The BMW Club Journal July 2012
£2.50 2 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 The Journal CONTENTS July 2012 Regular/Occasional items The Official BMW Club within the UK and Republic of Ireland From The Editor’s Desk ...... 4 www.thebmwclub.org.uk General Enquiries: 0800 0854045 Club Officers ...... 6 FREEPOST: THE BMW CLUB The BMW Club is the Trading name of The B.M.W. Motorcycle President’s Platform ...... 7 Club Ltd; Registered in England; Registration Number 4261129 whose Registered Office: c/o Veitch Penny LLP 1, Manor Court Torque Reaction ...... 9 Dix’s Field Exeter Devon England EX1 1UP All Rights Reserved Star Letter ...... 15
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BMW Club Journal • July 2012 3 From The Editor’s Desk
We’re back accelerating away, as if someone wants me to admire their rear bumper, still puzzles me. I’m typing this a couple of days after our return from a holiday in France. With the GS I’m impressed loaded we went from Cheshire to Hampshire to stay with Gillian’s parents before catching There has been a great deal of recent an overnight boat to Le correspondence in Havre. It was then a ride these pages regarding down N and D roads to BMW products failing Chinon for a prebooked to meet their owners overnight stop before the expectations so it’s last few hours to the gite appropriate to redress we rented near Cognac. the balance a little. The I’d looked at a weather last paragraph referred to forecast for the time we rain. Lots of it. Neither were away and it was less Gillian’s Belice not my than promising, however, Santiago leaked. I know apart from the occasional that something sold as sprinkle to keep the dust waterproof should be under control, the rain held off until half-way just that, but, as Gershwin’s song title says back to the port. We had lunch in Saumur, “It ain’t necessarily so”. What did leak were revisiting a restaurant that we’d liked when my boots, bought at the end of last year with we stayed there a few years ago, then set off ”waterproof” on the label inside. I’ll report for Le Mans for the night. An hour’s rain further once I’ve contacted the company I wasn’t welcome but didn’t cause too much of bought them from. a problem. The next morning was something else. Le Mans to Le Havre is driving rain was as Ethanol unpleasant as it sounds, as was Portsmouth to Birmingham the following day. Birmingham It might well be one of my vices but that’s to home was dry, the difficulty of riding in not why I’m writing about it. It is now a the rain being replaced by the excitement of common additive to petrol. This is apparently foreign lorries ignoring speed limits while to meet the government’s Renewable overtaking on the nearside. Transport Fuels Obligation announced in France was usefully cheaper than last year, 2005, which has given us petrol containing the falling Euro bringing costs down a little. up to five per cent ethyl alcohol (aka ethanol). It’s also a much easier country to ride in than It’s an emotive subject for a number of reasons England as it’s so less crowded, although the which is probably why facts, rather than French practice of overtaking slowly and not opinions, are hard to come by. I first took 4 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 an interest in the subject when realised that seats makes me believe that either comfort I lost 20 miles per tankfull when I filled up is considered unimportant or hardly anyone at a particular supermarket. My immediate rides any distance nowadays. reservation about it, running as I do only relatively modern vehicles, is that I’m paying The Star Letter for petrol but buying ethanol, which has a lower energy density, which I assume accounts This is sponsored by Nippy Norman, who for the reduced range. For owners of classic posts out the prize to the winning contributor vehicles with fuel systems not designed for each month. This was won in May by a ethanol, a powerful solvent, there are potential member in Australia. Yes, Nippy Norman can problems with seals, hoses and the like. There post things there. is also the moral issue of growing biomass for fuel for export replacing agriculture for An updated advertisement local food production. As soon as I can find an authoritative article on the subject I’ll be The Footman James advertisement has printing it. been updated to better reflect the services that they offer to Club members. The wording The Diary of Events has been changed to exclude members living outside the United Kingdom as current Bob Barker of the Ulster Section has legislation apparently precludes offering cover to customers resident there. The photograph volunteered to take over from Ian Caswell. has also been changed, as they no longer Having already met Bob at the last two AGMs offer cover for modern motorcycles on an and at National Committee Meetings, where individual basis. he is his Section’s representative, I’m confident The advertisement appears every month as that the position is in safe hands. I’d like to the Club has, in common with many others, thank Ian for his contribution over the years. an arrangement whereby members who insure with them generate income for their club by A pain in the bum? mentioning their membership when taking I mean this quite literally: I’ve done too out cover. As such, it gives us an additional many motorway miles in the last couple of income at no cost to the membership. months and my bottom hurts. The problem seems to be that, being long in the leg, all my Photographic Competition weight is supported in one place rather than being shared between saddle and footpegs. It has been proposed and seconded by a Something that I would be extremely grateful number of Club members who use the Forum for is the short-term use of a high seat for my that we hold a photographic competition R1200GS to see if it’s any better. At present on the Forum. For those of you who are I have the standard seat set on high at the Forum users the details so far are listed in the front and low at the back (a setting prohibited Members Discussion area. John King has put in the owners handbook) but I could use a together a number of ideas about how it could little more legroom, despite having fitted be run and invites others to have their say as lowered footpegs, themselves an enormous well. It will only be open to club members improvement in comfort. The number of (full and associate) but this may attract other manufacturers of aftermarket motorcycle Forum members to join the club. BMW Club Journal • July 2012 5 National Officers & Section Secretaries National and other officers Section Secretaries PRESIDENT: Dick Boyd, Stewart Place, South Road, East Anglia: Secretary Cliff Batley, 46 Newmans Garmouth, Morayshire IV32 7LX Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1UA 01343 870 389 [email protected] 07966 015 607 [email protected] Secretary: Dave Cooper, Greensleeves, Exmouth Membership-Dik Langan 0845 003 6880 Road, Exton, Exeter. Devon EX3 0PQ [email protected] 01392 876 991 [email protected] Irish: Jim Sweeney, Fearna, Straleek, Celbridge, Treasurer: Jim Lepley, 7 Landale Gardens, Co Kildare. Tel: 087 2300736 [email protected] Burntisland, Fife KY3 9HN 01592 874 592 [email protected] London: John Lynch, 166 Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP1 2BT 01442 267694/ NATIONAL Social Secretary: Mark Dutton, 13 Greenfield Drive, Great Tey, Colchester, Essex 07860 663092 [email protected] CO6 1AA 01206 212 232 or 07703 179 062 Mercia: Ruth Jackson, 213 Morley Road, Oakwood, [email protected] Derby. DE21 4TB. National Membership Secretary: FREEPOST, 01332 668 159 [email protected] The BMW Club, Glenthorne, Yeoford Road, Midland: John Winn,16 Ardington Road, Cheriton Bishop, EX6 6JA Northampton, NN1 5LJ. 0800 085 4045 [email protected] 01604 631 043 [email protected] Standing orders: [email protected] North East: Philip Oughtred, Ponteland Cottage, Mike Delacoe, POST/5 Tool Hire Secretary: Pipe Bridge, Rowland Gill, Tyne & Wear NE39 1PQ 4 Charwelton Road, Preston Capes, Daventry NN11 3TA 01327 360 945 [email protected] 01207 544 851 [email protected] Pre/5 Tool Hire SecRETARY: Peter Dunn, Northern: Lynn Tagg, 63 Ambrose Court, 101Station Road, Thatcham, Berks RG19 4QH Moss Lane, Leyland, Preston. PR25.4XA. 07941 075 165 [email protected] 01772 431 324 [email protected] Merchandise SecRETARY: Cath Broughton, 17 Oxford: Tim Read, 15 The Limes, South Cerney, Strawberry Hill, Northampton NN3 5HL Cirencester, Glos GL7 5RF 01604 416 896 [email protected] (see 01285 869 320 [email protected] Merchandise advertisment for contact times) Scottish: Marjorie Burnett, Crawick Lea, Glasgow Vintage & CLASSIC Register Secretary: Road, Sanquahar, Dumfrieshire. DG4 6BZ Robin Walker, 37 Heron Drive, Bracken Park, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 1GJ 01659 50091 [email protected] 01427 610 329 [email protected] South east: Shaun Mulligan 47, High Street Sporting Register Secretary: Robert Bensley, Halling, Rochester, Kent. ME2 1BP Oak Tree Farm, Heath Road, Banham NR16 2HS 01634 241 215 [email protected] 01953 888 415 [email protected] Southern: Richard Tavener, 34 Nursery Close, Safety officer: Colin Bembridge. Frimley Green, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6JZ 02089 538 807 [email protected] 01252 838 384 [email protected] Events Logistics: Brian Johnston, 10 Saffron South West: Debbie Sampson ‘Trevilla’, Road, Tickhill, Doncaster DN11 9PW. 01302 743 032 18, Ropehaven Road St. Austell Cornwall PL25 4DU. or 07950 319 197 [email protected] 01726 61642 [email protected] Marketing/Commercial Sales: Position Vacant Ulster: Charlie McConnell, 6 Cameron Park, Position vacant. Sidecar Register Secretary: Ballymena, Co Antrim BT42 1QJ. GS Register Secretary: Position vacant. 028 2564 7730 [email protected] Assistant Secretary for America: Position vacant. Western: Sue Ross 7 Pintail Grove Kidderminster Worcs. DY10 4RT. 100,000 MILE AWARD: Jason Goodwill 01847 893 935 [email protected]. 01562 820 458 [email protected] WEBMASTER: Nick Fearn Yorkshire: Simon Crossley. C/o 2 Birstwith Grange, [email protected] Birstwith, Harrogate. North Yorkshire, HG3 3AH. TECHNICAL OFFICER: Mike Fishwick Sirgon, 24250 07742 951 610 [email protected] Daglan, France. [email protected] HQ Register: Lisa Parker Tre Agan, 6 Becket Close, Forum Administrator: John King. Ocean View Estate, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2HJ [email protected] 01209 204623 [email protected] Forum Address: http://forum.bmw-club.org.uk Delegates to other organisations Vice-Presidents: BMF: Primary contact: Tony Cartmell Cliff Batley [email protected] Other delegates; Jeff Dymond, John Lewis, Mark 01787 373 919 Dutton Graham Walker 21 Whitehouse Ave, Burnhope, Durham DH70AJ 07931710991 [email protected] FBHVC: M McNair Peter Dunn [email protected] DVLA: Steve Perry [email protected]
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6 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 President’s Platform Donnington in May and BMW had two bikes at Ellesmere and hunting out some Telford on the rostrum in the first race of the World creations, to visit, while in that area, like the Superbike with Melandri first and Haslam Telford Aquaduct, Chirk, North Wales. Can’t second Then in the second race wait to see what the organizers on the final corner disaster have on the menu for all of us. struck with both of them being Back to July to remind bought down by the Honda you that Nigel MacDonald rider Jonathan Rae, or that is inviting you all to the 1st is the way that I saw it. I have Scottish Section Rathaid watched the video recording a Run, (Scottish, Long Jefan number of times and I fail to or Boreen) on 13 – 15 July see how the press i.e. MCN can 2012 to be held in South West blame Melandri for this race Scotland taking in the very incident. It is a pity that these best breathtaking scenery incidents happen but then in Dumfries and Galloway has the heat of battle... to offer. We will be exploring the area taking The weekend of 19th/20th of May saw small roads (rathaid) and forestry tracks at the annual pilgrimage to the BMF and a pace that allows the scenery to be enjoyed. Peterborough although I didn’t get there Double and triple rooms should be booked in because of a bad back, now recovering and advance with Dave or Sue at the Kenbridge snow on the Cairngorms which basically Hotel (01644 420211) at a cost of £44.50 per made it a bridge to far. The report back from person per night with an addition supplement the BMF was a satisfactory gain in club for single rooms. Numbers are limited so membership, also that there were fewer stands book early. Camping is available for up to 20 at the BMF and that there was more bankrupt tents at £2 per pitch. Breakfast and extensive stock for sale. An expected situation when choice of evening meals for all. We hope to you consider the economy and the financial make this an annual event in different parts business environment. This weekend also of Scotland. There will be a commemorative saw the Moto GP event at Le mans with rain gift to celebrate this 1st Scottish Section added for all races with about half the field Rathaid Run. For further details contact: falling in the main event. Rossi managed to Nigel MacDonald 01387 372727 nigel. get past Casey Stoner and pull away to get [email protected]. second place in the race, however I am quite If I can get my R1100RT paralever bearings sure the result would have been quite different replaced I hope to attend this one. I am advised with a dry race. from the States that the oilite phosper bronze By the time that you read this we will all bearings aren’t up to the job, so will be staying be into the events for June and July and lets with the original roller bearings. hope that we have a decent summer as the sky John Safe from the BMWCC is again must be all rained out from April and May. I chasing an R69 with Steib sidecar and an am looking forward to the National in August airhead solo for the Silverstone car club event BMW Club Journal • July 2012 7 on 22/25th July. All members of the BMW bike club are invited so if you do want to attend this show with your old bike please contact John Safe at safetyfast1@hotmail. com. I have mentioned this event before and you can get a discount by quoting your membership number. The URL is www. silverstoneclassic.com for the event and if you have a problem with getting booked and the discounts structure, please give John Safe a call on 07519 564 064 or e-mail to safetyfast1@ hotmail.com code to quote with the booking office, found on the website is ( C 12112 ) This looks like an event worth attending and the camping facilties are right up to date John tells me, so could be an enjoyable event. Finally don’t forget to get booked up for Ellesmere, all the information should be on the website by the time that you read this. Take care, Your President, Dick Boyd www.bmboxer
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8 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Please send all submissions for August’s Torque Reaction to Paul Torque Nadin (details on page 3) before July Reaction 5th please. Statistics and Car T’Upsidedown Tyke. Bradford. Drivers. I’m leaving – but will be It would appear from the statistics that we back! are ever more at risk from the ‘tin toppers’. A recent survey reveals that 69% of riders have After 8 happy years and 55,000 miles of had, or nearly had, an ‘off ‘as a result of the R1100S Sport ownership I am no longer a blind tin toppers. BMW member I am afraid to say. SMIDSY’s as they are referred to (i.e. ‘’Sorry The bike had been trouble free apart from a mate, I didn’t see you’’) are an increasing minor ABS niggle which was down to the fact scenario when bikers finish up getting the the wiring for it goes through the rear light brunt of the possible cause(s). Speeding cars and it was something that was easily remedied are a contribution but with them having so with a new light assembly and a blown exhaust many ‘gismo’s, and bikes having staggering which just needed some minor welding. performance capabilities, the inevitable is no However, she had reached the point where the doubt inevitable. suspension needed replacing amongst other Apparently a major contributory factor is things and as my ride of a 55 mile round trip the increase in car ‘A type pillars’ which limit commute down the M40/A40 into Central the side/rear view of the driver! Surely this London each day I decided the time had come should invoke development for car drivers to to change. be fitted with rotating heads! Banning mobile Initially I tried a K1300s, a lovely bike but phones hasn’t worked, fiddling with the overkill for what I need, an F800ST (just a bit ‘audio’ is contributory, and then there’s ‘ooray too worthy) and an R1200GS which really ‘enry’ who’s only interested in burning tyres wasn’t my cup of tea - much to the distress of off to impress the passenger. Sun rise/sunset is a gaggle of GS riders at North Oxford BMW another ‘bad’ time of day, be it for them or us. when I returned on their Demo Rallye version, Headlights of course are now mandatory although to be fair I can understand why they for us, but consider whilst it is still light using do appeal. your main beam headlight which projects I then tried a Honda VFR 1200 (too heavy further and is much brighter too. HID bulbs and pretty poor fuel consumption), a Honda apparently help too, but at the time of writing 800 Crossrunner, a really surprisingly nice I’m not sure of their ‘legality’ status. The big bike and finally a Kawasaki Z1000SX which yellow jacket syndrome (i.e. ‘The French’) may for me was the pick of the bunch despite well be imposed on us too in time, but for now having a chain which I never thought I would I will carry on with just my ‘bib’! return to. The bike has a great engine, fantastic So take care out there, keep your space and fuelling and handling, she looks sporty but the when Hoo Ray starts sucking your exhaust bars are nicely upright and has an adjustable ‘ride’ your brake light too, as ‘he’ may not be screen, a large fuel tank and a handy top box! into ‘flashers’! I am sure I will come back to BMWs BMW Club Journal • July 2012 9 again in the future and will remain a BMW 8/. Desirability 9/10. Alpina car owner for the foreseeable future. 9/. Build quality 9/10. Unfortunately I never did come to any club 10/. Value 10/10 meets but enjoyed reading the Journal each month and can only admire the people who Making a score of 93/100. give up their time to put it together -, where would the lackadaisical majority of us be Claimed top speeds / BHP’s under track without you? conditions are:- One final thing. Both Honda and Kawasaki were willing to offer me 0% APR credit but BMW 164mph / 190bhp. BMW wanted 10.9% which does make you MV 161mph / 201bhp. wonder how much they want your business. Kawasaki 161mph / 197bhp. Happy riding and let’s hope the weather Ducati 159mph / 195bhp. improves - it’s obviously my fault as it hasn’t Honda 158mph /175bhp. stopped raining since I sold the BMW! Aprilia 158mph / 180bhp. Philip Parsons. Oxford Section. Some info on the S1000 Kerb weights - presumably dry. BMW 206kgs. RR. MV182kgs. So the BMW S1000 RR Sport in the list of Kawasaki 210kgs. ‘disciplines’ come out pretty fairly. Ducati188kgs. 1/. Track performance 10/10. Honda200kgs. 2/. Road performance 10/10. Aprillia179kgs. 3/. Comfort 8/10. 4/. Equipment 9/10. No price comparisons available at time of 5/. Electronics 9/10. writing, but if your into 150mph + then enjoy 6/. Manageability 9/10. your track days. 7/. Fun factor 10/10. T’Upsidedown Tyke. Bradford.
