Fixing the Mode Switch on CTEK Battery Chargers

Many of us will be using the popular CTEK battery charger to trickle charge our bikes in the garage. These chargers provide years of excellent service and will also charge high current batteries such as…

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…

Temporary bus gates in Oxford city centre (COVID-19)

There is a proposal for some new ‘bus gates’ in the centre of Oxford. The proposal states: ‘Temporary bus gate proposals are being developed for three locations in Oxford city centre.  The exact locations have not yet…

Luggage – The Inside Story

By Tim Bolderston. If you’re going away on your BMW, you will probably be using BMW panniers and possibly a top-box. All fairly obvious, but what goes in the panniers?  BMW sell matching inner bags or…

Cycling the South Downs Way to support the Thames Valley Air Ambulance

The South Downs Way (SDW) is 100 miles from Winchester to Eastbourne across some of the most beautiful countryside in the South. It is a big challenge, the hills are very steep and they seem…

Postcards from the ride …

Each Newsletter we publish the great images sent in by our members from their travels on two wheels. Please continue to send in your images from your rides to the editor; [email protected]  

Letters To The Editor

In the June 2020 Newsletter Survey there were 44 responses to the question ‘Would you be in favour of a Letters to the Editor section’? We had a 79% response in favour, so we are…

The BMW Club Journal August 2020 – Oxford Section Report

June 2020 Report ‘RIDE together’ returns ‘Flaming’ June arrived and lifted spirits of Oxford Section members. The Government eased the lockdown and permitted up to 6 people from different households to meet outdoors. This was…

German Trip June 2021

Here is a short presentation on the trip to Germany planned for June 2021 that was shown at our Zoom Social on Tuesday 28 July. The slides have been converted to PDF format for you…

Customising my R1250 GSA

One of the wonderful joys of owning a GSA is that is can be customised to death and mine certainly has! Companies such as Wunderlich, Touratech, Givi and retailers such as Nippy Normans make the…