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May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 3 when I can. Please contact me as per details on Page 3 should you be interested in offering a much needed helping hand. Hello Readers, We are now, at long last, coming in to By the time you read this column our a season of many events and days out National AGM will have been and gone around the Sections diaries. Already we and with a new Club President voted in. I have enjoyed some welcome sunshine and wish you, Ian or Cliff all the very best for to take precedence in my personal life the smooth transition of your contributions outside of the club. I therefore ask you to warmer days to encourage out our riding kit you may want to make in helping the club come forward if you can spare some time and polishing of our beloved two or three prosper for the future. to receive contributions from members for wheels, that is of course if you have not I would like to thank enormously all South The Journal via myself and the google club already been out for an enjoyable blast of West Section Committee and members account, and check through the text for who helped to host the AGM in Tavistock, correct grammar for forwarding on to Bruce the cobwebs, so to speak! especially so while I was not able to cover Lepley who prepares the page layout prior I end my write up this month with my some of the admin of requirements during to printing. chosen Journal archive page below, taken difficult recent weeks. This leads me to my Alternatively, there is still a vacancy to from the February 1990 edition, one for future job role as Journal Editor having fill for managing Commercial and Small the K1 fans of yesteryear. Enjoy your riding taken a back seat on my commitment to Business adverts and invoices, a financial help bring the magazine to your home and beneficial rewarding role to the club of with respect and safety in mind. as some unexpected changes have had which I have and still am working through, Debbie.
4 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 Well folks the AGM is out of the way and a few new positions have been filled if all went to plan. I hope you will give the new Committee your support and constructive idea’s and get out riding your Motorcycles involving you in the numerous events put on by the Social Secretaries who work hard at introducing new things for you to do and visit. On saying that, don’t forget they value your idea’s, don’t hold back give them some encouragement. Support your Dealer he is usually the first contact non club members will make and it is in our interest to make ourselves known, don’t forget to tell them you are BMW Club members. It works both ways. but then that’s to be expected if you are Better news on the R1200RS crunch and prepared to stick your head over the parapet. graunch gearbox. It has had the clutch and It has been a pleasure and eye opener being gearbox replaced under warranty. So has it involved with the National Officers. The made a difference? Yes is the answer to that, Presidents position is probably the most once under way the gear change is about as gives me less motorway fatigue and the relaxed in the group but the time the rest of good as you get and so smooth, the bike is cruising speed is definitely up. Both are great the Officers put into administering our Club is once again a joy to ride. bikes and which one you choose depends mind boggling at times, I don’t know how they Whilst the RS was hospitalised having it’s on what you want out of your motorcycling. do it, such a generous bunch always willing transplant North Oxford Garage loaned me a To finish I will say that both bikes have the N to give us time. Along with all the volunteers R1200R Sport with all the bells and whistles to first gear “clonk” and asking around about who make our Club a good place to be I say a and I must say it really kindled my keenness different manufacturers it seems that all wet big “THANK YOU ALL” we owe you and this to going naked again. The two bikes are so clutch bikes do the clunk from N into 1st gear, includes my pillion Peta who has put up with different the R is so nimble on the small B some heavier than others, as the salesman and supported me in my Club work. roads and getting rid of the plastic bits from says, “they all do that Sir” he is telling you Good luck to the newly elected officers the RS only saves about 5 kg I think. The how it is with modern BMW’s. I’m still not and I ask that you the members give them performance is about the same with that keen on that particular action but the ride support in doing any changes we need to great engine propelling you deceptively fast. and performance you get from the modern do to keep our Club up and running in this In the real world of motorcycling the limiting engines soon makes you forget what is now modern world. factor of the R is the wind pressure on the a “feature” of modern bikes. For the last time from me, all that’s left neck and body because if it were a bit breezy That’s about it from me, but before I to say is, “ It’s not the mile’s you do but the you wouldn’t want to cruise much above the sign off I would like to say how much I have “S-miles” you get from your journey. motorway speed limit for hours. I have found enjoyed being in this seat for the last four Mike the RS with the screen up to high position years, some time’s have tested my patience
May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 5 Please send all submissions for the June Torque Reaction to Paul Torque Reaction Nadin (details on page 3) before the 5th of May please.
incentive for motorbike riding and travelling. There will be different tracks for off-road newbies to gain their first experiences beyond tarmac under guidance as well as for experienced enduro riders to improve their skills. Spaces are limited and as always are free. Therefore, riders are asked to register online via our website (see below). Visitors can meet likeminded riders during the event and get vital knowledge, as well as just exchange stories. If you have a bike or have an interest in adventure riding, then there’s something for everyone. Free event to attend and camp, which makes it ideal for any motorcycle fan and for more details see: http://touratech.co.uk/travel-event/ The Western Section will be present over the weekend with their display stand offering refreshments to members, so why not come along for the day or the weekend. Colin Ross. Western Section. Can anyone recognise this Touratech Travel Event. please? Good Signals in Good Time. Over the 5th to 7th May 2017, the Touratech Can anyone recognise this venue or the Travel Event will be taking place at The latest glitch to befall my 2013 R1200GS Registration Number please? The model is Ystradgynlais, South Wales, SA9 1JW. Now TE was the failure of the right indicator, a 1939 R23. in its 9th year we will operate ride-outs from discovered as I negotiated the roundabout at The rider is Mrs. Helen? West, wife of TT UK and at the iconic off-road Walters Sandyknowles on my way to join the Ulster ‘Jock’ West, the BMW Rennsport TT rider, Arena. Section Wednesday Morning run (Sept: who was 2nd in the Senior TT in 1939 With ride-outs, talks, demonstrations, 2016). behind Georg “Schorsch” Meier also BMW meetings, gymkhana, entertainment and This is a large roundabout with a junction Rennsport. full on-site catering, showers, Wi-Fi, and of the M2 from which I had exited, I think of 5 models of the R23 were sold by AFN much more, it is sure to attract many faces it as a Russian (rush’n) Roulette Roundabout Ltd. in September 1939. Two had registration in the adventure world. Pop along to see the as it has several sets of traffic lights and puts numbers recorded, but not this one. It could manufacturer’s range of bikes and enjoy a you in dedicated lanes depending on your be one of the other 3. test ride. route - I was going around three quarters of it I was given this information by Mike This year we will be supporting Prostate to the exit to Larne to arrive at Corr’s Corner Worthington-Williams of Old Bike Mart. Cancer Cymru and helping them raise for the club run. The KMG series was issued in Middlesex necessary funds in the way of a raffle and The dedicated lane for this direction is between March and May 1939. The MPG highlighting their worthy cause. the outside lane of three, it takes you round series was issued in Surrey between August The range of riding activities is wider than skimming all the exits and entrances which I 1948 and July 1949.The numbers were ever with ride outs of various difficulty levels don’t like as it seems contrary to the normal issued in blocks to dealers, however they being available via Touratech and several procedure of moving to the inside to go round may have been allocated to individual bikes manufacturers. Access to Walters Arena and then moving to the outer lane to exit; I outside this period as the bikes were sold. will be available, gymkhana, meant to be an discovered I had no right indicator in the The photo cannot be Brooklands because the track closed in 1939.” MPG is the motorcycle to the right rear, so we have very late 1940’s or 1950’s. Two club members owned R23’s on the early 1950’s. Vin Motler, (the M in MLG) and C.T. Parker of Ealing. Both joined in the September of 1951. Finally does anyone now actually own an R23, either UK model or import? Robert Freeman. Classic Vintage Register Archivist. [email protected]
6 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 middle of all this. it is slipping, sometime later Enniskillen is for legal reasons. Even if I am wrong the Arriving at Corr’s I did the usual checks, looming and I’m definitely selling it. Those company that I have in mind are still guilty of yes definitely no right indicator, that of you who unfortunately find yourselves the sort of unwarranted bigotry as mentioned movement of the switch feeling a bit limp, left reading this and are not familiar with the in his article. ok, hazards ok and cancelling, but strangely geography of Norn Iron, Enniskillen is some Like the hero in Ian’s story, I also went the offending indicator came on when eighty miles from Belfast and the western into a supermarket petrol station and was the ignition was switched back on without limit of known civilisation in these parts. refused service because I would not take touching the switch, though there was no Straight into Enniskillen town centre, High off my helmet. Just so there is no ambiguity, further control of it other than cancelling it; Street/Church Street and almost right out the company that I am referring to is located the wonders of Can-bus electrickery! the other side when the excellent GPS tells on a business park in Pakefield, Lowestoft, So on with the run after explaining to the me to make two left turns and I find myself but it affects all branches of this nationwide gathered masses that they may see me do a on the town’s by-pass heading right back on company that do not use pay-at-the-pump few hand signals, not to be confused with the the route by which I arrived, only heading machines. leader possibly indicating the next position east this time and in the general direction The fact that I am nearly 70 and have an for the drop off system. of Belfast. Slightly more content now with absolutely spotless record as far as the police Having mentioned Can-bus I should my expectation of getting to Hurst’s and are concerned, am currently the treasurer of declare my resentment of all things Digital, sailing along nicely down the M1 I partially three charities; the local branch of the British IT, and modern stuff, and admit that I had solve the no right indicator issue; using the Legion, Suffolk Advanced Motorcyclists and been recently deposed as the President of bike’s cruise control I can use hand signals a local charity based in Aldeburgh, have the IT Resistance Movement, Norn Iron. This to overtake, pity I didn’t think of this earlier. only recently given up being a local Parish as a result of my trying to patent the Smart Passing a car occupied by several youths Councillor and am the current chairman of Xylophone, admittedly the prototype was who appear to be highly amused by me; the local Village Hall Committee counted as a bit bulky, but not as bad as the Marconi probably only ever heard of hand signals absolutely nothing; why would it - they never Walkman, a great bit of kit ahead of its never mind actually seeing some; they are asked! time; the main failing being you needed a now using hand signals, but not traffic related The ridiculous irony is that I was wearing wheelbarrow for the speakers. ones!! I don’t respond and leave them behind; an open faced crash helmet and, like in Ian’s The run passed without further failures or I imagine they thought they were witnessing story, the girl on the next pump was wearing incidents, I made it home in one piece and a motorised version of Kim Jong-il pointing sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat which checking with Hurst’s Motorrad found they at stuff. meant that you could see a damn sight more had one in stock - I arranged to call over At last Belfast is approaching, I exit the of my face than hers, but then, rules is rules! the following day. More in hope rather than M1 and along Stockmans Lane turn left onto But being a mild mannered Englishman, expecting I could resolve the defect I tried a Lisburn Road and left into Lislea Drive and I cannot move mountains or part rivers. bit of D.I.Y (Destroy it Yourself) that evening; into Hurst’s Boucher Road complex, the However, I can vote with my feet and so I a squirt of WD40 and blowing into the switch Motorrad part looks a bit dim and lifeless, urge all who read this to do the same. Name got me nowhere, it would need replacing. indicating to me the fact they are closed. and shame, but more than this, openly avoid Later that evening I had a flash of Ignoring my GPS and now not at all worried all petrol stations/supermarkets who are inspiration, make the GPS take the strain about right turns and using the cover of the so blatantly biased. I appreciate that “drive and plot a route to Hurst’s avoiding any right descending darkness I return home, and offs” and “hold-ups” exist but does this turns, despite what I have just admitted to decide to use the same tactic to come back company really think that this policy will cure regarding IT etc: it seemed to work quite the next day as no one appears to be looking the problem? After all, SHELL, BP, ESSO, well as my home is only about five miles anyway. TESCO, CO-OP, SAINSBURY’S, etc., etc., across Belfast to Hurst’s. Setting out the Norman Shearer. Ulster Section. along with thousands of independent petrol following day I’m down on to the Outer Ring stations, willingly put up with such a potential and closing in on my destination, well not War and Peace - part two. villain as me with no apparent problem. quite, as I am now heading towards the M1 Bryan Duncan. East and some way off target; on to the M1 and I congratulate Ian on his article (April Journal Anglia Section. now heading towards Lisburn leaving Belfast TR) and whilst I do not know which petrol behind. It’s a fine day anyhow for a run, and station he went into, I am going to take a The last Word on the subject I’m not going to give in to that useless GPS flying guess that the company in question is of Gloves and Headlights. thingy, approaching Dungannon my faith in one of the big four. I cannot be more specific I seem to have stirred up a lot of angst among the readers and I’d like a chance to respond to a few points please. Firstly I did not suggest that all riders should wear gloves “because I always do” but because it seems sensible and because a (late) friend of mine, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, made me aware of the number of operations he had carried out to repair hand damage that could have been avoided by use of protective gear - in whatever situation. As it happens I do always wear gloves on a bike, including on my pedal cycle, though I don’t say “do as I do” but simply point out the potential May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 7 consequences and costs of not wearing my views, take comfort that this will be my last here in the UK. what, to me, is basic safety kit. season of biking. I took up motorcycle touring In the background however it is Secondly I did not criticise Ian Mutch when I retired but, at 72 and suffering from my understanding that the European and I’ve no idea who he is. John Broad anosmia (no sense of smell or taste, at all) Commission was equally dismayed at the mentioned him in his letter and clearly I must and consequent inconvenient effects, I feel court ruling and the unintended scope their have disagreed with his views. I make no it’s time to do other things. I have never been Directive has been interpreted as having. It is apology for that. If we cannot disagree with “a biker”, the bike being just a convenient way in the process of consultation with a view to the opinions of another person it’s a sad life! of travelling - mainly abroad. I’ve been there a possible re-draft of the ambiguous section I had joined MAG (at the NEC show) and now, had a lot of fun, irritated those who want of the Directive, to bring it back in line with in my letter rejecting the invitation to renew always to overtake all the time and got shed- what was originally intended – i.e. for road my subscription I indicated that many of loads of photos and memories. going vehicles used on the road or in a public the views expressed in the magazine were I wish all the best to all motorcyclists. place. counter to my own. I clarified that in the letter Neville M Dalton B.Ed. (Hons), In any event, following Brexit, this is one and most of us are, currently, at liberty to M.Ed. D.Phil.Oxford Section. express contrary views. piece of EU legislation which seems destined Third point: my views on headlights are That Matter of Ladders and not to find its way onto the UK statute books as I believe the Road Traffic Act will never based on my many years of experience the Law. dealing with the communication and be amended to accord with the Vnuk ruling. educational needs of physically disabled Having just read the Torque reaction letter There is therefore just about no chance that children - too many of them are damaged, from John Broad in this month’s Journal there will be any change to the insurance often very severely, in motor collisions. Go (April TR) I am prompted to respond to his law in the UK. There is scant chance of on - walk into the ward and find ways to help postscript. As someone reasonably closely the Vnuk case having an effect in Europe this young lady who has been rendered involved in the enforcement of Road Traffic either, provided the Commission amends the semi-paralysed, cognitively and visually insurance legislation, perhaps I can put his defective section of the Directive as I believe impaired. Now she desperately needs a way and the readers minds at rest. they wish to do. to communicate for the basics of life but she John refers, I believe, to the Vnuk case I really wish that MAG had checked its will never be the lively, intelligent doctor she’d at the European Court of Justice. The ECJ facts before scare-mongering, as it does have been if she’d not been knocked over by has not changed the law – courts cannot nothing for their reputation to admit they got a hit-and-run driver. Look at the photos of change law, only parliaments can do that. it wrong. Surely, it should be fairly simple her before the accident. Look at her school The ECJ, as do British Courts, ruled on its to verify the correct story about insurance reports. Go on - look - and think! If running interpretation of the wording of a small part matters by speaking to the Association headlights prevents just one such disaster it’s of an EU Directive. Unlike an EU ‘Regulation’, of British Insurers or the Department of worth it. Oh, and nobody of any consequence nothing in an EU Directive becomes national Transport? Just type ‘Vnuk’ into the search is going to think the worse of you for riding law until introduced into domestic legislation with your lights on! by the legislature of the individual member bar of the ABI’s website. Most new cars now have bright front or States – Parliament in the UK. John Martin. Portsmouth. ‘side’ lights on at all times and I’m sure that Here in Blighty, the original Directive, this is not simply for cosmetic purposes! One as the UK (and Europe) believed it to be A Job Well Done. reader mentioned that some training aircraft interpreted, is currently incorporated into are now painted black, so to be more readily the Road Traffic Act. As a result of Vnuk, the A short letter in praise of the “new look” seen. That would be in the air, against our Road Traffic Act would not accord with the magazine. Thanks to editor Debbie and grey skies I would suggest! Very few people ECJ interpretation as it only relates to road her team, also to Piers Kurrein for the are run over by an aircraft on the ground and legal vehicles used on the road and in public great graphic work, photos etc. – a truly even the novice pilots know where they are places. The Road Traffic Act itself would professional presentation. parked. need to be amended by our Parliament Mick Skevington. If it placates those who take exception to before the Vnuk ruling had any impact at all Yorkshire section.
8 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 Remembering - Robin “Rob” Pearce Passed away in St Georges’ Hospital Tooting on the 15th March after suffering By Chris Fleming a series of heart attacks following major surgery. A wise, gentle, patient and (reasonably!) tolerant man who had a wicked sense of humour, he is best known and remembered by the Club as being the remarkably successful Marketing Manager in the early “noughties” when Club membership reached the dizzy heights of nearly 6000. He had a particular fascination for gadgets of all sorts, especially anything that made BMW motorcycle ownership easier - his R1100RS was frequently dismantled and re-assembled in his garage just to see how they worked. A career spent with a large insurance company in the “City” gave him penetrating insights into how business actually works in practice, which he was able to bring to his Club office. On-going debilitating health issues were with him from the outset - he endured many inpatient hospital stays and frequent surgical interventions throughout his life, and these prevented him from joining in the many Club meetings and ride-outs both locally and nationally. When I joined the Journal editorial team in 2005 his advice, support, enthusiasm and insight proved invaluable. We also shared a love of French red wines and we somehow managed to visit a few vineyards in the Loire Valley and bring home some trophies in recent times. A good friend, both to me and to the club, he will of course be missed. Our condolences to his wife Sonja, his two daughters and his grandchildren. Farewell, Mr. P.
Napoleon remarked that an army marches on its stomach – just Remembering - Heather Fishwick like the BMW Club! Many Section events depend on catering by By Mike Fishwick members wives, Heather always backing up husband Mike’s technical demo days, pre-FIM rally days, and the SW Section AGM. She was unfailingly hospitable to the many strangers who appeared at weekends seeking technical advice and practical help, an excellent passenger, and was liked by everyone. Heather died suddenly while on holiday in Spain, leaving many good memories amongst her friends, members across the South- West Section, husband Mike in France, and daughter Jo in New Zealand. She will be missed by all who knew her. Accolade from Jim Isherwood, Secretary of the South West Section. Really sad news about Heather’s passing. I well remember the days when we went round to their house in Plymouth; Mike would show us all how to do all sorts of maintenance jobs on our bikes and Heather would put on a lovely lunch for us all. Hilda and I haven’t seen Heather since they moved to France but she will be sorely missed and some good memories are filed away in our minds. Rest in Peace Heather.