10 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Boxer, V8, W and could be something to do with ‘not joined up’ straight four engines. letters February issue page 12, ‘Cost Cutting’ I note with some amusement the views of Tim NCM’s. Oates regarding the ‘out-dated horizontally- I do understand we are a motorcycle club opposed configuration’. and the purpose being to ride our bikes of I would like to draw attention to that even whatever denomination/age/model/colour a cursory perusal of the various configurations etc. they are, and whatever other makes we of engines in the aeronautic realm reveals that may also have to play with, to go to places of the straight four on the side dates back to at our choice, and with those with whom we least 1903, as that was used in the Wright choose to ride with and meet along the way. Flyer, the W arrangement to at least the (So far so good, I’m still following this!) Napier Lion, and various Vs of 4, 6, 8 and 12 February Journal page 12 letter from Mr. cylinders to WWI or before! G. Wiltshire re September’s journal article the Are we therefore to consider these as being NCM. outmoded as a result of their longevity? There Obviously missed the article, nodded off are very few engineering ideas (hardware) that again, but how can a meeting cost £3,000? do not have a long history and what we have If 30 people attended and had expenses of today is more than likely a recapitulation and £100 each, then there’s the three grand gone. development of those ideas with the benefit Assuming four meetings a year that’s the not of modern materials, so to consider these as inconsiderable sum of £12,000! Not a lot of “outdated” borders on the ridiculous. The fact money in this day and age of fuel and mileage is if it works why abandon it! costs, but are such meetings really necessary? Adrian Moore. Croydon. Yes of course they are for the furtherance of our club. A plea for cost cutting But given that the greater proportion of by Mr. G.Wiltshire. us (if not all of us) have a laptop or desk top computer, do we actually need to get the Ok so I’m a bit behind on my reading matter - wheels out? So given the teknologee that exists
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 11 (and has for quite a while) why cannot such sizes, which from measuring my plates are as meetings be done on-line? follows:- All/any/most lap tops are capable of such Width 9 3/8ths wide functions, and with the addition of a small Height 7 7/16th high camera attached, on-line vision as well as audio or in foreign ‘money’ dimensions, can be achieved. This periodically goes on in Width 24cm our ‘ouse’ as we have regular calls to other Height 19cm family members, some of them thousands of Unless of course I have mis-understood the miles away. French regs, which is quite easily done given So is this something that could be that they are all foreigners! considered in an effort to put some control Andy Stork. Bradford. on meeting’s expenditures? Unfortunately my expertese is restricted to things that have Ultraseal: The Story wheels, and my computer knowledge is ‘stone Continues. age’! Might be something to consider at the next ‘Nat Com Meet’? Not wishing to open up another debate but I T’Upsidedown Tyke somewhere wanted to pass on this to users of this product. between Yorksha and Glucesta! I have been a fan since it first came on the UK market and use it on both my cars and my BMW Motorrad K100RT. Insurance. I have had a slow leak for some time in the front tyre, and have not been able to locate My renewal for my 1996 K75RT arrived with it. On my ride to the Ace Café on Sunday a 33% increase, plus a £5 renewal fee. Have any I noticed a small seepage of the blue stuff other members received a similar insurance coming out between the sidewall and the rim hike from the Motorrad agents. Perhaps and therefore (as K100 owners will dread) I BMW would like to explain the increase and had to remove the front wheel. the novel use of a renewal fee. I have reinsured I took the wheel to my favourite tyre shop with Carol Nash for 45% less, and no renewal and they told me that this is a common fault fee. with this type of product. Apparently it can I have read all the Journal articles on the eat away at the metal and when they took off dangers of Ethanol added to unleaded petrol, the tyre you could see corrosion around the written by very erudite members. Surely this is rim. Not wishing to alarm everybody but this the manufacturer’s task to list the model and tyre has been on this rim since Oct 2008. year of which BMW motorcycles are liable to I would presume that people who use damage from this fuel mix. Ultraseal and change tyres more frequently Michael Moyne. Midland Section. would not be affected by this problem. John Mann. Southern Section. Number Plate Size. Treasured Friends. Don’t know if this is relevant but the French are apparently having a purge on wrong sized Back in May seventeen riders gathered in the number plates, predominantly on bikes. As Wye Valley to celebrate the 70th birthday of I understand it ‘our’ plates comply in France Bruce Clarke. In the past he has been secretary as we comply with our own regulation plates of the BMW Club (London Section) and also 12 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 13 General Secretary. He is now Secretary of the Stan Wood, Stacy and Robbie Clarke (BCs Pan European Club (the PanClan). His wife son), Patsi Rainey, Martin Rogers, Margaret Margaret (aka Fred) is editor of the PanClan Clarke, Hilda Wilson, Robert Wilson, Nick magazine and also celebrated her 60th Rainey, Bruce Clarke and Janetta Watson. birthday. Front row Geoff Wilson, Brenda Preston, Us ‘oldies’ in the photograph are Geoff Chris Wood and Jenny Wilson. Wilson, past Editor and President and his Bruce Preston. wife Jenny, Nick and Patsi Rainey, past London Section social secretary, Stan and Bikes and Batteries. Chris Wood, still members of the Northern Section, Robert and Hilda Wilson, IMTC Do you, like me, have to buy a new battery for and Northern Section, Martin Rogers, past the bike every two to three years? When the London section and Bruce Preston, past bike is parked up I use a trickle charger and Editor, Social Secretary and Vice-president from this get a reading of 13.4 volts ‘off load’. and currently honorary Life member and a I am aware that the voltage reading does not member of the Southern section. mean much re the available current etc. Spent Everyone arrived on a motorcycle and, as donkeys years charging ‘’accumulators’’ for is only right for us geriatrics, we somehow the old radios, so I have a modicum of know- managed to choose three days of sunshine in how - or not, as the case may be! what had been a wet and miserable time of Currently number 3 battery is giving 13.4 the year. Most of us had been good friends for volts, but refuses to turn the engine over so it nearly 40 years and still enjoy motorcycling. also appears to be ke-nacked! So the search was Back row, Bruce Preston, Phil Watson, on for something better and from my internet 14 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 StarAs chosen Letter by The Editor
Hurst Motorrad together with their Ulster Scottish manager Jim Hill who attended the event Weekend. with his wife, the raffle raised £750 for the section charity (The National Association Having just returned from the BMW for Bikers with a disability). We all enjoyed Ulster Section Fort William week-end I feel a cold and dry week end, the only rain I that the organisers should be congratulated experienced being the last 13 miles from the on an excellent event with a total of 116 ferry to home. members and guests on 92 bikes attending. Stena Line Ferries kindly accommodated These outings do not happen without a the Ulster Section by offering special event considerable amount of hard work, time and prices together with a flexible time table for effort, providing excellent value for money all who travelled. Their new ferries proved and all undertaken by those involved at no to be very comfortable with excellent expense to the Ulster Section. service from the on-board staff. Thanks to the generosity of Charles Peter Worthington. Holywood. enquiries one reply replicated my battery The Star Letter is sponsored by Nippy experience and pointed me to Odyssey. i.e. Norman, whose Throttle Rocker as http://active-robots.com/enersys-odyssey- pictured here is awarded for the pc680html This address takes you to ‘my’ battery Editor’s choice of letter. for the 1150 GS but their listings seem to See www.nippynormans.com for their accommodate all models of bikes including full product range. the BM models. So if you’re looking for a replacement this might be the place to start. My choice for the GS has a price of £93 and £12 for the screw in terminal bolts and presumably carriage too. So if you’re ‘eating’ batteries one of these, or the one for your model bike, may be the answer to your battery expenditure! The original respondent to my e-mail advised that since he had started using this make of battery he had not bought a new one for over five years. So there you have it - or not as the case may be. I have no association with this company. T’Upsidedown Tyke. Bradford. BMW Club Journal • July 2012 15 Taxing Matters. The letter follows. From HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards I have just bought an excellent little 1200cc Parade, London. SW1A 2HQ and addressed car for which the now so called vehicle Excise to Justine Tomlinson, House of Commons. Duty is £20 annually. It is, as I say, a little car, but it does take up more room on the road Dear Justine. and use more petrol than my R65 - I cannot As you know, your letter of 2 March to say whether its emissions are higher or lower Justine Greening enclosing correspondence than the R65. Why therefore can any of the from your constituent Mr Alun Taysome of many learned members who will read this tell Swindon about Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) me why am I being charged £74 annually for has been passed to the Treasury. I am replying the VED for the R65? as Minister responsible for this policy area and I have written to my local MP to see if he I am sorry for the delay. can come up with an answer but I am rather Mr Taysome has asked about the difference expecting him to reply that I am charged in VED between cars and motorcycles. The thus because they can. I have not asked the decisions of successive Governments have Ministry of Terror (DVLA) for an answer resulted in VED being structured according because I am not sure I could rely on the to vehicle type and registration date with answer from an organisation who refers to its VED contributing to general taxation captive taxpayers as ‘customers’. revenues. Cars registered before March 2001 I speak thus of the DVLA having just taxed are taxed according to engine size, and those my other bike (a 250cc) for £36 and read my registered from March 2001 onwards are way through the many commands detailed on taxed according to carbon dioxide (CO2). the V11. I get the definite impression that I am Unlike for cars, the European Union has here to serve them rather than the other way not yet established a design type approval around. Any answers to the above question test for motorbikes that requires CO2 data would be appreciated. to be produced for each model variant. The Alun Taysome. Oxford Section. current scheme for motorbike manufacturers is voluntary and so does not offer a complete And More. dataset for all motorbikes in production. The Government is therefore not yet in a position Since penning the above I have been to treat motorbikes on a CO2 emissions in touch with my MP, who in turn wrote basis for VED. The current engine capacity to Justine Greening, currently (I believe) based rates offer the most practical and easy- Economic Secretary at HM Treasury and to-understand way to reflect the respective here is a copy of the reply which he (my MP) emissions levels of motorbikes. received from Chloe Smith, Assistant Whip Please pass on my thanks to Mr Taysome at the House of Commons and evidently for taking the trouble to make us aware of Minister for the appropriate Policy Area. these concerns. The answer to my query (I think) lies in Yours. Chloe Smith. the second paragraph, nothing to do with emissions or the engine size but just because If you, like me, think that this blatant scam they can tax you and me for things quite is outrageous then please register your protest unrelated to either the use of the road or the with your MP. Please don’t say that there is use of the bike. nothing that can be done about it because 16 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Why insure with Footman James? 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BMW Club Journal • July 2012 17 there is. Also is there anything that the Club ‘punctures’ which were a drop every thing and can do? Do we have any MP members? fix it scenario.) Alun Taysome. Oxford Section. ‘’What’s up with it then’’ he enquired, ‘’dunno’’, so with no more of a do he twiddled My First Motorbike. under the tank and on the carb, gave it a kick and to my amazement it fired up. ‘’Off ya go Trapesing to college daily on the bus was then’’ he said, so leg over, crunch the gears getting expensive and as winter approached into first and off. 500 yards down the road it the buses didn’t always run, so some ‘wheels’ died! Pushed it the rest of the way, landed back were required. Dad found one belonging to a home and Dad came to offer his opinions! local man, Mr ‘N’ and I was duly despatched Needless to say it failed to start so it was then on foot to go and buy this ‘thing’! to be a ‘total project’. A 2 mile walk got me to the front door and Over the course of the weekend I dismantled I was duly let in and taken through the lounge everything I could get off it, lined all the bits and kitchen into the backyard, at the end of up in rows across the workshop floor, working which was a chicken run and a shed. Leaning on the basis I would then know what went against the back wall was a maroon coloured where later. No such luck, Dad piled them all BSA Bantam 125cc, albeit almost every in to boxes as we needed the space! colour under the sun, i.e. completely covered Cycle parts were not too bad so a coat of in chicken ‘poo’! Mr. ‘N’ duly wheeled the paint fixed them, but the little 2 stroke engine bike out and across the yard, in through the ‘’had to come to bits’’ according to Dad! It kitchen door, through the lounge and out on too was stripped and ‘tagged’ numerically and to the footpath. Mrs N was not impressed and worn or brokens were replaced accordingly. retorted appropriately! The rebuild began and could I get this thing Money changed hands, (a white five pound to start, no way! Dad helped out with the note) and I duly set off pushing this encrusted ‘timing’ and hey presto it fired up. He threw thing up the hill. By the time I had reached a leg over, snicked it into first, revved up and the top, my enthusiasm for bikes was to say let the clutch out, only to disappear up the the least ‘waning’. So side-saddle mounted yard backwards. Timed a bit soon apparently! down the hill I went to the main road at the Duly sorted he went off for a ride round town, bottom. At this point it became fervently returning to say it was ready to go. apparent that this pile of junk had no brakes! So tax disc bought, didn’t bother with Onward and ‘stuff this for a game of soldures’ insurance, ‘who’s gonna nick a pile of junk I pressed, until I reached the turn off to home like this’ scenario, and as I was at college 8 and another great hill! miles away every night I zoomed back and From here fortunately it was a gentle forth with some gusto! These were the winters decline back into town, so I ‘’side-saddle-it’’, of the early 1960’s when we were snowbound and on re-entering the ‘’houses’’, ‘Brian’ was for months, and as the buses and trains were doing his front garden, and being a policeman not always running one evening coming duly stood in the road with his hand up! home I hit a snow drift by The Boakend Pub. ‘’Get out a the way, no brakes’’ I hollered and Bike stopped, I went over the handlebars and somehow he managed to grab the back end of buried myself in a four foot snow drift! (It was the bike and pull me up! (Given he was our quite dark in there!). local Plod and his transport was a bike he The landlord of the pub dragged me out was a regular customer at the workshop with and off I went again. On arriving in the yard 18 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 back home I went to put my feet down but you may get a free coffee. was frozen to the ‘pegs’ so parked against the Amongst other benefits of being a BCEF garage doors and peeped my horn. Dad came Club member, you get a free newsletter four out to see what was going on, ‘’I’m frozen to it’’ times a year. All you have to do is to visit and duly returned with a kettle full of boiled http://www.bcef.eu and select ‘Documents’ water and ‘thawed’ me free! ‘’Stuff this for a from the menu. Once there, you can download game of soldiers’’. most of the newsletters that have been sent out Not be disheartened I continued to go to since 2008. These contain lots of info about all college every night and on odd occasions there things BMW. By the time that you read this it was only me there in ‘our class’! Mr. ‘N’, from is hoped that all back copies of the newsletter whom I had bought the bike, came into the will be available. If you would like to be workshop one day to see how I was getting notified when a new newsletter is published, on with ‘it’ and on learning ‘it’ was up and please send an email to [email protected] and I running offered me £25 for it! Needless to say will include you on the list. money changed hands again! A brilliant magazine called BMW Classic I then bought a B32 350 single which Live is on sale and may soon be available from albeit a bit ‘tatty’ was a runner and used that BMW via your club section or head office. for college through to 1965. Nortons then This one is not a freebie, and it costs €4.40 per became of interest and a brand new 650SS was copy + postage to club members, which is a bought for the staggering amount of £350. So preferential price. Your club or section needs it became the summer bike and the Bantam to buy at least 10 copies per club to obtain one. was for winter/college runs. Needless to say A copy of the 2007 issue 2 is on line at http:// when Dad saw the SS, he was off! www.bcef.eu/magazine/livemagazine.pdf and Andy Stork. Bradford. contains 64 pages in full colour to the usual high BMW standard. The world’s largest Best wishes BMW Motorbike Party, Howard Walker Secretary BMW Clubs BMW Freebies and BMW European Federation. Classic Live Magazine. All about Tires! In case you have not heard, BMW Motorrad is holding its annual event in Garmisch Teknologee has moved on with tyres, or if Partenkirchen in Germany from the 6th to your American and cannot spell, ‘tires’, all of the 8th July 2012 and up to 30,000 bikers which can be quite tiring when finding tyres! from around the world are expected to this The latest range of rubber for us all to buy event. Full details can be found at http:// (and subsequently wear out) have been further www.gapa.de/BMW_motorbike_days or by developed by several manufacturers to ensure viewing the events list at bcef.eu. that for some not inconsiderable expense we This year the BMW Club’s International can go even faster on all this new rubber that’s Council have been invited to the event, and now available, namely:- the UK and Scandinavian Clubs Umbrella 1/ Michelin Pilot road 3, renowned for it’s organisation, BCEF will have a representative wet grip and durability but apparently has a (me) from the BMW club on the stand, so if ‘strange’ tread pattern. Dual compound rear, you are attending, please call in and say hello - single front and the reporter states ‘excellent BMW Club Journal • July 2012 19 wet weather grip’ which I have to agree with, suspension assembly, was worn out about ten but blunts the steering a little bit! Cost £230 thousand miles ago and was replaced with a each. new one. 2/. Continental road attack (!) but no As for parking, I usually park in car spaces dual compound, a ‘strange’ tread pattern and and pay for the privilege. I did park in a free reported to have good grip. Cost £224 each. motorcycle space once and on my return was 3/. Bridgestone BT-023, an upgrade due greeted by the nice parking person who said later in the year from the previous BT-021. I was not entitled to park there. I showed him Dual compound rear, single front. Cost £202 my tax disc but he wasn’t convinced. Most each. of the motorcycle spaces are now too narrow 4/. Dunlop ‘Roadsmart’ 11, dual compound to get the outfit in and may be tricky for the rear, single front, with excellent rear grip but larger tourers like Harleys, Gold Wings etc the front not quite as good! The profile and - which reminds me, must try the Dartford carcass compound and tread pattern have all bridge/tunnel to see what they make of it. been changed from the original ‘RoadSmart’. And for all those riders beginning to think Cost £214 each. their bikes are too heavy/big as they mature, 5/. Metzeler Roadtec Z8 interact, offering put a sidecar on it. Lots of problems go away instant confidence wet or dry! Dual compound (to be replaced by some different ones) but just rear, single front. Same tread pattern with new remember to try to park on the level - you will compounds. Cost £218 each. see why when you don’t! I run Michelin Pilot road’s front and back Patrick Armstrong. Oxford Section on the R1150GS and apart from a bit of ‘twitching’ when ‘wellying it’, these appear to Gismos Galore. do what it says on the tin and have yet to give me the a bad moment either solo or 2 up. Here are some of the Gismos aimed at No reports on side car outfit tyres though! motorcyclists from ‘yesteryear’. Were you one So keep the black bits pointing downwards of the guilty? and don’t spare the ‘horses’! The ten worst gismos thus far! T’Upsidedown Tyke. Bradford. 1/. The Turbo Visor. A round clear plastic rotating visor intended to dispel water off the The Benefits of Sidecars. visor as it revolved in front of your eyes! And no, it didn’t work! How refreshing to read Gus Williams 2/. Specifically for the doggy owners who’s answer to faulty ABS. I would do likewise ‘pooch’ travelled on the ‘tank’, a pair of but the sidecar tug R80/7 doesn’t feature such goggles! advanced electronics, in fact we only boast 3/. The ‘all in one’ seven function multi- discs on the front wheel! I usually clock up tool for motorcyclists, which basically only about 8,000 miles per year and for the most gave you a nail file and a pair of pliers! part use the outfit as my basic preferred form 4/. Inner gloves for your over gloves, which of transport - alright, it is skulking in the basically restricted the blood flow so you garage awaiting parts at the moment but will finished up with numb hands! Mmmm! soon be mobile again. 5/ The Sidewinder. A small wheeled ‘sidecar’ As for reliability, 139,000 miles later I / platform for the carrying of ‘goodies’, the think the reliability is ok. The only moving dog or the wife, but did allow learners to ride parts on the Watsonian Palma sidecar, the big capacity bikes on ‘L’ plates. 20 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 6/. Leg protectors. Similar to a mini fairing Have a nice day and watch out for the blind but without the front bit, allegedly kept your tin toppers who are due out soon ‘cos summers legs warm and dry, and offered protection coming! when you fell over, but usually came adrift Andy. Bradford. from the mounts and added to leg injuries! PS. June Journal’s front cover, J.H’s R1200c. 7/. The pattern fairing. Made to fit every The off-side pipe in the photo seems extremely bike but fitted none. close to the ground. Is this the norm’ with this 8/. Tassels! These were attached to the ends model? Nice looking bike though. of your handlebars and ‘’fluttered’’ in the wind! Gordon-Bennet, hoo thinks this stuff Fuel Officialdom. up? 9/. Disc locks. A great idea, small-ish carry I don’t think that I’m any different to in your jacket pocket, fits on the front disc, any other motorcyclists in saying I begrudge and caused the bike to fall over when you then paying any more than possible for fuel & so set off again after having forgotten to take the regularly use supermarket filling stations. darned thing off! 90% of the times when out on the bike I 10/. The cup holder. Mounted on the bars have my wife Jenny as pillion & when fuelling so you could pour a brew out in to the supplied we have got into a routine which until recently beaker and swig away as you ride along! has worked very well. We pull up at the pump And if that’s not enough we also have five of & whilst I fill up Jenny goes into the kiosk the best gismos too! to pay whilst I push the bike out of the way 1/. The vibrating pillion seat. A small so as not to hold up other customers. Being oscillating box placed under the pillion seat considerate I have always thought. and when switched on it vibrates apparently! We regularly use Morrison’s at Grimsby, Mmmm! Lincoln & many other locations, including 2/. Sat Nav. Goes anywhere except where Fort William a couple of times a year without you actually want to go to, particularly if the any problem, so on our latest trip up north & ‘place name’ has several options! wanting fuel we decided to go into Morrison’s 3/. Heated grips. Finest thing ever invented at Boroughbridge as it is conveniently just off to cook you hands and freeze your fingers! the A1 at junction 48. We went through our 4/. The magnetic tank bag does wot it says usual routine, me at pump with front of helmet on the tin, assuming you have a ‘tin’ tank and raised (Caberg) & Jenny in kiosk, helmet in not a plastic one! one hand & cash in the other in front of the 5/. Chains and ground anchors. Only any attendant who blatantly refused to activate use in the garage unless you ‘chain up’ to a the pump until I removed my helmet as it was steel sign post! If ‘it’s’ gonna nick your bike Morrison’s policy. then he comes with a hacksaw or bolt cropper This is a situation we had never come across so fit an extremely loud alarm so every one before & wondered if any other fellow bikers can then watch dickhead nicking your bike. I have had this problem. Maybe it is unique don’t have a tracker but they are supposed to to the staff of Morrison’s at Boroughbridge be good. So presumably if I do fit one all I have who have to go through a procedure to have to do is go to where it is and commit burglary their common sense removed. It would be to get my bike back! Now where did I put my interesting to know if anyone else has come base ball bat, no dear not that one, the one across a ridiculous situation like this. with nails sticking out of it! Chris Carr. Newark. BMW Club Journal • July 2012 21 22 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 What’s in a Bolt? Graham Parker asks the question I have noticed that some members like to need to be chosen to perform at least as well change the original dull bolts that our chosen as the originals. bike manufacturer has selected and fitted for Correct tightening of a bolt is also us, for nice shiny stainless steel replacements. critical. The correct term for tightening a This can be very dangerous! Not all bolts are bolt is torque, which is the turning, twisting the same... motion to which a bolt is subject to when it is As some members will appreciate, bolts tightened. (Refer to photo below). The torque are manufactured in different grades and load (turning effort) can be affected by many are placed in different work designations different factors, including: rust, damaged around our motorcycles, depending on the threads (male & female), paint and any special work load and/or clamping forces required. coatings (such as galvanised & passivated One requirement of the relevant European finishes), dry or lubricated threads, and the Standards is that there is a grade marking worst offender of all - badly manufactured on the bolt head. Common grades/markings bolts. All of these factors need to be taken into include: 4.6T, 4.8T, 8.8T, 10.9T and 12.9T. account when fitting a bolt and tightening it The higher the number - then the stronger into place. the grade of the bolt. Other bolt grade The tightening torque affects the clamping classification systems do exist, but are less common in the applications of interest to us here. If we are to change a bolt on a safety- critical item, for example on a brake calliper, and replace it with a nice shiny, stainless steel bolt, then it may look OK, but is it of the correct grade of stainless steel? Most bolts incorporated on the brake callipers are of a higher grade than bolts used in less demanding applications on the bike. Brake caliper bolts should therefore only be replaced with a grade of bolt equal to the grade of the one that is to be removed. Stainless steel bolts are manufactured in grades equivalent to high carbon steel bolts, but the stainless alternatives do cost more money. The issue is further complicated by the use of austenitic and martensitic stainless steels. In short, our bikes are fitted with different grades of bolts during their assembly, the different grades of bolt being selected according to the job in hand. Replacements BMW Club Journal • July 2012 23 force, which in turn affects the tensile load on factors listed above. If, for example, the bolt a bolt. (Refer to previous photo). The tensile has a rusty thread, then when applying the pre-load is the force that effectively stretches turning torque, the setting that needs to be the bolt when under load. Over-tightening a achieved could be reached before the bolt/ fastener places a higher tensile load upon it. fastener has clamped down. Fitting a bolt/ This affects the pre-load, which in turn affects fastener dry, as opposed to lubricated, can the total stress, with the result that the fastener affect the turning torque by as much as 20%. may fail at a lower pre-load than expected. A further factor to consider is that most On the other hand, if the bolt/fastener is not DIY torque wrenches haven’t been calibrated turned down to the correct pre-load, then the since new, and can be out of calibration by as clamping force will be lower than it should much as 15 to 20%. A related point to note is be. This could result in movement of the two to always zero a torque wrench when you have items that the bolt is designed to hold together, finished using it - never put the wrench away and also introduce a shear stress into the bolt/ set at the last used torque value. Also note fastener assembly. that you should never wind the torque setting The turning torque can be affected by the mechanism back past zero. Leaving a torque
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24 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 wrench set will take it out of calibration. Take that the top one has stretched under load. You it back past zero, and it may well fall to pieces can see the narrowing of the bolt diameter just - and they are not easy to put back together... back from the bolt head. This bolt failed a long Bolts are chosen by the bike manufacturer way short of the design load. to resist a specified stress, measured in newtons per millimetre squared (N/mm2 or MPa). The bolts are carefully selected to cope with the calculated design load(s). If we change bolts, and replace the originals with the wrong grade or type, then we are potentially inviting a major problem. Fasteners are now making their way into the UK manufactured in places such as China and India. The indexing numbers on a bolt head tell you the source of a bolt. The internet can be a very good source to trace these indexing numbers - there are many variations. These fasteners may well have all the correct markings on them and may seem, on the face of it, to be OK. However, in some cases this has proved not to be the case. I have had bolts fail in service, and when they have been tested Photo 2 by a UK metallurgist, they have been found to be of the wrong specification. In some cases the failed bolts have been shown to be a long way short of the marked specification. For example, a 12 mm, 12.9T bolt of Indian origin was put under load test. The bolt failed at a load of 12000 psi (83 MPa). The specified tensile load for such a bolt is 1220 MPa. A UK made bolt of the same specification (12mm x 1.75 pitch x 12.9T) was subject to the same test. At 22000 psi (152 MPa) the bolt had not failed. Further, under inspection, no signs of any distress were observed. So, in summary, please be aware of the importance of using the appropriate grade(s) of fastenings, and also of the other issues highlighted above. It could be your life that is being put at risk - all for the sake of a shiny or a cheaper bolt. My advice is to buy only the best specification fasteners at all times, and always tighten them correctly! Take a look at the two bolts shown in photos 1 and 2. Both are marked 8.8T. Note BMW Club Journal • July 2012 25 The Essential Buyer’s Guide to the BMW GS Book Review by Mike Fishwick This book is one of a series covering some of the models, or the bearing failures which seem to more interesting classic cars and motorcycles, be commonplace on the R1200 final drives. and covers all varieties of GS from the original Some of the comments on the air-cooled R80G/S of 1980 to the R1200GS Adventure GS make one wonder about the author’s variant of 2006. As the name implies, it is familiarity with these models, such as the old aimed at those who are seriously considering tale that their gearchange is ‘Slow and clunky,’ the purchase of a when this is in fact GS, and particularly more a symptom of the first-time BMW the rider’s technique – buyer. the post-1980 models To do so for a range have a gearchange spanning 26 years and which is quiet and two wholly dissimilar slick, but it depends model families is no on the rider. Some mean feat, and Peter advice on how to get Henshaw has made a the best gearchange good attempt. quality would have Although a large been welcomed by portion of this book those new to these deals with issues models. which apply to buying Likewise, some any used motorcycle, advice on how to both technical and improve the fuel procedural, there consumption of is a well-illustrated the carburettor-fed b a c k g r o u n d engines would have describing the main been worthwhile – I GS models in terms have seen an R80GS of design, equipment, improve from 40 to 55 problems, and characteristics – all of which mpg for very little work. would be invaluable to the first-time buyer. Minor gripes aside, this book contains a Although most of the advice on potential wealth of good advice, particularly for those problems is fine, there are inevitably some contemplating their first BMW, to whom it omissions which would have been useful will provide a good source of both general and to a new buyer, such as the failure of front detailed knowledge. It is published by Veloce driveshaft couplings on R100GS models, Publishing (ISBN 978-1-84584-135-5) and is gearbox input shaft spline wear on early R1100 available at £9 from Nippy Normans.com 26 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Dave Alan Walker 28th April 1951 – 15th May 2012
Terry Hartshorn remembers a friend Having recently completed a 32,250 mile members that knew him as well as his friends trip through N & South America on three & family including the 2 grandchildren born R65GS’s with fellow Club members Bob in January while he was in Santiago, Chile. Denman & Terry Hartshorn it was a huge Chris rode his father’s R65GS together shock to hear the news of the sudden death of with Terry & Bob at the funeral which took Dave Walker only 7 weeks after his return to place on Monday 28th May followed by the UK. around 20 other members in procession, it Dave was always smiling, a true friend & a was a difficult but uplifting day where the life great travel companion who towards the end of Dave so tragically taken before his time was of the 11 month trip was looking forward to celebrated & remembered. being re-united with the love of his life Anne. Dave is in the centre with Bob & Terry at Dave will be greatly missed by all the club the end of the road ‘Tierra del Fuego’.
