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The BMW Club Magazine July 2015 £3.00 The Journal The BMW Club magazine July 2015 £3.00 The Editorial Team Editor: Stewart Lowthian, 29 Wagg Street, Contents The Journal Congleton, CW12 4BA. 01260 279 126 [email protected] From The Editor’s Desk 4 Features/Articles: Peter Wright. features@ President’s Platform 5 July 2015 bmwclubuk.net Torque Reaction 6 Torque Reaction: Paul Nadin, 49 Berkshire The Official BMW Club within the UK and Drive, Congleton, CW12 1SB. 01260 279 443 Obituary 12 Republic of Ireland [email protected] www.thebmwclub.org.uk The Summer National: Places to visit 13 Mutual Aid: Maurice Weldon, 21 Lawnwood General Enquiries: 0800 0854045 Drive, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9GD Ride for Life beyoun Sight Loss. 15 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 07752 904 334 [email protected] Turkey Motorbike Tours 17 Commercial Display Advertisements: Jim Bruce, The Firs, Bayview Crescent, German Jottings 21 Broadford, Isle of Skye IV49 9D 01471 820 Past but Present 22 408 [email protected] Small Business Advertisements: Charles The Social Scene 27 Knight, 4 Homelands, New Road, Porchfield, The Sections 28 Isle of Wight, PO30 4LS ,01983 520 847 Correspondence on any Journal matter not covered 07521 695 992 [email protected] Around the Compass 30 by the officers listed here should be sent to the Editor who will forward it as appropriate. For general Club Section News: Steve Foreman 07770 827 574 Diary of Events 32 administration and membership matters please see the [email protected] list of Club officers on this page. Diary of Events: Bob Barker. diary@ Section News 36 For problems regarding distribution of The Journal, bmwclubuk.net please contact your Section Membership Secretary. Mutual Aid (Club member ads) 43 Around The Compass: Bob Barker (see Should there still be a problem then contact the National above). Small Business Advertisments 45 Membership Secretary whose contact details are listed on this page. Club/Section Display Ads: Piers Kurrein. club. The Editor reserves the right to alter/amend any item or [email protected] image submitted to The Journal. Such amendments will usually only be to make an item more readable or easier to understand. Submission of items/images will be taken as acceptance of this condition. We (The BMW Club) are the owner or licensee of all Intellectual Property rights in this publication. You may not copy or distribute its contents without the express written permission of National and other officers GS Register Secretary: Nev Jones. 2 Pentwyn, ourselves or the original author. President: Mike Warrilow. 32 Fairthorne Way, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8RE The BMW Club is the Trading name of The B.M.W. Shrivenham, Oxon, SN6 8EA. 029 2084 2224 or 07860 532 876 Motorcycle Club Ltd; Registered in England; Registration 01793 782 428 [email protected] [email protected] Number 4261129 whose Registered Office: c/o Veitch Secretary: Anita Johnson. c/o 10 Saffron Road, Safety officer: Colin Bembridge Penny LLP 1, Manor Court Dix’s Field Exeter Devon England EX1 1UP Tickhill, Doncaster DN11 9PW. 02089 538 807 [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The BMW Club Journal accepts for 01302 743 032 [email protected] Events Logistics: Brian Johnson. c/o 10 publication articles and letters written in good faith; Treasurer: Jim Lepley. 7 Landale Gardens, Saffron Road, Tickhill, Doncaster DN11 9PW however, the views expressed in articles and letters Burntisland, Fife KY3 9HN. 01302 743 032 or 07950 319 197 which are published are not necessarily those of the 01592 874 592 [email protected] [email protected] Editor of The Journal or those of The BMW Club or its Social Secretary: Jim Bettley. 1 Green Walk, Marketing/Commercial Sales: Position Vacant officers or members. The information, including advice and suggested Fareham, Hants. PO15 6AZ. Assistant Secretary for America: Position modifications published in the The BMW Club Journal 07920 147 908 [email protected] vacant. has not been approved, tested or otherwise checked Membership Secretary: Bob Barker. 88 Browns 100,000 MILE AWARD: Jason Goodwill. by The BMW Club Journal or The BMW Club. Before Bay Road, Islandmagee, Larne, Northern 01847 893 935 [email protected]. acting on information, advice or suggested modifications Ireland, BT40 3RX Webmaster: Nick Fearn [email protected] published in The BMW Club Journal you should always obtain technical advice, and if appropriate have a 028 9338 2558 or 07770 746627 Technical Officer: Mike Fishwick. Sirgon, [email protected] professional motorcycle engineer carry out the work for 24250 Daglan, France. you. Tool Hire Secretary: Mike Delacoe. 