Hi Guys, I took a long weekend to pop down and see the very nice moon.
I picked up a early ferry friday morning with idea of taking two days and the slow roads down.
Day 1
I headed down the coast towards Rouen, D roads all the way, ended up in Chartres which was around 250 miles for the day...
I have been wanting a trailer to transport some bikes to events, prices are crazy for what they are. Went to local steel merchants and got quoted for 2" x 2" & 4" x 2" box sections it was going to cost £200 for steel alone not including suspension unit and tow hitches light etc. But would still...
is one of the reasons I ride the bike I ride, however there is low maintenance definition : minimum maintenance needed, & there's my definition which is : minimum maintenance given...or "if it ain't bust, don't fix it!"
Yes I am thoruoghly ashamed of myself.
Not having the necessary...
:( Blew over in the yard at work
Smashed screen to bits
Cracked nose cone around headlights
Cracked front side panel
It landed on an ickle GS450,i think it would have been ok if it had landed on the concrete with the crashbars
So if anyone knows of some plastics or can recommend a good...
While spoked wheels look the part on an off-roader I, for one, am convinced of the benefits of tubeless tyres (roadside puncture repairs are simpler and there's far less chance of a blow-out, to name but two). Has anyone out there fitted cast wheels and if so, have you any advice? I know BMs...
Left work this afternoon as usual. Bike started first push of the button, pulled of and travelled 200yrds when the old girl stalled at a roundabout then.......
.......nothing! Bugger all, nowt, zilch, nothing. No power, no lights, no starter, nothing.
Pushed back to the yard, and whipped off the...
There is no point to this post.. I am simply very board at work:sad6::sad6::sad6:, Anubis in at the MOT place,:(, the weather is so bad that I am just watching it fill up the court yard.. and getting nothing done..:tongue3: I have nothing of interest to write to anyone.. I have nothing that...
The Great North Run (no marathon running from this lot though)
From door to door, for me 313 miles. Through rain but mainly shine (thank you Met office, you actually got it right) rode the Team Honda, into the valleys of the northern glens. And what a ride it was.
3 set out from Elgin...
Well, it's finally happened :evil:
As posted about on many other forums, my TomTom Rider mount has gone the way of everyone elses and has pretty much given up the ghost.
Problem is it's all made of a fairly flexible plastic and as such it allows the RIDER to move about a wee bit when you go...
Been hunting around to find a new big trailie/adventure bike that would make a nice rebuild project and stumbled across a an early tigger in a salvage yard thats an easy repair. Uptil now i discounted a tigger thinking it was going to be too expensive but this bike is on the same lines as a...
Going home from work last Friday rear tyre punctured not gone down completely so rode to the local Tesco petrol station to inflate, could not get their airline to fit on the valve, so around the corner is a car tyre place,no they don't repair motorcycle tyres but they inflated the tyre for...
Never mind worrying about how you'll carry enough tools for that Alpine tour - The Yanks on Advrider.com are more worried about where to put their guns..............
"I've read alot about how and why people carry their sidearm with them on their motorcycle. Read all the arguments about smashed...
Am raging.
Happened between 6.30 and 8pm, probably toward the last half hour of that as me and the girlfriend were in and out of the kitchen before that (which looks over the yard). Only had a drill and bits stolen but am really angry!
Question- is there any point in letting the local police...
So there was i all prepared for the Horizons meet last Thursday. My girlfriend was not feeling well, so i told her to take it easy and we would leave tomorrow (Friday)
On Friday we set off, we got as far junction 10 of the M11, i got a rear puncture(Puncture number 1). For those of you that...
had the TA out last week end for a long cold and dirty ride over to Tomintoul via the Lecht ski resort.. no snow but very cold.. stopped in the Old fire station cafe for a warm.. some tea and a nice bacon roll.. First bike they have had this year.. very nice folk and biker friendly car park at...
Any of you guys find that your alp can be a bit of a challenge to start if the situation requires only a little bit of choke? I'll give you an example; this morning it was brass monkeys, gave her full choke (no throttle) and as she always does, she fired first time. Unfortunately (being a nob)...
So,
I've recently bought a house. Being as I chose a career in engineering I can't afford a house with a garage so my trusty steed will now be bedding down in the back yard - I concreted in a ramp over the weekend for this very purpose.
Now, I've just moved over here from Belfast where an...
I've seen centre stands for a reasonable price on ebay. Have a look at the Africa Twin ebay search on the home page to see all of the current AT type items for sale on eBay. I seem to remember it was a breakers yard selling them and they were brand new.