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 27 Press Release
David Wilde of Q20 Oil describes a new product range in the U.K.
Back in 1950 in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, a has a specific gravity of 1.154, it can displace certain Mr Robertson was discussing with his water which only has a specific gravity of 1. neighbour a wonderful new liquid substance Whatever the application, today Triton-Leo which he had just invented. It was a very sells more than 1.5-million cans in South effective water repellent, kept rust at bay, Africa alone, and has achieved a 70% market eased squeaky door hinges, and made it easy to share a market that includes WD-40 and release rusted or seized nuts other well known brands. and bolts. Apparently he did The company has not know what to call it but established, in conjunction he told his neighbour that it with Q20 Oil Europe certainly had 20 answers to based in Marple Cheshire, a 20 questions. manufacturing plant in the Inadvertently Robertson UK to service its UK and had just coined the name European customers. Q20 for one of the most Q20 Europe has spent widely used and loved recent years breaking into products in the South the motorsport market African office, workshop and the car market with and household environment, successful tie ups with major and one which would set the distributors. The motorcycle standard for all subsequent market is next on their similar products from target list and having made around the world. business contacts at shows “The product was initially aimed at displacing such as The International Dirt Bike Show, water from the distributor caps on the old VW Motorcycle Expo and Stafford Classic bike Beetle, which was notorious for stalling in wet show they are keen to create awareness in this weather,” confirms Simon Smith, Marketing key market. Director for Triton-Leo, the company that Anyone who quotes The BMW Club will manufactures the product. The additional receive special rates on enquiries to sample benefits of rust prevention and lubrication for this product. which Q20 is also widely applied, were “added To find out more, visit http://www.q20oil. bonuses”, adds Smith. com or contact:- The special secret behind Q20, is that it is Q20 Oil Europe heavier than water. Once Q20 is sprayed on 117 Stockport Road, Marple, water, it sinks to the bottom, where it acts as Stockport a water displacer and lubricant on the problem Cheshire area. The science behind it is simple enough. SK6 6AF Since oil floats on water, simply oiling the area +44(0)161 484 6505 will not resolve the problem. But because Q20 [email protected]. 28 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Euro-Hopping in 2009
Martin Ellis describes the second leg of a grand tour
Last month we encountered the Brussels of the organising team for Framlingham), roadworks on a trip to the Atomium. This Mick Howell from Staffordshire, a lovely month sees us crossing the St Gotthard Pass, couple called Chris and Hazel Bullock (from visiting Bastogne, Luxembourg and Germany the south) and another brilliant couple called while heading for our two nights’ stay at Barry and Angela Brown from Lincs. I’ve met Colmar. and spoken with all of them since, and we have Going on holiday with people you don’t remained firm friends. know is often fraught with problems, but The ride to Colmar included stops at a hand on heart we couldn’t have ended up with couple of places, but was memorable for an a nicer bunch of people if we’d have had two exhilarating ride (following Dik and Amanda) years to select them. No tempers, no tantrums, up and over the Col de Bonhomme – a superb no massive egos, no histrionics – just a group switchback of a mountain road with fantastic of like minded people out for a damn good sweeping bends which really allowed us to time. There were seven of us in all, Diane and enjoy ourselves. Coming into Colmar, the myself, Dik and Amanda Langan (who’d only colours of the various properties reminded just finished winding down from being part me a little of entering Portmeirion, although
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 A typical Colmar street 29 One of Colmar’s multi-coloured buildings the similarity ends there. I’m always struck by the general cleanliness of French towns and villages, and I’m similarly impressed by their civic pride. They all seem proud to live where they do, and the displays of flowers and hanging baskets which abound everywhere only serves to reinforce this belief. Colmar was no different. Houses and buildings were all brightly coloured, clean and well presented (even the older, run-down ones) and the abundance of colour gave me a very uplifting feeling as we entered the outskirts. As I’ve mentioned before, all hotels had been pre- booked and had restaurant facilities on site When we arrived we were informed by the or nearby… except (apparently) this one. receptionist that they had had a major fall-out with their chef, and as a result, he’d walked out. She neglected to tell us until later that this had happened three weekends before we arrived. No doubt she hadn’t notified any expected guests in case they decided to go elsewhere (if only she’d known how difficult it had been to find a suitably priced hotel in that area in the first place, she probably wouldn’t have worried). As it happened, we needn’t have worried either. The old town of Colmar was only a few minutes walk away, and had everything a holidaymaker could need – restaurants by the truckload, banks, shops, pubs, bars, really old buildings with exciting histories, interesting shops and those quaint cobbled passageways reminiscent of something from a Harry Potter novel. The fact that the weather was still excellent made it all the better. Delightful. Our only real problem of the 30 Colmar’s Diagon Alley BMW Club Journal • July 2012 And a speciality sweets stall thing – no money and another error message – this one telling us that the card was now locked and could not be used. We were lucky that the Luxembourg banks generally don’t keep a card when three attempts have failed, in the same way that some English banks do. This was now getting worrying. We only had a few Euros in cash, and although I’d transferred our travelling expenses (fuel, hotels etc.) into one of my accounts, most of our holiday money was in Diane’s account. We decided to press on and sort things out when we reached Colmar, and during a phone call back to Blighty trip was resolved in Colmar. On the way from the hotel (no charge) we discovered down, Dik had taken us to a couple of very that the card had been frozen because the ‘different’ places, including Bastogne (in the Ardennes) for elevenses, and Luxembourg City for lunch. We had a great time wandering around Luxembourg city, with its mixture of old buildings, cobbled squares and very up to date, contemporary architecture and roads. A truly superb place to visit. While there, Diane wanted to withdraw some cash for the next couple of days, so we went to one of the many cash points in the city centre. Diane doesn’t like using foreign ATMs so I usually do it for her (she’s very trusting that way) while she visits the loo. I proceeded to enter her details but was rewarded with an error message telling me I had entered something incorrectly – so I started again, only to be told the same thing. Thinking that we may have found one of those machines in Europe which has difficulty with some English cards, we went to another bank. Same BMW Club Journal • July 2012 And one of its many bars 31 wrong PIN had been entered three times. My taste better or look any more appealing! Now, fault entirely! Because I wasn’t used to using I’m not a picky eater and will try anything Diane’s card at home, I’d entered my own PIN once, but this took the biscuit! Sloppy pork instead. The nice people at Barclays were very with more fat than meat, large chunks of helpful and sorted things out very swiftly. potato and loads of thinly shredded white Disaster avoided. A measure of the kind of cabbage. With no sauces or liquid at all to take people we travelling with was that each and away the dryness and lack of palatable taste, every one took us aside secretly and offered to it had an abominable taste and appearance. loan us some money if it came to it. Luckily, it Despite having been conned into to paying wasn’t needed. €15.00 for the privilege, I still couldn’t force If travelling has taught me one thing, it’s myself to finish it! that I should never try something from a The next day, realising we were so close restaurant menu which is listed as a ‘local and that I’ve never yet been to Germany speciality’! This usually means that it’s (and purely so I could say I’d been there), we something so awful that no-one else outside rode about twelve miles and crossed over the the locality will eat it, so they have to resort Rhine into Germany. As time was limited to passing it off to tourists as a ‘speciality’ or and I’d only undertaken the trip for a specific a ‘local delicacy’! I should have known better reason, we contented ourselves with a meal at therefore, than to order Sauerkraut! Despite the first MacDonalds we found, then headed the widely held belief that this is a German back to finish packing for the next day’s ride. dish, it’s not. It originated in Alsace and was World travellers with sophisticated palates , us ‘adopted’ by Germany. None of this makes it y’know!
32 That most essential municipal building BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Friday saw us leaving Colmar for the last St. Gotthard pass. (and longest) leg of our outward journey, En route to the pass, our first impression which was to the Italian lakes where were due of Switzerland was a foreboding one, with to spend four nights. The weather was still the border section of the motorway being very good and various routes were chosen by adorned with all manner of warning signs and the different members of our group. I had new speed limits, but the most chilling sight decided to take motorways for the majority of was the border guards, complete with semi the ride to appease Diane, who is not the most automatic weapons and imposing uniforms. enthusiastic pillion and gets nauseous with Once inside Switzerland I decided to pull too much bend-swinging. I figured that I’d off the motorway into Lucerne, for lunch. have ample opportunity to satisfy my appetite Whereas mostly when you leave a motorway, for twisties when we got there, and after all, it the signs give you a choice of ring-road or city was her holiday too! These little compromises centre. Lucerne seemed to want you to leave as are sometimes necessary and can make all the soon as possible, with almost all signs directing difference. us to distant locations. I eventually found Our route ostensibly took us through the a large petrol station and decided to simply St Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland, which is fill up and collect a soft drink. No problems over ten miles long and one of the longest road and no drama, but after I’d paid for the fuel tunnels in the world. I‘d heard from others by card, I looked around the shop area and that on a hot day, the heat and stuffiness can selected a couple of soft drinks. When I then be oppressive, and it was certainly a hot day, so paid using a reasonably large denomination I chose to leave the motorway and go over the note (to get some smaller notes) I was shocked
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 33 to see the cashier giving me change in Swiss along this legendary (and infamous) road. Francs. “Non, non” I blurted out “Je voudrais I hadn’t had a lot of time to transfer my les Euros, s’il vous plait”. “I’m sorry” she said existing recordings from the memory cards to in perfect English – “We accept Euros, but the netbook (entering the Chunnel train, the we only give change in Swiss money”. Faced whole trio from Boulogne to Ieper and our with having to spend almost thirty pounds ride through Brussels to the Atomium), and on stuff I probably didn’t want, I begged her I wasn’t certain which card had enough space, to let me retract the €50.00 note and pay with but knowing that I had plenty of space left on something smaller, to which thankfully she the card from my stills camera, I elected to use agreed. I still had three Swiss Francs left over, the space on that one and sort things out when and with the cheapest bar of chocolate or can we were safely billeted at the hotel in Italy. of pop costing at least that amount, I exited As we set off with the bike-cam recording, with a feeling of having been conned, and not we passed Mick Howell (one of our number) being particularly impressed with Switzerland at the roadside as he prepared for his ride over in general. Probably wrong, I know, but you the pass. With friendly waves both ways we can’t help your feelings. were off. So much has been written by so many When we were nearing the St Gotthard regarding the St Gotthard pass, and it’s been tunnel, there were signs telling us when to featured in so many stories within The Journal leave the motorway if we didn’t want to go that to go into too much detail would only be through it, so in a little we while exited the repetitive but suffice it to say that watching motorway and pulled up so that I could start the road unfold ahead and seeing the many the on-bike camera to capture our journey pillared snow/landslide shields over sections
34 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 of road in the near distance brings home just Once back on the motorway, we stopped at how treacherous this road can become when a service station for refreshments and ran into bad weather overcomes it. Chris and Hazel Bullock (small world), who’d The views of course, make you run out of started out later than us but taken the tunnel superlatives in describing them. Snow capped instead of the pass. We were there for about mountains (even in the really hot weather an hour while we purchased our ‘lunch’ from we were having), tiny villages in almost the snack shelves and we got chance to use our completely inaccessible places and stunning Swiss coins when we visited the loos. A whole cirrus cloud formations in the strangest places Swiss Franc to use the toilet seemed a little combined to make it a road to savour, and expensive, but it was how we’d come to view with a superbly finished road surface it held Switzerland based on our limited contact. no fears for me on this beautiful day. Until For my ‘lunch’ I had bought a coffee, a that is, on a hairpin bend we found our side of sandwich and a long, hot sausage roll from the road directed along a different route from the rack. When we were all seated on the grass the lovely metalled surface which I could see outside, enjoying the sunshine and the views, snaking off into the distance. Road repairs I tucked into my sandwich, then took a bite are a constant headache on mountain passes, of the sausage roll for contrast. That’s when I and there are only limited times throughout discovered that it wasn’t a sausage roll, but a the year when damage caused over winter can vanilla roll. I was eating a chicken sandwich, be carried out. We found ourselves on a third- with a custard accompaniment! I didn’t fall world road with damp cobbles (in the shade of for that one again. mountains), lichen, moss, really tight hairpins Chris and Hazel asked us if we wanted to and an often disconcertingly narrow surface ride with them for the remainder of our trip with little or no protection at the edges. I into Italy and I accepted. It’s always nice to found out later that we’d been directed onto have company and after all, that’s what this the old pass which was now rarely used. holiday was all about, so off we went along the I slowed down considerably, for Diane’s motorway. sake of course, but was still being regularly So far, motorway riding had been at a decent overtaken by Swiss bikes (mostly KTMs and pace with no ‘need for speed’, as ample time GSs) treating this narrow strip of imminent had been allowed for travelling (including death with impunity, haring round bends and unexpected delights like Luxembourg and wheelie-ing along the (short) straights. Bastogne), but as we got closer to Italy the Despite the shock of being forced along traffic seemed to change character. I know the old road, we soon grew to enjoy the we stereotype Italian drivers as manic, but surroundings even more than we had done it really is true. The average speed picked up on the main road. We were closer to the and we seemed to get swept along with the mountainsides for one thing, and the angles tide. They were cutting in quicker, flashing and shapes of the various rock formations sooner and honking at the drop of a hat. Was seemed even more impressive. I was however, this a sign of things to come? Next month, the relieved as we started to see signs of civilisation, Italian Lakes. and road signs herding us back onto the motorway which we’d left sometime earlier. It St. Gotthard Pass was a seminal experience, and now knowing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Pass what to expect, I vowed to return and explore Luxembourge city it again. http://www.lcto.lu/en/index BMW Club Journal • July 2012 35 36 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 BMW Club Half Price Silverstone Race Offer
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BMW Club Journal • July 2012 37 The MachineArtMoto Mudguard Extender The Editor tries one out When I bought the R1200GS, in November available, a similar Wunderlich item from a 2005, it was very clean and, in parts, very friend who was changing bike, and very good shiny. When I took it for its 600 mile service, it’s been. MachineArtMoto now make a front it was neither. A combination of winter salt mudguard extender and the supplier, Nippy and dairy farming detritus on the roads was Norman, clearly believes it to be a good thing mightier than the paint on the engine and the because he asked me if I’d like to try one. chrome on the exhaust so I had a mudguard He sent it, and it disappeared in transit, so extender, chosen on the basis that it was both he sent another. This one arrived as it should the cheaper and longer of the two available, so I set about removing the old and fitting the fitted. Eighteen months later, as a warranty new. The old one was screwed on so its removal repair, I had a new front engine plate fitted. left four unsightly holes in the mudguard. The Move on four more years and the replacement new one overlaps the holes, keeping things is looking distinctly shabby so the extender looking tidy, and, because it clamps on, no was at best a partial solution to the problem. drilling is required. It also means that it’s MachineArtMoto made their name with portable from one bike to the next, saving the their MudSling, an inner mudguard for cost of buying a replacement. Three clamps, the GS that keeps rain and mud off the rear each one with a T25 Torx head screw, hold the suspension unit and the rider’s left boot. device on, and fitting it was a little fiddly as I’ve not tried one as I bought, before it was two of the clamp screws are directly behind The first one fitted And with it removed
38 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 brake pipe unions, requiring care to avoid damaging the black-finished screw heads. So does it work? The clamp fitting is certainly secure as it hasn’t fallen off so that’s an excellent start. The front of the engine is cleaner than I’m used to, with only a smear of road dirt on the exhaust balance pipe. The inside of the extender is far dirtier than the engine so it certainly appears to be doing its job and catching whatever the front wheel throws up. What I really need (as if..) is some rain but, as happened when I fitted a screen from Norman, the clouds have dried up, despite threatening me all the way to the A.G.M. and back. Short of fitting a new front engine plate (again) and waiting for a couple of years, there’s no way of proving anything to the satisfaction of judge and jury but, based on the evidence so far, it’s looking like a winner, particularly as there’s no need to replace it if (unlike me) you change your motorcycle every couple of years. The MachineArt Avant Fender Extender for the R1200GS/Adv. (all years) is part number MAM-AV12 from http://www. nippynormans.com and cost £49.00 plus postage at the time of writing. The MachineArtMoto Extender
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40 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 41 Announcing! THE BMW CLUB 61st NATIONAL RALLY 2012 Friday 24th to Monday 27th August Ellesmere College, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9AB
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44 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 German Jottings
The pages of Motorrad interpreted by John Bentall
This year’s Motorrad test (issue 11/2012) was limited supply in Germany (and the UK) at performed at Bridgestone’s Italian test facility the time of writing. using Yamaha FZ8 Fazers to compare the Bridgestone BT023: Good feedback, latest batch of Touring and Sports tyres in the grip and stability after the warm-up phase. sizes 120/70ZR17 & 180/55ZR17. Metzeler Requires a little more rider input when worn. have reformulated the compound of the Z8 Better wet road grip would be an advantage, Interact for 2012, denoted by an “M” on the but is compensated with a good feedback on front and an “O” on the rear. The test results the limit. pertain only to these new tyres, which are in Continental Road Attack 2: Excellent Continental Metzeler Michelin Pirelli Maximum Bridgestone Road Attack Dunlop Z8 interact Pilot Angel Touring Tyre Test 2011 score BT023 2 Roadsmart2 M/O Road 3 ST Dry Test New Handling 30 24 28 25 235 27 26 Steering precision 30 24 27 25 25 23 26 Stability in Corners 20 17 18 17 17 16 17 Stability in Corners - Sport 20 16 18 17 17 15 17 Grip on corners & under acceleration in corners 20 18 18 19 18 18 18 Straight Line Stability 10 9 8 9 9 8 9 Feedback at the limit 10 9 9 9 9 7 9 Tendency to self-right under braking in corners 10 7 8 7 7 7 8 Total - Dry 150 124 134 127 127 121 130 Position 5 1 3 3 6 2 Wet Track Handling 10 7 10 8 8 9 9 Steering precision 20 15 17 16 16 18 17 Grip on corners 20 14 14 17 19 18 16 Grip accelerating in corners 20 14 14 17 19 18 16 Feedback at the limit 20 17 14 17 19 17 16 Braking 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 Braking distance from 100Km/h (meters) 52.8 57.6 52.8 50.8 52.1 56.7 Speed in 180° curve (km/h) 64.9 67.6 69.3 73.8 72.3 66.8 Total -Wet 100 76 76 84 91 89 81 Fastest lap 1:20.9 1:18.6 1:17.1 1:12.9 1:13.4 1:19.1 Wear Rate – Front 50 49 44 47 47 43 47 Wear Rate – Rear 50 49 45 48 48 48 47 Overall - Total 500 420 428 430 437 420 432 Position 5 4 3 1 5 2