May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 9 My R80/2 Lindsay Young or give it a complete rebuild, which would not be cheap but at least in the end I could end up with a fairly unique machine. Having come runner up in the “MCN - Built in Britain” competition a few years ago with my Bonneville, I decided to give it a go. Styling wise I was looking to recreate what I remember of the German motorbikes in the old WW2 movies i.e. big wide bars, fat tyres, single saddle etc. The only seventies era thing that I wanted to keep was the engine, all the other stuff from that period had to go. Fortunately I managed to source some 36” wide beach bars, control levers, Lucas switches and speedo from the fifties era and went to work. Over a year or so, I stripped the bike completely and carried out a complete rebuild, addressing and sorting out all the “issues” as I came to them (won’t bore you with all the technical details but a “can of worms” gives you the idea – at times I really I was asked on the BMW forum to do a write sight at all: wished I had cancelled the sale and taken up about my R80/2 project so here goes. On top of the general overall poor the eBay black mark!). I had been after a BMW R60/2 for a very condition of the bike, the biggest problems Along the way I machined a number of long time, when nearly two years ago, I woke that I fairly soon found out about was that custom parts, which I think turned out rather up one Monday morning with a thumping the clutch was shot, the oil filter could not be well (excuse the pun) and nicely match headache and while telling the overall look of the myself off for opening machine: “that second” bottle of The last addition was to red wine, I was looking find a set of panniers that through my emails, to find suited the overall fifties one from eBay telling me style of the bike. I trawled that I was the proud owner the internet for months of a 1959 BMW R60/2 (I and saw many different would like to say this was types but in the end, I only my first “surprise” eBay found one after market set motorcycle purchase but that I thought looked as sadly not, and a damn if BMW themselves had sight more expensive designed them for the than the last time it bike back then. happened!!!). Now it’s finished I’m I suppose I could have really glad that I carried cancelled the sale and get on with the project and black marked by eBay, would have to be very but at that stage I didn’t hard pressed to part with appreciate or realize what it. a mess it was actually So, if you are out in. Someone previously and about on the Royal down the line had fitted Deeside one day and hear a 1977 R80/7 airhead engine into it but changed without first removing the engine, something that sounds like a Messerschmitt had also changed out the headlight, clocks, the rear wheel was not aligned central to the coming up behind you, don’t be too alarmed! handlebars and controls. As you can see frame and strangest of all, they had fitted a 2 YouTube sound track: from the “before” pictures below, it was a real into 1 exhaust system with an R26/2 silencer. https://www.youtube.com/ mix of fifties and seventies, and not a pretty (The two 38mm exhaust pipes were coupled watch?v=FJJVEjWexW0 to a single 38mm pipe, which was then reduced down to 35mm to fit the silencer. In effect the 800cc engine was completely strangled – I sorted that problem out with two 43mm straight through shotgun pipes). Had a good hard think about it over that winter and was left with two options. Either sell it for a hefty loss (I doubted very much I could find another inebriated eBay idiot...) 10 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 11 That Awful Bang when contamination, because each time the gears bang , crash or grind, minuscule amounts of st debris will be released into the common oil Selecting 1 Gear bath. Graham Parker The engine oil samples taken from my bike and analysed by a professional business show a high particle count of iron compared to other materials. As yet I do not know where the iron has come from but I suspect the gears. I have asked BMW for information about the gear material but as yet they haven’t told me. Here is the material count from the oil analysis report - Iron - 110 parts/million Chromium - 15 parts/million Copper - 15 parts/million Aluminium - 15 parts/million Silicon - 15 parts/million Nickel - 7 parts/million. This particle count is normal for a power unit clocking up only 3,600 miles, except for the one material. (See photos No: 2, 3 & 4, regarding oil debris under 400 x time magnification) A little information regarding oil filters. Oil filters do not completely remove all the debris suspended in oil. The success rate depends on a rating known as the Beta ratio, along with other factors. This is given as a percentage and at best a filter would take out 97% of the particle count. The higher the particle count the higher the amount which will inevitably pass and travel around the engine unit, thus generating more debris. This iron will eventually act as a kind If you have a water-cooled R1200 and have the clutch assembly, which tries to operate of grinding paste and even more particles will suffered from an awful ‘bang’ when selecting the final drive at the rear wheel, leading to become suspended in the circulating oil. It’s first gear you may have wondered why. Well, the same results as previously described. then only a matter of time before the engine I am sure this is the cause of the problem. However, if this were the reason the problem unit fails and this could be well outside the (See above). would be at its worst when the oil is cold warranty period. It’s down to either poor tolerances or and thick. As the oil warms, it thins and the If the various lubricants in the engine, damage to the friction plates (male) and viscosity reduces, meaning the problem gearbox and final drive are analysed clutch basket plates (female). This hinders should reduce. However the units which I regularly, the results will probably show a the plates from disengaging when the clutch have observed have got worse as the oil gets trend. In this way it should be possible to is pulled in, resulting in the unit trying to send hotter, not better, and this leads me back to predict a potential breakdown and hopefully drive to the rear wheel. I call this a ‘ghost’ drive. the first theory, that it’s down to tolerances. take pre-emptive action. When first gear is engaged from neutral, this There have been reports that many, it I have had my clutch changed and when ‘ghost’ drive is forced to disengage because should be said not all, of the R1200 water- tested in my workshop and after warming the the bike’s weight comes into play. The plates cooled units suffer this problem, though power unit to correct operating temperature, are shocked into separation, but the delay in BMW’s response is that “they all do it”. Can the problem has gone away. However, due the ‘ghost’ drive disengaging causes a leap this be true? to an injury I won’t be able to take the bike forward and loud clashing of gears. The Well, we have dog gears in the gear train out onto the open road for a month or two to ‘ghost’ drive will now stay disengaged but the and they do have a tendency to crash, but not check further. selection of other gears will also be affected. to lurch the bike forward and neither should In my opinion it is not just an annoying The problem is not always evident when the they grind. gear crash but a potential major fault waiting power unit is cold, but as it warms up the BMW owners have become used to in the wings to come and bite you on the rear tolerances reduce and the crashing gear owning older bikes with a separate engine end. Hopefully I am wrong! problem becomes more pronounced. and gearbox, separately lubricated, so any In the past I have covered the service and There is a second theory. This says contamination in the gear train will have overhaul of the rear drive as a project in The that the amount of movement of the clutch no effect on the engine oil. The water- Journal in two parts. As we all know rear mechanism between engagement and cooled bikes have a combined engine and drives have had a fair share of problems but disengagement is very small and the oil has gearbox, so any contamination generated if they had been subjected to such oil testing an effect like a torque convertor. This spins within the gear train will increase engine oil then I suggest most of the failed drives 12 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 could have been predicted. The bearing material would have been seen to produce 2 a particle count, which was above normal and increasing at each recording, a long time before total failure. The unit could than have been changed long before a major failure of the unit and at a more convenient time than, for example, being away on holiday. I have worked using oil analysis over a number of years in heavy engineering and seen the results, which have saved many a total breakdown. I will continue to have the bike’s oil analysed and it will be interesting to see if the particle count changes. I’ll report back. For the record, the oil analysis business PCMS Engineering placed an advert in the February issue of The Journal. I have no business interest with PCMS Engineering, only a long history of using their service.
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May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 13 South West Challenge Helen Beer
You will have seen it advertised, Tim’s South bend, where luckily the mud was dry-ish, a the stunning views but apparently all they West Challenge, 20 places to visit in the 4 lorry was trying to negotiate the curve. The could see was the muck from my rear tyre. counties of our beautiful corner of England. driver was a good egg and manoeuvred into We had a good laugh as we dissected Well, we all like a new reason for a day a gateway, possibly prompted by the strong the journey and funnily enough I wasn’t out and here were several gifted to us and look of fear in my eyes. Eventually we came nominated to lead home! We had a lovely you can see the photographic evidence from to the B3232 (please note this if you are going ride back via Torrington, Hatherleigh and those participating on our website. to Lovacott this is a fully tarmacked road Okehampton and waving the lads off on the Mark, one of the salesmen at CW’s, between Barnstaple and Great Torrington) M5 I had time to clean Daisy before dark. offered to take us round the ones in Dorset. and crossed it to arrive at the chequered flag. Another fun day out. He’s proud of where he lives and wanted to We couldn’t see the Chapel so I asked show off his patch. But like all the best laid someone who thought I might be getting PS One pud was enough for 3 with racing plans of mice and men we were thwarted, the married; nice they have a sense of humour in spoons. day before the forecast was for very strong the sticks! We soon located our destination winds, so having been blown off before we and took the obligatory photos. Fortunately a turned to Plan B and number 12 on the list, local recommended Lovacott Chapel in North Devon. a brilliant nearby We met at Exeter Services as I was the pub, The Hunters Inn nominated run leader, how foolish were in Newton Tracey, those lads! Off we set, up the A377 through which was perfect Crediton, Coppletone and Umberleigh. Spring for sustenance and was evident with daffs and snowdrops, the some serious mickey sun was shining and not in our eyes, all just taking. perfect. Then my sat nav said left, apparently Luckily the lads the others didn’t but like good boys they duly still love me but John followed. The road then got very narrow, very did say the tyres on twisty, very hilly, very pot-holey, very muddy, his RT felt like slicks very gravelly and very wet. A few glimpses when they filled with of tarmac were seen in about 5 miles. On mud. In my defence I one very steep downhill tight left hand asked if they enjoyed 14 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 15 Only a Galah Rides too Far - Part 2 Darwin to Perth - 5,110 km Ian Johnson
After 5,600km in space 11 days we were all by the long-ago abandoned remains of WW2 oil but this was hardly surprising given the ready for a couple of days off the bikes. A airfields as the whole “Top End” became very high temperatures we were now facing motel with a pool, within walking distance Australia’s war front. in the Top End. Having said all that, mine of the city-centre and ready access to the Living just 8 miles from RAF Fairford, only required 150ml so given the reputation various museums around Darwin was just which regularly sees B52’s flying in, one of of the 1150GS as a bit of an oil-burner I was the ticket. the “must-see’ museums was the Australian pleasantly surprised. Whilst a state capital, Darwin is still Aviation Centre which has a B52 in its main By Saturday, it was time to set off again, relatively small. Having been substantially hangar. Seeing them, wheel-around Fairford this time on the long-long journey down the re-built since the Hurricane Tracy flattened you can tell they are large; up-close and Western side of Australia. Retracing our most of historic Darwin that had survived the stood underneath its bomb bay, however, journey up to Darwin our journey down to Japanese bombing attacks in WW2, there is it was truly enormous. Not only that but the Katherine was relatively uneventful. It was, not surprisingly very little of late 19th, early technology up close looks much more akin however, certainly not getting any cooler so 20th century Darwin left. Whilst Hurricane to WW2 than Cold War. However, a truly on the approach to Katherine we took the Tracy clearly had a devastating impact on impressive machine. opportunity (before the approach of the wet the city, it is the Japanese attacks (initially Whilst we toured the various military season and potential infestation by man- by the same fleet that had attacked Pearl l museums Sean (the Canadian/US resident eating saltwater crocodiles rather than the Harbour), and consequent fear of invasion amongst the four of us) was busy getting “safer” fresh-water crocodiles) to visit Edith from Indonesia & East Timor that appears his LC 1200 GSA serviced and a new set of Falls to swim in the natural pools there. to be one of the most defining periods in its tyres. Meanwhile three remaining three of us All was going well until the descent from history. Indeed the route all the way from could just carry out routine checks; by this the pools when Rodney tripped over his Daly Waters up to Darwin had been fringed time both oil-head GS’s needed a top-up of “thongs” and managed to not only split his 16 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 head but also seriously hurt his shoulder he could fess-up to the incident to his wife roads! The delay did lose us some time but as he bounced down the rocks. Quite how at the end of the trip; there was as a result a it may well have been for the best as we he managed to get back to the car park is “Facebook” embargo on the whole incident passed several groups of Roo’s; any earlier anyone’s guess; not only that but he insisted as we still had c 11,000km to ride before we and they would have been very much more on continuing the remainder of the day’s got back to Sydney. It’s when something like active. As it was our fingers covered front ride to Katherine and onwards to Katherine this happens that you appreciate just how brakes in anticipation of them hopping right Gorge. large Australia is and how remote it can in front of us. Following a pretty impressive cruise up be if you have an incident (mechanical or As we travelled southwest, towards the Katherine Gorge (which in the wet season physical). Victoria River, the temperature climbed must be absolutely stunning as long as you The next day (Sunday) had us planning relentlessly. Rest stops were dominated by don’t fall into the crocodile infested water!) to enter the next State (Western Australia). the need to find shade and relief from the Rodney was dispatched to the local hospital Setting off at c 0530hrs in order to get the sun. for a full check-over while we filled our faces maximum number of Kms under our belt The Victoria river roadhouse was almost a in the local RSL (again!). before it became intolerably hot I managed to microcosm of Outback Australia. In a beautiful In true fashion, by the time Rodney could get us lost 3 times in quick succession whilst spot, the roadhouse was very remote. The we re-join us Edith Falls had been renamed exiting Katherine before I finally obeyed my owners told us that their nearest neighbours “Rodney Falls” in his honour. However, we Sat-Nav and taking the long, hot road south. were 90 minutes away. The staff were almost were all sworn to silence on the incident until Not a mean feat in a town with only 2 main all itinerant students from Europe. There was
May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 17 just a perfunctory check but a serious border at Warum, the “Doon Doon Roadhouse”. It with heavy financial penalties for trying to was clear that today was going to be a really carry foodstuffs and fruit from NT into WA. tough ride. Unrelenting heat and an almost As the border guard checked over our straight road made this a real challenge. bikes, he cheerfully informed us that the By the time we arrived at Hall’s Creek, temperature gauge in his office was recording again at lunchtime, we had all had enough a wicked sense of humour and the as we a temperature of 41 degrees C in the shade; for the day. The unrelenting temperature, were about to depart in rolled the inevitable it was quite warm! Thank goodness that my and clear cloudless skies (sounds like biking hired, graffiti-decorated micro-van with a Klim Badlands jacket and Overland trousers heaven doesn’t it?) meant that it was a young French couple back-packer couple had multiple vents, as they were sorely running battle between consuming enough who were hurriedly donned their clothes as needed. water from our Camelbaks, making progress they pulled-in to escape the heat and dust. Given our early start (and despite a yet keeping alert and wake. Our objective was to arrive at our next distance of 557km) it was some relief when In effect Hall’s Creek was an enforced overnight stop (Kununurra) by mid after-noon we actually arrived at Kununurra at lunchtime. stop due to the weather. Pulling into town was at the very latest. Before we could achieve An air-conditioned bar and a welcoming pool less than encouraging. Yet another “dry” or that objective, however, we had to pass from were fantastic relief from a very warm ride. “closed” community there was an oppressive the Northern Territory into Western Australia. My diary for that day simply reads, “Hot, hot, atmosphere. Having negotiated a price with Having passed across 2 state boundaries hot”! the manager of the Motel for a “ cash” deal so far in the ride I was expecting just the Overnight, Sean had resolved that he we were then informed that we would be normal signpost to tell us that we were wished to ride off-road, rather than on-road lucky to be able to withdraw any cash from entering Western Australia. Imagine my and this the next morning whilst we headed the ATM’s at the local store. Wandering up surprise when we discovered it was more out towards Fitzroy Crossing, Sean set off to to the local bakery for a lunchtime pie (we akin to an international border. In the middle complete the Gibb River road. were getting into the swing of things by now!) of no-where, not only was there a border The plan was to then meet up at Derby it became clear why this was said. There was crossing but it was manned, policed and before we progressed onto Broome. an uneasy standoff between the Aborigines involved us having to open all our luggage for Not surprisingly, the day started out again and the local shopkeepers; the ATM had formal inspection before we could pass into hot. By the time we had our first stop at a a rigidly enforced daily cash limit and the WA. Fortunately, we had no fruit or unopened Community Roadhouse (run by the local local liquor stores had very restricted hours food products as it was clear that this wasn’t aborigines in support of the local community) and was not prepared to serve liquor to the Aborigines. Not a nice feeling at all. We chilled out in the Motel pool and enjoyed our cut-price liquor-store beers all
18 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 afternoon after almost having to totally strip the charging of on-costs if you wanted to up on some of the lost Km’s. We were the front-end F800S in order to replace a pay by credit Card, a foreign Credit card or also conscious that we needed to hook-up blown headlamp bulb; for some reason, even a pre-paid debit card (a very Aussie with Sean before we then rode on towards modern BMW’s require almost child-like policy) and a less than friendly approach to Broome (and our next “extended” stop-over). sized hands but with the grip of a gorilla where we had parked our bikes, meant that As a result our target was to ride as far as in order to change bulbs. All very cleverly a 0530hrs departure the next day was more Derby (close to the end of the Gibb River designed and packaged but after a very hot than welcome. I don’t think any of us need to trail/road). As in the previous days, progress day not conducive to good temperaments! A stay at Hall’s Creek ever again! Not as bad was dominated by the temperature, the need strict enforcement of a formal dress code for as Bill Bryson’s Darwin hotel experience, but to find some shade when we stopped and the dinner (less draconian than it sounds as it only not far from it either. availability of fuel. required the use of “appropriate” footwear, Having terminated the previous day’s By now the terrain was dominated not but yet another example of the imposition riding early due to the intense heat we only by low scrub, bush & termite hills but of rules to exclude the local aborigines), knew that the next day’s ride had to make also there were increasingly sized Baob (sic)
May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 19 trees with massive (often hollow) trunks. As in its namesake in the UK, Derby (WA) multiple pools) whilst awaiting the return of After refuelling at Fitrzoy Crossing (yet has seen better days. The beach-view being Sean from his Gibb-River adventure. The another “closed” town where the Servo was more akin to something to Teesside than the fact that this was now out of season for the surrounded by a formidable perimeter fence traditional view of Australia being a sunshine “Top End” helped as well. topped with razor wire) we arrived at Derby, paradise! After all the closed towns, Broome was after 582km again at lunchtime (before There were, however, some magnificent like a breath of fresh-air. It’s probably a result temperatures got too hot). Baob trees! of the influence of the Pearl Fishing industry Having harangued the Aussies for their Having by this time established that Sean (marked by a series of memorials and most mispronunciation of Kununurra (pronounced was still en-route down the Gibb River, we all poignantly by the Japanese cemetery) but “Kan-an-narra”) we had to concede that their agreed that we should now aim to meet up at Broome has a very open and cosmopolitan pronunciation of Derby as “Der-by” rather Broome (a mere 278km from Derby) where feel about it. After the very tiring and hot ride than “Dar-by” was in reality more logical. we had planned a 2-day stopover a rest from down from Darwin, the sea breezes coming Suitably chastened, and after cooling-off in the daily distances. ashore at Cable Beach and the multiple the Motel pool, we decided to explore the Compared to the previous day’s rides, this pools at the Motel allowed us all to relax and town before dinner & whilst awaiting any was easily completed, allowing us sufficient unwind. news from Sean. time in Broome to both find a nice motel (with Briefly re-united for the 2 days rest at
20 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 arrive at Port Hedland, find our next night’s of the sand flies, and having taken the advice accommodation and see that there were of the local’s our next stopover was targeted indeed a number of service stations around as Exmouth. The spacing of settlements on the port. The day’s total elapsed distance this part of the trip was really dominating our being 686km in blazing sun. planning; Karratha was just too close to Port Highly industrialised, Port Hedland turned Hedland to keep to our overall timetable. out to be one of the major surprises of the Exmouth on the other hand was a whopping trip. On the initial approach, the Port looked 827km away. In 40-degree heat this was a shocking; mountains of salt vied with km after tall, tall order. Our first challenge, however, Broome, it was then time to strike out almost km of railway and some of the longest goods was getting out of Port Hedland and getting due south, towards Perth & Freemantle. We trains I have ever seen. Our hotel was right past the 200te road-trains. Playing chicken always knew that this was going to be one in the Port area and gave us a grandstand with 200te road-trains was somewhat nail- of the toughest parts of the whole ride. High view of the activity of the major centre for the biting as they were not hanging around; the temperatures, long distances and a lack of export of raw materials. turbulence from them was immense and to fuel stops were all known in advance. However, there was little in the way of add that extra element of danger there were Departing Broome with full tanks, we amenities; we tried to blag our way into the numerous rail-way crossings to navigate. It knew that the first fuel stop was not until Seaman’s Mission for some cut-price food was a relief, therefore, when just 32km out the Sandfire Roadhouse c 360km away, but whilst that didn’t work, we were invited of Port Hedland most of this traffic turned-off and with not a single building of any sort instead as guests of honour to the BBQ to be down the Great Northern Highway, allowing between. We set off in the very early heat, held South Hedland sub-branch of the RSL. us to continue along the Coastal Highway, making good progress, stopping just to gain That sounds rather grand, but with the 3 of past Roebourne and Karratha and onto the respite from the sun. With 28 miles still to us turning up we increased their participation Nanaturra roadhouse before turning off the go to the Sandfire Roadhouse I was already that night by 33%! However, in true Aussie main road towards the Exmouth Peninsula. on reserve. Although I had the 1 US Gal style they made us extremely welcome. It was on this leg of the journey, that Rotopax in the pannier as an emergency Not only that but as South Hedland is the entering the community roadhouse at reserve, I immediately cut down the speed dormitory town for the Port we managed to Roebourne that we were confronted with to eke out what fuel I had left. The technique get an amazing insight into the lives of those the local aboriginal delicacy “Roos Tails”. was successful and both 1150 GS’s entered working on the gigantic iron-ores mines that Yummy, but I think I might stick to a hot the roadhouse on little more than fumes. feed the town; we knew the trains were long sausage roll. With fuel tanks and fuel bellies (having but it turns out each train was 3km long. As It was also on this leg that we first came taken breakfast at the roadhouse) we then well as the railway trains there were also a across the use of the highway as landing set off again into the scenery dominated by fleet of iron-ore road-trains (with each road areas for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. red sand and scrub. As roadhouses were train pulling 200tes each)! The size and scale Warning signs provided sufficient notice but so infrequent along this stretch of the coast of the operation was awe-inspiring and seeing then over a distance of at least 1 km you we had already resolved to fill up at each it all in action you could easily understand would notice that the scrub on either side of one; the dangers of not taking this approach why Australia’s GDP per person is high. This the road had been cleared right back and that were illustrated when we pulled into the next is an exploitation of the environment that the road had all sorts of additional markings. roadhouse at Pardoo where they had plenty in Europe you could only dream of. Pretty It all felt very much like an episode of Skippy. of diesel but all the petrol pumps were empty. shocking but without operations on this scale Having said that, the intense temperatures The next destination was Port Hedland and our modern lifestyles and the costs of goods meant that we still weren’t seeing much (if a quick mental calculation indicated that we and services would be far higher. any) wildlife. The only exception to this was could probably get there on our remaining The next morning, having fled breakfast on the relatively minor road leading from fuel. It was, therefore, a huge relief to and the hotel early, in order to escape the biting the A1 (Coastal Highway) down towards
May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 21 peninsula to re-join the A1 at Minilya. En route At first it was difficult not to think you were we just had to stop for a photo opportunity hallucinating in the heat, but it was real. These as we passed yet again through the Tropic were real cultivated fields! Not only that but of Capricorn. The constant headwind Geraldton had a very different feel to outback had, however, severely eaten into our fuel towns. A bustling, almost cosmopolitan feel consumption so it was yet again on fumes with a choice of food rather than the outback- that we limped into the Minilya Roadhouse: staples of pies and sausage rolls took us by the Exmouth Peninsula where there was only filling up I discovered I had had just surprise. Leaving Dongara on the final day’s a stream of snakes and some huge Goa 0.5 litres remaining! Once more, just having ride into Perth/Freemantle was even more Lizards basking on the tarmac surface of the the security of the Rotopax in the luggage, discombobulating. All of a sudden there road. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of just in case was a huge relief as on these was traffic, traffic lights, olive groves and time before one Goa decided to sprint across back-roads other vehicles were few and far vineyards. After weeks in the outback it all the road just as we passed; I could see in my between and the thought of running out of looked very civilised; small fields with sheep mirrors as the following bike struck a pretty fuel in the scrub just too scary. and cattle. Then the final confirmation that the big Goa amid-ships. Pretty sad all the same. After Minilya, we carried on further south hardest part of our ride was behind us when As we rode along the Exmouth Peninsula to our next planned stop; Canarvon. Whilst a Porsche came the other way. Weeks of it was clear why it had been named so; the banana capital of Australia, the town also nothing but monster-SUV’s with their heavily ignoring a temperature in the high 30’s the has 2 other claims to fame. The first is that it articulated hitches and monster caravans terrain had more than a hint of Exmoor. As is was one of NASA’s key tracking sites in the had given way to suburban comforts and often the case, however. The familiar names 1960’s Space Race; filling a black hole in the irritations. We even started to pick up the odd led to a town that looked nothing like its USA’s worldwide tracking network. The long- Police patrol car! original namesake. abandoned tracking radars still dominate The final drag into Perth and Freemantle Situated just off the Ningaloo Reef (2nd the ridge overlooking the town. The second was down a heavily congested motorway. only to the Great Barrier Reef but far more thought provoking site in the town was the Strangely familiar it was some relief, tinged accessible), the main driver today for the newly restored and modernised quayside. On not with a little bit of sadness that we pulled town is tourism. It’s origins, however, relied the inner-side of the quay was a very moving into the parking lot of our accommodation more on its links to the military and the memorial to the crew of HMAS Sydney II, for the next 3 nights; the former convict construction in the 1960’s of an even-now lost with all hands (645), without trace, in establishment now known as Freemantle very impressive ultra-low frequency radio 1941. Whilst a simple memorial, comprising Prison! station to keep the US Navy in touch with its an individual plaque for the names every No, we hadn’t been caught speeding nuclear submarines. With a forest of masts crew member in alphabetical order, and their through the city but Freemantle YHA has up to just short of 370m high, just looking at roles, it made you appreciate the diversity & converted a number of the former women’s them gave me vertigo at the thought of the multiplicity of roles the ethnic make-up of the cells into quirky accommodation. riggers who must have climbed them during crew and the sheer number of people it took We struck lucky and bagged the former its initial construction phase! It had been a to crew these warships. Women’s Warders House. Who cared that long day; so the steaks we ate that night were The following 2 days, with the final some of the beds were iron-framed bunk more than welcome. approach to Perth in sight had a slightly beds ? A very central location, overlooking Leaving Exmouth the next morning we unreal feel to them. At first the landscape the town and a wonderful sense of history aborted a ride down the west coast of the was the same as we had seen the previous enveloped us as we looked forward to decent Peninsula, as the wind was so strong it felt as 2 weeks; unending scrub over a thin red food, rest and the ability to be normal tourists if it would rip our heads off. Not nice and very earth. As we approached Binnu, en-route to without looking like reject extras from an tiring. Instead we cut our losses and struck Geraldton, however, suddenly the landscape adventure motorcycling film! off down the more sheltered east coast of the changed. Fields of wheat started to emerge.
