bonio

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Congratulations on the new bike? But how frustrating... hope you sort it soon.

Wasn't really a replacement for the bike, but hey ho, you learn to make do with what you've got.

You're right there buddy. Normally you don't have a lone punter bidding against himself.

I once used BMW Motorrad Roadside Assistance to rescue my bike. I was going down to Devon one Friday evening, when I noticed rain coming out of cloudless sky as I was going up Telegraph Hill on the A38; odd, I thought. I got to where I was going and parked the bike up on the road. Saturday morning, though, I noticed a pool of fluid under the bike - the radiator had sprung a leak and deposited its contents onto the road. So I phoned the magic BMW number and spent about half an hour passing over my details. They agreed to come and collect the bike, take it to my local dealer in Hertfordshire, and give me a replacement vehicle for a few days. About a couple of hours later some guys tipped up to pick up the bike and drop off a BMW M3 - there weren't any replacement bikes available . On Sunday I drove home in the car. Quite quickly. On Wednesday, I got a call from the dealer to say the bike was mended, so I drove over, picked the bike up and left the car there. I still pinch myself that it was all that simple. It's not a completely fair comparison, as it all happened here in Blighty, but if it works anything like that when you're abroad it going to be about as nice an experience as you can hope for.

Got two lomo bags, one's six and the other's ten years old. Both are still going strong.

Summer here started about the third week of July. Had some grand weather from then right until now. But it's all about to come to an end now...

Lifetime gold. They often do discounts. Was loads cheaper than a dedicated sat nav.

Still doing stupid days here.

What size, mate?

This blokes experience isnt uncommon. So much easier to stay in France or Germany or Austria.

Going past the Daytona on a Saturday morning with the forecourt brimming with bikes was always grand sight. Hope it's not gone forever.

This is worth bearing in mind.

Nah. Its made of super-bendy rubber. You don't notice it's there.

All I did was take it to the shop where it got treated to new tyres, new chain, new sprockets. It's like I've been given a new bike: suddenly it's riding beautifully. I'd forgotten how rubbish old tyres are, even if they're not squared off or worn to a point.

If you were filtering in Switzerland, you're lucky they didn't crush the bike

You'll get as many recommendations here as there are possible answers. Anyway, I get to go first: I use myrouteapp. They have two apps: one for planning, the other for navigation. Their planning app is a bit rubbish on the phone, but it's first class if you use a laptop: you can plan your routes using google maps, managing waypoints just by pointing and clicking, or dragging and dropping. You can add as many way points as you like, and export to gpx or whatever when you're done.

That's sad to hear.

@husoi

Just treat it as a ride out and try to enjoy it. If something goes wrong stay calm and carry on as if it's no big deal. And best of luck

@ColinWB Here it is: https://www.ebay.com/itm/323765055943

In Germany they number them. You start on Umleitung 7 or whatever and there's a special sign to tell you you've got to the end. It's so German.

Proper biker.

Mine's lasted just 18.5k. Two adjustments. But tbf I haven't looked after it as well as I should. Getting a new set on Friday.