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 45 handling in the dry but tended to make the tendency to tip in at high lean angles. The Street Triple rather unsteady at extreme lean tyre offers high cornering speeds and effective angles. Exhibits precise steering and good braking in the wet but the envelope of control feedback on A-roads with no tendency to on the limit is narrower than that of the stand-up when braking in a corner. When Bridgestone. Good wear performance despite worn requires more steering effort and there the absence of a dual-compound rubber mix. is a loss of neutrality and more tendency to Motorrad conducted the dry handling self-right. In the wet there is plenty of grip, test procedure after 4,000km of using six but then it lets go suddenly and with little Triumph Street Triple R machines over a warning. It has the poorest wet braking variety of roads for the wear test. The results performance. were more tightly spread than for new tyres, Dunlop Roadsmart 2: This is not as though the ranking remained identical. The agile as either the Conti or Pirelli and there Conti loses some of its advantage while the is a noticeable tendency to self-right when Bridgestone and Michelin riders will notice braking into slow and fast corners. Feedback the least difference as the tyres become worn. is poor until the tyre warms up. The tyre All the front tyres retained between 70 and performs well in the wet with good grip in 80% of their new tread depth after 4,000 km corners and under acceleration, at the expense and the rears retained between 62 and 70%. of handling and steering precision. Good wear According to Motorrad, all the tyres reached characteristics. a very good standard and there is not much to Metzeler Z8 Interact: Good steering choose between them based on wear rates. precision, handling and feedback though not as agile as the Conti. Good cornering stability at high speed. When worn, the tendency to self-right is a little more pronounced, but handling and steering precision are unaffected. The greatly increased percentage of silica in the new M & O-spec tyres means that there is a new “rainmaster” this year. There are unrivalled levels of grip in the wet and a wide performance envelope on the limit. Wear is very reasonable in view of the soft compound. Michelin Pilot Road 3: This tyre is not really suited to the sporty Street Triple. The tyre profile does not give particularly neutral handling and it is too ready to tip into the corner, and at higher speeds it is less steady than its competitors. Wear has little effect on the handling characteristics. Wet road performance is impressive with lots of grip, predictable handling and precise steering. The wear on the front was appreciably higher than the rear after 4,000 km. Pirelli Angel ST: Steering precision is excellent throughout its life and there is no 46 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 47 48 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 The BMW Club... Out and About On the following pages, you’ll find details of the Club’s ‘social’ side, including information about past and future events, and where you can get together with friends old and new. Why not try something for yourself this month? 51 Where We Meet 51 53 Diary of Events - July and August 53 Find out what’s on in the next few days/weeks A complete list of regular section events,with adresses, dates and contact details 59 The Social Scene 59 The National Social Secretary invites us to be sociable 60 Around the Compass 60 Events coming up which may need booking, including UK and European Trips/weekends 62 Section & Register News 62 Keep in touch with what’s happening in the Club’s regional Sections. Includes reports of past (and upcoming) events, and general news about your own area. Contact details are provided at the end of each Section’s entry
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BMW Club Journal • July 2012 49 Pre-Booking Essential! (Due to a change in the campsite field) Musical Entertainment on Friday & Saturday Ride-Out with local member Graham Roberts (Includes a visit to a “Secret Location”) Join the annual Yorkshire meet. Pub with restaurant serving delicious food. Large-Breakfast’s are back on the menu. Static caravans available.
50 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Where We Meet Please send Where We Meet changes to the Editor
EAST ANGLIA: The Shoulder of Mutton, Halstead Road, Todmorden, 3rd Friday, 7.30pm. The Harraby Inn, London Ford Street, Aldham, Essex CO6 3LL, 12:00, 1st Sunday. The Rd, Carlisle, last Monday, 7.30pm. Shoulder of Mutton, Halstead Road, Ford Street, Aldham, OXFORD: The Harcourt Arms at Stanton Harcourt, 2nd Essex, CO6 3LL, 12:00, 3rd Sunday. The Three Tunns, Tuesday, 19:30. The Fox and Hounds at Sunnyside, Theale, Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Essex, CM7 4NR, 12:00, Nr Reading, RG7 4BE, 4th Tuesday, 20.00. Uffington Village 1st Wednesday. The Lamb and Flag, Main Street, Welney, Hall, Oxfordshire, winter Sundays,14:00. The Churchill Arms Cambs, PE14 9RB, 12:00, 3rd Wednesday. Also various at West Lavington (A360) Hight Street West Lavington SN10 meets through the year, so please see the Diary Of Events 4JB, first Thursday of the month at 7.00 IRISH: Cork meet at 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, SCOTTISH: 1st Sunday @ Spittal of Glenshee Hotel, Glounthaune, every Tuesday night – April-Sept, Group Glenshee, Perthshire PH10 7QF at 12.30pm. 1st Monday 1 (Advanced): Conor O’Leary 0872594784 conor@ @ Meldrums Hotel, Ceres, Fife KY15 5NA at 7.30pm. 2nd olearystone.com and Group 2: Liam Quinlan 086 8252774 Sunday @ The Bankfoot Inn, Bankfoot, Perthshire PH1 4AB [email protected] Dublin Meeting – Last Thursday at 12.00 noon. 2nd Monday @ The Wheelhouse, Millennium 8.00 pm, West County Hotel, Chapelizod; Jim Sweeney Wheel Drive, Falkirk FK1 4AD @ 7.30pm. 3rd Sunday @ [email protected] 0872300736. North West Meeting – 2nd Buccleuch Arms Hotel, High Street, Moffat DG10 9ET at Sunday, Coffey’s Café, Carrick-on-Shannon, 12.00 noon; 12.30pm. 4th Sunday @ Hopeville Social Club, Harlaw Road, Patrick Munnelly 086 3383499 email: [email protected]. Inverurie at 12.30pm. Limerick meeting, 1st Thursday, 8.00pm. Woodfield House Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick Pat Mulcahy 087 2377312. SOUTHERN: The Phoenix Inn, Twyford, Hants SO21 1RF, on the B3335 1 mile south of M3, J11, 20.00 second Tuesday. Section meets are as rideouts and are irregular, LONDON: The Seven Stars, Newark Lane, Ripley, Surrey, GU23 6DL please see their website and the Journal Diary for meets. 20.00, alt Tuesdays. The Half Moon, 32 London Road, Peter Jones 07710887958, Nick Fry 01438749913 for Petersfield, GU31 4BE, just North of Petersfield on the old advice. A3, alt Thursdays. Fox and Hounds, Fox Lane, Wimborne, MERCIA: Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, Repton, Dorset. BH21 2EQ. Tel 01202 872881, 20.00 3rd Thursday. Derbys DE65 6GR, see diary for dates and times. The “Old Gits” Loomies Diner on A32 at West Meon Hut cross Clock Warehouse, London Road, Shardlow, Derby. DE72 roads A272 & A32, Hampshire first Wednesday, 12 noon. 2GL, 2nd Wednesday, 1900hrs. The Dog, Henley Road, SOUTH EAST: ‘The Bull’, Lower Road, East Farleigh, nr Mappleborough Green, Studley, B80 7DR, 2nd Thursday, Maidstone, ME15 0HD, 1st/3rd Wednesdays, 20.00. ‘The 1930hrs. New Inn. Wolvey Road, Bulkington CV12 9JF , Roebuck’, on the B2124 at Laughton, 2nd Friday, 20.00. 1st Tuesday, 19.30hrs. Brunch/ Breakfast at Windy Ridge Borders meet, last Friday, 20.00. Lunchtime meet,noon last Cafe, Winkhill Leek ST13 7PN, 1st Sunday from May to Sunday. See Diary for details. October, 1030hrs. Hoar Park, The Craft Village, Nuneaton Road, Church End, CV10 0QU, every Wednesday at 0930 SOUTH WEST: Jamaica Inn: PL15 7TS. At Bolventor, off hrs for breakfast A30 east of Bodmin (signed from A30). The Weary Traveller, Station Rd., Cullompton, EX15 1BQ. 100 yards from M5 J28 MIDLAND: All year round gatherings The Three Kings, on the A318.The Canal Inn, Wrantage, Taunton, TA3 6DF All Saltersway, Threekingham, Lincs NG34 0AU, 01529 240249, meets 12:00 as per calendar of events. 1st Tuesday 7.30pm; The Old Reindeer, Main St., Edingley Notts, NG22 8DE, 2nd Thursday 7.30pm; The Griffins Head, ULSTER: Corr’s Corner, Glengormley, Co. Antrim, 8.00pm 28 Wilby Rd, Mears Ashby, Northants, NN6 0DX 3rd Tuesday on first Tuesday (except January & July). Wednesday 7.30pm; The King’s Head, Kingsway, Tealby, Lincs LN8 3YA, evening runs Corr’s Corner, 7.00pm from beginning of April 01673 838347 3rd Thursday 7.30pm. Winter gatherings The to end of August. Sunday/Wednesday morning runs 11am Community Centre, Great Lane, Greetham, Rutland and The Corr’s Corner throughout the year, weather dependant. Rangers Cycle Clubhouse, off Islington Road, Towcester, WESTERN: The Hood Memorial Hall, Devauden, Chepstow. Northants occasional Sundays, October to March. Alternating NP16 6PL, 13.30hrs, 2nd Sunday. New Inn, Claines, Breakfast meets see Diary or Forum for details. Worcester, 2000hrs, 1st Tuesday. The Lamb Inn, Iron NORTH EAST: The Durham Amateur Rowing Club, Acton, 19.30hrs, 1st Wednesday. 99 Neath Road, Rhos, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3JU at 19.30hrs 1st Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 3EH, 19.30hrs, 4th Wednesday. Wednesday. The Wagon Inn, 3 miles NW of Ponteland YORKSHIRE: Cracoe Village Hall BD23 6LQ on B6265 on A696, NE20 0DH, 19.30hrs 3rd Wednesday. Unless north of Skipton through Rylstone, 1st Sunday, 12 noon. otherwise noted all runs start from Durham Services, The Cubley Hall Inn, Mortimer Road, Penistone, Sheffield, Bowburn J61 A1(M). S36 9DF, off A629, 2nd Sunday 12 noon. The Bear Inn, NORTHERN: The Briars Hall Hotel, Burscough, 1st Friday, South Cave, HU15 2AS on the A1034 off the A63, Brough, 8.00pm. Skipton Market Place, Skipton, 2nd Tuesday, 2nd Monday, 8pm. Squires Cafe Bar, Sherburn in Elmet 1.00pm. Rixton Community Hall, Manchester Rd, Rixton, LS25 5LQ, on the B1222 from the A1 or the A162, 3rd Warrington, 2nd Sunday November to March, 1.00pm. Tuesday, 7pm. How Stean Gorge Cafe HG3 5SF north of Chipping Village Hall, Chipping, 2nd Sunday April to Pateley Bridge near Lofthouse, 3rd Sunday, 12 noon. The October, 1.00pm. The White House, Peel, Isle of Man, 3rd Bikers Café Fimbar Road Fridaythorpe Driffield YO25 9RX Tuesday, 7.30pm. The Border Rose, Rochdale Rd, Walsden, last Saturday, 12 noon
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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. Mercia Natter Night 7.30pm New Inn. Wolvey July Road, Bulkington. CV12 9JF 1 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Shoulder of Mutton. Midland The Three kings ,Saltersway, Halstead Road, Ford Street, Aldham, Threekingham, Lincs.NG34 0AU Pub Essex CO6 3LL meet 7:30pm London Cotswold run for lunch at The Western Evening Meeting – New Inn, Claines, Crown Hotel, Blockley leaving Hemel Worcs 20.00 hrs Bob Dunn – 01384 Hempstead at 09:30 hrs. 390344 Mercia Brunch Meeting Windy Ridge Café. 4 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Three Tunns, Winkhill, Leek, Staffs. ST13 7PN. Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Meet from 10.30hrs Breakfast or Lunch Braintree, Essex CM7 4NR 12 noon available N. East Ride-In to The Punch Bowl at Midland Baston Show. An excellent new show Edmundbyers for a buffet evening. Go for the first time last year, well worth direct or ride from D.A.R.C. at 7.30pm. attending. Bill Rodgers 01526-834480 Northern Northern Section southern Mid N. East Bike Wise at Durham Police HQ. Club Week Run 9.30am. Frank Hambleton. Stand. Meet old friends and recruit new [email protected]. 01298 members. 70194 Northern Breakfast run from Tesco’s car park, S. East Clubnight at The Bull,East off J43 of M6, Carlisle 7.00am. John Farleigh.8pm. Bell. 01228 535173 S. West Fish ‘n’ Chips 7.30. Meet at Victoria S. East Day Trip to France. Hardelot Plage, with Services (old Little Chef) then on to St Cliff & Julie. Depart 8.20am Maidstone Merryn. Robin Wale 07791 798704 Services A20/M20 (LeShuttle 9.20am. Southern Old Gits, Loomies Cafe, West Meon return 5.50pm.) 0797 3312983 Hut, A32/A278 S. West Cornwall Rideout with Phil Sampson Western Evening Meeting – The Lamb Inn, 01726 61642. More details on website Iron Acton.1930 hrs Denis Bradbeer – Scottish Monthly Meet: Spittal of Glenshee 01454 775786 Hotel, on the A93, Blairgowrie, PH10 5 Irish Limerick meeting Woodfield House 7QF. Tel: 01250 885215. http://www. Hotel, Ennis Road 8:00 PM Pat spittalofglenshee.co.uk 12:30 PM Mulcahy 087 2377312 Southern Goodwood Breakfast Club, Goodwood Oxford Natter Night The Churchill Arms at Circuit, West Sussex, PO18 0PX West Lavington (A360) High St West Western Trip around the Gower Meet 10.30 Lavington SN10 4JB J47 – M4 Swansea WEST SERVICES Southern The Half Moon, 32 London Road, 10.30am Fish & Chips at Port Eynon. Peterfield, GU31 4BE Brian Price 01792 862152 Yorkshire Lunchtime ride & meet The Bulls Head, Yorkshire Marigolds Hot Snacks, Village Hall. Foolow, Derbyshire.. Contact Peter Cracoe 12 noon 01904 672883 2 Scottish Natter nite: Meldrums Hotel, Main 6 Northern Evening natter meeting at The Briars St, Ceres By Cupar Fife, KY15 5NA. Hall 7:00pm. Vera Hunt. 01257464429 01334 828 286. www.meldrums-hotel. 6-8 Midland The 2nd Norfolk Chill out weekend co.uk. 07:30 PM Gorgeous George Gibson , 01476- 3 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride 400574. Camping weekend with Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, BBQ at Woodlands Leisure Park, Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 Trimmingham, Norfolk. 8252774, [email protected]. 6-8 S. West Summer Rally. Tiverton Rugby Club Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ EX16 6SG. Including Fish ‘n’ Chip olearystone.com supper. Chris Crocker 01884 252759
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 53 6-8 Southern GS’ers Hograost Weekend Details on Shardlow,Derby’s DE72 2GL the Website Calendar Noel Robertson N. East Lucky Few Run. Four Valleys Run 07747 536237 starting at the Waggon. 10am. Derek 6-8 Ulster Motorrad Biker Days. Garmish. Proctor, Tel.0191 2812414 7-8 S. East BSB Races Oulton Park.Camping. with S. East Midweek run from Coopers Tun. Phil.Depart 8amThurrock Services. Wells.10.30am (01732 874939) 12 Mercia Natter Night 19.30hrs The Dog Henley 7-8 Vintage VMCC Festival Of 1000 Bikes, Mallory Road, Mappleborough Rd. Studley. Park, Leicestershire, LE9 7QE B80 7DR 8 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Green Man. Holt Road, Midland The Reindeer,Main St, Edingley. NG22 Little Snoring, Norfolk NR21 0AY 12 8DE Pub meet 7:30pm noon 13 N. East Fish and Chip run. Meet at The Angel Irish Leinster Ride-out Spa Hotel (near Of The North. 7.00 pm. Phil Oughtred Lucan) 10.00 am Jim Sweeney 087 Tel. 01207 544851 2300736 email: [email protected] S. East The Roebuck at Laughton.7.30pm Irish N.W Area Meeting Coffee’s Cafe 13-15 Scottish Rathaid Run. South West Scotland. Carrick on Shannon, 12.00 noon. See Around the Compass for details. Patrick Munnelly 086 3383499 email: 13-15 Southern Tucker’s New Forest Camping [email protected] Weekend Details on the Website Mercia Section Run. Meet at McDonalds car Calendar Nick Tucker 07775702265 park junction 11, A42 / M42 / A444 15 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Chequers. 7 Church 0930hrs start. Run Organiser Terry Road, Wimbotsham, Norfolk PE34 Slack further information tel 01455 3QG 12 noon 636082 London An informal, unplanned Ride-out from N. East Sunday-Lunch ride-in. The Shoulder Beaconsfield. Just turn up. 10:30 AM of Mutton, Long Horsley. 12 noon. Mercia Appleby Inn Summer Lunch. Meet Northern Section Meeting at Chipping village from 1200hrs A444 Nuneaton Road, hall. Free food or cakes or both will Appleby Parva DE12 7AP. Please pre- be available 1.00pm. Peter McCombie. book your place with Colin Ainsworth 01228 594792 07799 653789 Oxford Ride out: Avoncroft Building Museum, Midland Norman’s ride to Foxton Lock, then Graham & Diane Chapple 9.45 Start back to Atherstone for tea and cakes! Milton Services A34 01235 814851 Meet 10am J10 services on M42 Scottish Monthly meet: Bankfoot Inn, Main St. S. East Mick F Long Day Around. Norfolk Bankfoot (on the A9 nr Perth), PH1 Steam Museum. Depart 9.30am 4AB. 01738 787 243. bankfootinn. Thurrock Services .(01474 533412) co.uk? 12:00 Noon Scottish Monthly meet: Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Western Meet for coffee / lunch 12.00 noon at High Street, MOFFAT, Dumfriesshire, The Old Station, Tintern. NP16 7NX DG10 9ET. Tel: 01683 220003. www. 9 Scottish Natter nite: The Wheelhouse, buccleucharmshotel.com. 1:00 PM Millennium Wheel Drive, Falkirk FK1 Southern Beaulieu Bike Ride In Details on the 4AD. Tel no. 01324 673490 Website Calendar Eve Smith 02380 Yorkshire Natter night Bear Inn, South Cave 251146 Market Place. 8pm Western Monthly Meeting Devauden 13.30 10 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride hrs. Tea and a Natter. Please note the Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, change of date. Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 Yorkshire Lunchtime meet How Stean Cafe, 8252774, [email protected]. Lofthouse. 12 noon Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ 17 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride olearystone.com Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, Oxford West Hagbourne Bike night, meet at Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 stand from 6.00pm 8252774, [email protected]. Oxford Natter night July Harcourt Arms Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ Stanlake 7.30 olearystone.com S. West Ride to Compton Abbas Airfield, Meet Midland The Griffins Head, Mears Ashby, Kilminton Services Axminster EX13 Northants.Pub Meet. 7:30pm 7RB leave at 11.00 more details Don Northern Evening meeting, The White House, Rabson 01840 212913. Peel, Isle of Man 7.30pm. Andy Brown. Southern The Phoenix Inn, Twyford, SO21 1RF 01624819088 Southern The Seven Stars, Newark Lane, Ripley, Northern Evening Run. 7:15pm. Frank Surrey, GU23 6DL Hambleton. [email protected]. 11 Mercia Natter Night 1900hrs The Clock 01298 70194 Warehouse London Road, Yorkshire Natter night Squires Cafe Bar,
54 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Sherburn-in-Elmet. 8pm Rhos, Pontardawe, Nr Swansea 19.30 18 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Lamb & Flag. Main hrs Brian Price – 01792 862152 Street, Welney, Cambs PE14 9RB 26 Irish Dublin Meeting. West County Hotel, N. East Social get- together and tyre kicking Chapelizod. 8:00 PM Jim Sweeney session at The Waggon, nr. Ponteland 087 2300736, [email protected] 7.30pm. 27 S. East Borders.7.30pm.The Northern Midweek run from Kirkby Lonsdale Plough,Broomfield.nr Herne Bay. 10am. Mike Gibson. emmandemm@ CT67BN btopenworld.com. 01229 582787 27-29 S. West Camping Wales. Aberdare Park Races. S. East Clubnight at The Bull,East Grewean Caravan and Camping. Cwm Farleigh.8pm. “Bring your Sports Bike” Taf, Merthyr Tydfil. Mid Glamorgan, Southern Bagshot Fish & Chip Run - Jack’s, 44 CF48 2HS. Robin Wale 07791 798704 London Raod, Bagshot, GU19 5HL 28 Oxford Calne town bike show 19 Midland The Kings Head, Kingsway, Tealby S. East Calne with Mick F.Depart 9am,Layby Lincs. LN8 3YA pub meet 7:30pm opp.Oakdene Cafe,Wrotham A20/ Southern Fox & Hound, Dorset, BH21 3EQ on M26 for Godstone Duckpond at 10am the B3073 7:30 PM (01474 533412) Southern The Half Moon, 32 London Road, Western Brecon Mountain Centre Libanus, Peterfield, GU31 4BE Brecon, Powys, LD3 8ER for Lunch 20 Northern Natter night, meals available, at The then Ride out. Brian Harrison - 01594 Border Rose ,Rochdale Rd, Walsden, 530264 Todmorden 7.00pm. Alan Stretton. Yorkshire Lunchtime meet The Bikers Cafe, 01706 656606 Fimber Rd. Fridaythorpe YO25 9RX 20-22 Irish Jack & Jill Run/ Ride To Meat. See 12 noon Around the Compass for details. 29 E. Anglia Riders 1st Aid Course - Huntingdon, 20-22 Yorkshire Camping weekend at Brookside CC Cambs A 3hr practical course with Park, Burton upon Stather. See specific details for motorcyclists. Around the Compass for details. Cost £35.00 per person. Booking 21 Midland Founders Day Stamford Hall. Bill essential. Tim Robinson 01353 776279 Rodgers 01526-834480 [email protected] Northern Head for the hills Run 9.30am. Graham Mercia Section Brunch Run. Meet 0930hrs at Fell. 07545 174777 McDonalds car park junction A52 / A38 Oxford Bahnstormer event and ride out, Derby leave car park sharp at 1000hrs. Newbury Warf Start Time TBC Steve Run Organiser David Morris tel 01332 Moxey 07771 663915 736080 22 E. Anglia Tiptree Jam Factory Tea Rooms. N. East Section BBQ at Framwellgate Moor, Tiptree, Essex CO5 0RF 10am west of Durham. 2pm start. For S. West Concours and BBQ. Starts at 2 pm location/ details tel. John King 01677 BBQ 4pm. Meet other members, show 425005 or Phil O. 01207 544851. Loud off your bike and maybe win a prize. shirts to be worn. Guest judge. The Weary Traveller. S. East Lunchtime at Brookside Garden Cullompton, Devon. EX15 1BQ. Chris Ctr. Cafe E.Peckham.TN125JG ( Crocker 01884 252759 9.30am,breakfast at Hawkenbury Bike Scottish Monthly meet: Inverurie Hopeville Show.TN12 0DZ) Social Club, 34 Harlaw Road, Inverurie Ulster Meet and Eat. 1pm Crafty Craft. AB51 4SR. Tel: 01467 621478 12:30 Downhill. PM Western Boat cruise from Bristol Harbour to Southern Chatham Paddle Steamer Details on Chequers Inn for lunch or picnic. 5 hour the Website Calendar Goddar’s on: round trip. Meet Wapping Wharf, near 07932606349 SS Gt. Britain 10.30 £10 per person. Vintage Founders Day, Stanford Hall, Booking required. Jerry Riches - 01454 Leicestershire, LE17 6DH 632811 24 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride 30 Northern Evening meeting at the Harraby Inn Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, Carlisle 7.30pm. John Bell. 01228 Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 535173 8252774, [email protected]. 31 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, olearystone.com Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 Oxford Natter night, The Fox & Hounds, 8252774, [email protected]. Theale, Nr Reading, 8.00pm Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ Southern The Seven Stars, Newark Lane, Ripley, olearystone.com Surrey, GU23 6DL Yorkshire Natter night Gildersome Conservative 25 Western Evening Meeting – 99 Neath Road Club, Street Lane. Gildersome 8pm
