The Ypres Barbecue

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…

The View From The Top

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…

Oxford Meetup Rides – briefing notes

Oxford Meetup Rides – Briefing points This is an outline of the information for sharing at pre-ride briefings: The Ride Leader and Sweeper should wear distinctive Hi Viz vests The Ride Leader and the Sweeper…

STAYCATION (The New Normal?)

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….

Green Biking an update on the tree planting project

Plant a tree save the planet ‘IT’S UNEQUIVOCAL’ The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states it is unequivocal;  Human activity is changing the Earth’s climate in ways “unprecedented” in thousands or hundreds…

Robert Richard “Rob” Allin

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…

Rapid Training Ride Out Report

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…

An Innov camera system on my GSA

An interview with Andy Lawson, talking about the Innov Camera system fitted to his GSA   Please provide a short overview introduction to the product. The product is called the Innov K2, a dash cam…

They say the sun shines on the righteous

The Ludlow Tour 2021 The Ludlow 2021 tour (16/17/18 July) was blessed with three wonderful dry sunny days. It was hot during the day but that just added to the pleasure to be having fun…

Product Review – CyMarc TFT Guard

By Henk Gouws, R1200GSA Many of us have heard stories of TFT theft from modern BMWs, although it is always difficult to gauge the true level of risk which must depend on a number of…