Pie man

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.

I haven't one myself, but saving my pennies to purchase one, I have read good things about the Innovv K3 https://innovv.co.uk/ I have never heard of the Vantrue, however, it look like a decent bit of kit

The beauty of solo travelling, but never alone, and I suppose travelling together requires compromise. I have changed my strategy this year due to a shoulder injury, last years trip to Normandy was a 550 mile slog on day one, this year I'm planning less miles and taking my time to include some sightseeing. only me to please I suppose.

I almost thought it was an oxymoron. I believe they are a good employer when you get past packaging and delivery.

I thought I would give the Daytona a try, last place I stayed at in the area was http://www.mueller-kyllburg.de/ Once I land on French Soil, I don't intend touching the motorway.

I'll be the idiot riding around on this

I've experienced this first hand (no pun intended) 12 weeks in plaster, following Scaphoid and ulnar collateral ligament damage, surgery to reconnect ligament. This was following an off. Gloves protected from gravel rash, held on to bars too long though

Leaving on the 18th, its a long motorway ride to catch the train (300 miles), then a short non motorway ride down to Bethune for the night, then the next 4 days will be in and around the Eifel. Luckily there are many ideas stolen from the Eifel/Luxembourg 23 Tour. I will be visiting some places I've been before and some new places along the way in Luxembourg. Short break this year due to having the Canadians over earlier this year. Next year further afield for sure, need to get back to the Alps. Need to smuggle a few bags of Squashies sweets in the luggage

Many good places to take in the views, traversing along the Moselle between Cochem to Trier along the 53. Pie Sport is a tradition in Wigan too

I had had them on the 1290 and didn't get along with them at all. Probably better suited for the Honda, but I found them shockingly poor in the wet. Then again, it could have been my riding style. I'm not keen on the Avons I have on the 890 either. No pleasing some folk

Sorry to hear of your husbands accident. I can only offer my experience after being hit twice. I would seek the advice of an independent specialist. Do not rush and react to the pressures of your insurer, as above, try White Dalton for starters. I will never go with the recommendations of my insurer again. But your circumstances may be different, and it is sometimes easy to go with who your insurer suggests, don't be pressured. It helps to have legal cover.

Starting to put a list together for the trip. So far. 1. Passport, less than 6 months on it, but more than 3 months after I return. 2. Euro's - Trip to the post office in order - Hotel is cash only. 3. All the usual paperwork - V5 & Insurance + Travel Insurance + EIHC + Euro Vehicle Recovery. Leave the rest until end of next week, then panic