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 55 N. East Tyne Valley Classic Bike Meet. August Our Stand on the Village Green at Date Section Detail Stamfordham. Free entry. All day event. Further details, Phil O. 01207 1 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Three Tunns, 544851 Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Northern Breakfast run from Tesco’s car park, Braintree, Essex CM7 4NR 12 noon off J43 of M6, Carlisle 7.00am. John N. East Durham Amateur Rowing Club. Bell. 01228 535173 Evening ‘Circular’ ride-out if good S. East WK.VMCC.Int.Rally The Friers weather, otherwise a social evening. Aylesford(display you bike,John 7.30 pm. Smith.01322 342320) Northern Northern Section southern Mid Scottish Monthly Meet: Spittal of Glenshee Week Run 9.30am. Frank Hambleton. Hotel, on the A93, Blairgowrie, PH10 [email protected]. 01298 7QF. Tel: 01250 885215. http://www. 70194 spittalofglenshee.co.uk 12:30 PM S. East Clubnight at The Bull, East Southern Goodwood Breakfast Club, Goodwood Farleigh.8pm. Circuit, West Sussex, PO18 0PX Southern Old Gits, Loomies Cafe, West Meon Ulster Hurst’s Run. 9-30am Hurst’s Motorrad Hut, A32/A279 Mallusk. Western Evening Meeting – The Lamb Inn, Western Pub Lunch 12.00 at the Castle of Iron Acton.1930 hrs Denis Bradbeer – Comfort, East Harptree, on B3134 01454 775786 BS40 6DD Janet Wilson - 01225 2 Irish Limerick meeting Woodfield House 858876 Hotel, Ennis Road 8:00 PM Pat 6 Scottish Natter nite: Meldrums Hotel, Main Mulcahy 087 2377312 St, Ceres By Cupar Fife, KY15 5NA. Oxford Natter Night The Churchill Arms at 01334 828 286. www.meldrums-hotel. West Lavington (A360) High St West co.uk. 07:30 PM Lavington SN10 4JB Sporting Trackday - Snetterton - Snetterton Southern The Half Moon, 32 London Road, Race Track. Norfolk. Booking is Peterfield, GU31 4BE essential. Organiser Robert Bensley Yorkshire Lunchtime ride & meet the Green [email protected] 01953 Dragon Inn, Hardraw.North Yorks. 888415 Contact Peter 01904 672883 7 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride 3 Northern Evening natter meeting at The Briars Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, Hall 7:00pm. Vera Hunt. 01257464429 Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 8252774, [email protected]. 3-5 S. West Slimbridge Camping. Tudor Caravan Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ Park. Slimbridge GL1 7BP. Keith olearystone.com Hackett 01743 356756 Mercia Natter Night 7.30pm New Inn. Wolvey 3.5 Yorkshire Yorkshire Day, camping weekend at Road, Bulkington. CV12 9JF Grassington. See Around the compass for details. Midland The Three kings ,Saltersway, Threekingham, Lincs.NG34 0AU Pub 4 Mercia Run to Horseshoe Pass and lunch in meet 7:30pm Bala? Meeting at approx 8.30am and leaving the Burger King in Rugeley Southern The Seven Stars, Newark Lane, Ripley, WS15 2AS at 9am sharp. Martin Lunn: Surrey, GU23 6DL 013332 736931 Ulster Club Meeting. Corr’s Corner. Western Saturday Pub Lunch 12.00 at Ye Olde Western Evening Meeting – New Inn, Claines, Hobnails Inn, Little Washbourne, GL20 Worcs 20.00 hrs Bob Dunn – 01384 8NQ B4077 Tewksbury to Stow on 390344 the Wold. Carvery available, booking 8 Mercia Natter Night 1900hrs The Clock essential. Mike Warrilow - 01793 Warehouse London Road, 782428 Shardlow,Derby’s DE72 2GL 5 E. Anglia Museum of Power Bike Meet - Museum N. East Lucky Few ride-out to The Lakes from of Power. Hatfield Road, Langford, Scotch Corner Services. 10.am. Tony Maldon, Essex CM9 6QA. 10am Bring Seed 01642 785880. your bike along and show it off on the S. East Midweek run from Coopers Tun. club stand. Classics & modern Wells.10.30am E. Anglia Pub meet - The Shoulder of Mutton. 9 Mercia Natter Night 19.30hrs The Dog Henley Halstead Road, Ford Street, Aldham, Road, Mappleborough Rd. Studley. Essex CO6 3LL B80 7DR Mercia Brunch Meeting Windy Ridge Café. Midland The Reindeer,Main St, Edingley. NG22 Winkhill, Leek, Staffs. ST13 7PN. 8DE Pub meet 7:30pm Meet from 10.30hrs Breakfast or Lunch 10 N. East Fish and Chip Run. Durham Services, available Bowburn. Meet at 7.00 pm. Graham
56 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Walker. Tel.07931 710991 the Website Calendar Richard Downer S. East The Roebuck at Laughton.7.30pm on : 07918666532 11 E. Anglia Getting to know Felixstowe. A guided Southern The Phoenix Inn, Twyford, SO21 1RF walking trip around Felixstowe given 15 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Lamb & Flag. Main by resident Ken Mullet. Numbers Street, Welney, Cambs PE14 9RB are limited, so please call Ken on N. East Social Evening and tyre kicking session 01394 670632 or email kenmullett@ at The Waggon Inn. 7.30pm virginmedia.com. Northern Midweek run from Kirkby Lonsdale 12 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Old White Horse. 1 10am. Mike Gibson. emmandemm@ Station Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire btopenworld.com. 01229 582787 SG7 5BS 12 noon S. East Clubnight at The Bull, East Irish Leinster Ride-out Spa Hotel (near Farleigh.8pm. Best Bike Competition. Lucan) 10.00 am Jim Sweeney 087 Western Wednesday Lunch meet for those 2300736 email: [email protected] who can 12.00 at The Golden Heart Irish N.W Area Meeting Coffee’s Cafe Inn, Down Road, Winterbourne Down, Carrick on Shannon, 12.00 noon. Bristol. BS36 1AU and a chat followed Patrick Munnelly 086 3383499 email: by Archery Richard Jones - 01179 [email protected] 372803 London Ride-out for lunch at Amesbury, 16 Midland The Kings Head, Kingsway, Tealby Wiltshire leaving Beaconsfield Lincs. LN8 3YA pub meet 7:30pm 9:30am. Southern Fox & Hound, Dorset, BH21 3EQ on Mercia Section Run. Meet at the OK Diner. the B3073 7:30 PM Watling Street, Cannock. WS11 0BN. Café opens for refreshments from Southern The Half Moon, 32 London Road, 0800hrs Run leaves at 0900hrs. Peterfield, GU31 4BE Organiser Brian Cooper 01785 713565 17 Northern Natter night, meals available, at The N. East Sunday Lunch ride- in at the Dales Border Rose, Rochdale Rd, Walsden, Centre, Stanhope 12noon. Todmorden 7.00pm. Alan Stretton. 01706 656606 Northern Section Meeting at Chipping village hall. Free food or cakes or both will 17-19 Scottish Dalraddy Park - 30 year Camping be available 1.00pm. Peter McCombie. anniversary 01228 594792 17-19 Southern Popham Mega Meet & Auto Jumble Oxford Ride out; Oxford section BBQ, Steve Popham Airfield, Winchester, SO21 Moxey 07771 663915 3BD Eve Smith 02380 251146 S. East Shuttleworth Collection with Ron R. 18 Mercia Visit to East Midlands Air Ambulance. Depart 9.30am Thurrock Services. Meet at Donington Services M1 (01689 600273) junction 23a leave at 9.30am for a ride Scottish Monthly meet: Bankfoot Inn, Main St. to EM Airport. Bankfoot (on the A9 nr Perth), PH1 Ulster Ulster Grand Prix. Dundrod. 4AB. 01738 787 243. bankfootinn. Western West Wales Motorcycle show co.uk? 12:00 Noon Carmarthen Showground, Nantyci, Southern Trish’s Mystery Cream Tea Run - Carmarthen, SA33 5DR Meet @ Newlads Corner, A25 Nrth of 19 E. Anglia Pub meet - The Chequers. 7 Church Guildford Road, Wimbotsham, Norfolk PE34 Ulster Donegal Run. 11am Foyle Bridge. 3QG 12 noon (packed lunch). London An informal, unplanned Ride-out from Western Monthly Meeting Devauden 13.30 hrs. Beaconsfield. Just turn up. 10:30 AM Delicious Cream Tea with Jean Cox. Midland John and Freda’s ride to LLangollen Come and indulge, its naughty but and the horseshoe pass, with breakfast nice, you can always diet afterwards. stop . Meet at Tamworth services, M42 13 Scottish Natter nite: The Wheelhouse, junction 10. Meet at 8:30, for 9am Millennium Wheel Drive, Falkirk FK1 departure. Approx 200miles round trip 4AD. Tel no. 01324 673490 N. East Club Treasure Hunt. Start at Durham Yorkshire Natter night Bear Inn, South Cave Services, Bowburn, 10am and finish at Market Place. 8pm the Ravensworth Arms, Team Valley, 14 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride approx 3pm and with a prize for the Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, winner. Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 Oxford Brackley Bike Festival, 10.00 am 8252774, [email protected]. Scottish Monthly meet: Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ High Street, MOFFAT, Dumfriesshire, olearystone.com DG10 9ET. Tel: 01683 220003. www. Oxford Natter night, Harcourt Arms, Stanton buccleucharmshotel.com. 1:00 PM Harcourt 7.30pm Western Elan Visitor Centre LD6 5HP meet then Southern Poole Quay Fish & Chip Run Details on a mountain ride via Devils Bridge to
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 57 Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forestry Centre Social Club, 34 Harlaw Road, Inverurie and Red Kite feeding centre on the A44 AB51 4SR. Tel: 01467 621478 12:30 East of Aberystwyth for lunch. Colin PM Ross – 01562 820458 27 Northern Evening meeting at the Harraby Inn Yorkshire Lunchtime meet How Stean Cafe, Carlisle 7.30pm. John Bell. 01228 Lofthouse. 12 noon 535173 21 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride 28 Irish Cork Leisurely & Livelier Ride Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, Out. 6.30pm TexOil Petrol Station, Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 Glounthaune. Liam Quinlan: 086 8252774, [email protected]. 8252774, [email protected]. Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ Con O’Leary: 0872594784, conor@ olearystone.com olearystone.com Midland The Griffins Head, Mears Ashby, Oxford Natter night, The Fox & Hounds, Northants.Pub Meet. 7:30pm Theale, Nr Reading, 8.00pm Northern Evening meeting, The White House, Yorkshire Natter night Gildersome Conservative Peel, Isle of Man 7.30pm. Andy Brown. Club, Street Lane. Gildersome 8pm 01624819088 30 Irish Dublin Meeting. West County Hotel, Southern The Seven Stars, Newark Lane, Ripley, Chapelizod. 8:00 PM Jim Sweeney Surrey, GU23 6DL 087 2300736 email: jim@lucanstudios. Yorkshire Natter night Squires Cafe Bar, ie Sherburn-in-Elmet. 8pm Southern The Half Moon, 32 London Road, 22 Western Evening Meeting – 99 Neath Road Peterfield, GU31 4BE Rhos, Pontardawe, Nr Swansea 19.30 31 S. East Borders.7.30pm.The Chestfield Barn hrs Brian Price – 01792 862152 CT53LU 24-27 All National Rally, Ellesmere College, 31-2 Sep Southern Isle of Wight Hotel Shropshire. See the Journal & Camping Weekend Details on the Advertisement for further details. Website Calendar Erica Body on: 25 Yorkshire Lunchtime meet The Bikers Cafe, 07528873056 Fimber Rd. Fridaythorpe YO25 9RX 31-2 Sep Yorkshire Camping at Coniston 12 noon Hall Farm, Coniston, Lake District 26 Scottish Monthly meet: Inverurie Hopeville Contact Stuart & Elaine 01274 832309
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I hope that you have had chance to join in hoped. Despite this, the redundant stock in some of the many events hosted by the sections the Frank Thomas tent that was selling “each this year. The TT races are on as I write these item for a tenner”, was packed. words and G et t i ng I miss my closer to visits to BMW is watch all what some the action of our and hear discussions reports live are about on Manx at the next radio as it N C M happens on shortly. I the fantastic hope to be island road in a position race circuit. to report Today you some more do not details about have to be this subject anywhere in the near near the future. island to listen to it just add the app to your Preparations are still happening for The phone or type http://www.manxradiott365. National Rally weekend in Ellesmere 24th- com. Well done John McGuinness for 27th August. It is not too late to book your winning the Superstock and Superbike races. place yet. Enclosed in The Journal is the Unfortunately, the senior TT was cancelled advert and booking sheet. due to poor weather. This has become quite a Please contact either Jim Lepley or myself common theme so far this year. Let’s hope the if you have any questions. (Contact details rest of the year provides some sort of normality on page 6.). If you do not wish to book and is not stopping you from getting out and accommodation at the college, please come about. along and simply join us for the day: you will We had a few joining the club at the recent be welcome. A day ticket cost is just £10 per BMF rally in Peterborough and gained 27 person and you can just turn up on the day new members. The club stand and the BMW and pay on the gate. GS trails stand were close and so we attracted some members by being close to BMW. The Safe Riding until next time weekend was damp and cold and did not Mark Dutton attract the crowds that the organisers had BMW Club Journal • July 2012 59 Around The Compass Please send Around The Compass changes to [email protected] with “Compass” as the subject 6th - 8th July. S. West Section. Summer Camp. Camping weekend. Tudor Caravan Park. Tiverton Rugby Club, EX16 6SG. Contact Chris Slimbridge GL2 7BP. Contact Keith Hackett: Crocker 01884 252759 07940531980 7th - 8th July. Scottish Section. BMF Kelso 3rd - 5th Aug. Yorkshire Section. Yorkshire Bikefest. Details of the event at http://www. Day Weekend at Grassington, Grass Woods Lane. thebmfshow.co.uk/the-shows/bikefest-kelso/ or BD23 5. North Yorkshire. 54.079137/2.012176. The tel: 0116 2795112. Section members who wish heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Our own camping to volunteer to help on the Section stand please field with facilities on site. Section Gazebo with contact Jim for details. Lots of B&B’s are available hot water available for your tea and coffee, plus in Kelso. The club trailer & marquee will be there extra cooking facilities. Friday night take it easy with free Tea and coffee all day and the BBQ will be look round the village eat out enjoy a drink at available for cooking. Socialise in the marquee in one of the many pubs/hotels. Saturday explore the evening whether you are B&B’ing or camping. the wonderful Dales scenery on your bike or join Further details Contact Jim Lepley or scottish. me on a walk over the Pennine Way. Saturday [email protected] night is Party night with Marigolds catering, all 13th - 15th July. Scottish Section. Rathaid Run. locally sourced fresh meat etc, BBQ available for South West Scotland. You are invited to the 1st cooking, hand pulled local Ale and the Glee club Scottish Section Rathaid Run on 13 – 15 July for entertainment. There will be no camping fee 2012 to be held in South West Scotland taking in as such for the weekend, as we did last year, we the very best breathtaking scenery Dumfries and just ask that a donation be made to the Village Galloway has to offer. We will be exploring the area funds. A small, non refundable, deposit of £5.p.p. taking small roads (rathaid) and forestry tracks at a (OW MUCH) to help with catering nos would be pace that allows the scenery to be enjoyed. Double appreciated, sent to Graham Roberts, 17 Acorn and triple rooms should be booked in advance with Close, Barlby, South Yorkshire. YO8 6UT. Tele: Dave or Sue at the Kenbridge Hotel (01644 420211) 01757 701275. cheques payable to Yorkshire at a cost of £44.50 per person per night with an section BMW club, name and membership no. on addition supplement for single rooms. Numbers back please. B&B and Hotel accommodation in are limited so book early. Camping is available Grassington Village via website, book early. For for up to 20 tents at £2 per pitch. Breakfast and more information phone Elaine 01274 832309. All extensive choice of evening meals for all. We hope sections welcome, and we can guarantee you a to make this an annual event in different parts of reet Yorkshire welcome Scotland. There will be a commemorative gift to 4th - 5th August. Scottish Section: BMW celebrate this 1st Scottish Section Rathaid Run. Mottorad eXtreme Event, Knockhill Racing Circuit Contact: Nigel MacDonald 01387 372727 nigel. KY12 9TF. Including: * Simon Peavey (off road [email protected] riding) * Stunt Rider. * BMW GB with a fleet of test 20th - 22nd July. Irish Section. Jack & Jill road bikes. * Race track open for all plus BMW Run/ Ride To Meat. Full details later - enquiries/ race bikes to play on. * Classic bike show. * Tented bookings to: Brendan Lang [email protected] village, trade stands/exhibitors. Scottish Section Tel: 0862555214 marquee will be there with the usual free tea and coffee all day. Contact: Judy Lepley on Tel.no. 20nd - 22th July. Yorkshire section. Camping 01592 874592 email: scottish.social@bmwclubuk. weekend at Brookside CC Park, Burton upon net Stather. Back by demand this popular site is run by BMW members and offers really good facilities. Its 17th - 19th August. Scottish Section. Dalraddy on the river side with Pub . Contact. Dennis 01924 Park - 30 year Camping anniversary. Dalraddy 824088. Holiday Park, Aviemore, Inverness-Shire PH22 1QB. Dalraddy Holiday Park is a quiet park 27th - 29th July. S. West Section. Aberdare in the heart of the Highlands overlooking the Park Road Races Camping Weekend. Grewan Cairngorms, within walking distance of the river Caravan and Camping Park. Cwm Taf , Merthyr Spey. An excellent location for walking and cycling. Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF48 2HS. Contact Robin Licensed shop, laundrette & washing up area, Wale 07791798704 shower & toilet facilities. Tents price tba. Static 3rd - 5th Aug. S. West Section. Slimbridge caravans and chalets available tel. 01479 810330
60 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 or email [email protected]. Plenty of B&B, Tralee Bay Holiday cottages, Co Kerry, Euro 115 hotels etc in the area. Contact Judy Lepley email: per person - includes: s/c accommodation, 2 [email protected] Tel no. 01592 breakfasts, 3 course dinner Sat night & live music, 874592 enquiries/bookings to: Brendan Lang btlang@ 31st Aug - 2nd Sept. Yorkshire section. Camping hotmail.com Tel: 0862555214 at Coniston Hall Farm, Coniston. Lake district. 12 -14th October: Scottish Section Social & Large lake side camping area, basic but clean, shop AGM weekend. See Calendar on Scottish Section on site. Only 20mins walk into Coniston, plenty of website for details. shops, pubs, restaurants, garage etc. Fabulous 19th - 21st Oct. Irish Section. N W Hotel scenery and twisty roads – why not try a walk on Weekend. Hotel Leenane, Euro 99.00 per person the wild side. Stuart & Elaine 01274832309 2 nights B&B & 2 evening meals, enquiries/ 3rd - 18th Sept. Yorkshire Section. Euro bookings to: Brendan Lang [email protected] Hotel Trip. Amsterdam-Hamburg-Berlin-Prague- Tel: 0862555214 Cochem/Koblenz-Luxembourg-Bruges. Mostly 2nd - 4th Nov. S. West Section. 21st Hippo two-night stopovers to allow sightseeing, and four Rally. Colliford Tavern Bodmin Moor, This is nights in Prague. Maximum ten rooms available always a exciting weekend with a good a crowd, - four already gone. Restaurants at all hotels, rideouts and evening meals with entertainment. breakfast included at most and available for More details on website or contact Sally on 01395 small extra charge at others. Plan your own ferry 597725 crossings, routes and excursions, perhaps solo or with others, but all stay in same hotels each night. 16th - 18th Nov. Western Section Hotel Weekend Detailed info on Yorkshire Section area of BMW at the Cavendish Hotel, Exmouth, Devon. Two Club Forum or from organiser - Martin Ellis 01623 nights bed, breakfast and evening meal, Standard 401405 [email protected] twin or double rooms at £128.00 singles £78.00. Sea View on twin or double add £28.00 For further 14th - 16th September. Dartmoor Camping, info and booking form contact Denis Bradbeer, Harford Bridge Holiday Park, Peter Tavy Tavistock Western Social Secretary, Tel 01454 775786 Email PL19 9LS Debbie Sampson 01726 61642 Optional [email protected] £10 pp deposit by Pasty supper on Friday. Dartmoor ride out on April 30th and final payment by 31st August. Saturday. Hospitality caravan and gazebo on site. 14th – 16th Sept. Mercia Section. Hotel Weekend at Saltburn. £40 per person per night, half board. Deposit of £40 by the end of March with the balance due by end of August. Contact Keith Jackson for further details and booking Tel 01332 668159 28th - 29th Sept. Mercia Section. 20th Anniversary Roman Way Hotel Cannock. £70 per couple per night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast.Live music Saturday night with a 60’s band. Ride out Saturday for those staying Friday night. Booking essential, all 54 room reserved and a deposit of £50 per couple asap. Cheques payable to The BMW Club send to Colin Ainsworth 22 Marlborough Road, Breaston, Derby. DE72 3DD 28th - 30th September. Scottish Section. Glencoe Gathering: Area set aside for our club. There are also Hobbit Houses available for hire. For details of site facilities call Invercoe Campsite 01855 811210 or www.invercoe.co.uk Mention you will be attending the BMW Event when enquiring. Camping price tba. The marquee will not be there so please take your own cooking stoves to use in the brick gazebo. The Glencoe Hotel is also in easy walking distance for good bar meals. B&B available across from the site exit. Contact Judy [email protected] 28th - 30th Sep. Irish Section. Thatch Rally.
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 61 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.
spread, especially breakfast, a Banham tradition. East Anglia Section Saturday started with the Banham breakfast for most who had spent the night trying to avoid What a month, wind, rain, sun and very close to a frostbite (well, that’s what it felt like) which got us all frost, well that is what it felt like when under canvas ready to face the day. at Banham a few weeks ago. There were two planned events, a road ride We had a great turn out for our annual GS which would be led by Ken Mullett and an off-road weekend at the Applewood campsite at Banham ride to be led by Dean Kirk. Both set of participants Zoo, with 40 plus in attendance on the Saturday congregated to 10 am for their briefings. and 30+ braving the forecast weather for a couple Dean has provided the following detail. We had 12 of nights under canvas. riders in total with a range of motorcycles, Cagiva, The weekend started for me at lunchtime on KTM, Triumph and even a couple of BMW’s. We left Friday when I arrived (on the bike) to put out the around 10:30 with around 80 miles of sand, gravel, signs and greet all-comers in hazy sunshine. There mud and grass ahead of us. was soon a steady flow of eager campers. Tents The recent rain had washed some of the trails were erected in our nicely secluded section of the away in places exposing roots and rocks to keep us rally field, perfectly sheltered from the winds that on our toes. Once we had settled into a rhythm, we had been threatened, a nice change from the 20 managed to keep a good, enjoyable pace through acre field of previous years. Kings Forest and around the woods of Thetford. With the numbers increasing my back-up arrived We stopped off at Walker Cafe for a spot of lunch. with the team gazebo, which was duly erected, with A series of minor excursions into the scenery left the grateful assistance of Daniel and Michelle, the us with the odd bent gear lever and twisted bars stove, tea, coffee and milk was readied for those in on two of the bikes, it would seem that the main need of refreshments following their journeys. dealers are forgetting to tighten up the top yokes Once again the catering was supplied by Sheila on the latest models! A loose brake calliper was the and her team, grateful thanks to her for a superb only other mechanical failure.
