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Matt Ellis from Auto trader & Just Bikes has contacted the club with the following offer

"I am offering one month free advertising (from 23/08 – 23/10) for anyone who wants to advertise their bike with the Autotrader, the ad will automatically go on our Justbikes website to.

If they wish to continue the advertisement afterwards it would cost $44, they are under no obligation to commit to this. I am purely after the advertisements to keep our bike section flowing & this offer is exclusive only to Clubs who I send this email to.

Please let me know if you can help in any way as Im sure you have members that are looking to sell & we would love to help them out in achieving their goals.

If anyone would like to advertise with us please get them to call our main number on 132663 or email their picture, ad details, name & address to privates@justmags.com 

Just got back in from the Mt Augustus to Paraburdoo stage of the Desert Raid 2013. Had to return home as when the rear suspension bottomed out along the Pigandy Road, the tool box smashed a section of the rear brake caliper off. The brake pipe fitting has taken a big hit too. The tool box has a large dent in the bottom. A whole bunch of us did a group purchase of these things. Obviously not many of us are using our GS's to the full :)

A number of failures of the rear disk carrier on R1200GS, GSA and HP2 Motorcycles have been reported by club members and mechanics in WA. There is also an extensive thread on Adventure riders that details numerous disk carrier failures worldwide.
ADV Rider Topic 12GS Disk Flange Cracks

Another article on the subject is here at Motorcycle Info Pages

Within our club 2 members (now 3) have recently reported a disk carrier failure, one of them narrowly avoided serious injury when his rear disk broke away from the carrier and locked up the rear wheel.

One former member has noted that he thinks this should be a matter of safety recall from the manufacturer but so far this has not happened. So they have reported the problem to recall Australia but have been told that they need more complaints before they can take action.

If you ride one of these bikes you are strongly encouraged to check your motorcycle for evidence of cracks in the rear carrier. This is a 10 minute job but requires the removal of the rear wheel. See the posting in the club technical forum on how to do this. If you find a problem please take the time to report it with photos to Recall Australia so that we can prompt them to follow this up.


Below are some pictures showing evidence of the problem. Note later bikes have a steel carrier fitted and may not be subject to this problem. Certainly most problems seem to be on the earlier 04,05 models

The BMW Motorcycle Club of the ACT invites all motorcyclists to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of BMW’s most successful engine variant the R850, R1100, R1150 and R1200 oil heads and Canberra’s 100th birthday at the inaugural Oil Head Rally in the national capital. If you own an early R850, a late model R1200RT or anything in between or would just like to be a part of this milestone in BMW Motorrad’s history – please come along. All riders and bike makes are welcome.

Read More Here BMWMCCACT 20th Anniversary Oil Head Rally 2013.pdf

BMW Clubs World 2_13_engl.pdf

BMW's guide to tie down its motorcycles

I have just had 2 R80G/S analogue speedo's refurbished by a Perth company  in Canning Vale. They did a complete overhaul replaced worn parts (yes they have a source for instrument parts), calibrated, cleaned and painted the speedo's for me. The cost was $120 per Speedo. They also work on the K instruments and VDO gauges etc. The business is managed by Jeff who I thought provided a friendly and efficient service, see the links page under members links for their contact information

A nice video for GS riders and those who like to travel by bike

The courses are specifically designed for BMW GS riders of all levels. Some of the skills covered during the two-day courses are:

• How to lift, balance and manoeuvre a motorcycle in awkward situations;
• Slow-speed manoeuvring and control;
• Correct body position/balance;
• Throttle and clutch control;
• Cornering;
• Braking;
• Ascending and descending hills safely and confidently; and
• Riding over/around obstacles.
  

Cost is $685 on your own bike. Morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch are included in the entry fee. Courses are conducted by BMW Motorrad's Authorised Training Partner, Moto Development, an off-road training specialist. Bookings at www.bmwmotorrad.com.au.

image courtesy BMW group

In a 90 year celebration of BMW motorrad and 40 years of the BMW R 90 S, the german manufacturer has joined forces with american expert custom bike
builder and 250GP national champion road racer roland sands to create the 'BMW concept ninety'. presented at the concorso d’eleganza villa d’este 2013
in lago como, the concept ninety revisits 1973 - a time when the R 90 S one of the fastest production bikes of its day entered production - resurrecting the
spirit of the emotionally charged superbike with a harmonious unison of man and machine. working back and forth from the BMW design headquarters
in munich and sands' workshop in long beach california, the collaborative venture brings to life a full-bred runner with a 900 cc air-cooled flat-twin boxer
engine boasting upwards to 115 horsepower. hand crafted from aluminum, the concept ninety weighs just under 190kg, where the upper ergonomic and
aerodynamic bodywork is visually separated from the black engine and chassis.

Watch the Video