel pump replacement. There could be worse places in the world to be stopped!

Faulty R1200GS Fuel Pump

We broke down on the way to Bellagio leaving Lezzeno. We got going again after shaking the tank so it was fuel related. Put more fuel in at Bellagio. Geoff and Rob left on the…

Battery Failure!

R1200 GSA failed to start in the middle of the Appenine Hills south of Milan. Charged battery added 6l of fuel and mysteriously started a bit later. Odyssey battery PC535 on order from Motorworks!  …

Susten Pass

The bikes take a well earned rest at the top of the Susten Pass. The riders enjoyed coffee and croissants.

Trümmelbach Falls

An excellent suggestion from Geoff to visit the Trümmelbach Falls which drain the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau glaciers. Geoff and Rob decided not to jump!

Gindelwald Gasthof Steinbock

Safely arrived at the Gasthof Steinbock in Grindelwald. Went to the Jungfraujoch ‘Top of Europe’ yesterday but the weather was a little overcast.