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May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 25 BMW CLUB MERCHANDISE www.thebmwclub.org.uk/merchandise
A4 JOURNAL BINDERS £6.50 each HOODIES Sapphire Blue with GENTS POLO SHIRTS Heather Grey inside. Navy, Light Blue or Or Navy Blue with Turquoise. Hawaiian Blue inside. Sizes S,M.L,XL,XXL. S,M,L,XL,XXL. £18.00 each. £23 NECK BUFF LADIES POLO SHIRTS Blue. One size Magenta or Turquoise. BMW MUG fits all Sizes 10 12 14 16 18 £3.00 each £8.00 each. £18.00 each.
ROUND NECK T SHIRTS in grey. S or XXL only. £7.00 each.
BMW MINT CARDS Ideal for home or away, BEANIE HATS BMW CLUB PENS Black, Navy or Stone. Fit easily in pockets, Just 0.30p each bags or bike. £1.50 HELMET STICKERS One size fits all Just 0.40p each £6.00 each. Products NOT shown to scale! From May 2017 Telephone sales, enquiries and sizing advice to Cath Broughton on 01604 416 896 Calls between 9.00am and 8.00pm. Email enquiries to: [email protected] Order on line at www.thebmwclub.org.uk/merchandise Order by post to:- Cath Broughton, 17 Strawberry Hill, Northampton, NN3 5HL. Please give your membership number when ordering by post. Cheques payable to ‘The BMW Club’. I’m going to start this month’s bit with the old good news/bad news approach, albeit on a personal level and it actually is good news/bad news/good news. Good news - the lung infection is disappearing, although rather reluctantly, but at least I am back on the bike for some more exciting commuting on the M27 car park. So bad news? Well as I ride a 2006 1200RT with those infamous servo brakes you won’t be too surprised to hear that at the end of one commute to work the brake warning light started flashing rapidly and the rear brake was reduced to what BMW Club running and the events calendar calls ‘residual braking’. For residual full. Indeed, the social scene remains I have found your details via the BWM read ‘virtually none.’ When I fired it up as dynamic as it ever was with so many Owners Club Website. Castletown to go home all was well again but as Section events it is hard to make a Town Commissioners will be putting I neared my house, rapid flashing and choice. We owe a big vote of thanks to on a photographic Display in the Town no rear brake again. I did think about everyone who chips in and make these Hall, over the TT period. using it for work as the front brake was events happen. We were hoping to hold a display / unaffected but common sense got the We have the Framlingham National rally of German (or perhaps widened better of me and I called my friendly to look forward to at one of the best sites to continental) machinery in the town mechanic and it was booked in the we visit. The booking forms are out so square during the afternoon of Friday following day. Next day, en route to my please get yourself booked in early to 2nd June 2017, the last day of Practice mechanic Alan, the front brake failed enjoy an event that will give you either a Week. This is after the success of too, leading to one of the most exciting fun and lively time, or some peace and various ad hoc gatherings in past years. approaches to traffic lights I have ever quiet, just as you choose. These days Do you think that this might be had, but luckily riding with ‘no brakes’ in I find that after the first, I usually need something that any of your visiting mind, no drama ensued. I am extremely the second! members might be interest in attending pleased I listened to my sensible head. My hunt for an AGM venue goes ? And the last good news? Well a call to on and I have some high hopes I may Regards, BMW informed me the part was £1500 have been pointed in the right direction. Hugo BMW CLUB MERCHANDISE www.thebmwclub.org.uk/merchandise (ABS Sensor Unit) and labour about Negotiations are in the very early (Castletown Town Clerk) £600. Alan informed me I would be stages so I will have to let you know So - a chance to be part of the great better off ‘…without all that unnecessary what develops. Isle of Man TT. It would be great if some A4 and complicated ****’ and converted Lastly, I had the following email, which of our members took part and would JOURNAL the bike back to standard brakes for I think is self-explanatory, especially if make a great write-up for Debbie to BINDERS £6.50 each the sum of £150. I’ve lost the ABS but you are thinking of visiting the IoM TT include in the Journal! as I’ve been motorcycling since 1969 this year. If you are interested please In the meantime, whatever you ride HOODIES Sapphire Blue with GENTS POLO SHIRTS that’s no great worry and I now have contact Hugo (the Town Clerk) directly and wherever you ride it, have fun and Heather Grey inside. Navy, Light Blue or brakes that are so much smoother and on [email protected] and get enjoy everything our Club has to offer. Or Navy Blue with Turquoise. just as powerful. No wonder BMW saw yourself booked in. Jim Bettley Hawaiian Blue inside. Sizes S,M.L,XL,XXL. S,M,L,XL,XXL. £18.00 each. the error of their ways and did away with Dear Mr Bettley, National Social Secretary £23 the idea. NECK BUFF LADIES POLO SHIRTS Anyway, enough about my fun start Blue. One size Magenta or Turquoise. BMW MUG to the year, the important issue of the fits all Sizes 10 12 14 16 18 £3.00 each AGM looms and will have passed by £8.00 each. £18.00 each. the time the Journal lands on your door mat. All but the President are standing unopposed so whoever steps into the role will inherit a stable and enthusiastic team led so ably by Mike Warrilow for ROUND NECK the last 4 years. Mike has made a huge T SHIRTS in grey. S or XXL only. contribution to the Club and I have no £7.00 each. doubt the new President will take on the challenges with the same energy and commitment as Mike. BMW MINT CARDS In fact I would again like to highlight Ideal for home or away, BEANIE HATS BMW CLUB PENS Black, Navy or Stone. and thank all of those volunteers who Fit easily in pockets, Just 0.30p each bags or bike. £1.50 HELMET STICKERS One size fits all give so much to the Club. From the Just 0.40p each £6.00 each. Products NOT shown to scale! National Officers through every Section From May 2017 there are just so many people who give Telephone sales, enquiries and sizing advice to Cath Broughton on 01604 416 896 Calls between 9.00am and 8.00pm. their time and energies to keeping the Email enquiries to: [email protected] Order on line at www.thebmwclub.org.uk/merchandise May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 27 Order by post to:- Cath Broughton, 17 Strawberry Hill, Northampton, NN3 5HL. Please give your membership number when ordering by post. Cheques payable to ‘The BMW Club’. The Sections
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AST ANGLIA SECTION irregular. Please see the website and The ORTHERN SECTION ESecretary:Dik Langan 6 Hazel Rise, Journal Diary for meets. NSecretary: Ms Lynn Sumner, 63 Moss Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0DB 07906 584 676 Lane, Leyland, Preston. PR25 4XA. 01772 431 or 0845 003 688 046 eastanglia.secretary@ ERCIA SECTION 324 [email protected] bmwclubuk.net MSecretary: Colin Ainsworth. 22 Membership Secretary: As Above Membership Secretary: As Above Marlborough Road, Breaston, Derby. DE72 Social Secretary: Robert Harrison 01257 793 Social Secretary: Cliff Batley. 07966 015 607 3DD. Tel 07799 653789. mercia.secretary@ 209 [email protected] [email protected] bmwclubuk.net 2nd Wednesday, 13.00: Settle Market Place 1st Sunday:12.00, The Cricketers, Spring Membership Secretary: As Above BD24 9ED. Barry Warner 01617 611 702. Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TG. Social Secretary: Colin Ainsworth 07799 653 2nd Sunday November to March, 13.00: 1st Wednesday: 12.00, The Three Tunns, 789 [email protected] Rixton Community Hall, Manchester Rd, Rixton, Weathersfield Rd, Finchingfield, Essex, CM7 See diary for dates and times: Repton Village Warrington. 4NR. Hall, Askew Grove, Repton, DE65 6GR. 2nd Sunday April to October, 13.00: Knowle 2nd Sunday: 12.00 noon, The Chequers, 7 Every Wednesday, 09.30: Hoar Park, The Green Village Hall, Clitheroe Road, Knowle Church Road, Wimbotsham. Norfolk, PE34 Craft Village, Nuneaton Road, Church End, Green, Preston, PR3 2YQ. 3QG CV10 0QU for breakfast. 3rd Tuesday, 19.30: The Highwayman, Peel, 3rd Sunday: 12.00, The Cross Ways Inn, 1st Sunday, 10.30: Brunch/Breakfast at Barton Isle of Man. Harvey Garton 01624 625140. Bridge Road, Scole, Diss IP21 4DP Marina Tea Rooms, Barton under Needwood, XFORD SECTION 3rd Wednesday: 12.00, The Lamb and Flag, Burton on Trent Staffs DE13 8DZ Secretary: Rosemary Hicks, 15 Orchard Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 2nd Wednesday, 19.00: The Clock O Rise, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1US 01869 Warehouse, London Road, Shardlow, DE72 PE14 9RB. 240 529 [email protected] Various Café and Pub 2GL. 2nd and 5th Sundays: Membership Secretary: As Above meetings see diary of events for details. 2nd Wednesday, 19.30: The Dog, Henley Social Secretary: Dave Tomlinson, 07554 Road, Mappleborough Green, Studley, B80 RISH SECTION 033284 Email: Dave.tomlinson@bmwoxford. 7DR. Secretary: POSITION VACANT com I 3rd Tuesday, 12.00: The Pensioners & Membership Secretary: Brian Clarke, 21 1st Tuesday, 19.00: The Dashwood Arms, Old Layabouts, Pillaton Garden Centre on the Broadway Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Oxford Road, Piddington HP14 3BH B5012 just East of Penkridge, Cannock Road, 086 4035758. irish. irishbmwmembership@ 2nd Tuesday, 19.30: The Prince of Wales in Pillaton,Staffs.ST19 5RZ hotmail.com Shippon Salt Box Cafe, A511 Derby Social Secretary: Pat Munnelly, 3rd Sunday, 10.00: 3rd Tuesday 18.30: The Sun Inn at Coate Ballinasleva,Foxford, Co Mayo.Tel: Road, Foston (near Hatton) Derby, DE65 5PT. Swindon SN3 6AA. 4th Wednesday 20.00: The Fox and Hounds 00353863383499. Email: [email protected] IDLAND SECTION at Sunnyside, Theale, Nr Reading, RG7 4BE. Every Tuesday: April to end Sept. Cork, meet Secretary: Kevan Stevenson 8 Meden M 4th Thursday: 19.00 The Red Lion,Evenley,Nr at Amber Service Station at Bandon Road Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 8JJ 01623 CLASSIC + MODERN BIKE • CLASSIC + MODERN CAR • KIT CAR Brackley. NN13 5SH RB [Bishopstown Exit on N40] 18.30 hrs and 479 152 [email protected] leave sharp at 18.45.Contact: 1st and 3rd 2nd Sundays 14.00 (Winter): Uffington Village MULTI VEHICLE • COLLECTORS • COMPETITION CAR Membership Secretary: As Above Hall, Oxfordshire, SN7 7RA. Tuesday Liam Quinlan 00 35386-8252774, Social Secretary: Jim Beach 01908 373 327 or CLASSIC MOTOR TRADE • SUPPORT VEHICLE [email protected]. 2nd and 4th Tuesday 07415 683 120 [email protected] COTTISH SECTION Conor O’Leary 00 35387-2594784 conor@ 1st Tuesday 19.30: The Three Kings, SSecretary: Marjorie Burnett, Crawick Lea, olearystone.com. Saltersway, Threekingham, Lincs NG34 0AU, Glasgow Road, Sanquahar, DG4 6BZ 01659 1st Tuesday 20.00: Limerick meeting 01529 240249. 50091 [email protected] Woodfield House Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick. 1st Sunday October to March 12.00: Membership Secretary: As Above Pat Mulcahy 00 353 87 2377312 Wollaston Cafe Racer, BMW Wollaston, Social Secretary: Judy Lepley 01592 874 592 2nd Sunday, 10.00 March-November: Dublin Bedford Road, Northhampton.NN1 5SZ [email protected] ride-out, meet at The Lucan Spa Hotel. Jim 2nd Sunday 12.00-15.00 : Barnsdale 2nd Sunday, 12.00: Powmill Milk Bar, Sweeney 00 353 87 2300736 jimlucan@gmail. Gardens Tea Rooms, The Avenue, Rumbling Bridge, KY13 OQG. com and Sean O’Briain 00353 87 2680120 Exton,Oakham,Rutland, LE15 8AH 2nd Monday, 19.30: Douglas Park Motorrad, [email protected] 13 Braeview Place, East Kilbride, G74 3XH. 2nd Thursday 19.30: The Old Reindeer, Main 2nd Sunday and 4th Sunday February - Ron Gow. [email protected]. St., Edingley Notts, NG22 8DE. November 11.00: Galway ride-out, meet at 3rd Sunday, 12.30: Buccleuch Arms Hotel, 3rd Wednesday 19.30: The Griffins Head, 28 Sweeney (Maldron) Forecourt, Headford Road, High Street, Moffat DG10 9ET. Wilby Road, Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire, Galway contact: Ronan Gill ronanfgill@gmail. 4th Sunday, 12.30: Hopeville Social Club, NN6 0DX. com Harlaw Road, Inverurie, AB51 4SR. 2nd Sunday: North West meeting. Pat ORTH EAST SECTION OUTHERN SECTION At FJ we understand that every classic vehicle owner is Munnelly 00353 86 3383499 tapmun@hotmail. 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[email protected] Call our friendly UK team for a quote. 267694/ 07860 663092 london.secretary@ 3rd Wednesday, 19.30: The Beresford Arms First Wednesday, 12.00: “Old Gits” Loomies Specialist Main Street, Walton, Morpeth, NE61 3UZ 01670 Rates bmwclubuk.net Diner on A32 at West Meon Hut cross roads 0333 207 6068 for Club Membership Secretary: As Above 775273. A272 & A32, Hampshire. Members Social Secretary:Peter Jones 07762 205 660 All run start points are printed in the Diary. Alt Tuesdays, 2000: The Seven Stars, Newark or visit: footmanjames.co.uk or 01923 270 838 [email protected] Please contact the ride leader if there is any Lane, Ripley, Surrey, GU23 6DL. Section meets are as rideouts and are doubt. Alt Thursdays: The Half Moon, 32 London 28 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 *All cover is subject to insurer’s terms and conditions, which are available upon request. Footman James is a trading name of Towergate Underwriting Group Limited. Registered in England No. 4043759. Registered Address: Towergate House, Eclipse Park, Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3EN. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Telephone calls may be monitored or recorded. FP COGE701.10.16 Road, Petersfield, GU31 4BE, just North of 2nd Tuesday 11.00: The Engine House Bistro 775786 [email protected] Petersfield on the old A3. and Cafe, Compton Park, Nr. Callington PL17 2nd Sunday, 13.30: The Hood Memorial Hall, 3rd Wednesday, 12.00: “Old Gits” Loomies 8EA. Phil Sampson 07850983144 Devauden, Chepstow. NP16 6PL. On the Diner on A32 at West Meon Hut cross roads Last Thursday 12.00: The Fishermans Cot, B4293 next to the Village Green. A272 & A32, Hampshire. Bickleigh, Nr. Tiverton EX16 8RG Ron Lyford 1st Tuesday 19.30: The Bull Inn, 152 Droitwich 3rd Monday 20.00: Drusilla’s Inn, Wigbeth, 01803 391 811 Road ( A38), Fernhill Heath, Worcester, WR3 Horton, BH21 7JH. 01258 840297. 8RS. Ric Dentith 01905 754 674 LSTER SECTION 1st Monday, 20.00: The Cricketers Arms, 232 1st Wednesday, 19.30: The Lamb Inn, Wotton Alan Cameron, 7 Lower Size Chestnut Avenue, North Stoneham, Chandlers USecretary: Road, Iron Acton, Bristol, BS37 9UZ. Hill Road, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, BT39 9RP. Ford, SO53 3HN. 023 8062 9878. 2nd Tuesday, 11.00: Dick Lovetts, Laurel Tel: 07768 886915. Email: ulster.secretary@ Court, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. BS10 7TU. bmwclubuk.net OUTH EAST SECTION 3rd Tuesday, 19.30: The Pheasant, Heol SSecretary: Cliff Cakebread, Meadow Membership Secretary: Gordon MacFarlane, Eglwys, Pen Y Fai, Bridgend, Wales CF31 4LY Springs, Sevenoaks Road, Otford, Kent TN14 2 Dorchester Park, Lisburn, Co. Antrim BT28 from April to September inclusive. 5PA. 0797 3312983 southeast.secretary@ 3DE 07742 537927 ulster.membership@ 1st Saturday 11.00: Riders of Cardiff, Sloper bmwclubuk.net bmwclubuk.net Road, Cardiff. CF11 8AB John Hawker, 25 Mike McGrath, 30 Membership Secretary: Social Secretary: 4th Wednesday March to October 11.15: Old Pickering Street, Maidstone, ME15 9RS, 01622 Tullywiggan Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, Barn Tea Rooms Ystradgynwyn, Torpantau, 744665 southeast.membership@bmwclubuk. BT80 8SD. Tel: 07935 694031. Email: Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan CF48 2UT01685 net [email protected] 383358 Social Secretary: Debbie Morris 0208 301 1st Tuesday except January, July & 1600 [email protected] December, 20.00: Corr’s Corner Hotel, ORKSHIRE SECTION 1st/3rd Wednesdays, 20.00: The Bull, Lower Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim. YSecretary: John Elvidge 2 Birstwith Road, East Farleigh, nr Maidstone, ME15 0HD Sunday 11.00: runs from Corr’s Corner Grange, Birstwith, Harrogate,HG3 3AH 01423 2nd Friday, 19.30: The White Hart, Lower throughout the year 770866 [email protected] Horsebridge, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 Wednesday between September and May, Membership Secretary: As Above 4DJ. 11.00: runs from Corr’s Corner Social Secretary: Piers Kurrein. 07866 622 Last Friday, 20.00: Borders meet. Tuesday between May and August, 11.00: 196 [email protected] Last Sunday, 12.00: Lunchtime meet. See runs from Corr’s Corner 1st Sunday 12.00: TJ’s Café, Cracoe,BD23 Diary for details. Wednesday evenings from beginning of 6LB. (Village centre on B6265) May to end of August, 19.00: run from Corr’s 2nd Saturday 11.00: The Ignition Coffee Shop, OUTH WEST SECTION Corner 256 Hull Road, Anlaby, Kingston-upon-Hull, Jim Isherwood, 01769 SSecretary: All runs are weather dependent. HU4 7RR 573258 or 07926 069777. Email: 2nd Sunday 12.00: Cubley Hall Hotel,Mortimer [email protected] ESTERN SECTION Road, Penistone, S36 9DF. Phil Sampson 07850 Sue Ross 7 Pintail Grove Membership Secretary: WSecretary: 3rd Sunday 12.00: Howsteen Gorge 983 144 or email southwest.secretary@ Kidderminster, DY10 4RT. 01562 820 458 Café,Lofthouse, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5SF. bmwclubuk.net [email protected] Fourth Saturday 12.00: Seaways Café,Fimber Social Secretary: Don Rabson 01840 212 913 Membership Secretary: As Above Road, Fridaythorpe, YO25 9RX. [email protected] Social Secretary: Denis Bradbeer 01454
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5 - 7 May. Scottish Section Lochearnhead Log Cabin Bunkhouse 12 - 22 June. Oxford Section Ireland Wild Atlantic Way: Contact weekend: The basic accommodation is more than made up for by Frank Butler 07833 469602. the superb location and good company around the log fire in the old 15 - 18 June. Southwest Section Slimbridge Rally: (NOTE NEW railway station. Cabins have fan heaters and sleeping platforms (a DATE) Tudor Caravan Park, Slimbridge, GL1 7BP. One person in a sleeping mattress is definitely recommended). Bedding and towels tent £8.00 per night. Hard units and Tents for 2+ people £12.00 per are not provided. Good toilets/shower blocks. Campers welcome. night. Pub on site serves breakfasts and all day meals with real ales Cost: £30 per person for bed/breakfast/dinner – non refundable and ciders. Ride out on Saturday.For further details : Phil and Debbie payable at the time of booking. Numbers limited early booking 07850 983144. advised. To book and pay please contact Jim before Monday 1st May: tel.no. 01592 874592/ email: [email protected]. 16 -18 June. Northern Section Camping: High Lanning Farm, Dent, More information on www.thebmwclubscottish.com Click Calendar. Cumbria. No need to book for a tent. Motor homes and caravans need to be booked in advance with the campsite. Breakfast buns 5 – 7 May. Scottish Section Nigel MacDonald’s 6th Legendary available to order with unlimited tea and coffee. Campsite contact Rathad Run: Based at Lochearnhead Log Cabin Bunkhouse 01539 625239. £9 pppn for tents and £19 per night for small motor weekend. Campers welcome. Cost: £30 per person for bed/ home/caravan with 2 people. Paul Stewart [email protected] breakfast/dinner – non refundable payable at the time of booking. 01772 679198 Numbers limited early booking advised. To book and pay please 16 - 19 June. Yorkshire Section Boreen Run: Two full days riding contact Jim before Monday 1st May: tel.no. 01592 874592/ email: on the back roads of the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors plus [email protected] Commemorative shot glass. three nights dinner, bed and breakfast at the Cairn Hotel in Harrogate. More information on www.thebmwclubscottish.com Click Calendar. £195 per person, based on two sharing a room. Includes light lunches Contact: Nigel MacDonald Tel: 07595122765 or email:nigel_ and tea/coffee stops each day. Details from Piers Kurrein yorkshire. [email protected] [email protected] Mobile: 07866 622196. 5 - 7 May. Sidecar Register Lake District Rally: At Church Stile 22 - 25 June. Vintage and Classic Register National Rally: Campsite & Caravan Park, Nether Wasdale, Cumbria CA20 1ET. A Once again to be held in Wales at the Llwyngwair Manor, Newport, stone’s throw from England’s highest mountain and deepest lake. Pembrokeshire SA42 OLX. Camping or b&b rooms available. Book Beer Festival at pub 5 minutes walk. See www.churchstile.com direct with the Manor on 01239 820498. for campsite details. Please contact Keith Thomas 019467 25152 [email protected] if you think you might attend. 23 - 25 June. Scottish Section Longest Day weekend: At Dornoch Caravan & Camp Park, The Links, Dornoch, Sutherland 1V25 3LX. 5 - 7 May. Yorkshire Section Camping Weekend: With the The campsite is situated on the North East Shore of the Dornoch Sidecar Register at Church Stile Campsite, Nether Wasdale in Firth in Sutherland and has very good facilities. The section trailer the Lake District. Motorhomes & caravans should book directly and marquee will be there as a central meeting place for all attending. with the site, 01946 726252, or [email protected]. No need to Free tea & coffee all weekend. Camping: £7pppn. More information book for camping. Contact: John Elvidge 01423 770866, yorkshire. on www.thebmwclubscottish.com Click Calendar or contact: Contact: [email protected] Billy on 07827012111 or email: [email protected] . 