Gravel Surfing

Gravel Surfing is riding your BMW GS motorcycle on dirt roads. The GS in the name of our motorcycles comes from the German words Gelande Strasse which translates roughly to road and track. We thought Gravel Surfing was more appropriate.

The type of riding we do varies from touring on well-formed gravel roads to day rides on fire trails in the National Parks and State Forests surrounding Canberra. We try to find an alternate gravel route for every club ride and we try to have a ride once a month.

As you probably know there are many benefits to riding on gravel roads. I have yet to see a radar trap or speed camera on a gravel road. There is less traffic, less built up areas and more wild life (sometimes not such a good thing). A prominent club member, UpsidedownGreg, runs a yahoo email group so that members interested in Gravel Surfing can keep in touch with each other and organise rides. If you want to be involved in future rides you can subscribe to the Gravel Surfing Yahoo Group.

or contact Greg on 0407 415 294 or e-mail

Official address of the BMW Motorcycle Club of the ACT is PO Box 4042, Weston Creek ACT 2611