Insights into Advanced Motorcycling – Andy Slater

IN PURSUIT OF PROGRESS ‘The faster I go the more progress I’ll make.’ Observers and Instructors are alway banging on about ‘Making Progress’ but what does that mean? Isn’t it just another way of saying…

Shell GO+ Revisited: Carbon Offsetting and COVID-19?

Hopefully we will be nearing the end of the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions soon and some motorcycling will be possible again, just in time for the better weather! The COVID-19 pandemic is reckoned to be…

RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders (RoADAR)

RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders (RoADAR) aims to reduce road accidents by encouraging an interest in road safety and by improving driving standards, knowledge and skill. To accomplish this goal, RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders…

Spring 2021 Postcards from the Ride

    Bob Mack enjoying himself in Wales   Italian Police preparing for the G7 in Taormina, Sicily   The seafront at Aberystwyth   Crossing the Nevada Desert to Salt Lake City Originally posted 2021-03-18…

Social Secretary Report February 2022

 Wednesday 9th February – The Bell Pub, Stowe on the Wold It all started well, the day was glorious sunshine, I travelled on familiar country roads neatly avoiding the Oxford traffic… We were meeting at…

Motorcycling in Oxfordshire NEEDS YOU!

Oxfordshire County Council are preparing a new transport plan running up to 2050. So far, they have attempted both to leave motorcycles out of the plan and to claim that they are a major source…

Obtaining a France Crit’air Certificate.

  France Crit’air Certificate – Air Quality Certificate Service Author Steve Moxey France has recently introduced additional traffic control measures to limit pollution from vehicles. If you wish to drive freely across France and within…

Oxford MeetUp Rides!

The BMW Club Oxford has just launched a new MeetUp group to offer more mid-week rides to BMW motorcycle owners in the Oxford area. The MeetUp group is open to both club members and those…

The Germany Tour – 25th June to 5th July – ‘The Berlin Wing’

The recent Club tour to Germany had two groups of members, one based at the Warblick Hotel in the Black Forest and the other more nomad like ending up in Berlin for the BMW Motorrad…

Motorcycle Protective Film

Paint Protection System Author Derek Johnson For motorcyclists, the purchase of a machine is an important part of the rider’s pleasure and the thought of collecting the new or second-hand bike is a memorable moment…