• MARK EMPSON from SEVENHAMPTON
• CHRISTOPHER LOOSMORE from ATWORTH
• MARK LITHGOW from WELLINGTON
• TIMOTHY LLOYD from ILMINSTER
• DAVID MACCARTHY from SALCOMBE * Transfered from another section
• KRISTYAN AVERY from GLOUCESTER
• STEPHEN PALMER from CHRISTCHURCH
• MALCOLM ROGERS from BARNSTAPLE
• CALUM MACINTOSH from KINGSKERSWELL
• CRAIG MILLWATER from BLANFORD FORUM
• GERARD PEARCE from LOOE
• PAUL SMITH from VERYAN
• TREVOR BURRIDGE from EXETER
• JULIAN ELLIOT from TIVERTON
• MEMBERS WHO JOINED DURING 2017
• NIGEL ROSEVEAR from WESTON SUPER MARE
• ASHLEY RAWLINGS from BATH
• NICK BARR from SHAFTESBURY
• MORGAN PLYER from PAIGNTON
• ANDREW LUCKMAN from GLOUCESTER
• JAMES THOMPSON from CAMERTON
• ROY & CHRISTINE FOX from BOVINGTON
• KEVIN & MRS PA COLLINS from PROBUS
• DAVID REID from COPPLESTONE
• ALAN HUGHES from GLASTONBURY
• NIGEL SELLWOOD from FALMOUTH
• DEREK RUFF from SOUTH PETHERTON
• ANDY & VICKI ADAMS from TEDBURN ST MARY
• GEOFF & JUDY BROWN from CAMELFORD
• CRAIG HOSKEN from DAWLISH
• TONY HAWKER from YEOVIL
• GRAHAM ABREY from UPTON NOBLE
• RICHARD NEWCOMBE from BRIXHAM
• ANDREW ROACH from CALNE
• PAUL WHITNEY from YEOVIL
• DAVID COCHRANE from TAUNTON
• NICHOLAS JONES from NEATH
• TONY LEE & HAYLEY DUFFELL from EXETER
• TIM PESTRIDGE from EXMINSTER
• DAVID NORTON from SWINDON
• CHRIS & TRACEY BOARLAND from CALLINGTON
• PHILLIP MINGHAM from SHEBBEAR
• STEPHEN ANDREW from BOURNEMOUTH
• RAYMOND GAYLE & KAYTE WILSON from KINGTON ST MICHAEL
• IAN JOHNSON from BRISTOL
• GARY & MELANIE GILES from PONTYCLUN
• GEOFFREY & ANITA BELL from BRIDGWATER
• ANDREW MARINER from MERRIOTT
• ROBIN PHILLIPS from BRADFORD ON AVON
• WALTER LEE-HYNES from LYDBROOK
• SIMON RAND from BURLESCOMBE
• KEVIN GOULDING & ROSEMARY REAY from NEWQUAY
• NIGEL PANKHURST from DORCHESTER (transfered from Southern section )
• GUSTAF ERIKSSON from SALTASH
• PHIL & MANDY BENNETTO from THREEMILESTONE
• KURIEN PHILIP from SPEEN
• CLIVE MANNERS from WHEDDON CROSS
• GRAHAM HUTCHEON from EXETER
• MICHAEL LANT from NEWTON ABBOT
• MARK LEWIS from NEWQUAY
• ROGER & LINDA SHARLAND from PLYMPTON
• PETER MILES from WHIDDON DOWN

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S.N.R`s

This stands for Short Notice Rides . At our January 2018 committee meeting it was decided to introduce this for our section. A Short Notice Ride or Meet ( SNR ) can be organised a few days before and details sent to our Social Secretary Don Rabson and to our webmaster, this will be emailed out to the membership and placed on our website and google calendar . The advantage of this is that they can be done on the back of good weather forecasts and so are likely to attract more participants. These of course will run alongside other ride-outs. We welcome anyone who would like to run a SNR but please try and give plenty of notice of at least three days in advance so that it can be notified to the members.

Social Secretary HERE

Webmaster HERE

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FANCY TOURING ROMANIA ?

Dear Sir,

my name is Maria Danescu and I am the owner of Romania Motorcycle Tours company in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. We offer motorcycle touring and rental services in Romania and Europe. We have the biggest fleet with the latest models of BMW (range from BMW 650 GS to BMW 1200 GS LC model).

We would love to offer you and your members a 10% discount for motorcycle rental and touring services.

As related to our services, we offer 3 types of services:

• motorcycle guided tours
• motorcycle self guided tours
• motorcycle rental

please see more information directly on the site:  http:// romaniamotorcycletours.com/

I remain at your disposal for any other information you might need.

Kindest regards,

Maria

If so, you have joined one of the most active motorcycle clubs in Great Britain if not the most active.
The South West section also happens to be one of the most active sections within the club, infact each year you have over sixty local events you can choose to join that have been organised by our dedicated section members and nationally you literally have hundreds to choose from.

I remember when I went along to my first event after being a member for a few months , it was a ride out led by John Dyke to Exmoor Zoo. Firstly joining any new club can be very intimidating! Becoming a newbie in any established group is hard, cliques have been formed over many years, everyone is getting on with what they are used to doing each time they meet, they all know each other and chat away like life long friends. I am not a shy person, but was hesitant about going along, it was actually my wife who gave me the push that I required and encouraged me to go.

So I Pulled up outside The Woodleigh Hall cafe at Cheriton Bishop and was the last person there ..Great !
There was a very healthy turn-out of members and the car park seemed to be stacked with BMWs and a few Japanese bikes too covering all years ( not everyone in the club rides a BMW you can join our club whatever you ride , first and foremost we are motorcyclists ) so in I went to a cafe packed full of club members and asked who was in charge ? John came up and shook my hand and offered me a place at his table.
I was made most welcome, everyone was talking to me about my bike and bikes in general , it was clear that this was a group of very keen motorcycle mad bikers. So here I am eight/nine years later and now a committee member and the section webmaster.

So if you are new please don't be shy, come along to an event and introduce yourself, you will be made most welcome.
Yes it will take time to get to know people, but many life time friendships have been formed within the club and a few marriages too !
But you will only become a real member by becoming an active member and remember ? You will only get out of this club what you put into it!
So maximise your motorcycling and join an event, we are waiting to meet you.

It is with great sadness that we received the news today, of the passing of our great friend and long time section member Chris Crocker, who had battled prostate cancer for the past few years. Chris had been a member, committee member and for two years Chairman of the South West section. Chris had been at the forefront of organsing many events over the years and up to just two years ago, still organised our annual Concours D Elegance and Barbeque.

I first met Chris at one of his Mid Summer Rallies held each year at Tiverton RFC, he made me very welcome and was always on hand for great advice and was a larger than life character who always had a great story to tell with an infectious laugh .

Our thoughts at this very sad time are with his wife Sylvie and family.

Jim Isherwood is the South West representative for the Vintage and Classic Register and also the vintage and classic register R80ST and G/S specialist.
Membership of the VCR is available to any paid up member of the BMW Club and is free. (i.e. included as part of full membership)
All BMW motorcycles older than 25 years are eligible, so any manufactured before 1989.
He would like to invite all owners of eligible BMW motorcycles in our Section to contact him with the intention of getting together to attend SW Section events, having a beer etc.

Jims contact details are on the link below.

VCR LINK