16 - 18 May. Western Section Mid Week Camping: Marlbank Inn, 23 - 25 June. Southern Section Camping Weekend: At The Bruce Marlbank Road, Welland WR13 6NA. Contact Peta Warrilow on Arms (www.thebrucearms.net) with room for many vans and tents, as 01793 782428 or [email protected]. well as five electric hook-ups. 19 - 21 May. South West Section Ale and Wheels Rally: Out of the 23 - 25 June. Western Section Black & White Camping Blue Campsite, Mill Lane Campsite, Porthleven TR13 9 L J. Pub on Weekend: Townsend Farm Touring and camping Park, Pembridge, site where they have Micro brewery selling Spingo Real Ales. Dave Nr Leominster HR6 9HB. Once again we are repeating this popular Cusick 01326 574 806 or Phil Sampson 07850 983 144. Please Book camping weekend at this 5 star camp site. Caravans and Campervans directly with the Site on 01326573881 and say you are with BMW club welcome. Option to arrive on the 22nd available. Numbers required to get the discount. Ride out on the Saturday open to all. contact Colin and Sue Ross 01562820458. 26 - 29 May. Oxford Section Ypres Weekend: Contact David & 30 June - 2 July. Irish Section Airhead Camping, B&B and BBQ Rosemary Hicks at [email protected]. FunWeekend: To be held in Lough Rea Yacht Club, Athlone, Co 2 - 5 June. Irish Section Boreen Run: This will be held in Llangollen Westmeath. Camping on site or B+B’s available nearby (payable North Wales - Leader: Chris Wright. Camping, Hotel or B+B weekend separately). Check out lryc.ie for location and nearby B+Bs. (at your choice). Enquiries: [email protected] Tel: 00 353 (0) 87 Enquiries: email [email protected] OR [email protected] 2482696. This will be a self-book self-pay event - payment for run and Tel: 00 353 (0) 87 248 2696. Camping €15.00 for first night or €25.00 lunch on Sat to Club only. for two nights (payable on arrival). Friday night - Chinese Take-Away night (payable separately). Saturday night - BBQ bring your own meat 2 - 3 June. Oxford Section Lechlade Camping Weekend: Contact + €5.00 for salads. Lunch or tea & coffee payable separately. Dave Hawkins 01993 850 862 or e-mail maddave02@hotmail. co.uk for more information. Book camping direct with Bridge House 30 June - 2 July. Midland Section Camping and Bunkhouse Barn Farm, Burchover, Matlock, DE4 2BL. Section marquee camp site on 01367 252 348 mentioning The BMW Club. Or visit Weekend: on site. BBQ on Saturday night. Book BBQ with Graham Parker. http://bridgehousecampsite.co.uk/ for more details. Please book direct with site unless camping in the BMW reserved 9 - 11 June. Midland Section Camping and Lodge Weekend: space in which case book with Graham. Campsite Phone[Michelle] Woodland Waters, Willoughby Rd, Ancaster. NG32 3RT. Camping, 01629 650245 or 07899 710018. Details on Bunkhouse at WWW. Caravans,and Motorhomes welcome. Lodges available for hire barnfarmcamping.com and mention the BMW Club when booking. on site. Bar and restaurant on site along with showers and toilets. Graham Parker 07843 211280 Email [email protected] The section Marquee along with a BBQ on Saturday night. Rideout 30 June – 2 July. Scottish Section Royal Deeside Weekend: planned for Saturday. Please book direct with site quoting The BMW At Ballater Caravan Park. This excellent site has absolutely superb Club to get your discount. Contact Graham Parker - Home 01623 facilities and Camping at £5 pppn is the best value you will find 467852, Mobile 07843 211280, Email [email protected] anywhere. The pretty conservation town of Ballater is located in the 9 - 11 June. Southern Section Camping Weekend: Ship & heart of beautiful Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire and is the principal Anchor at Ford, near Arundel. Camping, Caravans,and Motorhomes town of the eastern half of the Cairngorms National Park an ideal welcome. Coincides with a new bike festival at Goodwood - Bikefest base for exploring this beautiful part of Scotland and a great favourite 2017. Please contact Erica at [email protected]. of both walkers and cyclists. If you don’t camp there is a Hostel and 30 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 plenty of hotels and B&Bs nearby.The section trailer and marquee 14 - 17 September. Western Section Sorebutts Rally: Mill Park will be there as a central meeting place for all attending. Free tea Touring Site, Mill lane, Berrynarbor, North Devon EX34 9SH www. & coffee available all weekend. Contact: Billy on 07827012111 or millparklimited.co.uk A repeat of the very popular ‘Sorebutts Rally’ email: [email protected] . More information on www. in a beautiful setting. Join us for BBQ, rideouts and much more. For thebmwclubscottish.com Click on Calendar. The Sidecar Register further details and booking contact Paul Rodriguez 07979 974005 or will be joining us for this weekend. e-mail [email protected] 30 June - 2 July. Western Section Camping Weekend: Castle 22 - 24 September. Irish Section Thatch Rally: Sliabh Beagh Brake Holiday Park, Woodbury, Devon EX5 1HA www.castlebrake. Hotel, Knocktallan, Co Monaghan. 2 nights B+B and dinner on Sat co.uk A repeat of previous successful camping weekends at this night €120.00. Bookings/enquiries: [email protected] Tel: 00 353 (0) dog friendly site. Hotel and static vans available. BBQ on Friday and 87 2482696. Payment can be made via online banking - ask Simon Saturday ride out. Contact Cameron Wills 0781 4487056 c.m.wills@ for details when booking. hotmail.co.uk 22 - 24 September. Scottish Section Gathering in Kinlochleven: 4 - 6 July. Northern Section Midweek Rhayader Camping: 2 MacDonald Hotel & Cabins & Camping, Fort William Road, nights, Tuesday & Wednesday, at Wyeside Caravan and Campsite, Kinlochleven PH50 4QL. Superb venue with Camping, Low cost Rhayader, Powys LD6 5LB. Contact Bob Harrison at northern. Cabins, Hotel, B&B, Restaurant, Bothy Bar all on the One site. [email protected] or 01257 793209. Camper: 2 nights including breakfasts £24p.p. Cabin: 2 nights 2 7 - 9 July. Yorkshire Section ‘Heart of Wharfedale’ Camping people including breakfasts £76. B&B: £80 per room per night Weekend: At Kettlewell, BD23 5PE organised by Chris Rodgers. based on 2 sharing. Full details on www.thebmwclubscottish.com Tents and small campervans. Sorry no motorhomes or caravans. £7 Click Calendar. For Camping, Cabins and B&B please book direct ppn plus £3 per bike or £5 per car or van. Book direct with the site: with Helen or Mark tel. No. 01855 831539 quote BMW Club. Early 07930379079. Further details contact Piers Mobile: 07930379079, booking is advised. Contact: Billy on 07827012111 or email: billy@ email: [email protected] thebmwclubscottish.com . 14 - 16 July. Western Section Camping Weekend: Talybont 22 - 24 September. Sidecar Register ‘Southern’ Rally: At ‘The Farm Camp Site, The Farmhouse, Mill Lane, Talybont-on-Usk LD3 Three Magpies’ pub & campsite in Seend, Wilts SN12 6RN. See 7YJ. Contact George and June Lukins 01432 830287 (please note www.threemagpies.co.uk for pub & campsite details. Please contact Caravans / Campervans book direct with site for pitch). Keith Thomas 019467 25152 [email protected] if you think 3 - 7 August. Oxford Section Lake District Weekend: Contact you might attend. Dave & Sue Shorten at [email protected]. 29 September - 2 October. Oxford Section Weekend Away: At 4 - 8 August. Northern Section Hotel Weekend: The Bay Highland Rye in Sussex. Contact David Shanks at dave.shanks@bmwoxford. Hotel, Strathpeffer, Northern Highlands, Scotland IV14 9AN. £119 com. per person for 3 nights DB&B based on 2 people sharing. Shearings 29 September – 1 October. Scottish Section Camping: At Invercoe Group hotel. Highland Games available in the area. To book, contact Caravan & Camping Park, Glencoe, Ballachulish, PH49 4HP. Tel.no. customer services on 01924 382342 quoting hotel booking code 01855 811210. Contact: Duncan on 07740020603 or email: duncan@ CLSTRA3. Ask for discount. Event contact Alan Davies adavies2@ thebmwclubscottish.com sky.com 01253 345649 4 - 6 October. Northern Section Scottish Hotel Biking Break: 9 - 14 August. Oxford Section Rhine in Flames Tour. Contact Malin Court Hotel, Maidens, Turnberry, Ayrshire, KA26 9PB. 2 nights Brian Garforth at [email protected] accommodation. Sharing a double/twin room is £40 pppn B&B. 17 - 20 August. South West Section Lavender Rally: Lavender Double/twin room £60 per night for single occupancy B&B. £35 Farm Campsite, Cheristow, Lavender, Hartland, North Devon, per person deposit to Bob Crawley, 3 Station Road, Kelso, Scottish EX39 6DA. Special invite to Vintage and Classic Register. 2 ride Borders, TD5 8DQ. Cheques payable to event organiser Robert outs at 10.30 one for the VCR. Prices £5.00 per pitch plus £3 pppn. Crawley please. [email protected] Motorhomes/Caravans £5.00 per hard standing plus £5 pppn. Jim 13 - 16 October. Yorkshire Section goes to Scotland: 3 nights Isherwood 01769 573 258 MOB. 07926069777. dinner bed and breakfast at the Portpatrick Hotel. Please book direct 18 - 20 August. Midland Section Lake District Weekend: Guest with the hotel quoting ‘The BMW Club’. Contact: Piers Phone: 07866 House Weekend in Keswick. Book direct with the guest houses 622196 [email protected] and mention The BMW Club. Thornleigh ask for Claire Tel 017687 20 - 22 October. Irish Section Hotel Weekend: Leenane Hotel , 72863, Swiss Court ask for Conner 017687 72637, and Brierholme Co Galway. 2 nights B+B and 2 evening meals €130.00. Bookings/ ask for Johnathon 01768772938 all guest houses are in Bank Street enquiries: [email protected] Tel: 00 353 (0) 87 2482696. Payment CA12 5JZ. Further information from Graham Parker. Phone 01623 can be made via online banking - ask Simon for details when booking. 467852, Mobile 07843 211280, E-mail [email protected] 20 - 22 October. South West Section Hippo Rally: North Devon
25 - 28 August. The National Rally at Framlingham College: Rugby Club, Tawmeadow, Fore St, Devon EX20 2ED. Discounted Framlingham, Suffolk, IP13 9EY. East Anglia Section invite you all to Ales in the club house. Includes food on arrival and breakfast and the National Rally at the excellent Framlingham College. evening meals and a party on the Saturday night. More details to 7 - 10 September. Southwest Section Dartmoor Rally: Harford follow. Contact Jim Isherwood on 01769 573 258 mob 07926069777. Bridge Holiday Park, Peter Tavy, Tavistock, PL19 9LS. Takeaway Ride out on the Saturday 10.30 open to all members. food van on site, and Free BBQ on the Sunday if you enter your bike 17 - 19 November. Western Section Hotel Weekend: The in the Concours [South West Section members only]. Ring Phil and Royal Norfolk Hotel, The Esplanade, Bognor Regis PO21 2LH. Debbie Sampson 07850 983144 or 07762 347768. Ride out on the Entertainment Friday and Saturday night. Two nights dinner B&B, Saturday. Open to all members. Double or twin room, two sharing £76.00 per couple. Single and sea 8 - 10 September. Scottish Section: The Vicar & Beemer Ed view rooms carry a surcharge. Coach trip on the Saturday £5.00 pp. Camping at Moffat. Camping & Caravan Club Site, Hammerland, Contact Denis Bradbeer 01454 775786 western.social@bmwclubuk. Moffat, DG10 9QL. Campers book in as Backpacker between net for booking form. 1pm – 8pm. For info phone the Vicar 01434 683610 or email alan. [email protected] 8 - 10 December. Scottish Section Tinsel & Turkey Weekend: Waverley Castle Hotel, Melrose. Double/Twin Room 2 nights Dinner 8 - 10 September. Yorkshire Section Camping Weekend: Bed & Breakfast £105.00 per person or 3 nights Dinner Bed & Brookside Caravan Park, Burton upon Stather DN15 9DH. Campers Breakfast £115.00 per person. Single Room 2 nights Dinner Bed & - No need to pre-book. Contact: Mike Dorking Phone 01977613716. Breakfast £115.00 or 3 Nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast £130.00.To 12 - 15 September. Yorkshire Section visit the Chateau: Chateau book phone the Waverley Hotel on 01896 822244. After booking Le Mont Epinguet. Details from Piers Kurrein: 07866 622196 please let me have your booking reference so that I can arrange for or [email protected] Fully booked but check for us to be seated together for meals. Judy, Tel. No. 01592 874592 or cancellations. email: [email protected] May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 31 Diary Of Events: May & June May = June = Weekends = Red Text Diary of Events closing date is the 5th of each month These activities have been arranged as agent for and on behalf of The BMW Club. All organisers are covered by our insurance, provided the event guidelines are followed. May Cardiff. CF11 8AB 11.00. 6 - 7 Western Camping / visit to Touratech Travel weekend event. 1 Southern Pub Meet - The Cricketers Arms 8pm See Website. http://touratech.co.uk 2 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon 7 E. Anglia Cricketers, Fordham Heath. 12:00 noon Road. Liam 086 8252774 [email protected] Mercia Breakfast / Brunch, 10am Barton Marina Tearooms, Irish Limerick Meeting, 8:00pm, Woodfield Hotel, Ennis Barton under Needwood, Burton on Trent, Staffs, Road, Limerick (Opposite GAA Ground). Pat Mulcahy DE13 8DZ. 0872377312 Mercia Run to Prickwillow Pumping StationMuseum, Ely Midland Pub Meet : The Three Kings, Saltersway, Cambridge. Meet Donington Park Cafe DE74 2RP Threekingham, Lincs.NG34 0AU Start 7:30 10.00am Full tanks please Ian McNaughton contact Oxford Pub Social: Dashwood Arms, Piddington, HP14 3BH. 07503 083174 Ulster Club Meeting 8pm Corr’s Corner Midland Wollaston Cafe Racer, BMW Wollaston, Bedford Western Tuesday evening pub meet at the Bull Inn. 152 Road, Northampton, NN1 5SZ, Meeting starts 12:00 till 15:00, Come and have lunch and a chat. Droitwich Rd, Fernhill Heath, Worcester WR3 8RS 19.30 N. East Led Ride-out – Full Monty Breakfast Run. Meet at Washington Services North at 8am. Rob Powell – 3 E. Anglia Three Tuns, Finchingfield. 12:00 noon 0191 536 6231 N. East Natter Night – The Dun Cow, 7:30pm start. S. East “Cavort” with Cliff & Julie. Depart Godstone Duck S. East Club Night THE BULL, E. Farleigh, ME15 0HD. 8pm Pond. 9.30am Southern “Old Gits” Loomies Diner midday S. West Sunday Ride Meet 12.00 leave by 1.30 pm, Jamaica Western Wednesday evening pub meet at The Lamb Inn, Inn ring Don Rolling on 01752 556543 for details. Wotton Rd, Iron Acton, Avon, Bristol BS37 9UZ 19.30 Southern Gail’s Treasure Hunt - details to be confirmed 3 - 30 Aug Ulster Wednesday Evening Runs. Leaving Corr’s Ulster Meet and Eat 11am Corr’s Corner or 1pm @ Castlerock Corner @ 7pm SHARP. Moorbrook Lodge, Castlerock. 4 Northern 18:00 - 21:00 Classic Bike Nights, Bridge House Farm Yorkshire TJ’s Café, Cracoe, BD23 6LB 12.00 noon. Tearooms, Wray, Lancaster LA2 8QP wjsmithson@ 8 Scottish Natter nite, East Kilbride 7.30pm btinternet.com Bill Smithson 01539 736454 9 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon Southern Pub Meet - The Half Moon 8pm Road. Conor 087 2594784 [email protected] Vintage VCR and Western section run. We are starting the N. East Led Ride-out – Supper Run. Meet at The Angel of the run from both Bristol and Abergavenny to make it North at 7pm. Ian Hudson - 07875 037159 easier for people to join. Start 1 leave Dick Lovetts Oxford Pub Social: - Prince of Wales, 60 Barrow Rd, Shippon, Motorad parking lot at 9:00, Cribbs Causeway Bristol Abingdon, OX13 6JQ. BS10 7TU. Approx 150 miles return from Bristol. Start 2 leave Abergavenny bus station Car park at S. West Tuesday Brunch 11.00 Engine House, Compton Park, 10.45. From Abergavenny we will head westwards Callington, PL17 8EA Phil Sampson 07850 983 144 via Brecon, Upper Chapel and Garth and onwards Southern Pub Meet - The Seven Stars 8pm over some of the Tregaron Mountain Road returning Western Monthly meeting at Dick Lovetts, Cribb Causeway, via the A40 at Llandovery. Expect some narrow single Bristol. BS10 7TU 11.00 track road from Beulah to Ystradffin with a couple 10 Mercia Natter Night, 7pm Clock Warehouse, London Road, of steep hairpins worthy of the alps, brilliant views, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL. weather permitting and we return to Abergavenny Mercia Natter Night, 7.30pm The Dog, Henley Road, via a good flowing run home using the A40. All bikes Mappleborough Green, Studley, B80 7DR. welcome, does not need to be VCR eligible or even Northern 13:00 Gathering at Settle Market Place Barry Warner a BMW! Henry and I will probably be riding our 01617 611702 R90/6s. Start with full tanks please. S. East Midweek Run from COOPER, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 Yorkshire Lunch Meet, The Wyvill Arms, Constable Burton, 3UE. 10.30am Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5LH. Contact: Peter: Western Lunch and Cruise at the Saracens Head, Symonds 01904 672883, [email protected] Yat East HR9 6JL. 12.00 Followed by a cruise on 4 - 7 Midland Edinburgh Hotel Weekend, this is a long Weekend, the Wye at 14.00 Cruise £6.00pp Booking for both 4/5/15 to7/5/15 for further details contact Bill Rodgers required Denis Bradbeer 01454 775786 western. on 01526 834480,Mob 07557 668223,or E-mail bill- [email protected] [email protected] Yorkshire The Oilcan Café, The Carding Shed, Dobroyd Mill, 4 - 7 Scottish Nigel MacDonald’s 6th Legendary Rathad Run Hepworth, Holmfirth HD9 1AF. 12 noon. 4 - 7 Scottish Lochearnhead Log Cabin Bunkhouse weekend 11 Midland Pub Meet :The Old Reindeer, Main Street, Edingley, 5 - 7 Sidecar / Notts, NG22 8DE. Start 19:30 Yorkshire Yorkshire Section and Sidecar Register N. East Lucky Few – Small Ride Around Biggar. Meet at the Camping Weekend: At Church Stile Camp Site & Waggon at 10am. Roger Barr – 0191 366 5656 / 07875 Caravan Park, Wasdale. See Around the Compass 542549 for details. Contacts: John Elvidge 01423 770866, 12 S. East THE WHITE HART, Lower Horsebridge, (A271), BN27 [email protected] and Keith 4DJ. 7.30pm Thomas 01946 725152, [email protected]. 13 Mercia Run to D&K at Stoke Bike shop and Cafe. Leaving 6 Scottish Dornoch Lunch Meet McDonalds Markeaton 10.00am DE22 4AA Southern Bloodhound Supersonic Car Project, Bristol 10.30am S. East “Fish & Chips” with Dave. Depart West Malling Town Western Saturday meeting at Riders of Cardiff, Sloper Road, Centre. 5pm 32 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 S. West Saturday Fish and Chip Meet 12.00 noon South Molton 1400 flying display. Leaving Beaconsfield Services at Square EX36 3AB Ring Jim Isherwood on 01769 573 0930 hrs. 258, Mob. 0792609777 Mercia Breakfast Meet, 10am Salt Box Café, A511 Derby Western Neville’s lucky ride out into the Cotswolds. Meet Road, Foston (near Hatton), Derby, DE65 5PT. at Cotswold Motorrad NEW SHOWROOM in Mercia Run to Cosford. Depart Salt Box 11.00am - Arrive Cheltenham. [email protected] Cosford 12.30 to 13.00 (approx 38 miles). Museum Yorkshire The Ignition Coffee, HU4 7RR. 12 noon. open until 17.00. Run leader Allan Tootill 14 E. Anglia Chequers, 7 Church Road, Wimbotsham, Norfolk N. East Ride-out – Classic Friendly. Meet at Wolviston Services PE34 3QG. 12:00 noon (A19/A689). 9:30am for 10am. Ashley Boal – 07922 Irish Galway ride out 11.00am Sweeney (Maldron) 140138 Forecourt, Headford Road, Galway contact: Ronan S. East Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, NW9 5LL with Paul Gill 087 0995028 [email protected] McEwen. Depart Thurrock Services (Petrol). 9.30am Irish Leinster Ride-out Spa Hotel (near Lucan) 10.00 am Scottish Buccleuch Arms Hotel Lunch Meet @ 12.30 Jim Sweeney 087 2300736 email: jimlucan@gmail. Southern Ride Out organised by Greg Smith com Yorkshire How Stean Gorge Café, HG3 5SY. 12 noon. Irish Nth West Sunday Run - Patrick Munnelly 086 3383499 23 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon email [email protected] Mullen’s Spar and Filling Road. Conor 087 2594784 [email protected] Station, Donegal Road, Sligo 11.30am Southern Pub Meet - The Seven Stars 8pm Midland Ace Cafe BMW day 9:00 onwards 24 Midland BMW Wollastons, Wollastons are hosting a BBQ for Northern 12:30 Monthly Meeting Knowle Green Village Hall PR3 the Midland Section, Bring along your driving licence, 2YQ. Refreshments available. northern.secretary@ as there will be Demo rides available. Wollastons, bmwclubuk.net Lynn Sumner 01772 431324 Bedford Rd, Northampton. NN15SZ Oxford RIDE OUT: Cheddar Gorge Start 10am form North Oxford Pub Social: Fox & Hounds, Theale, RG7 4BE. Oxford Garage Frank Butler 07833 469602 Western Meet at the Old Barn Tea Room, Ystradgynwyn, Scottish Powmill Milk Bar Lunch Meet Torpantau, CF48 2UT. FOURTH Wednesday of each Western Monthly meeting at The Hood Memorial Hall, month. See you there or Ride from Abergavenny Devauden NP16 6NX 1330 Come along for a chat Waitrose at 11.30 Denis 01454 775786 western. and a cuppa [email protected] Yorkshire Cubley Hall Hotel, Penistone, S36 9DF 12.00 noon. 25 Irish Dublin Meeting. West County Hotel, Chapelizod. 