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THEJOURNAL £3.00 Magazine of The BMW Club November 2017 www.thebmwclub.org.uk SPARESPARE PARTSPARTS && ACCESSORIESACCESSORIES FORFOR BMWBMW MOTORCYCLESMOTORCYCLES FROMFROM 19701970 ONON 01775 680881 WWW.MOTOBINS.CO.UK The Editorial Team Editor: Debbie Sampson. ‘Trevilla’,18, Contents The Journal Ropehaven Road St. Austell PL25 4DU. From The Editor’s Desk 4 07762 347 768 [email protected] November 2017 Features/Articles: Please contact the Editor President’s Platform 5 until further notice. Torque Reaction: Paul Nadin, 49 Berkshire Torque Reaction 6 The Official BMW Club within the UK and Drive, Congleton, CW12 1SB. 01260 279 Republic of Ireland Pride and Prejudice 8 www.thebmwclub.org.uk 443 [email protected] ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Mutual Aid: Maurice Weldon, 21 Lawnwood The K1600B 11 Drive, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9GD 07752 904 334 [email protected] From Pillion, to Biker 13 Commercial Display Advertisements: Amanda Langan - marketing@bmwclubuk. 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[email protected] This months front cover photo is John Vehicle dating & DVLA enquires: Robert Freeman. 169 GS Register Secretary: Nev Jones. 2 Pentwyn, Radyr, Taylor’s K1200 RSP and Hedingham Cardiff, CF15 8RE Creek Road, March, PE15 8RY outfit at the Ace Cafe 029 2084 2224 or 07860 532 876 01354 656 569 [email protected] [email protected] FBHVC: Robert Freeman (as above) November 2017 The BMW Club Journal 3 The second one is a reminder from the General Secretary Stewart Lowthian, to amend your club or personal account signature to our change of companies’ house solicitor name and address as detailed on the Contents page [3] in the box under the Club logo. My archive choice this month is taken from the July 1993 issue, a Spring National event hosted by the Oxford Section and it their first one, a very much so ‘back to basics’ rally, other than the luxury of Trish and Bob Smith’s services to and fro the village hall. Those were the days! Hello Readers, meeting that if I do intend to give up the seat Enjoy reading the articles in this issue then By now most sections would have held then our members need to know sooner it will be time to make a start on your wish their AGM and if anything like the South West rather than later should someone wish to be list for Santa as Christmas will again soon of who I represent at the National committee my successor although this would not stop be here…. Those attending the Motorcycle meetings, I do hope yours went as well as anyone in proposing their name forward to Live Show at the NEC will I am sure have a ours which turned out a most pleasant the General Secretary should they wish to long list of goodies on their return. Go careful afternoon gathering especially when we challenge my position. Going by the past to those hardy bunch of you who ride in all end the meeting with tea and yummy cakes years record of electoral candidates, I will weathers this time of year. provided by our lady members, while we chat only express at this stage that a third year Debbie. and discuss ideas for our next year’s social of my Editorial duties is probably going to diary. happen so watch this space please for a Last weekend I attended the last of our further update…. NCM discussions for 2017 and we all went I have two notices to bring to your attention away with thoughts on new challenges and reminder this month. The first is from our ahead for the club. In The Journal last month, National Treasurer Jim Lepley for all Section Jim Bettley indicated in his Social Scene TREASURERS: IF YOU HAVE NOT report that I am considering standing down SUBMITTED SECTION ACCOUNTS as your Editor at the National AGM 2018. FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th SEPT The question arose by a section rep at the 2017 – PLEASE DO SO NOW. 4 The BMW Club Journal November 2017 As this year’s riding season draws to a close for many I hope, like me, you can look back and reflect on some good day rides the enjoyable longer weekend and possibly holiday trips. Not the best year for weather, but maybe next year will be blessed with endless blue skies, fewer or no working days and a lottery win to fund ever more biking trips. For those who use the bike for daily commuting even through the winter months, take it easy and stay safe on the inevitable early frosty mornings.

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