RiffmasterII

Im looking to buy some new gear at the moment, I was going to buy leathers at first but after trying some just found them very uncomfortable so I was going to buy a decent textile suit and possible some of that body armour that you can get, I paid £140 for my boots and they seem to have lots of support but to be honest im just pretty clueless as im new to biking. Id like to get the safest most comfortable gear there is, money isnt really an issue, can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks

Thanks mate, What are those iridium ones like? Do they look tacky?

Thanks for all the advice everybody To be honest Id probably be changing my lid next year as I wanted to get that one with the glasses inside and the face that lifts up, I hadnt even considered what would happen with sunnies on if I came off, its important to look cool when you crash but it wouldnt be cool if one of the lenses came out, then Id just look stupid! So I need a fixs for the next year or so, I guess I could always squint as that would be cheaper, but I need some decent sunnies anyway......hmmmm.....should I ride the lightning???!?!?!? No, sod it, Im gona order myself a visor, I can keep this lid as a spare anyway!

Ive considered getting a visor but dont fancy spending £40 on something that will be no good to me if / when I change my helmet, does anybody know of any decent sunnies that fit nicely inside a helmet?

I cant make this one mate, overtime monkey has said no!! Looks like a great trip, hope you enjoy it!

This trip looks good to me, I will have an answer for you over the next few days when I see what delights the overtime monkey brings to me!!

The dates look good to me, would you be able to give some rough idea on prices? As you say Ive got a busy month and I've gota make sure I budget myself properly, dont want to overspend

I could possibly be intersted in this, only problem I have is I have a tight Schedule in July as Im in madrid on 13th and 14th of July and Im doing the amsterdam trip on 21st of July so I would only be able to fit this trip in from 5th July to 11th or 16th July to 21st and would have to end at Calais so I can meet the amsterdam trip goers!!

Looks like a cool trip, are you looking at hotels or camping?

Update on this trip, dates have now changed to 21st of July to 23rd of July, theres 8 of us going, let me know if your interested. Cost for 2 nights with bike is £76 Alan

Just an update for anybody who may be interested in this trip, so far there are 8 of us, possibly 9. 4 on bikes and 4 in a car. Were going to be staying at this place http://www.campingzeeburg.nl/ In one of the wagons, they will cost 45 euros plus booking fee for each person for the whole stay, I’m getting in touch with them to see if they can give us a group discount. Ferry crossing is still £54. Get in touch if you fancy joining us, dates are leave early morning 7th August come back 9th August. Alan

Hmmm... Do I take that as a compliment or an insult? Stop thinking job, you're way off mark with that one Ok, so its 02:37 on a Thursday night, your still awake. You are either at work or you dont work, you must be a student!!!

Nice guess, but no Well you know your traffic so your not a bencher, Im guessing your a shift worker, I think you a patrol sgt? with access to PNLD?

I read to check which way round sections 2 and 3 are, as I can never remember without checking. Why do you assume that I would not know this? are you a black rat?

Undertaking itself is not illegal as such (in that there exists no specific offence relating to undertaking), but the manoeuvre could be held to be contrary to Section 3 (Careless Driving) of the RTA 1988 (or in extreme cases Section 2 (Dangerous Driving) of the same act). Depends very much on the type of road, the position and relative road speed of other vehicles at the time of the manoeuvre, and what other infringements are enacted at the time. Your reading that arnt you?

Undertaking is legal in certain circumstances, can you name them?

My brother has just had to replace every fairing on his CBR, he found ebay the best place. As for the rain I use the head tilt method, however might try pledge after reading this thread

Its only crossing the white line that isnt permitted!!! I think squeezing a bike past a car may be careless driving / riding, but you wouldnt be in breach of this particular law if you didnt cross the line!

mcn???

Looks like this trip is on, so far it me, Scat, my mate tripod with a couple of others interested. Is anybody else interested?

I was thinking more of we do one letter each ride out! It could be fun to do them all in one go but quite difficult!! Let me know if you can do sunday, me and Jill are up for it

Where does the ride end?

Is anybody around the South coast area up for a ride out this Sunday (31/05/09), I thought we could choose our destinations in alphabetical order just for fun! Any suggestions for destination are welcome Alan

Sharky, maybe the poorer people can stay at your place??!?!! Riffmaster, bring your tent there's a campsite, Its ok, sharky82 is my little brother, was just ribbing him as hes just bought himself a second home in Aberdeen, hes only 26!!!!

Date is set as leave on Friday 7th August 2009 come home on the Sunday, so far there are 3 defiantes (me, my mate Darren with an R1 and clashfan83) there are two others at work interested. The most likely scenarios is leave early Friday morning, come back Sunday early evening. Its looking like ferry will cost £54 each, hotel (if shared) about £70 ish but cannot confirm until I get numbers and look to book, totaly mileage is approx 385 miles each way. If your intersted then PM me, then I will price up the whole deal and look to book it. Alan