8:00 15 Southern Pub Meet - Drusilla’s Inn 8pm PM Jim Sweeney 087 2300736 email: jimlucan@ 16 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon gmail.com Road. Liam 086 8252774 [email protected] Oxford Pub Social: The Red Lion, Evenley, Nr Brackley, NN13 Mercia Pensioners & Layabouts, 11am Pillaton Garden Centre 5SH. on the B5012 just East of Penkridge, Cannock Road, S. West Thursday Pub Meet 12.00, Fishermans Cot Bickleigh Pillaton, Staffs ST19 5RZ. Nr. Tiverton EX16 8RG Ron Lyford 01803 391 811 Northern 18:30 The Highwayman, Peel, IOM Harvey Garton Yorkshire Lunch at the Dutch House Café Crayke, YO61 4TT 01624 625140 12 noon. Contact: James Ingham 07711 659373, Oxford Pub Social: Sun Inn, Coate Water, Swindon, SN3 6AA. [email protected] Western Tuesday evening meeting at The Pheasant, Church 26 S. East THE RED LION INN, 75 High Street, Bridge, Road, Pen y Fai, Bridgend CF314LY Canterbury, CT4 5LB. 7.30pm 16 - 18 Western Mid week Camping at Marlbank Inn. Marlbank Road, 26 - 29 Oxford Ypres Weekend: David & Rosemary Hicks. Welland WR13 6NA.Contact Peta Warrilow on 01793 27 Western Ride out with Romas Cancelled now on June 3rd. 782428 or [email protected] Yorkshire The Biker’s Café, Fridaythorpe, YO25 9RX 12 noon. 17 E. Anglia Lamb and Flag, Welney. 12:00 noon 28 E. Anglia Whitwell Cafe in Steam, 10.00 Whitwell NR10 4GA Midland Pub Meet: Griffens Head, 28 Wilby Road, Mears Irish Galway ride out 11.00am Sweeney (Maldron) Ashby, Northamptonshire, NN6 0DX. Start 7:30 Forecourt, Headford Road, Galway contact: Ronan N. East Natter Night – Shoulder of Mutton. 7:30pm onwards. Gill 087 0995028 [email protected] Northern 10:00 Midweek Run, Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale Scottish Inverurie monthly lunch meet @ 12:30 [email protected] Mike Gibson 01229 29 Ulster Club Breakfast Run 8.30am Stormont Gates, Belfast 582787 30 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon S. East Club Night THE BULL, E. Farleigh, ME15 0HD. “John’s Road. Liam 086 8252774 [email protected] Quiz”. 8pm June S. West Wednesday Fish and Chips Minehead Seafront7.30 pm, ring Dave Fox Spencer for details 07786 957 228 1 Northern 18:00 - 21:00 Classic Bike Nights, Bridge House Farm Southern Old Gits’ Loomies Diner midday Tearooms, Wray, Lancaster LA2 8QP wjsmithson@ 18 Midland Midland Midweek Mystery Ride In To AJ’s Diner, Nene btinternet.com Bill Smithson 01539 736454 Motorcycles, Leyland Trading Est, Wellingborough, Southern Pub Meet - The Half Moon 8pm NN8 1RT. Meet ride in to this 50’s style cafe for tea Yorkshire Lunch Meet, Alma Inn, Emmott Lane, Laneshawbridge, and ride out if weather is good. Lancashire, BB8 7EG. Contact: Peter: 01904 Southern Pub Meet - The Half Moon 8pm 672883,[email protected] 19 - 21 S. West Ale and Wheels Rally, Mill Lane Campsite, Porthleven 2 - 3 Oxford Lechlade Camping Weekend: Dave Hawkins TR13 9LJ Dave Cusick 01326 574 806 mod 2 - 5 Irish Boreen Run which this year will be held in Wales (see 07719416272 Compass for details) 20 Western Meet at Dave & Myfanwy’s house at Llantilio 2 - 5 Ulster Irish Section Boreen Run. Llangollen, North Wales. Crossenny NP7 8SU for coffee at 10.30 before a 3- 4 3 Scottish Dornoch Lunch Meet mile circular walk and light lunch to follow. Numbers Western Saturday meeting at Riders of Cardiff, Sloper Road, required for catering. Contact 01600 780003. dave. Cardiff. CF11 8AB 11.00 followed by Ride Out with [email protected] Haydn Rees 01656 659848 or 0794 101571 Western Monthly Sat meeting at Cotswold Motorrad, Corinthian Western The Velo experience without pedalling. Meet at Way Cheltenham GL51 6UP New premises 11.00 Conham Road Car Park, Bristol BS15 3AU. 0930. 21 E. Anglia The Crossways Inn, Scole. 12:00 noon Ride about 80 miles with stops following a cycle London Visit to The Hawk Conservancy in Hampshire for the training route, all on A’s & B roads. Contact Romas May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 33 07827593354 email [email protected] Mullen’s Spar and Filling 4 E. Anglia Cricketers, Fordham Heath. 12:00 noon Station, Donegal Road, Sligo 11.30am Mercia Breakfast / Brunch, 10am Barton Marina Tearooms, N. East Classic Friendly Ride-out – Rural Northumberland. Barton under Needwood, Burton on Trent, Staffs, Meet at Morrisons Car Park, Consett at 10am. Phil DE13 8DZ. Oughtred – 01207 544851 / 07951 159025 Midland Wollaston Cafe Racer, BMW Wollaston, Bedford Northern 12:00 Monthly Meeting Knowle Green Village Hall Road, Northampton, NN1 5SZ, Meeting starts 12:00 PR3 2YQ. Bowker Motorrad Demonstration Bikes. till 15:00, Come and have lunch and a chat. Buffet provided. [email protected] Northern 08:00 - 09:00 After Breakfast Run, Rooster Café Off Lynn Sumner 01772 431324 J40 M6 at Penrith [email protected] John Bell 01228 Oxford RIDE OUT: River and Rowing Museum John Hillier 535173 01189 332152 [email protected] S. East Brunch - Millbrook Garden Centre, Staplehurst, TN12 S. West Sunday Rideout to Symons Yat Rock, Meet Taunton 9BT at 11am. Depart 1pm for “High Tea” with Kevin Dean Services, M5 10.30 am, Peanut 07511 637 115 & Denise. Scottish Powmill Milk Bar Lunch Meet S. West Challenge Point ride out starting at 18 Ropehaven rd, Ulster Meet and Eat Draperstown. 11am Corr’s Corner or St Austell PL25 4DU 9.30 for breakfast bap leave by 1pm @ ‘Time Out’, Draperstown. 10.30 Phil Sampson on 07850 983 144. Western Monthly meeting at The Hood Memorial Hall, Southern Gail’s BBQ Devauden NP16 6NX 1300 Come along for a chat Yorkshire TJ’s Café, Cracoe, BD23 6LB 12.00 noon. and a cuppa 5 Southern Pub Meet - The Cricketers Arms 8pm Yorkshire Cubley Hall Hotel, Penistone, S36 9DF 12.00 noon. 6 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon 12 Scottish Natter nite, East Kilbride 7.30pm Road. Liam 086 8252774 [email protected] 12 - 22 Oxford Ireland; Wild Atlantic Way: Frank Butler 07833 469602 Irish Limerick Meeting, 8:00pm, Woodfield Hotel, Ennis 13 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon Road, Limerick (Opposite GAA Ground). Pat Mulcahy Road. Conor 087 2594784 [email protected] 0872377312 Oxford Pub Social: Prince of Wales, 60 Barrow Rd, Shippon, Midland Pub Meet : The Three Kings, Saltersway, Abingdon, OX13 6JQ. Threekingham, Lincs.NG34 0AU Start 7:30 S. West Tuesday Brunch 11.00 Engine House, Compton Park, Oxford Pub Social: Dashwood Arms, Piddington, HP14 3BH. Callington, PL17 8EA Phil Sampson 07850 983 144 Southern Pub Meet - The Seven Stars 8pm Western Monthly meeting at Dick Lovetts, Cribb Causeway, Ulster Club Meeting 8pm Corr’s Corner Bristol. BS10 7TU 11.00 Western Tuesday evening pub meet at the Bull Inn. 152 14 Mercia Natter Night, 7pm Clock Warehouse, London Road, Droitwich Rd, Fernhill Heath, Worcester WR3 8RS Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL. 19.30 Mercia Natter Night, 7.30pm The Dog, Henley Road, 7 E. Anglia Three Tuns, Finchingfield. 12:00 noon Mappleborough Green, Studley, B80 7DR. Mercia Charlies Fish and Chip Shop Run. Meet at the Shell Northern 13:00 Gathering at Settle Market Place Barry Warner Garage on the A6 Derby DE22 2DG 1800hrs. Contact 01617 611702 Charlie on 07847 011289 S. East Midweek Run from COOPER, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 N. East Natter Night – The Dun Cow, 7.30pm onwards. 3UE. 10.30am S. East Club Night THE BULL, E. Farleigh, ME15 0HD. 8pm 15 Midland Ride in To The Super Sausage, A5 Watling Street, S. West Wednesday Fish and Chips West Bay 7.30 pm, meet Pottersbury, NN12 7QD. Meet 11:30 for more tea and at West Bay Motor Cycle Park ( by the Harbour) Sally tyre kicking. and John Robinson 01823 491 550 £10.00 for furthest N. East Supper Run – Meet at the Angel of the North at 7pm. travelled Graham Walker - 07931 710991 Southern “Old Gits” Loomies Diner midday Southern Pub Meet - The Half Moon 8pm Western Wednesday evening pub meet at The Lamb Inn, 15 - 18 S. West Slimbridge Rally, Tudor Caravan Park, Slimbridge, Wotton Rd, Iron Acton, Avon, Bristol BS37 9UZ 19.30 GL1 7BP Phil and Debbie Sampson 07850 983 144 7 - 14 S. East John’s Jolly June Jaunt - Camping in France (John 16 - 18 Northern Camping High Lanning Farm, Dent. 2 nights. Paul Burton Tel: 01323 841498) Stewart [email protected] 01772679198 8 Midland Pub Meet :The Old Reindeer, Main Street, Edingley, 16 - 19 Ulster Camping/Hotel Weekend, Yorkshire Dales. Notts, NG22 8DE. Start 19:30 16 - 19 Yorkshire Yorkshire Section Boreen Run: Two full days riding on 9 S. East THE WHITE HART, Lower Horsebridge, (A271), BN27 the back roads of the Yorkshire Dales and North York 4DJ. 7.30pm Moors plus three nights dinner, bed and breakfast at 9 - 11 Midland Midland Section Camping and Lodge Weekend at the Cairn Hotel in Harrogate. £195 per person based Woodland Waters, Willoughby Rd, Ancaster. NG32 upon two sharing a room. Includes light lunches & 3RT. See Around the Compass for details. Contact tea/coffee stops. Further details and booking: Piers Graham Parker - Home 01623 467852, Mobile 07843 Kurrein 07866 622196 yorkshire.social@bmwclubuk. 211280, Email [email protected] net 9 - 11 Southern Camping Weekend - Ship & Anchor Pub, Ford, near 17 S. East BBQ with Ray & Chris, Fawkham, Kent, DA3 8NZ. Arundel 3pm (Please book) 10 Yorkshire The Ignition Coffee, HU4 7RR. 12 noon. Western Monthly Sat meeting at Cotswold Motorrad, Corinthian 10 - 11 S. East “Cromer” with Ron Heath. Depart Thurrock Services Way Cheltenham GL51 6UP New premises 11.00 (Petrol). 9.00am (Overnight stay see Social Secretary) Western Ride to the Weston-Super-Mare Air Festival 11 E. Anglia Chequers, 7 Church Road, Wimbotsham, Norfolk meet at Dick Lovetts, Cribbs Causeway 0930 PE34 3QG. 12:00 noon Irish Galway ride out 11.00am Sweeney (Maldron) 18 E. Anglia The Crossways Inn, Scole. 12:00 noon Forecourt, Headford Road, Galway contact: Ronan London Visit to The Shuttleworth Collection leaving Hemel Gill 087 0995028 [email protected] Hempstead at 1000 hrs. Irish Leinster Ride-out Spa Hotel (near Lucan) 10.00 am Mercia Breakfast Meet, 10am Salt Box Café, A511 Derby Jim Sweeney 087 2300736 email: jimlucan@gmail. Road, Foston (near Hatton), Derby, DE65 5PT. com Scottish Buccleuch Arms Hotel Lunch Meet @ 12.30 Irish Nth West Sunday Run - Patrick Munnelly 086 3383499 Western The N.O.T. (Not Often Trod) Ride. Ride out with 34 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 Haydn meet at 10am for 11am departure. approx 80 27 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon mile route. Meet at the Steel Horse, Abergavenny Road. Conor 087 2594784 [email protected] NP79AY 10 for 10.15 am departure. Approx 100 mile 28 N. East Lucky Few – North Yorks. Meet at Scotch Corner at route, all tarmac (of varying quality) , Coffee stop, 10am. Paul Taylor – 01388 488097 / 07778 591823 lunch at finish. Contact Haydn Rees 07974 101571. Oxford Pub Social: Fox & Hounds, Theale, RG7 4BE. Western Meet at the Old Barn Tea Room, Ystradgynwyn, Yorkshire How Stean Gorge Café, HG3 5SY. 12 noon. Torpantau, CF48 2UT. FOURTH Wednesday 19 Southern Pub Meet - Drusilla’s Inn 8pm of each month. See you there or Ride from Sporting Bike track day at Cadwell Park. Road bikes only. Cost Abergavenny Waitrose at 11.30 Denis 01454 £125. Details [email protected] 775786 [email protected] 20 Irish Cork ride-out 6:30pm Amber Service Station Bandon Road. Liam 086 8252774 [email protected] 29 Irish Dublin Meeting. West County Hotel, Chapelizod. 8:00 Mercia Pensioners & Layabouts, 11am Pillaton Garden Centre PM Jim Sweeney 087 2300736 email: jimlucan@ on the B5012 just East of Penkridge, Cannock Road, gmail.com Pillaton, Staffs ST19 5RZ. Southern Pub Meet - The Half Moon 8pm Northern 18:30 The Highwayman, Peel, IOM Harvey Garton 29 - 2 Jul Scottish Royal Deeside Weekend at Ballater 01624 625140 Caravan Park Oxford Pub Social: Sun Inn, Coate Water, Swindon, SN3 6AA. 30 S. East THE KINGS ARMS, Biggin Hill, BR2 6DU. 7.30pm Southern Pub Meet - The Seven Stars 8pm 30 - 2 Jul Irish The Irish Section Airhead Camping, B&B Western Tuesday evening meeting at The Pheasant, and BBQ Fun Weekend. See Around the Compass Church Road, Pen y Fai, Bridgend CF314LY for full details. 30 - 2 Jul Midland Midland Camping and Bunkhouse Weekend 21 E. Anglia Lamb and Flag, Welney. 12:00 noon at Barn Farm, Burchover, Matlock, DE4 2BL. See Midland Pub Meet: Griffens Head, 28 Wilby Road, Mears Around the Compass for details. Contact Graham Ashby, Northamptonshire, NN6 0DX. Start 7:30 Parker 07843 211280, Email [email protected] N. East Natter Night – Shoulder of Mutton. 7:30pm onwards. 30 - 2 Jul Ulster Irish Section Airhead Weekend, Athlone Northern 10:00 Midweek Run, Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale Yacht Club. [email protected] Mike Gibson 01229 30 - 2 Jul Western Camping at Castle Brake Holiday Park , 582787 Woodbury, Devon EX5 1HA www.castlebrake.co.uk S. East Club Night THE BULL, E. Farleigh, ME15 0HD. 8pm Contact Cameron Wills 0781 4487056 S. West Wednesday Fish and Chips 7.00 meet at the New Cornish Services Victoria leave by 7.15 to go to St Merryn for fish and chips ring Don Rabson 01840 212913 or 07884266340 £10.00 furthest travelled S. West Wedneday Fish and Chips St Merryn Meet New cornish Services 7.15 pm to ride to St Merryn Don Rabson 01840 212913 Southern Fish & Chip Meet - Mother Kelly’s Southern Old Gits’ Loomies Diner midday 22 Oxford Pub Social: The Red Lion, Evenley, Nr Brackley, NN13 5SH. 22 - 25 Scottish Longest Day Weekend in Dornoch 22 - 25 Vintage VCR National Rally. Once again to be held in Wales at the Llwyngwair Manor, Newport, Pembs. SA42 OLX Camping or b&b rooms available. To be booked direct with the Manor on 01239 820498. 23 Mercia Visit to Victoria bikers pub Coalville. Meet at the Crewe and Harpur. A514 Swarkestone, Derby. DE73 7JA 10.00hrs contact Charlie on 07847 011289 for further information 23 - 25 Southern Camping Weekend - The Bruce Arms, Pewsey 23 - 25 Western Townsend Farm Touring and Camping Park, Pembridge, Nr Leominster. HR6 9HB Contact Colin and Sue Ross - 01562 820458 24 S. West Saturday rideout with Helen Beer meet at M5 Junction 30 Moto Services 10.00 Helen Beer on 07866 953940. Yorkshire The Biker’s Café, Fridaythorpe, YO25 9RX 12 noon. 25 E. Anglia Posh Pigs, 10.00 17, Ellough Rd, Ellough, Beccles NR34 7TD Irish Galway ride out 11.00am Sweeney (Maldron) Forecourt, Headford Road, Galway contact: Ronan Gill 087 0995028 [email protected] Mercia Visit to the Anson Engine Museum. Meet McDonalds A52 / A38 Derby DE22 4AA 10.00 hrs Run leader Charlie Hall. Contact 07847 011289 for further information S. East Lunch - Coastguards Tearoom, Fairlight, TN35 4AB. Run 2pm Scottish Inverurie monthly lunch meet @ 12:30 Ulster Charity Run ‘Round Lough Neagh’. 9am Albert Clock. *Bring picnic lunch and *Donation. 26 Oxford Cassington Bike Night: Section stand – John Broad May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 35 Section and Register News
Please send all Section News entries and contact detail changes to Section News (see page 3 for details) - not to the Editor please. there may be something you can do in the run up were first class but the ride-outs were daunting over East Anglia to the event. Volunteer Ride out leaders and tail goat tracks, mountains, rivers and cliffs. Despite the gunners needed, marshalling on Friday afternoon odd fall, most of them got home okay just feeling a Hi All. and Saturday morning and First Aider(s) required, May the 4th be with you (Star Wars fans). The little tender. We need a band for the Saturday night (4) Donate season is well and truly under way. All the major A gentle reminder – We do have a Facebook something second hand for the raffle its for charity. race series are underway and it’s looking like a profile as indeed do most sections. Our page is (5) Above all have a good time this is our primary very exciting year indeed. As for us mere mortals called BMW Club Irish Section. You will find more aim. I can’t stress how crucial to the success of the thoughts of this summers tours, camping and hotel up to date information/news here as we are six rally your attendance over the weekend is. Please breaks have to be shoehorned in to our busy lives. weeks ahead of the Journal. We ask you to join and make every effort to join us and club members from Please keep an eye on the club Journal just flicking follow us here. all areas of the country. Cliff has asked to include though the pages there is so much to do. If you are A big problem we are having is a lack of volunteers an appeal to members for someone to step forward to assist in organising ride-outs for what is an armchair club member this could be the year to and be the coordinator of the Fakenham rally as get involved. What ever takes your fancy really just essentially your club. All help is really appreciated. If Mark Handley has retired from organising events, you and maybe your friends could organise just one book up and go for it. Couples are most welcome but remains a club member. It’s really easy it just ride-out for the year that would be a very welcome so no excuse there then. You will make some great needs someone to be the focal point. The only contribution. This would greatly support the regular friends and get to ride a motorcycle what’s not to booking required is for the rooms on site, which is organisers. Thank you in advance. like. There is so much information to be gained done direct with the racecourse. The club would like We are also on the look out for holiday cottages from other like-minded people. You will wonder to take this opportunity to thank Mark for all his effort with a pub and restaurant within walking distance why it took so long to take the plunge. Ok a plunge over the years. I joined the club in the last five years for Thatch and Mini Thatch rallies for next year. So might be a little much so what about starting with a so didn’t get to enjoy the results of Mark’s hard paddle. Hope to see you at one of the many club work. But I would like a pound for every time a club if there’s something near you that might be suitable events this summer. member has told me how good Mark’s organising please contact Pat on 086 3383499. So what have we all been up to? Well for starters was. If you have any suggestions, time or ideas, In Galway Ronan says all is going well. Out when the Easter weekend in Bruges, Hotel weekend at please let your committee know. That goes for on- weather allows so join in and give him your support. Rob Roy, V&C section zone 4 meet, National AGM going club events as well. If we don’t know, it won’t In the North West we had our first ride-out from and The Adventure Bike Shop open day. Reports happen! our new meeting place, Mullins Spar and Texaco and Photos to follow in next months Journal. The Filling Station, Bundoran Road, Sligo. A nice bright Pub and café meets are going well please try Kieron Haines 07725659630 day with some new faces, always great to see. 8 your best to join in the fun. I popped along to The bikes in all headed for the Sligo photo point at the Crossways Inn Scole and there was a good turnout [email protected] base of the Benbulben Mountain. Winding our way with some sociable people. A quick photo as I was through some fantastic scenic countryside. Beyond about to make my way home shows the bikes age Cliff Batley 07966015607 we ventured through the big gates and wound our way up the hairpins to the TV mast located on Trusk [email protected] Mor where the views were spectacular! Well worth taking an extra half hour to do if you’re at the Sligo Photo Point. After lunch in Henry’s Bar on the main Irish road, we all headed off in our own directions for some after a nice day’s biking. Hi all. It’s May again and the biking year is well I would like to welcome our newest recruit, Ezio on its way, trips away all planned and exciting Ivan on his 1200 GS. Hope we will see plenty more times ahead. All is going well within the club with of him. membership numbers up in recent months. Each If you would like to be included in the club emailing section is doing their bit with well attended ride- list and are not currently receiving emails, please outs with thanks to the organisers and to you for contact Anne McDonald - mcdonaldglenlucan@ attending. eircom.net and she will add your name to the Club In the Cork section Liam Quinlan tells me they list. had a good Winter for biking with little frost and not Our next Club weekend away is the Boreen Run as much rain as past Winters. Unfortunately due to in Wales on the weekend of the Irish bank holiday in range and model types typical of most meets. the country being flooded in Spring 2016, he hoped June - see ads in Journal and Around the Compass As for up and coming events, in the short term it would have floated a little nearer the Equator here is a small taster as well as pub and café meets but alas, it didn’t happen. The Tuesday night runs for details of Boreen and other weekends away of course. V&C Pizza / BBQ Social Sat 13th May, started on Tues April 4th at their new meeting point, and events throughout the year. Contact Simon the 5 Counties Ride-Out Mon 29th May. V&C Zone The Amber Service Station on the Bandon Road our Booking Secretary for details book@bmwclub. 