New Triumph 1200

Good Day All In the December issue of MSL mag is an article of the new release early next year of the Triumph Explorer 1200,few picks with a few details one of which is shaft…

Booked it @ALASKA 2012

Paid up for flights and shipping of my GSA to San Francisco

Western Section Skittles – Oxford Win!

Our annual skittles match with Western Section took place at Luckington and was very well attended. Our Western section hosts laid on food at the Old Ship Inn, Luckington, near Chippenham. The Old Ship has…

Southern Section Bowling – Oxford Win!

On Sunday 9th October we had an excellent bowling match with the Southern Section at the Lakeside Bowl, Thatcham near Newbury. Thanks to Dave Hawkins for arranging the event and to all the Oxford and…

Must be new Bike Season

Not as powerful as the one Tim’s tested and not as many features but the same colour.

K1600GT Test ride

I took NOG’s K1600 out for a run today whilst they were servicing my bike. Attached photos taken at home before reluctantly heading back to Oxford to return the bike. Liz liked the colour and…

BSB at Silverstone

Catherine and I attended the BSB meeting last Sunday at Silverstone with Paul and Sally Lambert and Klint (who had come to WSB in July). BSB is finishing the year with a series of ‘showdown’…

Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy

R1200GS on the lake front at Bellagio, before the ride over the hills to Erba for fuel pump replacement. There could be worse places in the world to be stopped!

Faulty R1200GS Fuel Pump

We broke down on the way to Bellagio leaving Lezzeno. We got going again after shaking the tank so it was fuel related. Put more fuel in at Bellagio. Geoff and Rob left on the…

Battery Failure!

R1200 GSA failed to start in the middle of the Appenine Hills south of Milan. Charged battery added 6l of fuel and mysteriously started a bit later. Odyssey battery PC535 on order from Motorworks!  …