62 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 With the sun still shining we got back to the camp site in plenty of time for tea. Thanks should go to Dean for once again coming up with an interesting route for all and in particular to the tail enders,. A short report from the road ride has been put on the East Anglia website and thanks to Mike Davis for providing the details and taking on the tail-end- charlie role. We have visited the Three Pickerells for the first time this month with a good turn out of 11 on a sunny day for lunch by the river, once again Mike Davis has provided some photos of the event which are on the website. The forthcoming events we are involved in are the Pyrenees trip, organized by Tim Robinson of which the details are in the club magazine and on the website and Copdock which this year turns into a two day event, unfortunately this clashed with the Black Bull rally in Pickering, but fear not the Black Bull is continuing as an event with the assistance of fellow club members from Yorkshire. For those of you who have not yet ventured out to one of our Sunday get-togethers now that the weather is starting to improve why not come and see if you can spot one of the committee, a rare breed this year due to the recession no doubt, but always willing to have a chat. Safe riding, until next time. Dave Dave Massey East Anglia Social Assistant [email protected]
Tim Robinson . I think Liam is planning another trip like this again East Anglia Social Secretary for next year. The usual monthly run was organised [email protected] by Terry Carolyn this time. We met up at our usual place, the Spa Hotel Lucan, and about a dozen of us made our way to Navan, where we met up with Irish Section Terry. He then led us on roads that we could not have imagined existed, mainly through the county’s It must be the good weather, but we are having lots of Cavan and Monaghan. We were joined in of “happenings” lately. Carricmacross, by Brendan Smith and friend. More Our staunch and very active member, Liam super b twisty roads and eventually we ended up Quinlan from Cork, had organised a trip to Wales, at the Errigal Hotel in Coothill, where we enjoyed the May bank holiday weekend. This is the fourth a super sized Sunday lunch for a mere €12 each trip he has led out, and we were blessed with including unlimited coffee. fantastic weather, stayed in our usual superb hotel, By the time you read this the annual Boreen run The Lion, in Lambister. This is located in a beautiful will have taken place, more in next month’s Journal. part of Wales, surrounded by amazing biking Please try to support YOUR events, the committee roads. We had a run out to Snowdonia, and made a and Chris Wright in particular go to endless trouble trip on the Ffestiniog railway. This was an amazing to locate fantastic venues and make sure we all trip of approx one hour in each direction from the have a great time,( as we always do) . mountain down to the sea and back. Some of the Slan, group went to visit a slate mine, and some went Jim to the Brecon beacons. The following day we had another run out through amazing hidden valleys Jim Sweeney and hills, hardly a car or tractor in sight, beautiful 08723-00736 countryside, and made our way to the Devils Bridge [email protected]
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 63 of them had gathered at the same starting point on London Section their way to Donington Park. The turn out for the run Not much to report this month other than to mention was good and set off at the allotted time, as always Mays` Ride-out to Warwick Castle. using the ‘drop off’ system to allow everyone the chance of riding at their own pace. A coffee / comfort Six of us had a pleasant ride but not a lot of stop was made at Glossop and 2 more bikes joined Castle was seen. In keeping with the current trend the group here. The drop off system was working it was decided that , for the time available to us, the really well again until just 3 miles from the tunnel. entrance fee was too much and the £6.00 charge 5 of the bikes were lost at this point, and no one just to enter and leave the Car Park meant that we is sure how that happened but everyone arrived at did not even glimpse the Castle from the outside ; the same time but from every possible angle! As per What we did have was a decent Pub lunch before usual, food was involved after the ride there, then riding home. all boarded the boat for a trip into the tunnel, no On behalf of the Section I would like to welcome one was lost here. After the boat trip a visit to the Paul Egan who has re-joined the Club ( London museum and then the return journey along some Section ) following a visit to the BMF Show at great scenic roads with fabulous weather. Dave Peterborough . Hopefully we will see Paul on added that all had a great day with the best of forthcoming Ride-outs. weather and company, all that’s needed for a good I still have only 3 committed for the July Brittany ride out. weekend so get your Diaries out & “sign up” !! The Mercia Section now has YHA membership Go carefully. cards for Section members! Anyone wanting the use Peter Jones of these cards needs to contact me for a free loan of 07710-887958 them. The membership gives you £3 per night per [email protected] person discount! And that counts for individuals or for a group! Phone or email me for detail if you’re interested. Mercia Section Finally a little nudge to remind you that in August, Martin Lunn is leading a run to the Horseshoe Pass, Another great day at the Windy Ridge Café this Brian Cooper is leading a run to Barmouth on the month. Great atmosphere with the place absolutely 12th and we have the Section visit to the East Mids heaving. Must take this opportunity to tell you that Air Ambulance on 18th. its cash only for food here so don’t expect to pay by card folks! Colin Ainsworth Welcome to Midland members Nick Laskaris, 07799 653789 Stuart Shenton, Neil Millington and Graham [email protected] Hopkinson. And visiting Northern Section Members, Tony Cartmell, David and Karen Slater. Great to see you all. Midland Section I have to announce yet another change in Natter Hi All. I’m just back from a week in the Black Forest, Nights, if only these people wouldn’t keep changing never get tired of the roads, also found some lovely Landlords and prices we may get the chance to roads thro’ France, some intentially, some not, still, settle down? The Axe & Compass, our latest New as they say, not the wrong road, just a different Natter Night changed hands after agreeing to us road. If you have not ridden the roads through the using the venue. In the period between arranging Black Forest, do it now, you won’t be disappointed. and actually meeting there, the pub changed hands, Andy’s ride out went the way of the pear, as food prices increased to ‘Good Restaurant’ prices he was ill and we had an impromptu ride across and the atmosphere disappeared! So we move country down to Foxton, on a blazing hot day sat again, hopefully for the last time? The new venue is outside the pub for lunch. Turned into a great day the New Inn. Wolvey Road, Bulkington. CV12 9JF. out, with a couple of newish members, Dianne and Meeting times and date stay the same , check it out Barry, joining us on there first ride out. Lets hope it’s in Where we meet. Food prices and portions are not the last. much better here folks. July brings us to Trimmingham in Norfolk again, David Morris organised and led a run to for Georges camping weekend. As last year, the Standedge Tunnel this month. David tells me, when Marquee will be set up, and the subsidised wine I turned up at the start my first thoughts were for and BBQ will be available. Please contact the site good weather and then hopefully members there direct to book, the advert with contact details is in to join me on the run. Imagine his surprise when this Journal, or ring me for details. he pulled up and saw the car park full to bursting Captain Norm’s ride to Foxton Locks, terminating with bikes and thought hell, what do I do now? The at his narrowboat (DO NOT CALL IT A BARGE!!) for initial panic died down when he realised that most tea and cakes meets at the services on the M42, 64 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 J10 at approx 09:30, or meet at Foxton 11:30 – 12. about this so cannot give any reports. Leisurely ride across country. On Wednesday 9th Ernie Draper did his now Gordon’s run to the Nene Valley railway leaves almost regular run over the moors of North Yorkshire Markfield services off J22 of the M1 at 10:30, and as around the area of Whitby. A good number turned it is his first run, please show some support. up for this in what was a decent day. The normal pub meets are of course still taking The section’s 1st camping weekend took place place, but as I get no feedback I can only comment over the 11th to the 13th of may at the camp site on my local one, at the Griffin, Mears Ashby, where at warren near Bamburgh in north Northumberland. we normally get 10-15 people for a meal and a What was expected to be a soggy time turned out rabbit.(Talk, not a lovely furry thing!) to be quite a decent period and no heavy rain. Only Finally, please note that I will be abroad from the three got there to go the whole hog and sleep under 1st August, so anything regarding section news canvas, well done Phil, Graham and Ashley. Two must be sent to the editor direct, just for this month. more made it up for the day, they were myself and Regards, Ashley’s brother. Unfortunately when I got there the Bodger others had gone off for the day on a ride into the border badlands, but it was a nice ride anyway. Steve Foreman The 18th saw the regular meeting at the Waggon 01536 722048 Inn. A good turn out with 18 getting there at one 07770 827574 stage during the night plus one other who arrived [email protected] very shortly after the last one had left to go home. One member (on the committee who) shall not be named, actually FORGOT thye dates and was North East Section noticeable by his absence. This year seems to have simply flown by so far and The final event in the month was the run lead little has been done in the way of riding. The colder by Lawrie Hunt. Starting off from Castle Square in than usual weather has had a lot to do with this plus Morpeth for a ride around what was described in the the soaking we got during the last couple of months. program diary as ‘Some hilly bits of Northumberland’ At least the water companies and farmers will not By all accounts they did go to some very lonely have so much to shout about. places but still managed to find a tea room in one of This last month in the NE section things have the remote valleys. On the way back they stopped been getting a lot busier too with the 1st o0f the again in Corbridge for a break. One of the group, he rides being completed and the longer nights of little will gave in and had a delicious mutton pie. (I allowing evening runs too. can vouch they are nice) I have been instructed on Towards the end of April, on the 29th, we had the pain of death to leave him anonymous because of run by Phil knight with his Mystery Tour of Yorkshire. possible domestic trouble. I have not had a lot of feedback about this but by Next month will be quite busy too but please note, all accounts it was a very wet one and after battling the Curry night which is listed in the diary for 6th for most of the route they decided to call it a day June is cancelled because of the departure of Philip and each headed home in their own separate ways. Gray and his wife to the south west of London. After all there is no real pleasure in getting wet and Instead there will be an evening ride out starting cold. from the Rowing Club and returning a couple of The regular Rowing Club meeting saw the 1st of hours later. our summer evening rides, 10 bikes lead by Phil For those who are still undecided and would like Oughtred, starting and finishing at the clubhouse. to go with Peter Cullen on his Reivers Weekend, A couple of hour’s bimble around and then a stop there may still be a place left so get in touch if you off for a cuppa at Peter Cullen’s house en route, in are interested. better weather, but still colder than it should/should That’s about it folks, until next month, ride safe. have been. John King NE Social Secretary Then on the weekend over 4th to 7th of may there 07833 705652 was the ever successful, Nethy Bridge weekend. [email protected] There was almost a full house this year, with 31 members turning up for the weekend in the hotel. Because of the cold weather and threat of ice and Northern Section snow (again) the attendance was split between cars and bikes. (the bikes had the attendance record) In Hello one and all. Has it been warm enough for the event they had the usual good time. More next y’all? Certainly has been for me !!!. I’m proceeding year Dennis? this months section news on the assumption that Over the same weekend there was the Sunday no news is good news. Everything seems to be Lunch ride in at the George Hotel, in Piercebridge, going along nicely. Run outs seem to be going well. just west of Darlington. I have had no feedback I would welcome more feedback from how the runs
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 65 went, but as I say ,at the risk of repeating myself, from Wantage market place took the group of 19 things seem to be tickety boo. bikes and 24 people across the rolling downs, By the time this news goes to print we,the through forested areas and delightful little villages committee, will have found out if our limited plans for for tea and cakes at the old Wilton Carpet Factory the celebration of our 50th anniversary , at Chipping site near Salisbury. This old piece of Britain’s Village Hall , on June 10th , were a success, lets heritage is still operating, but on a reduced part of hope so. I shall be giving a full report on how things the site with the rest turned over to some excellent go in next months Journal. Also I will have attended shops. Posters provide a resume of the history of the National Committee Meeting at Appleby Magna Wilton carpets and you can still buy carpets directly near Derby and fulfilled my promise to myself to from the factory. actually do a bit of camping this year, at Rhys’s The run from there through Salisbury’s nightmare Rhyader weekend. of roundabouts tested the drop off system to the limit As well as all our normal run outs, John Bell but we all got through to fill the motorcycle parking will be commencing his summer Breakfast runs bay plus part of the car park at the Tank Museum leaving from Tesco, Carlisle, just off J43 of the M6, with bikes. Bob had arranged the group discount on Sunday 1st of July , departing at 7 am.(contact rate for entrance, which included a discount on the details in The Journal) discount for having lived a long time. On the anniversary regalia front I,m still finding After testing the restaurant lunches, which were the response very disappointing . There is an order very filling and the staff coped very well with the form on the website which you should be able to sudden influx of bikers, most worked their way download and print to send me your orders , please. through the many and varied exhibits. Anyway, that’s about all for this month, just kept A breakaway group couldn’t resist the sudden fine things short and sweet ,so you’ll have more time to weather in the middle of this drought and continued spend riding your bikes. Take care , keep smiling on to have ice creams at the seaside. and keep biking My brother & I were lucky in tagging onto a guide Still loving my bike !!!!!!!!!! who answered our many questions with great Peter, the Biking Viking enthusiasm, taking us to many of the exhibits to show and explain the engineering. What was good, Peter McCombie what didn’t work, why is this one designed this way, [email protected] what is that strange surface finish, etc, etc. Did you know that the Universal Carrier turns by bending its tracks for example, weird idea that seemed to Oxford Section work. He tolerated us for ages but we had to let him Firstly I must apologise for a mistake in the last get on with his work and thanked him very much for Journal, giving the wrong date for the Hagbourne bike meet it should have been July 10th not June. We now have an alternative venue instead of George & Dragon at Erlestoke. The Churchill Arms at West Lavington (A360) the address is High Street West Lavington SN10 4JB, still meeting the first Thursday of the month thanks to Alan for sorting that out. We’ve had another full month of ride-outs first a report from John Broad with reference to the Tank Museum at Bovington. Bob Mack’s run starting
The Universal carrier Newbury Wharf
66 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 providing so much information. I would recommend 8th A ride out organised by Graham and Diane to paying for a guide if anyone goes again as you Avoncraft museum, a museum which is home to would never work out the logic for many of the 27 structures that have been rescued and rebuilt vehicles on display without one. dating from the fourteenth century up to pre- fabs The usual minor hiatus of trying to work out built in the Second World all set in 19 acres we will where you are in order to devise a plan to get home be meeting at the services on the A34 at Milton always follows the drop off system runs. With fuel to Leave at 9.45, it is approx 90 miles so please very low Salisbury and the BP Ultimate non ethanol check you have enough fuel because there’s not fuel garage was very welcoming. An excellent going to be any stops on the way, just good roads day of glorious sunshine cool temperatures and to ride more info 01235814851. 10th July is West fascinating sites. Hagbourne Bike night at the Horse and Harrow Next report is from Rosemary pub Nr Didcot. We have a stand thanks to Rob On Saturday 26th May our ride out was to the and Marion from 6.00. The bike night is an annual Hovercraft Museum at Lee on the Solent. event and is usually very busy with lots going on We had a great day 25 bikes and 36 people left food/ drinks are available. July 21st Steve Moxey Newbury Wharf for a ramble to Fareham, a few took is leading a ride out from Newbury Warf check a wrong turning but met up a few miles later, we all website or ring 07771663915 for meeting time to got the pub lunch ok and there we met another 3 Bahnstormers BMW Dealers Alton, where he has bikes, I car and 7 more people, after lunch 27 bikes reserved an area at the pub next door for us. July and 1 car and 41 people went to the museum a few 28th July Calne Town Bike show, where we have a miles up the road, there we were met by the curator stand so come and say hello. August 12th we have and we all managed to have a look inside a couple our annual BBQ at Savernake Forest Marlborough of hovercraft, also the museum is packed with all when Steve Moxey will lead a ride out from sorts including the hovercraft used in the James Newbury Warf check web site for times or phone Bond film, then it was into the cafe where we all had Steve 07771663915. 19th August Brackley Bike a drink before heading home Festival from 10.00. Hopefully got my dates right It was very nice to see so many new faces, We this month, off to Austria with the Oxford section in hope we will see them again on another event. a couple of weeks so will give you a report of what As you can see from the two reports both events we got up to. And hopefully we’ll have some good Saturday and Sunday produced a good turnout of weather for more than a couple of days at a time!!! members both from the Oxford and other sections Wendy which makes all the effort worthwhile for the people Wendy Ottaway who organise ride outs, thank-you. [email protected] What we have planned for July/ August. July Scottish Section May has been a busy month starting with the Spittal of Glenshee Hotel & camping weekend which, for the second year running, was a sell out. The weather was cold but clear and dry. We were joined by members from the Irish, Mercia, Midland, Northern, North East, South West, Western and Yorkshire Sections. It was grand to see so many folk returning for a second year. Dave Foster was in charge of ride outs this year. Drew Nicholson led ride out no.1 which took in the Grampian Motor Museum and Dave led ride out no.2. Going by the large number of happy smiling people Dave and Drew did an excellent job. Thanks to you both. The walk on Saturday was through Glenlochsie for the most part following the old railway line up to Glenlochsie Lodge. Yours truly got the route out a bit wrong and we ended up crossing the river twice. Gus McNaughton in true Highland style tried out the shallower part of the first crossing only to discover the rocks beneath the water were very slippery – apparantely the water wasn’t cold – Gus then very bravely, certainly in my case, helped the
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 67 rest of the party across. The second crossing was Saturday. There was a full house and the Scottish just as much fun with Bill Rodgers trying a slightly section was joined by members from the Northern different route and also finding out the water wasn’t and Irish sections. We also welcomed some day cold. Needless to say we took a slightly different visitors on the Saturday. way back (the correct path) to avoid river crossings. Some folk took part in a ride out to Oban whilst Sunday’s main walk was to the Upper Lunch others walked into Killin with Dick acting as Hut (where apparently Queen Victoria stopped for chauffeur for the return journey. The Friday and a cup of tea) and back. The views were glorious Saturday evening meals were provided by Marjorie but it was a bit surreal sitting outside the hut in and Judy with assistance from Eric. Bill Gault and glorious sunshine with snow flakes floating down. Jim stepped up to the mark to cook breakfast on Unfortunately on the way back Alison Roberts Saturday but Bill was abandoned by Jim on Sunday slipped and twisted her ankle – all Graham’s fault and did a grand job on his own. Dick volunteered to of course! – joking aside hope there was no lasting stir the custard on Saturday night and was spotted damage. A few folk decided to do the Glenlochsie dipping his finger in it for a taste – where had that walk just so Liz could see how cold the water wasn’t finger been ? ? !! Ray Kearns of the Irish Section was presented There were 2 short games of bingo on the Saturday with a shot glass as International traveller. Ray had evening and the 3 winners were each presented also been at the Glenshee Hotel weekend and he with a bottle of malt whisky. The Quiz on Sunday thanked us for two great weekends and officially evening was won by Bill Rodgers who received dubbed the Scottish Section as “the friendly section”. a bottle of wine. Paul Berry from Barnstaple was Many thanks Ray it is nice to be appreciated and awarded the furthest travelled memento. The whole you are a great friendly guy yourself and we look weekend was full of fun, laughter, good rides, good forward to seeing you in 2013 at the Scottish walks and great conversation and despite playing Double in Ullapool and FA. The youngest female BINGO (instead of a raffle) there was not a pipe or was Carolyn Dale who was given a wind up torch so pair of slippers in sight the entire weekend. she could annoy her dad Geoff. Lochearned Log Cabin weekend. The weekend Tom Beglin spent the whole weekend with a started off wet but turned into a lovely day on big smile on his face because he was taking early retirement the following week. Good luck Tom we wish you a long and happy one. So we had yet another weekend of fun, laughter and good company. Thanks to all who helped. Angus Glens Run: Many thanks to Derek Ramsey for agreeing to organise this run after Ron Male double booked himself. Derek did a superb job, a well organised excellent run on great roads through wonderful scenery. Derek even provided good weather. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. By the time you read this Derek will have taken early retirement and we wish him a long and happy one. Reminders: 7th & 8th July BMF Kelso Bikefest –13th – 15th July: Scottish section will be there promoting the Club. 13 – 15 July 2012: Rathaid Run - You are invited to join Nigel Macdonald on the 1st Scottish Section Rathaid Run to be held in South West Scotland taking in the very best breathtaking scenery Dumfries and Galloway has to offer and exploring the area taking small roads (rathaid) and forestry tracks at a pace that allows the scenery to be enjoyed 4th & 5th August: Knockhill Motorrad Extreme – Scottish section will be there promoting the Club. Have fun and safe riding. Judy Lepley 01592 874592 [email protected]