1 meet Tues 13th June and the VCR Rally – Wales Roundabout. Liam will lead out on the first, third ie and if you wish to pay by internet banking Simon 22nd -25th June. The National Rally FRAMLINGHAM and fifth Tuesday nights and Con O’Leary will lead can give you the details at time of booking. out on second and fourth Tuesday nights. Liam’s Well that’s about it, I’ll leave you with this thought runs will be of a leisurely pace to encourage new – Young riders pick a destination and go. Older riders to join whereas Con will be catering for the riders pick a direction and go. The choice is yours. experienced rider with an up-tempo pace. So there Safe biking. is something for everyone – i.e “I must cut the Pat grass”. Cutting the grass is a futile exercise. The more you cut it, the quicker it grows. Liam’s tip for the month is – Always check your tyres after riding London so this gives you a chance to get repairs made if needed before the next ride-out. There has been some interest in the proposed In the Leinster area Jim Sweeney and a bunch of French Château weekend , September , and so I so called hardy club members decided that the Irish will book up “some” rooms, however, you need to roads were not enough of a challenge for them so let me know quickly if interested , otherwise you 2017 hosted by your section. they headed on an off-road adventure in Spain, no may be disappointed if you decide later. - `t`will be a At this point I need to list requirements for this less! Kevin Caffrey, Sean O’Briain (of the inflatable great Craig altogether!! blue ribbon event. (1) We need you to turn up jacket fame) Eugene Heary and his son Stephen Next Ride-out is on Sunday 19th March for lunch and take part, without you it is destined to fail. (2) and Tony Glaholm and an almost new member, at The Bull and “Something”, leaving Beaconsfield Spread the word the more the merrier so tell as Derek Bonner who we have no doubts will join after at 1000 hrs. Be there!! many people as possible. (3) Volunteer, volunteer, the punishments they seemed to endure. They went Go carefully volunteer your club needs you to help in any way with a company called The Red Thread, based in you can. If you can’t make it on the weekend then Nerja. I’m told the accommodation and the food Peter Jones 36 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 lunch. After a very nice lunch we returned to find the Mercia parking warden about to give us tickets for parking on the grass, us and about 3 cars, so with no more to Hello all, not so much kicking off in April but between be said we all left for home. Thank you to those that the committee of Ian McNaughton, Charlie Hall turned out to make the first ride a good one, some and David Morris, we now have quite a busy diary where else for next year though. Looking ahead from May onwards. Keep a sharp eye out for the to May, Bills trip to Edinburgh starts us off and on following runs to get you out on those bikes. Sunday 7th the second off our summer Wollaston Besides the usual Breakfast meets, always meets, the 14th sees BMW Day at the Ace Cafe I advertised in the usual places, these are the runs to have no plans for a rideout but if anyone wants to look forward to in May. go down I don’t mind going, the 18th is the midweek 7th will see Ian Mcnaughton lead a run ride starting at AJ’s Diner in Wellingborough meet toPrickwillow Pumping StationMuseum, Ely at 10:30 ; 11:00 and see where we fancy heading if Cambridge.A new meeting point has been found by the weather is decent. On the 24th Wollastons are Ian and that is at Donington Park Cafe DE74 2RP hosting a BBQ in the evening all are welcome to Ian will be leaving here at 10am so please make come along and enjoy their hospitality hopefully this speed of 8mph and 25 mile range and slower than sure you are prepared and have a full tank ready to year the weather will be kinder to us and we can sit the electric assisted bicycles we had previously. leave. Contact Ian on 07503 083174 outside and have a real BBQ. By the time you get to Interesting fact that Myanmar drives on the right 13th. Run to D&K at Stoke on Trent. This is a read this the AGM will have gone and we will have with RHD vehicles. The country used to drive on the run to a large bike shop and Cafe. Lots of projects a new President and a new era will have started for left but in 1970 the ruling General in charge was here for the enthusiast . Leaving from McDonalds the club, here’s to the future.That I think is about it. advised by his astrologer that it was communistic to atMarkeatonon the Junction in Derby of the A38 / Stay safe and enjoy. drive on the left so everyone switched overnight to A52 DE22 4AA. Depaarture time will be 10am the right hand side. A crazy but extremely interesting And finally on the 21st Alan Tootill Is leading a run Jim Beach country. to RAF Cosford, directly after the breakfast meet at I collected my new R1200RS from Bowkers in the Salt Box Café. Alan expects to arrive at Cosford 07415 683120 Preston two days after we returned home and for around 12.30 so if anyone wants to join the group the first time in fifty years of buying new bikes it but not do the run then feel free to meet there, all came with a full tank, never happened before. welcome. The museum is open until 1700hrs [email protected] The run to Carlisle airport on the 2nd of April saw an excellent attendance of ten bikes and eleven Colin Ainsworth [email protected] WWW.bmwclubmidland.com phone 07799 653789 participants making the most of a dry sunny day. Meeting at Caton we were part of the plethora of Twitter – AinsworthColin@BMWClubMercia Northern others doing the same and enjoying the ideal conditions. The lady at the airport cafe was alone Arriving at the March brunch meet at Barton and overwhelmed with us and other customers but Midland aerodrome Pam and I were overwhelmed by the our appetites were eventually satisfied. All BMWs in sight of twenty bikes parked up. Unfortunately they our group apart from the two Yamahas. Thank you Blimey May already and the first ride out done in weren’t Club members on BMWs but members of to all the members who participated and to Llloyd’s March. It seems ages ago but this is being written at the local Harley-Davidson club readying for a group BMW Carlisle for the complimentary tea and coffee. the beginning of April so confusing for me anyway! ride and we had a very friendly chat with them. May’s Knowle Green meeting on the 14th. So back to March. This started with a visit to Once the HOGS had departed it was Bob and Pam Wollaston’s Cafe Racer for a Sunday afternoon no mates left in the cafe and thinking about heading North East get together not sure how many were there but we home when Neil Taylor from Sandbach arrived on normally average 20 to 30 people and this Sunday his R1200RT followed by Colin Rider in his car, well Hello all and welcome to the May offering of the looked to be the same. The following Sunday was it was a wet and windy day and Colin had family NE Section News. I would like to start by thanking the Bring And Buy at Barnsdale not sure how much commitments to attend to but his K75 is raring to go. Paul Taylor for stepping in and leading our first ice- bringing and buying was going on , but when I Mike Gibson’s March mid-week run report. The breaker ride out of the year through the Yorkshire counted there were about 50 or so people in the first ride of the year saw an excellent turnout of 15 Dales with 5 others. room so it wasn’t a too bad turnout, even though the bikes at Devil’s Bridge. We headed towards the Congratulations go to Tim and Carol Gorman for weather could have been kinder. Next along was Lakes, turning off onto the A590 to pick up the Lyth winning our first quiz of the year at the Dun Cow with the rideout to Bourton On The Water via Blockley, valley road. Well, it was too nice a day not to make Simon giving the 15 who came a mental workout for I planned a route for this ride and started to think I progress along the virtually empty road; although a the evening. Hope you all had a great time! should pre ride it as there were a lot of single line new front tyre kept me honest round the corners! Looking into May we have a full complement roads on the map, I mentioned this to Barrie Last Next, the Gummers Howe road led to Newby Bridge, of ride-outs on offer with a few new ride outs to who then rang me to see if I had ridden it yet, I said and along the main road to turn into the Lakes highlight. Rob Powell will be leading a Breakfast not yet and a date was arranged and off we set from towards Coniston. That route took us to Torver and Run meeting at 8am (Yes that is 8am) at Washington Jacks Hill Cafe with the usual turn left then left again our morning coffee break at Wilson’s Inn. Before we Services North, where he will take us out on a short and we were into the lanes, after an hour or so we left I gave the group a ‘memory test’ regarding a run with a hearty breakfast and a chat at the end of were around Hook Norton, here we found two lanes nasty pothole on the road to Ambleside. Needless it. I know it is an early start, but we are trying new that were in quite a poor state with mud and large to say, everyone passed. Through Ambleside we things and this gives folk the option to have a meet- bits of road missing, in all fairness to Barrie when went, and along the main route northwards and up when time may be a bit restricted for various we stopped in Blockley he didn’t say a word, he then via St. John’s-in-the-Vale to the A66. Following reasons. didn’t have to! I just said I will modify it for Sunday, this for a few miles we headed to the lunch stop at Ian Hudson is leading our first ‘Supper Run’ on thanks Barrie. Sunday dawned chilly but dry Jacks the Mill Inn, Mungrisedale. Tuesday 9th May. This is taking the original Fish and Hill had a few bikes there when we arrived and as After a relaxing (!) meal, we returned to the A66 Chip run format and tweaking it. The Supper Runs I looked they all seemed to be BMW’s and when towards Penrith, turning down to Ullswater and are being led on different nights of the week and we got inside there seemed to be a few on the Pooley Bridge. Through the village and along the we hope this will get greater support as a Friday ride, 13 bikes with 17 people on board, in all not road eastwards we next joined the A6 at Eamont evening may not be the best night for you. The other bad considering it was Mothers Day and the clocks Bridge. Now for a bit more ‘progress’ (we thought). change is the food as it may be different from just had gone forward, after checking that people knew The first stretch down to Shap went swimmingly, Fish and Chips! the drop off system, or explaining it to those that with only light traffic (soon passed). It was just On Thursday 11th May, Roger Barr will be leading hadn’t used it before. Shane Jackson was pointed south of Shap when it went somewhat pear-shaped. us on a sedate (ahem!) Lucky Few ride to Biggar, out and his Black k1600 GTL &Shane were to be At the junction with the link road to the M6 the A6 leaving the Waggon at 10am. the Back marker for the trip, thanks Shane for that. was blocked by a couple of ‘Road Closed’ signs. On Sunday 21st May we have Ashley Boal’s We all set off on time we had a lovely ride through Damn, so much for making progress! Never mind, Classic Friendly ride out. Now we have Ashley the lanes and villages and some faster A roads recalculating the mental satnav, we headed to Orton as our Vintage Register Secretary, he is keen to with the weather getting warmer the modified bit of for the alternative route via Ravenstonedale on to encourage us owners of older Beemers to get them the route proved to be more suitable so there was the A683. This road also allows progress down the out of the garage and let them see the light of day no dramas getting to Blockley and looking around river valley to Sedbergh, so all wasn’t lost. After a and have a ride-out. So if you have got a classic Farther Browns Church and nobody was left behind pause at the exit to the village for fuel, we started lurking at the back of the garage, have some fun good ol’ drop off ! Some had something to eat and the final leg back to Kirkby Lonsdale. My thanks to on it and remember what riding a bike with wood drink here while a few of us went onto Bourton, the everyone who joined me for a mainly enjoyable day blocks for brakes and no ESA felt like. Remember bike park was full so we went to the car park up the out in fine, dry and quite warm weather. The sun to brake earlier! All ages of bike, and rider, are road. This was also full so some called it a day and even shone on us for a fair bit of the time. welcome to this event. headed off,. Four of us parked up on the grass and Attached picture of Pam and me on our rented Many thanks to those of you who have emailed got our car park tickets and headed into town for electric scooter in Bagan, Myanmar in March. Top me with your up-to-date contact details so we May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 37 can update the section database records. The followed the MapSource routes he used, illustrated semi dry structure today. committee has been working on ways to improve with some of the photos he had taken. Once we reached the Dockyard everyone headed communication in the life of our section, but we only There was plenty of interest from the audience, to their areas of interest and as usual made their own have the Forum and here in Section News, which mostly centred around the timings and costs of the way home afterwards. is a little bit limiting. As I said last month, we also trip and, being Norway, the cost of booze. New SNR stickers were distributed to all attendees have our own Facebook page too which is a more The photos used in the talk were mainly Neville’s 30th March Thanks to Bob Mack for arranging effective and quicker way of keeping in touch by but supplemented from the Internet to illustrate a good SNR to RAF Cosford. We scooted up the using your phone. If you have not joined yet, look the ‘finished products’ of road, bridge and tunnel M40 to collect a pick up Dave Shanks and Andrew at the information from last month and request it changes that have been completed since 2011. As Lawson and then on to the RAF Museum at and Simon or myself can add you. It is important for a personal note, Neville thinks that the tour route, Cosford. This museum covers the Cold War period us to keep our records current, so please email me though lengthy, is better without the more recent with interesting displays contrasting life in the East your details to [email protected] and I can add “shortcuts” as he’s not so keen on seeing countries and West. The gift shop even has a large statue this onto our database. I have had emails from folk from inside tunnels! of Lenin to encourage shoppers! The displays are who are not able to attend many club events, and if If Neville could he would go again tomorrow, he excellent including all three V-bombers and the that is you, please get in touch. It would be great to enjoyed the trip so much - as the planning etc. was museum needs more than one visit, fortunately it’s see you and the more we can update you, and keep all done for the group. Not having to coordinate free but you do pay for the car park. We took a route you in the loop, the more chance we will get to see ferries, hotels etc. is a big saving of effort. The trip back on A roads to avoid Birmingham and Bob and you out at one of our meetings. was in June 2011, warm enough for Norwegian’s to I had the best coffee of the day at the new Costa Finally, you will see in your April Journal that be sunbathing in Trondheim but still very cold and drive thru at Faringdon on the way back home Back to Skool 3 is happening at Framlingham snowy over the high ground! 2nd April 50th Anniversary Event - Hongxin Chinese over the August Bank Holiday hosted by the East All he had to do was set up his sat-nav, remember restaurant: - A very nice lunch today at the Hongxin Anglia Section. Having been to the previous 2, to pack the (2) maps and go. The only ‘bad’ bit Chinese restaurant near Swindon. The weather was I can wholeheartedly recommend them as a was having to trundle round the M25 and up the good, the food was good and the restaurant was well cracking weekend. As I am sure you know by my A12 - and back! Neville was fortunate with the A12 organised and very friendly. Many thanks to Martin previous ramblings, for these National Events to however, as the ‘leader’, Richard, passed him on Skennerton for arranging the event th happen, and keep happening, they heavily relyon that road and he spotted his World of BMW sticker 9 April We have the first ride out of the season support for their success and viability. If you have and followed his (much quicker) progress! planned for a “mystery coast tour” with Phil Carter not been before, the college has all the amenities Total distance in Norway was 1620 miles, 07778 936424 departing from the Sun Inn, Coate for a great weekend, whether you take a room or although Neville added a few extra as he detoured Water, Swindon at 9.30 (allowing time for breakfast camping. So get your bike out and give her a good to ride the 27 hairpins at Lysebotn on the last leg. / coffee before departure) th th ride down south and enjoy the weekend and keep March 14 is the Prince of Wales, Shippon natter 14 May we have a ride out planned for Cheddar these Nationals going, as it would be a tragedy if the night where we had Nick Houlton along. Nicks talk Gorge with Frank Butler 07833 469602 starting National Committee had to call time due to lack of was a lively and fun look at new technology for from North Oxford Garage. th st numbers. See you there! motorcyclists and includes BMW Assist, RealRider, With the 100 anniversary of the 1 World War That’s all from me folks. Safe riding and see you and the development of body worn airbags. We this year it is very appropriate that the section has th soon. enjoyed an overview of the various technologies a visit to Ypres over the weekend of the 26 to the different manufacturers are offering, with a deeper 29th May although this very full with a reserve listing. Bradley Gane dive into those offered by Helite. Nick shared his Don’t forget to make a note of the dates from experience of using these on Track, on Road, and on the trifold calendar that you wish to attend into [email protected] Terrain with photos and customer testimonials. This your diaries and make sure you add in the special lively discussion also featured live demonstrations, 50th events. We will also be updating the website check out our Facebook page for the result of this regularly and posting on Facebook. Oxford test on our Social Sec Dave Tomlinson! Here’s to safe riding and some good weather. 15th March Culham Centre for Fusion Energy: - Around 22 members gathered at this long awaited Dave Tomlinson trip to discover the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy which is the UK’s national laboratory for [email protected] fusion research. CCFE is based at Culham Science Centre and is owned and operated by the United www.bmwcluboxford.com Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. The site was previously HMS Hornbill, a Fleet Air https://www.facebook.com/groups/bmwoxford/ Arm airfield, and was converted to a purpose-built fusion laboratory between 1960 and 1965. Today the UK fusion programme is centred on the innovative Scottish MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak) experiment, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Well here we are the beginning of April the weather Research Council and the European Union under is improving and we are looking forward to a good the EURATOM treaty. In addition, CCFE hosts the world’s largest magnetic fusion experiment, JET (Joint European Torus), on behalf of its European partners. A very exciting and worthwhile trip that we are also organising for 2018 SNR’s Oxford section have also introduced Short Notice Rides, these tend to be mid-week events with a day or more notice, which have been very popular. One ride was to Portsmouth Maritime Museum, Well done to the ‘Magnificent Eight’ who took part in the SNR to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today. We all agreed to use the buddy system that worked well and of course all of these rides welcome pillions and Gill Mossman joined us on this SNR. The weather was mostly dry but quite misty and foggy on the way back. To celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2017 organising We met at the Tothill services just off the A34, then several social events. Most of these planned Steve led the ride down along a very engaging and events taking place in various restaurant or eating beautiful route down some very small and green lanes establishments throughout the year. finally ending up for a well deserved break at Loomies, The second of these was a Sunday Lunch on the with tea and bacon helping resuscitate the “team”. 19th March at the Windmill Carvery near Burford, a We then set off along faster roads to Gunwharf good number of hardy souls made the event and an Quays where we circled the car park for some time as excellent time was enjoyed by all. the majority of bike spaces were used but eventually March 12th was the last of the Uffington indoor found some spaces at a reasonable £1 for the day. meetings with a talk by Neville Dalton on his The Historic Dockyard is well worth a visit on any adventures in Norway. Neville’s talk was based day but be warned there is so much to see. The new around the first (of two) bike trips he did with Mary Rose exhibit is very good well worth a visit having World of BMW in June 2011 & June 2012. The talk watched it from its discovery and lifting phase to its 38 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 thebmwclubscottish.com or Scottish Section on the Forum or Scottish Facebook page. Ride safe.
