madmiller

Hi. Im on a Kawasaki ZZR1400, I love it. Its a big pussycat, but also a personal spacerocket at times!

Nice job you did there mate. good to see the old girl looking good again.

My first big bike was one of those in black & red (1989 model) I loved it, thought it was awesome.

Wish I had the skills and no-how to restore something like that.

Plenty of thin layers are the way to go.. Bit embarasing this, but i actually use thermal tights & socks. then leggings ( aldi bike gear type) under my leather trousers, and a couple of layers of thin long sleeved t shirts & sweat top under my leather jacket. I very rarely get cold.. But if you do a top tip is to stop and buy a newspaper and stuff that down the front of your jacket, that makes a hell of a difference and helps to keep your body core temp ( and, your jingly lady bits) warm. Heated grips do make a big difference too.

Sunderland

is there any rides from the chester le street area on here ? theres a few of us go out but the more the merrier if anyone wants to join in when the weather get a bit warmer.

We often set off on rideouts from Washington Services, Which side depends on if were heading north or south! Ill post up in here next time im organising one,

i,m hoping to do some euro touring, dates are pretty much set, cos i will be in germany for my birthday,

the plan was originally to ride some highly recommended roads in germany, france etc,,,,,,,but,

now i see the easy distance,,,,,,,,,,,,,i,m going to make an effort to ride Silvretta Hochalpstrasse, Nauders pass, Fluela pass, the Via Alpsu,Furkapass,Grimsel pass, Jaun pass, and routes thro Eifel and Blackforest,

this will take me ( intentionally) through 9 countries in 8 days, but only a total of about 1750 miles from Calais and back,

i've already had to provisionally book accomodation cos of the high demand in the Alps, but happy to meet up anyone en route or woteva,

my provisional dates are from tunnel fri 21st june, returning Sunday 30th, meaning i miss the tomfoolery in derbyshire, but cant be helped, i dont want to ride long distances, just enjoy the roads, any input welcome

Bet we bump into you somewhere on route pal, were doing more or less the same route (well, heading a bit further east), on the same dates, except were doing overnight Hull-Roterdam-Hull ferry's