68 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 WK.VMCC Rally is at The Friars on 5th August so South East Section our John Smith would like to Know who can display Our May events have been well attended and their bike. we have had two new members join this month, Nice to get into the summer gear at last. Richard and Karen OBrian and Ron Heath, they Shaun.X have joined the club with lots of events happening, Shaun Mulligan including camping,awaydays and BBQ`s. 01634 241215 The 16th Clubnight with the Beetle Drive and [email protected] the Cheaters were out in force, talk about care in the community, I (Rosemary) had my work cut out Section Social secretary trying to keep members focused on the game, the Lou Warner 01622-678997 winner was Mr John Hawker and runner up Mr Bill [email protected] Haller.(Don`t tell Maureen Bill ate the prize of the chocolates! Our Manston run, ably organised and led by Ken Southern Section and Wendy was joined by new member Richard OBrian and Tony Fisher on his first run, although The first event for May was the camping weekend he has been a member for some time. Lunched at Sixpenny Handley with South West and Western at Manston, we went on to Elan Valley Tea Room. Sections. Unfortunately, it was not ideal camping Nice to complete this run in good weather as their weather, especially for us ‘fair weather campers’. previous attempt was abandoned due to a Monsoon. Noel sent me the following report. Thank you Ken and Wendy. Ron led an “interesting” ‘A great weekend, slightly spoilt by the wet stuff, run home via some Boreen roads. however for those who braved it well done and I Phil Jones and myself (Shaun) joined the “party” am already looking forward to next years event. at The Ace café on 13th where it was good to meet Well done to Rick & Paul for another top class ride- members from other sections of The BMW club, it out in the sun (obviously) on the Sunday through was warm too. the Dorset and Hampshire countryside all the way As Brenda and I were away we missed the Fish down to the seaside resort of Bridport, where lunch and Chips Run to The Pilot but I have very good was had from the numerous gastro shacks along feedback on this, it was very well attended and the quay. Thank you to Sally (& John) Robinson a perfect evening for a seaside run. The fish and for baking all of those, now famous, cakes, and for chips were “fab”, members were well fed and looked providing us all with the shelter with teas & coffees after and it is suggested this venue is used again. for the whole weekend. Thank you to those chaps Dave Deacon led an interesting ride out to wet the that travelled all the way down from Yorkshire, appetites. And we were able to welcome Richard which means that the word about this great annual and Karen and Ron on their first club “do”. event is spreading. Next years event will be held in Our meeting at Beech Court Tea Rooms was well our own separate field at the campsite and with the attended and after lunch Tim and Sarah kindly led us predicted sunshine and with the 3 sections joining at a brisk pace to Fairlight for more tea and cakes, in, will be an event not to be missed. Caravans & then leading a lovely run back home to Yalding. campervans welcome. ‘ Nb. Cliff and Julie after having a test run for their Our only other event in May was the Ace Café day trip to Hardelot Plage have asked we meet at Day, with much improved weather. I understand the Maidstone services 0800 (earlier than planned) there was a very good turnout for an enjoyable day. due to time needed to book in for Le Shuttle. Now to this month. Although not a BMW event, a Nb. Nationally the Club has discussed/asked lot of the members will be going to Andover for the that we should ensure we have details of who to Hogroast weekend. This is organised for charity and contact in case of “accidents/illness” especially has music, ride outs and a Hogroast on Saturday abroad so we ask participants to make sure these evening. Cost of the weekend is £30.00. Details on are available. the website, or contact Noel on the address below. For the BSB Races at Oulton park Phil has The Tucker’s are hosting a camping weekend 13th suggested camping 6th to 8th,(two nights) will make to 15th July. Nick says if possible, it will be a good a good weekend of it, we plan to use a camp-site idea to arrive on Friday afternoon, as the Olympic away from the circuit. Please let us know if you Torch relay will be going through the New Forest intend camping so we can book this in. on Saturday. Nick says he will provide a meal on If Superbike racing is not your thing, we are Friday, breakfast on Sunday, and the facilities for also joining with the CSMA, camping on the same a BBQ on Saturday evening if you bring your own weekend at Rother Valley Campsite Station Rd. food. There is plenty of space to camp, but there is TN316QT (Northiam) Book with site 01797 253997. also a stable, so it will be possible to sleep in there. I know some members will be there. To help Nick organise this successfully, please will
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 69 you let him know if you are going to attend. Tel another short circuit, trying to take us back to the 07775 702265. start of the route! On to Torrington on the big dipper On the 15th, there is a ride in to the show at road, then down to Holsworthy, and to Bude Wharf Beaulieu, so for anyone staying at Nick’s this will for afternoon tea, an ice cream for the more hardy, be just up the road. Contact Eve for more details, or just to warm up as it was now getting cold. From 02380251146. there we rode on to Padstow via Widemouth Bay to We continue this month with a fish and chip meet enjoy an excellent, but getting more expensive, fish at Jack’s in Bagshot. Pop along for a meal and and chips from Rick Steins. As it was now getting a chat. On 22nd, Godfrey is organising a run to very cold we dispersed after a very enjoyable 230 Chatham Dockyard and a trip on a paddle steamer. miles ride. Please contact Godfrey to book your place on the Don Rolling did a nice amble around the Rame boat. Godfrey can be contacted on 02086424076 peninsular on the13th starting at The Jamaica Inn or 07932606349. for a light lunch then onto a tour of the area with a The first event in August is Trish’s, now very historic commentary, it brought out a few different famous, Cream Tea Run on 12th. The start is at faces, finishing with a visit to the coast guard station. Newlands Corner, time to be advised, but it will Mark (Peanut) Corben’s Brittany Rally, 17th - 25th definitely be late enough to give you a lie-in. Again May. A party of eleven, on seven bikes and one this year, Rick Downer is doing another fish and trike, made their way to the tiny hamlet of Brancillet, chip run to Poole Quay on 14th. On the 31st August just outside the stunning medieval town of Josselin through to the 2nd September, Erica is organising a in Brittany for this South West sections European hotel and camping weekend in the Isle of Wight. All excursion. The campsite was small, secluded and details for this will be published soon. proved to be a great base in which to discover the All details of our events are on the website www. fantastic Breton countryside from. Just three of our thebmwclubsouthern.com but for anyone who does party camped whilst the others opted for touring not have access to the internet, please feel free to caravans or luxury static’s. ring me on the number below if you need any details Furthest travelled where Midland section or information. It will be great to meet some of you members Paul & Kim from Hinckley, who at the last at the events. minute also managed to grab a caravan (there will be questions in the house!) Noel Robertson The weather however for the starting weekend, [email protected] was rather inclement to put it mildly! This however, did not deter any of our faithful band of riders and Gerri soon we where to be treated to some spectacular [email protected] Mediterranean style sunshine, which made the 01895-446896 (not after 20:00hrs please) whole trip so worthwhile. The whole rally was really informal with members going out and about on their own. I did however South West Section arrange daily ride outs, which you could choose to join if you so wished. There is only an extract from Event cancellation: NO bike ride on the 10th July Marks report see the complete one on the website. Rick Stein’s Fish and chip ride Saturday 28th April Unfortunately Bryan’s Murder Mystery was Five started at Saltash services, where we set cancelled due to Royal commitments, but hopefully of for Sourton Cross via Gunnislake, then across this can be rearranged in the not too distant future. country to Lifton then on the old A30 to Sourton. 1st of July sees Phil Sampson doing a Sunday At Woody’s Cafe Charles, Bryan, Conrad, myself ride, starting at the Subway on the A30 west bound and Sue, met up with the Robin, Paul and Phil who near the Callington turn off, 12 noon for those had taken a more direct route to the Café. After a eating, leaving by 2.00 pm for a trip across the refreshing coffee we set of for North Devon, taking moors to finish at a tea room for refreshments. in the scenic and quiet twisty roads leading to the Robin’s St Merryn Fish and Chip ride starting Log Cabin at Knowstone between South Molton in Victoria is always popular on the 4th of July. and Tiverton, a favourite place for bike meets on On July 6th to 8th, we have Chris’s ever popular a Tuesday night. On route, thanks to a car road Tiverton Camping weekend at the Rugby Club at hogging on an over take, we found Robin along side only £14 per person for whole weekend, including braking hard as the car tried to squeeze him out! On Fish and chip supper on Saturday evening. Time to arrival at the Log Cabin the eggs he was carrying dust off those classics bikes and start that spit ‘n’ for Sue were now scrambled in his top box, pity we polish, because coming up is the high light of the didn’t have a little primus stove. Lunch was at the summer for some, the BBQ with the Concours, with Log Cabin and pasty and cake was the order of competitions for all ranges bikes, including old to the day. The temperature started to drop as we left modern, starting at 2 pm at the Weary Traveller and headed back to South Molton, my sat nav had Cullompton. 70 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 At the end of the month we have a treat with a Drop off System has emerged, no names available, camping weekend at the Aberdare Races, stretching yet; rider behind the leader overtakes him, waits at our legs a bit with a trip over to Wales. the next junction and then rejoins behind the leader, Not forgetting Keith Hackett’s ever popular I might start a competition for the most original or camping weekend at Slimbridge, always a great innovative interpretation of this system, extra points camping event. There are several blank TBC for style and flair. coming up so if you fancy taking one on, this is your The run of fantastic events continues with our chance, ring me 01840 212913. We are looking Breakfast Run, 4/5/12, lead by yours truly, we for suggestions for lunch time meets somewhere celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee in fine style with central. Keep an eye on the website for up dates. a free breakfast at AJ’s in Crossgar. Twenty in total for the nosh-up, only hitch was Stephen’s Don Rabson GSA not restarting at the commencement of the 01840 212913 run, Wilson and Len, that’s Wilson Lynn and Len [email protected] Wilson a well known double act; stayed with him and got it back into life, rejoining us near Killyleagh. Ulster Section It repeated this tantrum at Crossgar, and was up and running after a fiddle with the sidestand kill Holiday time is fast approaching with many switch and neutral switch. Leslie Allen arrived by anticipating trips abroad, so please remember if car, driven by Marion, good to see him in fine form you’re not one of those lucky ones, that there is no and recovering well after a recent operation, Flo July meeting as numbers are often quite low; next Gregg also had a car full, and Bill Owens arrived club night is Aug: 7/8/12. All other events taking on his R60/5. Bill being a vintage/classical type place as notified, keep an eye on the calendar was able to tell us that the car park was formally and diary of events. May Scottish trip was another Crossgar Square, with cottages on all four sides, a great success, 85 bikes with 116 people enjoyed a man called Ringland lived there and making leather weekend of bright dry but cold and windy weather, garments for a living, using leather from the tannery based in Fort William, we saw a light fall of snow in Killyleagh, is believed to have produced the while waiting at the Corran ferry, and had a wet first one piece race leathers for Artie Bell despite run back to Cairnryan from Hunter’s Quay ferry. this often being attributed to Geoff Duke. Gordon Our charity, National Association for Bikers with a Magee and Charlie Carruthers have been inspired Disability, benefited by over £700 from the ballot, by our speaker in April, Chris McGaffin, Ireland thanks again to Hurst’s and BMW Motorrad for their President of the Iron Butt Association; and have support, and a big thank you to Gordon Magee who both completed the Ireland certified ride to qualify won the System 6 helmet, and very generously has for membership, a set route where you start at any donated it for a separate ballot for the charity. point and must finish back there within 24 hours; North West 200 event at Coleraine Rugby Club saw Charlie cover 840 miles in 18 hours, Gordon was down in numbers, with 14 campers and 40 doing no less to complete his run. Well done both for the dinner on Sat: night, the race meeting was of you, and in recognition of your achievements our thankfully dry, as another bad day like 2011 would Round Ulster Run, 10/6/12, a mere 300+ miles is not have seen the event’s future looking too rosy. now to be called The Sponge Butt Rally. Sadly the death of Mark Buckley, a Scottish rider The speaker at our June meeting was Dr.Fred who has raced here for years, was a reminder MacSorley, a former club member, he is of course of the all too real hazards of Road Racing. Guy very well known as the road race travelling doctor. Martin crashed, totalling the bike, on the approach He was at the forefront setting up this vital medical to Black Hill and landed in October, dazed he asked facility,along with another motorcycling GP Dr. Dave marshalls if Padgets had won the British Superbike McManus, starting on a R650 with basic essential Championship; Alastair and Patricia Sutcliffe from kit, it has now grown into a full team with a couple of Prescot, stayed in Coleraine for the event before bikes and back-up vehicles capable of dealing with setting off down the West Coast of Ireland on a the injuries sustained by road racers, stabilising their week’s trip. Having been to our 2010 National Rally condition with the result that lives have been saved they had promised to return for the North West and the effects of injury have been lessened for 200, and appeared to have had an enjoyable time many competitors. He gave a very interesting talk, as the weather continued to improve during their with lots of photos, of their basic beginings in the trip. Kilbroney Forest Park in Rostrevor, though late 80’s, making and adopting medical kit; some of very familiar to most of us, was a new venue for which was borrowed; through to today where they the second Meet and Eat, 27/5/12, it was again well operate a highly skilled full medical team with bikes supported with 14 riders on the run down, being met and vans. The photos illustrated how road racing there by John and Diane, Jack and Veronica and has changed, especially with regard to spectators Sid Bell; all reported favourably on the event, and and safety, he also spoke about how they are would you Adam and Eve it!! Another version of the responsible for everyone at race meetings; ie, the
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 71 North West 200 has a large population inside the Denis Bradbeer writes - We had a guest speaker, circuit when the roads are closed. It was interesting Talan-Skeels Piggin who travelled all the way from to see the number of bikes he has used, today using Ashtead, Surrey to be with us on that day. Talan is a a Triumph Tiger, he has received a MBE for his remarkable chap who told us all about his struggle services to Medicine, he is also a busy GP, his talk to overcome the after effects of an horrendous wasn’t short on humour, he could easily do a stand Motorcycle crash that left him close to death and up routine. In appreciation we presented him with eventually Tetraplegic. His story and subsequent a cheque for £100, which he will give to the Injured achievements are an inspiration to us all and should Riders Fund, also one of our much admired neck be heard by all motorcylists. Talan now runs a warmers and an Ulster Section mug. Charity based at Castle Combe Race circuit helping It never rains, but pours, one door shuts and others to get back on a bike. ( Denis will be donating another one slams in your face, quite useful sayings, the proceeds of our Christmas Raffle to his charity but I wonder what quips were in use at Donnington on our behalf ) WSB; not only Motorrad’s first win but a one two with Shobden Airfield on 16th May Melandri and Haslam. The second race was about We had what seemed quite a long journey to to see a miracle result, Haslam leading Melandri, deepest Shropshire for the Shobden Airfield Cafe until, ‘Here’s Johnny’!! Rea touches Haslam he meet put on by Graham and Julie. A nice cafe in comes off taking Melandri with him, Rea wins, a typical World War 2 corrugated flying office/club Haslam pushes over for 15th and DNF for Melandri. building. Not a lot of aircraft movement, but ironically Post race it seems Melandri may be the culprit for after everyone else had left (5pm ish ) there was twice pushing Haslam wide, as Haslam did not point quite alot. A nice part of the country though. the finger at Rea. Chris and Ali The section SMS now has 53 and the e-mail 36 Jan Wilson’s Three Counties Ride out members. Please note the change of Hurst’s Run: We set off via Bradford Upon Avon through the Sunday 5/8/12, not Sunday 2/9/12. Wiltshire countryside to our first stop, The Benett Arms at Semley. The pub dates back to the 17th Norman Shearer Century and is located on the Wiltshire/Dorset [email protected] border and fortunately for us we had a warm welcome as in the cosy bar the fire was blazing Western Section and we were freezing! (thought this was summer?) Patrick met us there in his yellow Lomax. Chris and Bluebell Rideout on 12th May 2012 Ali joined us here as well and added to the banter Nick and Monica write - At the appointed hour, around the hearth. even allowing for the closure of the Old Bridge, 8 We continued along the quiet rolling roads of brave souls met at Taurus Crafts, Lydney for coffee, Dorset/Somerset to Sherborne noting the Abbey and then set off the for the woods! Due to tarmac/ Ruins and the Castle as we passed by. From here chipping activities, the route had to resort to plan it was a gradual climb until we reached the dizzy B, but nevertheless, we all managed to arrive at heights of Compton Abbas Flying Club Cafe for Soudley. Unfortunately, so did half the population of another break and time to warm up again. the Forest, so the hardy troops took to “off-roading” On leaving the airfield we were treated to up a track, until we were well away from civilisation, wonderful sweeping views of the Dorset countryside and could stop to appreciate the glory of the blue and the challenge of Zia Zag Hill. We cantered carpet. back into Wiltshire passing the Regimental Badges Having taken many photos of this unspoilt area carved into the Chalk hillside at Fovant. The journey ( including Anita and Dave in front-cover pose), continued pleasantly across Salisbury Plain through there then remained the joy of turning round on this Devizes & Melksham before our return to Bath. rather slippery track, but all safely made it back to We arrived at Chez Wilson where the fire was the tarmac, and then on to Harts Barn Craft Centre ablaze and the kettle was on, thanks to Patrick for lunch, where we had the whole of the top floor and Ali for this. Fuelled by hot drinks and cakes (laid up for 16) and an excellent repast. Very helpful everyone warmed again which lead to an interesting people, and recommended for any future activities/ exchange of tales and jokes. meetings. I enjoyed leading the run and thank you all for Having looked around the craft centre, we then turning out on the Day. took the long way round to Monica and Nick’s home, Janet Wilson to devour biscuits and tea, and to be devoured by a Haydn and Anne’s Navigation Rally 27th May - 5 loving Border Terrier. Castles, 1 Abbey, 1 Church This marked the end of the tour - Brian Harrison We (me and Anne) arrived at Devauden at 10am, drove 45 miles in total, Anita and Dave must have a little early we thought, but beaten by Keith and covered 200+ ! Life is not fair!! Jean. The weather was superb, clear skies and very Devauden Meet on 13th May warm. Keith’s BMW estate has air conditioning!
