Pie man

does the outer suit form condensation on the inside, I wonder if the semipermeable membrane is allowing condensation through or is it that much it must be rain.

Is it strong enough to keep those bloody Scottish midges away

If your going to commute all through winter, invest in some good clobber, it took me over 20yrs to come to that conclusion, not being able to afford good clobber at the time. Keis heated gilet and heated gloves, gone are the days I used to shove a news paper up my jumper. If on a budget, I see Nathan Millward suggest buying ex military or French/German gore-tex jacket to go over your motorcycle jacket, not sure of sizes though

Hello and welcome Go and find a good motorcycle clothing retailer and try some gear on. My Oxford Mondial Jacket is a 4XL, I think they go up to 5XL.

I've been thinking and thinking and thinking. If I can get to Dijon in a day and then spend a couple of days around the Swiss Alps and then leave a couple of days riding home. Then spend a couple of weeks recovering from Monkey butt . If all else fails, Scotland.

I don't know your project but here's my two penneth. I only use people I already know however, if you don't know the builder, ask for a recent project they have completed and ask for references or addresses and can you go and look at the works. Especially If the works you intend to carry out are costly. You need a project plan, very simple one which will outline the project and a sequence of works along with anticipated cost and payment schedules. Nothing wrong with interim payments as long as you have a project cost. I would never pay up front, but would pay for works completed as per project plan. Usually every two weeks. i.e Example Extension Week one - Groundworks - excavate ground works/footings, carry out drainage works. inform building control to inspect, then concrete footing and prepare for brickworks and groundwork and sub base Cost - Footings/concrete £800, building inspector £80. Blockwork £400, Sub base materials £400 + Labour ? once satisfied - pay builder. On to week 3&4 and so on. I have paid for materials i.e steel, bi-folding doors, underfloor heating etc. But it does depend on the project and the builder. I have a good repour with mine, and we agree I buy certain components when he doesn't have an account with that supplier. (He makes a butty from the discount he receives on his accounts with all other building materials) + Labour. Edit: ensure they are quoting apples for apples and nothing lost in translation

A decent auto locksmith should be able to sort you out with a key, note, there isn't as many wafers in the petrol cap as in the ignition barrel. Do you know if the bike has a factory immobiliser system, if so you will need a transponder key programming.

I purchased my first Rev'it! suit back in 2005, great bit of kit back then, and now. They have certainly come a long way.

I wish I had your dilemma. I'm trying to sort out a trip, but I only have a week.

I would chose a Yamaha WR125X or R

The cafe is the Ponderosa, from my neck of the woods it is an average 50 upto the cafe and down to the Rhug, not sure of the road from Llangollen upto the cafe tho

Me again! On my recent trip to Germany/Luxembourg I took two pairs of gloves, came back with one and a half pairs

With no Grass Roots Rugby & Football this weekend, I will be off out searching for some Heated Gloves.

I see they have introduced new traffic police too

I have the the Monimoto tracker. Pro's. I don't have to hard wire it to the bike, I can transfer it from bike to bike. Con's, you have to subscribe to their or a sim, £36 per year, theirs covers all Europe. You have a little fob to attach to your person/keys. I get a message every day to say it is working and the app has the battery signal/life etc. It uses lithium batteries, replace every two years. It will ring and/ or send a text message if the bike is knocked or moved, I can start active tracking if it has been stolen along with the tracker key fob, it pings regular locations. (I had it on the 1290 when I had an accident - I had to laugh, I tracked the recovery driver and he was amused when I quizzed, him why he took the route he did when returning the bike along with the speed he was travelling). As you are aware, there are many available, but I managed to get a promo code and it was less than £150 at the time. Had it for a couple of years now.

Today the weather has turned, a nice ride out in the morning, headed over to the Moselle, Piesport and Trier, didnt stop for many pictures. I failed miserably to get back to the hotel just before the heavans opened, the rain flooded some of the local roads, and just 10 mins after my soaking, the weather has come good. Oh well I'm now off for a beer.

Stayed in Luxembourg today, the roads and scenery are sublime. Down to Vianden then little Swiss however, plenty of roadworks around Mullerthal area and Wiltz, back at the digs for a couple of scoops. Tomorrow who knows.

First one of the trip, be rude not too.

Have you looked at the Garmin Zumo XT. I'm certain it has those features.

@Yorky Have a good & safe trip pal. Might see you out and about

I've booked the 13.25 but all being well, I'm planning to get there an hour earlier, I hope.

Made in Lancashire

I usually hit motorway too, to get out of the boring Pas du Calais. On previous trips I have travelled from my home in the northwest UK to Klotten in Germany in a day, 640 miles in 13hrs, only stopping for fuel and refreshments and in doing so missed the boring Pas du Calais. Last year I did a 540m to Normandy in the day. This year is different for a number of reasons, one being due to my shoulder injury, I don't want to push it this year, so after the 300 mile UK motorway ride, I am only planning a 60 mile leisurely ride to Bethune, it might be boring, but, I'm in no rush. The following day will be a leisurely ride through Belgium and Luxemburg and Germany, check in is after 1600hrs so no rush.