4 [email protected] The BMW Club Journal and The BMW Club cannot Charwelton Road, Preston Capes, Daventry Forum Administrator: John King. accept liability for any loss, damage or claims occurring NN11 3TA [email protected] as a result of any modifications or work or other action 01327 360 945 [email protected] Forum Address: http://forum.bmw-club.org.uk carried out on the advice or based on the suggestions Merchandise Secretary: Cath Broughton. 17 given in any article or letter published in The BMW Club Vice-Presidents: Strawberry Hill, Northampton NN3 5HL Journal and (save for death or personal injury arising Cliff Batley 01604 416 896 [email protected] from The BMW Club Journal’s negligence) all such [email protected] 01787 372 901 liability is hereby excluded. See Merchandise advertisment for contact Graham Walker. 21 Whitehouse Ave, The BMW Club Journal is published for and on behalf of times. Burnhope, Durham DH7 0AJ 07931 710 991 The B.M.W. Motorcycle Club Ltd. Vintage & Classic Register Secretary: John [email protected] The BMW Motorcycle Club Ltd, The BMW Club Journal, Wheeler. 1, Dell Cottages, Honey Lane, Hurley, Alan Orme. 01159 469 542 alan.orme1@ it’s Editor and Officers accept no liability in respect of Maidenhead, SL6 6RA btinternet.com loss or damage occasioned directly or indirectly as a 01628 822 754 [email protected] result of the publication of any advertisement in The HQ Register Secretary: Dick Boyd. Stewart BMW Club Journal or Website. Sporting Register Secretary: Robert Bensley, Place, South Road, Garmouth,IV32 7LX. Oak Tree Farm, Heath Road, Banham 01343 870 389 [email protected] This month’s cover photograph from NR16 2HS Delegates to other organisations Mick Welch wasn’t taken in Provence 01953 888 415 [email protected] BMF: Ian M Dobie. 01793 729 016 or but in London...just! It’s an unusual Keith Thomas, Sidecar Register Secretary: 07803 206 893 [email protected] and very popular place to visit and Hawkbarrow Cottage, Gosforth, Cumbria Position vacant unlike some other lavender fields CA20 1ER FBHVC: 01946 725 152. [email protected] Vehicle dating & DVLA enquires: Robert visitors are permitted to walk between Freeman. 169 Creek Road, March, PE15 8RY the rows when the lavender is in 01354 656 569 [email protected] bloom. July 2015 The BMW Club Journal 3 From The Editor’s Desk A trip to the dealer at a price competitive with phoning an independent and paying postage. Although this column is entitled “From the Having seen the RT owner collect his Editor’s Desk” this isn’t entirely true this motorcycle, I didn’t have to wait long for month. I started typing it in the customer mine. The original aluminium rear brake waiting area of Williams Motorrad in flange had been replaced with a stainless profits. Manchester while the GS had a couple steel component. The fuel pump problem I’m unfamiliar with the area around of recalls looked at. There’s a fuel pump will require a return visit as mine turned Williams’s showroom and workshop so issue, which I wouldn’t have known about out to be cracked and needed replacing. I let the Garmin guide me there and left without the recall letter and the widely- Apparently most are fixed by adding a home a lot earlier than it thought I needed publicised rear brake flange. As far as I support to the pump but whether by to. Even at 8:00 a.m. the traffic was slow- could tell the GS didn’t have either of the misfortune or mileage, mine was beyond moving and congested. There’s no way I’d problems it was in for but, prevention being reclamation. While I’m there I’ll be having want to drag through it any more often better than cure, they were being looked the brake fluid changed as I have the than absolutely necessary. Living within at. At the next table was a gentleman with infamous servo-assisted ABS. In theory walking distance of the modest part-time a R1200RT of the same age as my GS I know how to do the job myself but past job that supplements my meagre pension who’s here for the same recalls as me and experience of trying to undo bleed nipples has its compensations. next to me was Soji from the East Anglia after a few years left to their own devices section collecting an R1200GS . It’s a small makes me somewhat cautious. This month’s edition and friendly world. While I was waiting I Given how much correspondence I print took the opportunity to buy myself an oil from members who feel BMW’s standard This edition will probably come through filter and all the crush washers needed for of service falls short of their expectations your letter-box a little sooner than you changing the engine, gearbox and final it’s good to be able to present an alternative were expecting as we’re going on holiday drive oils. All available, as I’d expect, and and more positive perspective.
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