keith565

as soon as the weather improves, we should try a meet.

not frequently, but have on occasions. just not been the weather for it. happy to meet up with anyone for a chat.

a big well done. now the fun starts. ride safe

Wow. Well done mate. U won't be able to stop smiling, ever.

wow, looks great guys, but i have to work that weekend to get the next two off for my jolly holidays to gran canaria. but i really hope u all have a fab time and the weather is good for you this time.

i have seen a few oil companies suggest I an use the 80w90 in place of the 85w90. any thoughts guys.

i'll shortly be doing a service on the bike but need a bit of advice. their book recommends the following oils (Recommended) Transmission oil: ROTRA MP 80 W 90. (Recommended) Gearbox oil: ROTRA MP/S 85 W 90 but i am having trouble sourcing the 85w90. any ideas what to do thanks

looking through my service manual, i've noticed that my bike has 2 sets of plugs (i know it has 4 in total being a V twin), but it's the first bike i have had with 2 different sets of plugs, pmr8b long life for the inside and bpr6es on the outside. i was wondering if it would make any difference in performance/fuel consumption etc using the long life all round. i always used NGK platinum plugs in my cars and bikes. also, how long should i leave between changing the long life ones.

well done you. good luck with finding the bike you want.

good luck for today

we did 3 days in Scotland at the beginning of this week with my wife and a mate. us on the norge, my mate on his BMW r1200rt. what a fantastic 3 days, sunny, very warm, fantastic roads and scenery. hundreds of bikers. we rode from Sunderland to Ayr on the first day. loved every minute of it, managed to find a travel lodge with a Frankie and Benny's next door. mmmmmm. a good nights sleep then back to frankie and Benny's for a good breakfast. then it was off to Perth via Loch Lomond, wow, and wow again, the scenery was just stunning. we stopped off for some tea at a small tea shop in the village of St fillians just after loch Lomond. then off to Perth for another night in the travelode. this time right next to a family ran pub, superb grub that night. but no breakfast, so off it was to the nearest service station before our leg home. all in all some 535 miles. then what happens, 17 miles from home i get a puncture, unable to repair it i had to wait for over 2 hours for the recovery service, by that time i had frazzled my head in the sun.lol, home anyway, and two new tyres later, looking forward to our next jaunt. here are a few pictures.

Thanks guys. Did as u said as I have been very happy with them so far. Also, they get a very good write-up.

thanks Stu. i was thinking about changing both as front will need replacing fairly soon. i have Michelin pilot road 2 on at the moment, were on when i got the bike. any thoughts on these or are there better tyres for similar money?

as the title says, i need a new rear tyre after getting a bad puncture yesterday. I've seen write-ups about a few but really don't know which one to go for. any suggestions. it's for a moto guzzi norge 1200.

We passed them heading out of gretna. We had a chat with one of the girls husbands who was waiting to meet up with them.

would have loved to, but got to work. hope it's a good ride for all those who go.

ahh, such bad luck mate. just put it behind you and get rebooked.

fab tale. (i know a few vicars too!!) I know it's not a classic, but I love my norge. it does indeed have 'soul'.

Congratulations, the smile nevers goes away.

many congrats mate. good luck shopping for the new bike.

many congrats. ride safe.

well, i don't know about anyone else today, but my wife and i had a fab morning on the egg run.estimates put the number of bikes between 800 and 1000. this was our first met and really special. lots of lovely bikes, set off from carville park and ride, went through Durham, then on to Darlington memorial hospital to drop some Easter eggs off for the kiddies before going back to Durham. had police escort, marshals closing off roads/junctions/roundabouts etc, felt really special. all in all lasted about 4 hours but we only did 50 odd miles. just wish i had a helmet cam. perhaps for next year. anyway, a few pics of the beginning, middle and end.

hope u guys have a great day tomorrow. it's too far south for me to get. plus got the egg run in the morning.

wow, that is an amazing place to ride. tfs mate.

wow, congrats and welcome to the club.