72 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 Soon the rest of the navigators started to arrive, free till it runs out, and you are welcome to bring including our Gloucester Leader, Graham and Julie your own tipple of course. The camping field will be on a metalic, black and shiny, chrome Triumph T open on Friday from 3pm, we won’t be cooking on Bird, with only 75 miles under the wheels. Newish Friday night, there are plenty of places to eat in the section members David Carson and Viviene from village. There will be a ride out around the Dales Devizes on their R1250 GSA and Terry and Cath on Saturday plus a walk taking in the Pennine Way. Morgan from Pencoed, R1250RT mounted, we Just get yourselves along and join us for a great hope to see them again soon. There were a total weekend. of 8 bikes and 15 people, oh and the one car, Coming up this month ride in for lunch on the possibly the future winner of the car class. After the Thursday the 5th with Peter (01904 672883) to the distribution of the route sheets and map, off they all Bulls Head, Foolow, Derbyshire S32 5QR, then went, like Simon and Garfunkel or perhaps Captain 20th /22nd we have Camping at Brookside Caravan Ahab, to look for Wales. All the “navis” except Nick Park. Burton upon Stather with Dennis,(01924 an Monica, who had a cunning plan, made it to 824088) no need to book, just turn up, Owners are the lunch stop at the convivial Raglan Castle cafe. BMW riders and the site is very well kept. Some didn’t seem to be in a hurry to resume the Good feedback from the new second Sunday search for castles. We took a short cut back to venue the Cubley Hall, Mortimer Road, Penistone. Devauden, cutting them off at the pass. First of the Food and atmosphere excellent so give it a try. intrepid crew to return were Keith and Jean, they Nothing to report on the other venues. had also taken a short cut, then Brian Morgan from Its the section AGM on Sunday 14th October 12 the Gower on his new ( to him) K1200RS, followed noon at Cracoe Village Hall. I intend to stand down by Nick and Monica, and then David and Viviene. this year after several years as your social sec. I The Results (drum roll please) in 1st place - Brian will be only too pleased to offer my assistance to Morgan all check points and correct mileage (79) whoever takes over, the role is mainly co-ordinating 2nd place, David and Viviene, all c.p’s, but due to the DOE and reporting section news in the journal. a couple of laps of Chepstow did 4 miles too many Give me a ring to have a chat. (83) . 3rd place, Nick and Monica all c.p’s, but under mileage at 71. 4th overall and 1st car, Keith and Elaine Jean, all c.p’s, but another short cutter at 70 miles. 01274 832309 You might notice that this is only 4 finishers out of [email protected] the 8 starters. The others all phoned in from time to time, and from various parts of Monmouthshire to Vintage Register sign off and try and find their way home. We were joined in the afternoon by Ali and Chris for the prize I have been asked by Robin who unfortunately is giving and general chat. Everyone seemed to have in hospital at the moment to let you know that he enjoyed the day. is unable to send his report. He asked that you Thanks to everyone who participated, it was would include two reminders, one for Founders nice to see new faces and ‘boyos’ from west of Day at Stamford Hall on Sunday 22nd July, and the Cardiff, including Brian Price, Colin Acton and Brian other for the Amateur Mechanics Open Day on 18th Morgan. Ride On. From Haydn Rees. August. From Chris Bates Regards Terry Bradshaw Denis Bradbeer Robin Walker [email protected] [email protected] Yorkshire Section Am only just back from holiday so sorry but short report this month. Cracoe was busy on Sunday in spite of the weather, what a hardy lot you are. We posted a notice (big one) to advise that there will be No meeting there in August as we are hosting the Yorkshire Day Rally at Grassington. If you are coming to the rally please do book with Graham (01757 70127) so we can have enough food for you all. Even if you will only be joining us for the day please let us know. You can of course bring your own food and cook on our BBQ ,there will be no veggie alternative to the meat provided. The Marigolds are happy to supply the beer which is
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Mutual Aid Mutual Aid Adverts are to enable BMW Club Members to buy or sell motorcycles or related items that they own. The service is free but subject to the rules below, and is not normally available to trade advertisers. 1. Note – adverts are NOT accepted over the phone – 7. Please note the copy deadline in the Journal and please send them by post or email to the Mutual Aid understand which edition it applies to before querying Officer whose name and address are on page 3. Please why your advert doesn’t seem to have appeared. Please remember to include your full postal address. submit your advert well before deadline date if at all 2. All adverts should be readable, well punctuated and possible.The BMW Club cannot be held responsible for unambiguous. If writing, please use capital letters for the quality or availability of items or goods or for any clarity. If e-mailing, please only use a simple font such arrangements for delivery or payment. as Arial or Times New Roman. NO ATTACHMENTS 8. Adverts from non- members are accepted at a fixed cost PLEASE! of £16 (including V.A.T.) for up to 65 words plus your 3. The maximum length is 65 words, excluding your phone phone numbers, name and email address. For further numbers, name and email address. If you wish to use information, please contact the Mutual Aid Officer. more than 65 words your option is to pay for the advert at 24p a word (including VAT) for the whole advert. 9. Neither the Club nor the Mutual Aid Officer can advise In that case, we would need payment with the advert advertisers regarding the value of goods offered for sale. when submitted. Note – one advert/month per Mutual Neither can the Club or the Mutual Aid Officer recommend Aid category. Adverts may be edited where deemed suppliers of goods or services to members. necessary by the Editor. Business Advertisement (Disclosure) Order 1977 4. In your advert, please include your forename, phone Any advertiser who places an advertisement concerning number(s) and an email address if available. the sale of goods being sold in the course of business shall 5. You must include your name, full address, Section and clearly indicate this fact. This applies whether the advertiser membership number. These will not be published (unless is acting on their own behalf or for another party. If you have requested) but we will check membership. reason to believe that you have been misled as to the status 6. Mutual Aid Adverts are accepted for a one-month insertion of any advertiser, please inform your local Trading Standards only. Any subsequent submissions are the responsibility Department and the Editor immediately. The fine for breaches of the advertiser. of this order is up to £1,000. Note: Mutual Aid closing date is the 1st of each month Motorcycles For Sale “R” Series R60/5 - 1973 - Imported from Germany in 1975. “K” Series Owned 15 years. Taxed to October 2012. MoT to K1 - 1989 - 33,000 miles. Blue/yellow. Taxed and April 2013. New battery. 49,000 miles. (Selling Tested. Very good condition. Full BMW soft luggage due to ill health.) £1,400. For more details 01229 (expanding tank bag and rear bags) with yellow 465654 (Cumbria). waterproof covers. Sebring and original full exhaust systems. Handbook and manuals. MoT certificates R80 - 1993 - In exceptional condition. Low mileage, since 1999 and some service history. £3,100 o.n.o. 32,000 miles. Twin plugged. Gas flowed. Many Bill 01691 778761 (Oswestry, Shropshire). extras. £2,700. Noel 01727 863342 (St. Albans). K1100LT - 1992 ‘J’ - Excellent condition. 70,000 R80/7 - 1979 - 104,000 miles. Good condition, miles. Owned for four years and £1,000's spent Unleaded valve seats, Ikons, luggage, fairing, including RAM shock, complete stainless brake manuals. MoT to March 2013. Tax to end of lines and Corbin seat. Also bills for £1,000's of September 2012. £500. Brian 07919 430395 repairs just prior to my purchase. Superb tourer, (Harrogate, North Yorkshire). have toured all over France, no problems. Runs super smooth. Very good Avon Radials fitted. R80 MONO -1985 - 61,000 miles. Burgundy. Fitted Detailed photographs available. £1,750 o.v.n.o. with Rickman touring fairing. Engine twin plugged. Steve 07964 275404 [email protected] (Cardiff). New MoT. Surefoot sidestand. Panniers. Just been fully rewired. £1,250. John 01628 636045 K1200RS SE - Blue and white. 17,000 miles. ABS, (Maidenhead). heated grips, BMW panniers, cruise control. Tyres done 1,000. MoT February. Three months Tax. R80RT - 1990 ‘H’ - Genuine 19,000 miles. 11 Some service history. Pictures available on request. months MoT. Metallic silver. Full fairing and screen. £4,200 o.n.o. Ken 01204 669641 or 07979 266203 BMW heated grips. BMW side panniers and top or e-mail [email protected] (Lancashire). box. Previous MoT’s. Part service history. Can
BMW Club Journal • July 2012 75 supply photographs. £1,900 o.v.n.o. Clive 01656 10,300 miles. £10,850 o.n.o. Keith 07724 041287 or 788479 or 07817 351406 (Porthcawl, South Wales). e-mail [email protected] (Harrow). R80RT - First registered 1983 - Purchased by Others current owner July 1987. Dark blue with silver pinstripes. Totally original. Mileage 41,890, as HONDA SCOOTER SH300/A - 270cc - Fully proven by continuous series of MoT’s since 1988. automatic, catalytic converter. New in 2010, Caught in rain twice in all those years! New tyres, only 2,650 miles, virtually new condition, Taxed disc pads etc., alloy wheels, BMW panniers. and MoT to April 2013. Cruises happily all day at Scrupulously maintained by metallurgist/engineer 70+, consumption 75mpg. Photograph available. owner. Photographs (including close-ups) provided I’m 80 come November think I’ll have to give up on request. Beautiful bike, hence £2,250. Trevor biking. £2,150. Stan 01833 640066 or e-mail stan. 01946 723362 or e-mail trevormarlow@btinternet. [email protected] (County Durham). com (Cumbria). Bits & Bobs R100GS - 1989 - Two owners. Excellent condition. 30,000 miles. Photographs and full service history, AIRHEAD ‘R’ BITS - Continental tyres, front 3-25 on request to: [email protected] also S18 K112 and rear 4-00 S18 K112A, both tube type, wired for Autocom and BMW GPS. Initially UK £80 the pair or swap for 3-50 S18. Cast ‘Y’ type alloy registered. Currently French registered and will front wheel MT H 2·50×18E, £35. Chrome luggage be re-registered in the UK. Located South West rack with pannier rails, post 1981, not sure what London. Buyer collects. £4,750. You will not be year, £50. R80G/S rack, £45 and tatty panniers, disappointed! (Complete Metal Mule luggage £25. All plus P&P. Nick 07904 505496 (Lancashire). and rack also available.) James 02088 741306 AKITO MOTORCYCLE JACKET - Waterproof, (London). twin skin. Size 44 XL. Black/blue. Fully armoured. R100RS - 1978 - My stunning, quick, RS for sale. Detachable lining. As new, £60 plus P&P. Cobra Rebuilt 5,000 miles ago (having done 70,000), Motorcycle Jacket, black leather. Size 44 Large. has done 1.500 since full service. Dream Machine As new, £50 plus P&P. Belstaff XL Trialmaster paintwork, powder coated wheels, unleaded Trousers. Never used. Black. £35 plus P&P. Willing conversion, twin plugged, progressive springs, to haggle. Peter 01254 247113 or 07912 141412 Koni's, Odyssey battery, stainless pipes, new (Blackburn). BT45s, luggage, two months Tax, nine months MoT. BAGLUX - Tank bag and tank cover for R100RT Looked after for the last six years by Jim Cray. Have etc., £35. Baglux tank cover for K100RS etc., to sell, hence £3,750. Paul 07747 063530 or e-mail £20. Buffalo, magnetic tank bag, £30. All in good [email protected] (South London). condition. Derek 01903 856005 (evenings) (West R1100RT - 1996 ‘N’ - 24,000 genuine miles. Sine Sussex). blue, matching panniers. Excellent condition. Full CABERG FULL FACE HELMET - Silver, as new. MoT. £2,100 o.v.n.o. Peter 01159 558965 or 07855 Used once only. Twin visor. Size M 54/56. Cost 518627 anytime (Nottinghamshire). £100 plus. Super bargain at £25. Be quick. Quick R1200RT SE - 2010 ‘May’ - Immaculate condition. release strap. Don’t ride much these days, aged 79. Polar metallic. Full BMW service history (Vines Gordon 01239 613468 (Cardigan, Wales). Guildford). 12k service carried out. New front tyre. CARBS AND PANNIERS - Two x complete Bing Dynamic package. Low seat. Chrome exhaust. 32mm carbs 64/32/308 (RHS) and 64/32/307 (LHS) Electronic suspension adjustment. Traction control. fully working and recently fitted with new service kits Heated seats and grips. Cruise control. Onboard (O rings etc.) from a 1982 R65/65LS, £50 the pair. computer. Tyre pressure sensors. Navigator mount. Also two x BMW hard pannier cases from the same
76 BMW Club Journal • July 2012 bike, unlocked but without keys and without BMW cover plus carrying strap. As new. £100 plus £10 roundels but otherwise in very good condition, £30 P&P or collect south of Gloucester. Graham 01453 the pair. Paul 01189 892474 (answer phone) or 899046. e-mail [email protected] (Wokingham, ‘Hard Parts’ steering protector for Berkshire). TOURATECH - R1100GS, £45. R1100/1150 K&N (BM-0400) air F800R - ZTechnik V Stream Sport Windscreen filter, £20. Selection of ABS sensor spacers (front Z2424, £100 plus P&P. Leslie 02828 274127 or and rear) for R1100 models, £10. Spare clutch 07846 042601 (Co. Antrim). cable R1100GS, £10. All plus P&P. Pannier inner bags for R1100/1150GS/R etc., £45. F800/650 BMW System panniers. Complete with LUGGAGE - Touratech pannier frames for hard or soft luggage, rails and fittings. Off 2001 R1150GS but will fit any unused, £195. F650GS (single) sump guards for of the R series 8 valve oil heads. Minor scuffs but engine and stand, £55 for both. All plus P&P. Peter otherwise in excellent condition. Complete with a 01606 782159 (Cheshire). key. Can deliver within a reasonable distance but prefer buyer to collect. Left pannier is smaller to accommodate the high exhaust on the GS. £200 Wanted o.n.o. Ian 07891 965675 or e-mail ianwildgoose@ BMW - R65, R80 and R100 Basic, GS, RT and RS yahoo.co.uk (Derbyshire). models, any condition, cash waiting, can collect. Ian MUDSLING - Nippy Normans. To fit R1200R, 01694 723546 (Trader). as new, £50 plus P&P. Cee-Baileys screen for JACKET - Rukka Lancelot or Merlin jacket size R1200R, 22 inch, used only once. Too high for me! EU54 UK44 with little or no damage at realistic Cost £198, will accept £100 plus P&P. John 01245 price. John +353 87 206 5080 with details, leaving a 400261 (Essex). number if only voicemail. PAIR OF LEGSHIELDS - R45/65/80. Pristine K1200RS/GT CITY PANNIER LIDS - Police condition. Very rare. £175. Brake master cylinder, specification, narrow lids. Geoff 01243 377167 or for same, handlebar fix, £40. Twin coil, £20. Various e-mail [email protected] (Hampshire). other bits. John 01909 488441 (Workshop). R80ST - Good condition preferable but any R1200C BAGLUX TANK COVER - Plus Baglux condition considered. James 02088 741306 or ‘Alpha’ 30 litre tank bag. Adjustable from 20 litres up e-mail [email protected] (London). to 30 litres, plastic map pocket, waterproof integral
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