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[email protected] Southern We have been quite active as a section recently, so I have a few things to tell you about this month. spring, summer and long autumn so that we can make the most of getting out on 2 wheels. At the start of the season we would like to extend a warm welcome to all new members, hopefully we will meet up at some point during the coming year. Scottish Motorcycle Show: A very successful and worthwhile 3 days. Bruce, Keith, Jim, Judy, Ron, Richard, Sue, Tony & Tom arrived in Lomond Hall Friday lunch time to set up the Stand. After a lot of grunt, mainly from Bruce, by late afternoon all was looking good and shiny with a good range of 7 Bikes on display. Many thanks to Richard for supplying some led lighting which brightened up the stand. Thanks to Irrepressible Sue for the superb ginger cake and Keith for his foray into Only seven members descended on The Pilot’s th Tesco in the early hours of the morning for donuts. Hub café at Redhill Aerodrome on 12 March. The Saturday and Sunday were both very busy days weather forecast was predicting rain, but most of chatting with members and potential members. us got there in the dry. We had a great breakfast, There was a great deal of interest in the Club and ranging from bacon butties to full English, washed the benefits of membership. I felt the show was down with a choice of tea or coffee. While we were busier than previous years certainly the Club Area having our meal, we watched the Air Ambulance was, at times, very crowded. As it was my Birthday take off and have a fly round, it wasn’t gone long, so on Saturday My Grumpy Old Biker treated me to a hopefully just a flying exercise. There was a chance new pair of boots which I definitely needed as my 10 to have a look at the planes in the hangar before we year old pair were wearing out from the inside. The all went our separate ways. Erica and I were going to stop at Newlands Corner on the way back, but by 9 Helpers, deserve a big vote of thanks for not only this event. Gail is doing a treasure hunt on 7th, but the time we got there the rain had really set in, so we giving up their time to promote the Club but also I don’t have any details at the moment. Hopefully just kept going so we could get home and dry out. the logistics and cost that goes into getting to and everyone knows, but Bob’s Cream Tea Run which We had our last winter talk rather later in the month from the Show over the weekend. We couldn’t do it was scheduled for 14th took place in April. On the than normal, due to unavailability of the hall, and I without the help and support of Wives and Families 21st, Greg is leading a run, so check out the website could not be there due to a family function. However – so a Big thank you to everyone. All in all it was a nearer the time for more details. Bob did a very good write up for the website, so I good fun weekend with lots of banter and laughter JUNE. As usual we are invited to Oxford sections am able to give you a few details. Bruce Preston, but it is hard work, makes the feet ache and the camping weekend at Lechlade 2nd and 3rd. This is one of The BMW Club founder members gave us a head buzz. It is definitely not a Jolly! Unfortunately I a good quality campsite and well within walking great talk about his life in motorcycling. He was at didn’t manage to get a photo of the whole team this distance to a pub with good food and a café in the times Social Secretary and Editor and it was during year, Tom and Richard must have gone walk about village. Gail has agreed to organise a BBQ on 4th this time that one of his articles was ‘borrowed’ by when I had the camera out. and further details will be available on the website Motorcycle Sport, and, to Bruce’s surprise it was Glentrool: What can I say? It rained! 2 lonely soon. We have a camping weekend 9th to 11th, and published in their magazine. This opened the door but very hardy Campers, 14 in camper vans and we are combining this with Bikefest 2017. Erica for him in his career in motorcycle journalism. This caravans and 4 in B&B and 1 day visitor, Norman, has sent out an email about this, so contact her for was followed by leading motorcycle tours to many who just dropped over from Belfast on Saturday for more details. Our annual visit to Mother Kelly’s for the day. Hardy Camper Peter deserves a mention parts of the world, and he showed some great fish and Chips is on 21st. We have another camping as he had ridden all the way from Ilford in Essex. photos of his travels. Following on from Bruce’s talk, weekend 23rd to 25th. This is at the Bruce Arms, Peter made good use of the Bothy to dry out his there was a Bring and Buy sale set up at the back Pewsey. Again, details were in your email. Erica gear but just one tip do not try and dry leather gloves of the hall. can tell you more. in a microwave – they tend to shrink up. It was The first Sunday in April and there were a total of It was great to see so many members on the really good to see Kelso Bob back on a bike after 21 bikes on the forecourt at Bahnstormer’s ready soup run. Hopefully some of our other events will his horrendous accident. Bob had his arm twisted to head off to Arundel. After the usual safety chat, appeal to you and we will see more of you out and (not by much) on Saturday morning and led 4 on a we were on our bikes and following James along about enjoying the companionship the club offers. ride out. 21 sat down for dinner Saturday evening. some great roads. We had a bit of a snag half way Despite the almost continuous rain it was a really through, as coming up to a junction there was no Erica good weekend with everyone wanting to return next marker. Nigel kindly took the lead, and managed to year. Bill Downie sent me the photo of our Favourite re-unite the two sections of the group. From then 07528 873056 Oldie getting up close and friendly with an unknown on, we had a great ride to James’s farm, and met Lady in Kircudbright. up with Dave and Julie who had headed directly Steve Shepley Memorial Challenge: Jim and there from Poole. We all parked up and headed to [email protected] I had a great day out at the end of March and the big farmhouse kitchen where we were greeted knocked Loch Rannoch and Loch Voil of our list, a with an amazing sight. There were huge baskets of Gerri total of 240 miles. I tried my new boots out and they bread and vats of different types of soup. Helen had are really comfortable and I did not suffer with cold been working so hard, especially as they were both 01895 446896 toes. The old boots have now been consigned to in the midst of lambing and calving. Most people the bin. Rannoch Station Tea Room is open again managed two bowls of soup each, and once this [email protected] and well worth a visit. The Cafe at Loch Voil appears was finished, out came the platefuls of cakes. I just to have closed down it looked very sad, empty and want to say a big ‘thank you’ to Helen and James. unused. They worked so hard and we all had a lovely day. South East Reminder: Dornoch lunch meet commences on James even organised the weather as the sky was Saturday 6 May instructions are to meet up at The blue and the sun shone. My goodness May already! I’m pleased to say we Castle and look out for Jim Wright and the Great MAY.On the 6th, there is the visit to the Bloodhound have a busy month ahead of us. We start with Club Donald. Project. I understand this is fully booked now, but Night on the 3rd followed by the first Sunday run with As always please check for latest news or someone may have dropped out, so if you were Cliff and Julie Cakebread on the 7th departing from information, if there is any, on our website www. thinking of going, contact Erica who is organising Godstone Duck Pond. Midweek run from Cooper May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 39 is the 10th. Dave Deacon’s Saturday evening Fish [email protected] up altogether mostly on bikes and some by car, I & Chip run to The Pilot, Dungeness will be leaving think the furthest travelled was Pete Frost from West Malling at 5pm on the 13th. John Hawker will Weymouth or possibly Tim and Anne Wellock from be holding his annual quiz at Club Night on the 17th South West Ilminster. I think everyone enjoyed themselves and after it’s amazing what he comes up with! Paul McEwen We are at the start of the summer and the camping about two to two and a half hours we all headed for will be leading his run from Thurrock Services to season is well underway, we’ve already had one st home, it was good to catch up with some members the Royal Airforce Museum, Hendon on the 21 . camping weekend, the Easter holiday weekend, that we do not see very often, hope to see you all Not forgetting the Friday evening natter nights, The down near St Agnes, for the Land’s end Trial, but th again soon. Best Regards Phil SampsonHere is White Hart, Lower Horsebridge (12 ) and The Red that is for the hardy campers, report on that next th just another short report on the Engine House, on a Lion, Bridge (26 ). Please don’t be put off by any month. For the warm blooded members, they start reasonable day for March we had our best turnout of lack of motorcycles in the car parks. Some walk with the Ale and Wheels Rally down in Cornwall at members at the Engine House that I can remember, to these venues or arrive in cars (especially in the Porthleven, on the 19th to 21st of May, see website I think it was nineteen or twenty and most came by winter). for details, followed by The Slimbridge Rally on the th bike, we had members from as far afield as Hayle, The morning of the 5 March was pretty grim but 15th to 18th of June, again see website for details. Torquay, South Molton, Camelford, Taunton and six members threw caution to the wind and joined For you first time campers or if you would like to everywhere in between. After we all had plenty to Roger and Jill Bickerstaffe for their run into Essex. try out this important section of the club, Mark’s eat and drinkand a good natter we all made our way Roger’s account of the day follows. “Stalwart riders camping guide on the website is the first place to home and still in dry weather, that’s all for now hope braced the inclement weather in Kent to gather look, it covers the basic kit you need and the more to see you all again soon regards Phil.To check north of the river Thames in Thurrock five solos elaborate kit for those who want to try the more hard ‘what’s on’ look in the Journal, our website and the and a sidecar. After a brief burst of motorway, we core out of season weekends, if you’ve not camped newsletter email that is sent out at the beginning of settled into the rhythmic rolling lanes of Essex yet, no need to worry there is always somebody the month, if you don’t get the newsletter send me passing many a fine thatched cottage in the blustery around to help when you arrive, I know this from your email address to get it added to the list. Don’t my own experience, so sort that tent out and get sunshine. Parked at our destination of Cressing forget to keep up to date with changes as on the camping! Temple we enjoyed a fine lunch before wandering website, www.thebmwclubsw.org.uk Mark’s email is Don’t forget to keep your camera handy, you amongst the medieval agricultural architectural [email protected] and my email is never know when that classic scene will suddenly barns of the Knights Templar (see picture). Our [email protected] return journey south was greeted with a cloudburst spring upon you,or you can use the camera on as we neared the Thames”. Thanks to R&J for your phone and go out and snap a master photo, Don Rabson finding a new destination to visit. or a funny situation,then enter Sally and John Robinson’s Photographic competition, all details on 01840 212913 the website. Coming up now on 7th May we have Don Rolling doing a ride out starting from The Jamaica Inn, 07884266340 Bolventor, meet at 12.00 for lunch, if you are not eating try to be there by 1.00 for a rideout in the Ulster afternoon, Don usually adds a point of interest in his rides. The Regular meets are as per normal, 2 I am pleased to report that the Wednesday and fish and chip meets,the first one is a new venue, Sunday morning runs are continuing successfully, Saturday Lunch time in South Molton, meetat leaving Corr’s corner at 11.00am and of late have 12.00 in the Square, Jim Isherwood is hosting this been very well supported with upwards of 14 and hoping to encourage some of the Vintage and bikes taking part no doubt helped by the recent Classic Section along. The second one is hosted unseasonal weather. From May until August the by Dave Fox Spencer in Mineheadon the sea front, midweek morning runs will take place on Tuesdays opposite the Sea View Takeaway by the Steam and there will be evening runs each Wednesday Alan and Linda Thomas have once again written Railway, meet Dave there at 7.30 pm. starting from Corr’s Corner at 7:00pm from 3rd May a short report of the run they led from Cooper on Sunday 6th of March until 30th August. Sunday morning runs take place the 8th. “Our March Midweek run showed what Just a couple of weeks earlier, I threw in an extra throughout the year but are weather dependent. So th dedicated members we have in our section. Braving ride out for Sunday the 6 of March, of course not please feel free to come along and join us. rain and strong winds 16 members congregated at knowing what the weather would be like that far in Recent Events: March Club Meeting. We were Cooper. Twelve bikes and one outfit set out in drying advance. As it came closer to the date the forecast privileged to have two speakers address our th conditions travelling through the Kent and Sussex just got worse and on the day they were right. I did Club meeting on 7 March. First to take the floor countryside for lunch at Fairlight (near Hastings). not expect any one to arrive at the start, The Engine was Dr. Richard Tubman from our chosen Charity The majority of the group then enjoyed a spirited House Callington, but 3 members appeared, Phil, for 2017 - the Northern Ireland Perinatal Trust. run to Tenterden Garden Centre for the statuary tea Charles and Dave Fox-Spencer, who had just He spoke engagingly about the Trust’s work, the arrived back from spending the winter in the sun in and cakes”. Thanks to A&L for taking the lead. primary beneficiaries of which are babies from all Australia. After a coffee the 4 of us set off, in heavy Ten hardy members met John and Jackie Lippiett over Northern Ireland who, in many cases, are rain and high winds, for the first of the Challenge often premature or very sick newborn babies. The on the 12th at Headcorn Aerodrome on yet another points of the day, number 15,the Boat Yard at Bere intended benefits to these babies are improvements grey overcast Sunday morning (which seems to Alston, a long winding road, a bit tricky to find the in their health and welfare with the outcomes of be the norm these days!!). John and Jackie have right locationof the yard but 4 photos later, job better health including improved survival. The written a few words summing up their day. “We left done, and all on the way out again. On to the next Charity’s aims are threefold - it helps purchase Headcorn at 10.30am for the run to Manston Airport. number 14, The Pigs Nose Inn at East Prawle near medical and other equipment for the Regional The bleak and dismal weather forecast all week Kingsbridge. No need to use the sat nav to get to Neonatal Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast; never materialised so it made a pleasant day out. Kingsbridge but once there, on it went, and that’s it supports education and training of staff in the We made our way via Tenterden through the lanes where it went wrong, the machine took us down hospital by funding attendance at conferences, to Sellinge turning off and heading through villages roads which can only be described asnarrow,rough courses and in tertiary/professional education and it in the Elham Valley and on towards Wingham tracks, rutted, muddy, steep, nadgery and still supports research into problems of newborn babies and Manston Airport for lunch. Our final approach raining heavily! It would have been fine if we were in Northern Ireland, by providing top-up funding came to a halt as a policeman had other ideas by on enduro bikes, but we were on an RS, RT, LT and for consumables or short-term staff salaries. The blocking the road with his vehicle. Thanks to Alan a scooter, and on arrival at the Pigs Nose Inn I was Trust’s work is carried out by highly-experienced and Linda we found another road into the Airport much relieved that all were unscathed, what was nurses and staff who are also specially-trained to (local knowledge is a wonderful thing!). Having all said under those helmets, best I don’t know, but support the parents of these vulnerable newborns. been fed and watered seven brave gallant souls after the photos we made sure we headed back on I know our members will be passionate in their left for Badgers Farm at Chilham for tea and cake proper roads. As time was not on our side and every support of this Charity in our fundraising efforts before heading home at nearly 4pm”. Thanks to J&J one had had enough, we decided to cancel the last throughout the coming year. for their “Airports” day out. visit,that one will come next time. I would like to Our second speaker, Larry Devlin, is a local man Our Spring Carvery Lunch was on the 19th at Poult thank those who were brave enough to accompany and retired road racer who described himself as Wood Golf Centre and was very well attended 41 me on the day and very pleased there were no a “useful Class ‘C’ clubman racer”. He modestly members and partners in total. Unfortunately, Keith tears before bedtime! Don. I would encourage every entitled his talk “From the Back of the Grid” on the and I were not there but I have had good reports member to lead a ride out even if you haven’t done premise that “you meet the nicest people at the that it was a splendid meal and was enjoyed by all. one before, the weather was atrocious but 4 of us back of the grid”. Although suffering several injuries still enjoyed a day out on the bikes. Here is just a in spills while racing, his mother was pleased when Debbie Morris quick report for Jamaica Inn on Sunday 12th March, he left the house one day to marshall a local road the weather was fairly favourable and we had quite race telling him, “at least you’ll be safe today”. 