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Out of reach in price. Can't even imagine how much for all those tupperware

You either leave it in the MOT garage to be fixed or you are allowed to take it to a garage of your choice or home if you want to do the work yourself. You can present the bike within 14 days to be mot'ed with no extra cost. Passing the 14 days of fail MOT you will need to pay for a new MOT. Nothing in the law states you can't ride the bike to and from the MOT station.

For Shetland I would consider a cruiser. Usually great looking bikes, don't like to go fast and definitely a head turner Fun and easy to ride Obviously my choice goes to the shadow either the lower 600 or 700 or the beefy 1100. A bike will go as fast as you want, that's why makes them so much better than a horse

Before I had the e-sim I would just buy a local prepaid SIM card and disable data on the UK one. Which is pretty much what I do now

I would consider red carbon for the pan but probably out of reach...

Interesting. That's where I'm going in 2 weeks

This refers to my personal circumstances and as you well know it all depends on your provider and what phone you have. Being with O2 I get free EU roaming but when going outside that area I'm slapped with over £7/mb. Because my phone have e-sim capability (I believe most newer phones do) I can take advantage of the innumerous e-sim data only providers. My personal choice goes to www.Bytesim.com which offers great value for money. For my next trip during the Xmas break I've bought 20 days @ 1gb daily allowance for under £18 Still getting to grips how the thing actually works and how the e-sim is installed. For the look of it, it needs to be in the destination country (or countries if you go for that option) and once you have installed the sim it will automatically turns off your UK card and operated on the e-sim. Yes, there is no phone connection on that sim. however, you can use chat apps like WhatsApp or any other data based app and still be in touch with whoever you want. I find this quote handy to be able to use. Hence sharing the information

The only advantage I personally find on the ferry direct to Santander or Bilbao is that you sleep while you travel. Cost wise I do think Dover - Calais then ride down to Spain will be a bit cheaper. Yes you have the french to deal with... Still good wine and cheese

Welcome to the forum @Stephane Word of caution. The boss @Stu is a big fan of beamers... (God knows why). Great to hear from another fellow tourer some pics wouldn't go a miss

I use E10 during riding season. E5 for storing it away in winter.

On a black friday you're always fooled by the "discounts". Where did black Friday come from? America Which country had the biggest idiots as president? Your honour, I resty case

Been using my Garmin zumo and don't regret a bit. This after several failures while using the phone as satnav.

It's called legal robbery....

I nominate the Scottish finance minister, or whatever her title is. You know what is coming when she goes on the tele saying "we're happy that the central government took some good measures. But we have to make difficult decisions..." You know what is next.

Good morning and welcome

-1 for tonight

That's the one I would say we're in the same boat. But I'm sure everybody here will have a go at it....

Maybe a bit late but you should get your NHS health card

Aren't you the grumpy one....

I always use Castrol Power 1 on both babies with service every 2 years. Works fine and when remove the oil is still in good condition.

Or if you have more than one Or... Ride in Scotland

The OEM fitted in the ST1300 stop working and I wouldn't replace them. Rather go for heated gloves instead as you get better results. You can have the hardwired version or the battery powered (my preferred one as I know I would snap the cord). The gloves will keep the whole of the hand warm instead the palms as with the grips.

And spend money in gas plus the time instead of spending £1 on a new one...

One way I found to control my weight is to have vegetables soup in the evening and stop watching masterchef. I save a fortune in chocolate biscuits since I don't watch cooking shows. About chocolate, dark one is far better than milk chocolate. Less sugar and fat. Dark chocolate is part of your 5 a day and high in energy with relative low cal count.

Adding to what @megaross says. Change your "diet" regularly. If you keep having the same diet you will have your weight platooning. Changing it as soon as you notice the weight loss isn't as accentuated as desired it's time for a change. Nothing radical, just a few different elements so you trick your body. Human body is a habits machine and really hates change. By doing so, you will "surprise" your brain (aka ego) and you keep the weight loss at the level you want.