Menin Gate
Visited by BMW Club Oxford Section during Ypres Trip Author David Shanks The Menin Gate is one of the many memorials to the fallen that have no graves, situated in the Belgium town of Ieper…
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…
Ideas for the Paignton Weekend
The eagerly anticipated BMW Oxford Weekend in Paignton is only a few weeks away. A PowerPoint presentation was shared at the last Zoom Social, and a PDF copy is available below. The slides give an…
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; editor@bmwoxford.com
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…
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