0208 3011600 a good turn out, I think we had about 18 or 19 turn That was the day a biker crashed, slid into him 40 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 wiping him off his feet and breaking both his legs! 85 following a short illness. Billy had a long and Larry’s main talk, however, dwelt on the career of interesting life and despite gaining a scholarship Hans-Otto Butenuth a west German Racer from to Belfast Royal Academy he deciding to leave Dortmund whom he had befriended in the 1980s. school at the age of 15 to serve his time as a motor Hans-Otto was an accomplished rider whose career mechanic rather than follow an academic route. proper started in 1957. Despite riding a wide variety While he was at school he was a keen sportsman of machines on race circuits throughout mainland including rugby and boxing. He followed his father’s Europe, England, Ireland (NW 200 and Ulster footsteps into farming becoming farmer of the year Grand Prix) and the Isle of Man (racing there from and deciding singlehandedly to solve the world’s 1962 until 1996), Hans -Otto is best known for his food shortage by producing as much as he could achievements on BMW Rennsport boxer models. on his father’s farm through a large dairy herd and His best period was probably between 1971 and crop growing. Eventually as he got older this proved 1976 with him becoming German 500 Road Race to be too big an undertaking so he moved onto Champion in 1971 on a 15-year-old Rennsport rearing sheep and eventually breeding horses. With boxer. Larry’s long friendship with Hans-Otto and the forming of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland his wife, Margot was of such closeness that, soon Billy became an Alliance Councillor in Bangor after Hans’ death in 1997, Margot gave Larry a BMW Borough Council and was also a hard working Elder works-engined boxer 500cc shortstroke pushrod in his local church providing both much appreciated special from Hans-Otto’s stable of BMWs. Larry advice and physical involvement when required. still owns this bike having ridden it in classic races With regards to motorcycling Billy was an active until his own retirement after the Ulster Grand Prix member of the BMW Club and he really enjoyed Classic in 2010. Thanks to Larry for an entertaining taking part in runs and events getting out on and informative talk about how road racing was his bike as much as he could. Since returning to before the turn of the century. motorcycling he only owned BMWs, deciding to buy a new R1200R in 2006 (on his daughter in law’s recommendation) and it went on from there. Only recently he bought a new R1200RS, which he hoped would do him until he was 90. Sadly that was not to be. Billy grass tracked for many years and indeed was Irish grass track champion and also took part in local road races like the Carrowdore 100. Billy made many friends through the motorcycle clubs he was involved with and took great delight in being possibly the oldest member of the Ulster Section. He will be sadly missed by his family, and I know also by many of our members who met him along the way. Upcoming Events: May Club Meeting. On Tuesday 2nd May we look forward to hearing ‘April Fools Run’: Fortune certainly smiled on Geoff Hill who will give his talk titled “Falling off us and the sun definitely ‘had his hat on’ for our Motorcycles: a Beginners’ Guide”, about some epic season-opener ride on Sunday 2 April (although bike trips: Delhi to Belfast on a Royal Enfield, Route this run was in reality the second, scheduled outing 66 on a Harley, Chile to Alaska and around Australia dictated by (a) Easter being so early, (b) not to clash of 2017 – the first being our New Year’s Day Run). on Triumphs, and around the world following the It has to be said, though, that a dedicated band of with National AGM and (c) choice of entertainment journey of Carl Stearns Clancy, the first to take a riders has continued to meet on Wednesdays and . It’s always difficult to plan these weekends as bike around the world in 1912-13 - complete with Sundays throughout the winter months under the they have to be committed to well in advance to the original boots Clancy wore on the trip, which are management of Len Wilson to enjoy a largely snow enable to benefit from the discounts but you can’t now in the National Motorcycle Museum in the USA, and frost-free season. The weather in the week commit until the entertainment has been finalised along with his diaries, photos, pith helmet and the leading up to that “April Fools Run” had been mild and booked by the Hotel. Never the less 21 of us world’s only original unrestored 1912 Henderson, enough but remained cool and quite wet. Mercifully, booked in for a great weekend of eating, drinking the type of bike he used. This promises to be a very Sunday ‘faired-up’ to provide us with a thoroughly and entertainment. We had 5 couples from the interesting talk and members are encouraged to pleasant day for our Section run. Attracted by the Western Section, 4 couples from the Mercia attend. sun and the promise of amazing scenery, around Section, Harry and Jan from the Isle of Wight and On Sunday 7th May there will be a ‘Meet and Eat’ 23 bikes, some carrying faithful pillion passengers, Vince representing the Northern Section. Once starting at Corr’s Corner at 11:00am and ending at assembled mid-morning at Scrabo Country Park checked in and rooms found everyone wandered Moorbrook Lodge near Castlerock at 1:00pm. near Newtownards to be led on some of the most around to get their bearings and find the important On Sunday 29th May the Club Breakfast Run will scenic country roads skirting the western shore areas, the bars ! About a dozen of us met up in start at 8:30am from Stormont Gates. All welcome. of Strangford Lough - taking-in charming coastal the main bar for a chin wag and a cup of tea (or villages such as Whiterock and Strangford then re- Mike McGrath something stronger) before heading back to our joining the main A2 (the road which runs right round rooms to get ready for dinner. As always the the entire coastline of Northern Ireland). We made food was of a high standard and a good quantity, [email protected] a comfort stop beside the harbour at the fishing port especially if you had the carvery. Friday evening of Ardglass where some stretched their legs while saw about 16 of us settle down to watch the rugby, others tackled ice cream then off again via Clough Western Section. along with other guests, prior to joining in with the and Dundrum to complete the run at the popular entertainment for the evening. Unfortunately the resort of Newcastle – a magnet at the weekends Warner Leisure Hotel Weekend 2017 Entertainments Manager had other ideas, as with for all kinds of people and vehicles. True to form, twenty minutes to go he turned the television off ! given the fine weather, the town was extremely There was almost a riot as there were around 40 busy but we squeezed our bikes in amongst the Guests of the hotel sat around watching! The Duty dozens and dozens of other bikes parked near the Manager had to be called to sort the situation out seafront and settled ourselves into the local cafes and lead us to another area of the hotel to watch for refreshments. That completed a rather good the remaining 15 minutes. What a farce that was. start to our season of activities and events and will We returned to the Entertainment Hall at the end of hopefully set the scene for future outings. the Rugby to take our seats to be entertained some April Club Meeting: At this meeting we had Mr more. Saturday we all arrived down for breakfast Gerry Wilson, Chief Observer with Cornmarket at various times, depending on how late you got Advanced Motorcyclists, who gave a talk about to bed the previous night ! Everyone was off to do the various courses and training leading to a rider something different . Some went off on a coach trip or observer qualification and the advantages and to Hereford, others to visit English Heritage sites benefits enjoyed by those who have completed the or walk the local countryside. Some made use of courses and who are full IAM members. Our thanks the facilities at the hotel, swimming, archery , rifle are due to Gerry who had the full attention of all Our second year at a Warner Weekend and all shooting , croquette, tennis, bowls or mini golf. I present. went off without a hitch. didn’t hear of anyone going to use the GYM facilities Sad News: In late March Ulster Section member This year Holme Lacy Hereford was the chosen though ! Several of us regrouped , where else but Billy Sheldon sadly passed away at the age of location. The date, 10th March to 13th March, was in the bar, to watch more rugby. After which to get May 2017 The BMW Club Journal 41 ready for dinner and come down to watch more 19th to 21st. This is a private event rather than an *We’ve since heard that Ian had to return to Rugby ! Into dinner for more food and drink then official BMW Club one so if you are interested just hospital for an additional operation. Ian we hope to the Entertainment Hall for the Kinks Tribute get in touch with him. Phone: 01377 250 126. Email: that went well and you are all OK and continuing band. Some of us where lagging a bit at this stage, [email protected] or on the forum his to recover. nothing to do with all the food and drink consumed, address is ‘oldbikemart’.To book the site direct look more likely to do with all the walking and activities up ‘Desmesne Bunkhouse’ on line or phone 01434 Piers Kurrein. 07866 622 196 partaken of throughout the day . Well that’s my take 220258. The bunkhouse does get booked up at on it anyway ! On Sunday we had a Group booking weekends, so please book in good time. It should [email protected] for Rifle shooting and Archery. We had 2 sessions be a good do; Martin and his friends are great of 6 for the rifle shooting and all 12 taking part in company! www.thebmwclub.org.uk/yorkshire/ the Archery. There’s some dark horses in the BMW We have arranged a return to the Portpatrick Hotel Club. Never fired a gun before we had Jean “sniper” for a weekend of ‘wild revelry!’ in October on 13th to Ingram score a magnificent 47 out of 50 to take the 15th! This year we’ve left it to individual members Sidecar Register Gold Medal , Debbie formally” two puds”, now after to make their own bookings. Full details are in the extensive refurbishment “ two medals” Tanner take advertisement in this Journal. If you’ve already I have just bought an outdoor cover for my Suzuki Silver in both Rifle and Archery and Haydn picked booked or are planning to do so, please let us know Bandit / Martello outfit from www.cover-systems. up the Bronze in Rifle shooting. Ian Cambourne so we can get an idea of numbers attending. If you co.uk (tel 01933 410851), just in case there’s any took the Gold in the Archery and Michele Wills the have any ideas for ride-outs also let us know! We rain forecast over the Slimbridge rally weekend, so Bronze. The rest of the day was spent recharging can arrange visits to places of interest. I’ll let you know how that turns out in the next issue our batteries in preparation for out last assault for Here’s a report by James Ingham who went along of ‘The Journal’. dinner and another nights entertainment from the to our first official Ignition Café get-together of the Don’t forget the Sidecar Register‘Lake District’ Warner Leisure’s dance team. Monday morning year “Very good attendance, around 20-24 in total. rally 5-7 May 2017at Church Stile Campsite & we stocked up for the day at the breakfast bar with Dry roads, and warmish, and it’s March, the new Caravan Park, Nether Wasdale, Cumbria CA20 a full English, fruit and cereal, yogurt , croissants, riding season.Usual crowd in attendance. Good to 1ET. A stone’s throw from England’s highest cheeses, ham , eggs Benedict, Salmon and see Mike Grinter riding againalbeit without Jodie mountain and deepest lake. Beer Festival all scrambled egg etc etc.. You didn’t have to have it on pillion this time.Roly Powell has been in touch over the weekend at pub 5 minutes’ walk. May all but you could if you wanted ! There again some with Ian McKechnie, who is back home after his Day village celebrations on Saturday. See www. of us didn’t want anything did we Mrs. B. (You (non-biking) accident*. I chatted witha few groups churchstile.com for campsite details. £5 pppn for know who you are but I won’t say anything Jean, of new faces; one from Flamborough, plus his mate sidecars. Please contact Keith Thomas 019467 Whoops)!Cameron and Mich. (non-member) from Beverley. Got the impression 25152 [email protected] if you think you Ian Cambourne hosted a very successful lunch at they may be at Seaways, so told him he should might attend. the Windmill Inn in Portishead. be joining up, and I’ll make sure I have forms there Then 30 June – 2 July 2017 there is the Sidecar Over 35 turned up and filled two rooms despite in a couple of weeks. The 2nd couple were Hull register ‘Scottish Rally’ courtesy of the Scottish the foggy weather conditions which took the edge based non-members who’d bumped into Yorkshire Section Royal Deeside Weekend at Ballater off the fabulous views over the Severn Estuary to memberKevinWest who told them about the Ignition Caravan Park, AB35 5QW. This excellent site has Wales. Ian tells me he plans to repeat this event Cafe.I hope they too will be at Seaways, and I’ve absolutely superb facilities and camping at £5 for 2018, so keep an eye out. It was nice to see emailed a diary to them in the meantime.Finally met pppn is as good value as you will find anywhere. Graham & Julie Wilshire back in circulation following a couple whom I’d met at the National Last Year, who See www.ballatercaravanpark.com. The pretty his recent illness, proving you can’t keep a good live in Cherry Willingham (Nr Lincoln) who’ve joined conservation town of Ballater is located in the heart man down. the Yorks section so I hope we’ll see some more of of beautiful Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. Please The Honey Cafe was raided for the first time them. Thank you all for turning out and joining our contact Keith Thomas 019467 25152 sidecar@ this year and members tried to create a dent in the group. Good ride there and back on the Africa Twin. bmwclubuk.net if you think you might attend. [See John, it does exist! There were witnesses!] The Cream Teas, but will have another go later on. Keith Thomas Dave & Anita Holland put on a cracking lunch at DCT auto gearbox is superb, especially when I gota The Salt & Malt in the Chew Valley. bit lost[or is that just exploring?] in Hull. Picked up This is situated on the banks of the Chew Valley a fresh hare on the way back, so that’s a casserole 019467 25152 Lake and has great views from the restaurant and for tomorrow”. terrace. I can think of no finer venue than this to There’s great news about our Yorkshire Web Site [email protected] round off a good ride out when enjoying the Mendip which is now up and running again with all the latest Hills, and invite other sections to do so this year. information and advertisements relating to events. Next month we repeat the great lunch and cruise Many thanks must go to DikLangan of the East Vintage register at Symonds Yat. Don’t miss it ! Anglia Section who spent a great deal of time with us sorting out the old site and helping us with the At the time of me writing this months news, the AGM A camping session has been organised by Peta has not taken place nor has the Stafford classic Warrilow in Welland, so get in touch with her now setup of the new one. Then thanks go to Liz Elvidge who actually did all the ‘leg work’ of getting the data bike show, however by the time you read this both and book your spot. events will have happened. So I would like to start Neville is going to ride out to visit the new BMW and pictures up there and working. Liz has also undertaken the job of keeping the site up-to–date this month by congratulating our newly elected showrooms of Cotswold Motorrad in Cheltenham. so, again, many thanks to you Liz! Please do take presedent and wish him well in the role. Also to Lets all join him and wish Cotswolds our best a look at the site. It looks attractive and appears to thank those members who supported the stand at wishes and buy something. work well on hand held devices too. Stafford. A report on Stafford will follow next month. For an event with a difference, why not join Dave Sunday 2nd of April was Alpine Run Day with Last month I forgot to include information of an & Myfanwy’s at their house in Llantillo Crossenny ( a crowd of about 16 riders turning out on a grey event that Brian and Anita Johnson are organising. that has to be in Wales) for a pleasant walk followed morning that actually turned out to be a lovely The cock o’ the north road racing is taking place by a light sunny day as we set off. Stirling arranged another at Oliver’s Mount circuit in Scarborough on 25th lunch. Dust off those walking shoes and give it spectacular back roads route round the Dales and 26th June. Once agan the club has been a go. which we think was enjoyed by all. Results were invited to attend and have a stand there for the All the usual meetings at Devauden, The Bull, as follows:There were four entrants who all weekend. I attended the event last year and it was The Lamb, The Pheasant, The Old Barn, are all to answeredthe ten main questions correctly.Steve a great weekend with lots of interest in the club and be enjoyed so there is no excuse not to see your Lamb, Martin Young, The famous Kurrein/Brindle also the bikes which we had on display. There is friends this month. Partnership andStuart & Sandra Fielden.It therefore camping available. Also for a cost of £10 to cover Richard Frost went to the tie-breakers to decide the final order. I the insurance, you can take your bike on the track scored those who answered higher than those who to take part in the parade laps. If you are interested didn’t answer at all (if that makes sense), and those in helping out on the stand over the weekend and 01275 472797. who gave a correct answer obviously achieved would like further information, please contact Brian a higher position than a wrong answer.Stuart & on either home: 01302 743032 or mobile: 07950 Yorkshire Sandra Fielden answered all tie-breakers; Martin 319197. Sadly I wont be abe to make it this year Young answered two tie-breakers; Kurrein/Brindle as its the same weekend as the VCR national rally. Long-time Yorkshire Section Member Martin answered one; Steve Lamb didn’t answer any.So, Which brings me onto it nicely. At the time of Springall has just been in touch about an informal the final order is:FIRST: Stuart & Sandra Fielden. writing I haven’t spoken with the manor so I dont yet event he’s organising up at The Desmesne Farm SECOND: Martin Young, THIRD: The Kurrein/ know how the uptake for the event is going. With Bunk House & Camping Site at Bellingham. This Brindle Partnership. FOURTH: Steve Lamb. just over a month to go there is still plenty of time to site is popular with Club Members and has been Don’t forget our Wasdale Camping Event this book. Ride outs are being organised for the Friday the venue for Spring National Rallies in the past. coming weekend in the Lake District; theOil Can and Saturday. Awards for best bikes will take place It’s a great ride up to the site and lovely riding in the Café Lunch on the 10th and the Dutch Café Brunch on the Saturday night. I am also led to believe that a Northumberland Hills and Vales when you get there. Meeting on the 25th. quiz usually takes place on the Saturday too, if there Martin is suggesting a weekend stay there over May See you there! is someone willing to take on the role of ‘quizmaster’ 42 The BMW Club Journal May 2017 and arrange a quiz please let me know. For further details of the rally please see the advert in the journal and on the forum, or get in touch with me. Hugh Thompson has been in touch to let me know about how the classic bike show at the Framlingham National Rally is progressing. You may recall I mentioned this last month. Along with myself, Hugh now has a second judge organised. That is Roger Newark, who is a member of the East Anglia Section but also Secretary of the EA section of the VMCC. The display of vintage & lassic bikes will be on Sunday morning. There will be awards in the following categories; Pre ‘69 Boxer Twins, Post ‘69 Boxer Twins and also K’s. If there are sufficient entries these cataegories may yet me be divided further. Entrants are requested to provide a short resume of their bike which will be “hung” on the bike. For further informaion and to enter your bike please see the advert in the Journal and contact Hugh. Final note for this month, a quick update on my R25/3 project. After getting the bike home and stripping it down to just a frame with the engine left in, it became apparent just how much of a ‘make do & mend’ life it had lived out in Indonesia. Many original parts being replaced with parts that happened to be avaiable at the time (Japanese switchgear, non standard carb, universal over- length cables, modern grips, bodged up wiring etc) Given the many incorrect parts and also the fact the bike isnt a matching numbers bike, I have made the decission that a total nut and bolt restoration isnt worth doing. Instead I’m going down the route of a sympathetic refurbishment, replacing only what needs replacaing whilst reataining the ‘patina’ from its 62year life. The majority of the mechincal and cosmetic work has now be completed and the next task will be to sort the electrics. All being well I hope to have it roadworthy by the end of May. Time to go back into the garage!
Ashley
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New battery, (evenings) or 07734 683429 (evenings) or (South Devon). plugs, plus all oils and filters. All standard email [email protected] for full apart from Keihan stainless exhaust system details and pictures. (Fife). “K” Series and brake lines and a fork brace. A very good example. £3,650 and price includes Bits & Bobs K1000LT - 1989 - 49,000 miles. Alarmed, original BMW panniers, tool kit, and a Haynes comfort seat, spare new high screen, tow bar. manual. See article and photographs in the BMW TANK BAG - For R1200RT up to 2012. Needs battery and starting. Fully equipped for March ‘Journal’. Alex 07778 625799 or email Bag model number 71.60.7.706.363. Very good £595 o.n.o. £50 (includes postage). touring. Also Watsonian Trailer alexlharris002@gmail com (Cheshire). condition. Two with top section. £450. Blue leather suit, 5’ 6” pannier bags which will fit the above model and with 8½ boots. £295. Buyer collects. 02086 R1100RT - 2001 ‘Y’ - Owned from new. Dark other similar models. 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Full Service, Repair traffic. Meals and Bar. For more information: OHV machines available. Machine tools for the and Restoration facilities for R and K Series www.vinecottage.de 0049 274 291 1728. small/home workshop, including Chester Multi machines. Mobile service available within an LE MANS FARMHOUSE B&B AND GITE. - Function lathe/mill/drill. Parts made to pattern 80 mile radius of Leicester. Call: Phil on 0116 www.lehamel.co.uk - 40 minutes to Le Mans, 15 or drawing. S.A.E. for specification and services 2668913 or 07860 588076 or email www. minutes Alencon. Large cosy manor farmhouse or visit our website. 2 Forman Street, Derby boxerman.co.uk (17thC) with four letting rooms set below the DE1 1JQ. Tel/fax: 01332 298523 evenings and weekends 01332 824334, www.bemw.co.uk THE WORKSHOP (YORK) NORTH Perseigne Forest with miles of Green Lanes, YORKSHIRE. Independent BMW specialist empty roads and a great location for touring the BEDS HERTS & BUCKS. - BMW motorcycle based in York. Servicing, Repair and South Normandy/Pays de Loire Area. Le Grand servicing and repairs - Motoscot Ltd (Steve Restoration/Bespoke projects. Over ten years Chauvel (15thC) is a three bedroom (two en- Grover - Senior BMW Technician with over working with some of the best race teams in suite) fermette 30 minutes from Le Mans with 35 years experience). Loan bike available. the British, AMA and the World Championships. enclosed garden and situated next to the walled Suppliers of Rukka, Schuberth and Daytona. Over five years working with the Metropolitan village of Bourg Le Roi. Both properties have Tel: 01582 419812 email steve@motoscot. Police. BMW passport. Diagnostic equipment. been sympathetically renovated. Tel: 0033 243 co.uk www.motoscot.co.uk For more information please visit www. 34 02 59. Email [email protected] BERKSHIRE. & Surrounding Counties. theworkshopyork.com or call Paul on 07881 SOUTHERN BRITTANY. Close Redon three BMW Motorcycle services. 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