The BMW Club Journal March 2022 – Oxford Section Report

Journal Report January 2022   Thursday 20thJanuary – Meet Up Ride Triumph 1902 Cafe It all started well, the temperature outside was -1 so a delayed start allowed the temperature to rise significantly to +3…

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…

Thursday 20th January – Meet Up Ride Triumph 1902 Cafe

It all started well, the temperature outside was -1 so a delayed start allowed the temperature to rise significantly to +3 degrees, getting my heated jacket on this morning… We were meeting at the Starbucks…

MUC-19 Pub Social & Film Nite. Dashwood Arms, Piddington. “One Week”.

Welcome to our 2nd MUC-19 (Motorcycling Under Covid-19) event. As on every 1st Tuesday, we are meeting at the Dashwood Arms Piddington HP14 3BH. . . . but tonight you have to use your imagination…

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…

The View From the Top

  I have struggled this time around to find that inspiration required to write a positive and informative piece. The recent discovery of a new covid variant “Omicron” has just thrown yet another unknown into…