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Looks good on paper, my concern's are marshalling and crowd control. With no barriers and unrestricted access " No ferry's to catch " it could get really silly the same way as the RAC rally did when the crowds spilt onto the track resulting in the biggest spectator event in the U/K being stopped. Fingers crossed everything will be fine and we can look forward to a fantastic event.

To be completely honest, l don't understand why bikes sold to be ridden in Northern Europe are not fitted with heated grips as standard.

Far better to carry and puncture repair kit than run with slime or the likes. You won't believe the mess you'll find yourself in when it comes to changing a tyre that's filled with slime. Put the present experiences down to a run of bad luck we've all been there.

Hi l would go with grips, there permanently wired so no loose wires to mess with. As back up l would also fit a set of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/331605581428?chn=ps&dispctrl=1&adgroupid=44018332512&rlsatarget=pla-379145744822&abcId=1058846&adtype=pla&merchantid=7101074&poi=&googleloc=9046397&device=c&campaignid=863271340&crdt=0 This will allow you to use your normal gloves and allow better feel and use of the controls.

Top tip, take phrase book and learn the basic lingo of the country your visiting. Please and thank you's will open doors and put smiles on faces which will make your tour all the better. Stay safe, play to the rules enjoy.

Same go's when you tell them it made of wood, have a nightmare every year to convince them mine safe and secure.

Heated grips are a must for winter riding, well that's my call l feel they should be a standard fit for all northern European bikes. As said, far better to have to have the power supply switch via the ignition switch than direct to the battery. I've also gone one step further and fitted heated seats to the Busa. Have to say what a massive difference it's made to both rider and passenger comfort. The main battle riding through the winter is keeping yourself warm and dry, this is a area of riding a bike through winter that you cannot compromise.

Only 52,000 spectators at Silverstone apparently, that's a pretty poor attendance for a bank holiday in the sun at the biggest bike race meeting of the year. I can remember going to Brands for the WSB back in the Foggy days and 120,000 went through the gates. I read elsewhere that a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 kids with a caravan and grandstand tickets were hit for £1300 for the weekend, that's just crazy. Somebody needs to sit down and take stock.

Far better to connect your charger direct to the battery to get pure D.C and maybe switch the circuit via a relay. It sounds to me that you may of connected the charger to one of the AC circuits on the bike hence the charger cutting out once the engine has started up and the alternator comes into to play.

Before you rip it all down have you removed the chain and checked the wheel bearings?

I hardly ever touch the back brake unless it's an emergency, the front brake and down shifting through the gears correctly put's more than enough stopping force into the back wheel to slow things down.

We have a caravan, from my own experience l tend to travel very early in the morning when the roads are quite, tortoise hare syndrome applies big style with a caravan, just take your time and keep rolling, no point in batting on you'll just watch the fuel tank empty itself even faster. On the motorway watch out for buffeting from the big trucks make sure the caravan is balanced and hooked up correctly and check the tyres, also the lights each time you hook up. We enjoy it just as much as camping, rain wind or shine enjoy.

Hi, if it's been stood that long it's probably best to get it serviced, an oil change and everything checked over and especially if you've got sticky controls. From there l would go for fresh fuel. You've already experienced engine failure, most times this happens it's due to lack of maintenance. A service might sound expensive but against a major repair it's peanuts.

The 6 mate

This time of the year people are off loading + plenty of end of season sales keep an eye out for them Just had a quick look on flee bay and this caught my eye, well worth a punt. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Khyam-biker-tent-/232448332963?hash=item361f0014a3:g:PL4AAOSwQHFZkf2q

Agree motorway riding is boring, to stay safe the name of the game is to run with pack and maintain your safe driving space. By that if someone pull in infront of you drop back and recover your safe braking distance. As for filtering that's fine, but my god some of the speeds some idiots do this fair scares the life out of me.

Try these people they know there buisness http://www.ktechsuspension.com/

A Stainless steel exhaust system to be honest

Hi, has anyone on here got any idea just how much duty l will have to pay on motorbike goods from Australia valued at approx £1500

Hi, l can recommend Kham tents though not cheep, you might get lucky and find a second hand one on fleebay. One thing l've found out the hard way is that you get what you pay for. There's nothing worse than a freezing cold wet tent. Make sure you have space in the tent for all your gear and get a decent sleeping bag.

It's almost here, anybody on here going?

All that you'll need is here http://www.ultimateaddons.co.uk/Vehicle_Accessories/Motorcycle_Accessories

We import millions of tons of goods that could of easily been built here in the U/K thousand upon thousands of job lost to cheap over seas suppliers. Shipping these goods has gone unnoticed the pollution generated by containers ships is mind blowing read on. For 31 years, the IMO has operated a policy agreed by the 169 governments that make up the organisation which allows most ships to burn bunker fuel. Christian Eyde Moller, boss of the DK shipping company in Rotterdam, recently described this as ‘just waste oil, basically what is left over after all the cleaner fuels have been extracted from crude oil. It’s tar, the same as asphalt. It’s the cheapest and dirtiest fuel in the world’. Bunker fuel is also thick with sulphur. IMO rules allow ships to burn fuel containing up to 4.5 per cent sulphur. That is 4,500 times more than is allowed in car fuel in the European Union. The sulphur comes out of ship funnels as tiny particles, and it is these that get deep into lungs. Thanks to the IMO’s rules, the largest ships can each emit as much as 5,000 tons of sulphur in a year – the same as 50million typical cars, each emitting an average of 100 grams of sulphur a year. With an estimated 800million cars driving around the planet, that means 16 super-ships can emit as much sulphur as the world fleet of cars. So as you can see l think once again the motorist is just being shafted.

Hi as well as the case you'll need a mount for the case, you'll also need to order this charger http://www.ultimateaddons.co.uk/Vehicle_Accessories/Motorcycle_Accessories/2_Amp_Waterproof_Hardwire_Cable and this adapter to fit the case http://www.ultimateaddons.co.uk/Vehicle_Accessories/Motorcycle_Accessories/Waterproof_Micro_USB_Tough_Case_Adapter_Cable Using your phone as a sat nav will rinse your phone battery in no time. Hope this helps

With the bike on the rear stand and the front wheel still on the ground crack loose all the securing nut's and bolts to the front wheel, if there's a belly pan on the bike remove that and then place a block of wood under the engine or exhaust pipes and jack the front of the bike up from there. You should then without any unnecessary force be able to remove the front wheel. Reverse the procedure to reinstall.