I'm planning to do the TAT in the next 2 - 3 years, depending on finances and time of year. I was also thinking of once I'd gotten to Oregon, carrying up to Canada to do the Trans Canadian Trail, which I believe is opening this year (8000 miles :) ) When are you thinking of going, what bike are you...

Missed this thread first time round, was looking for you at the boil, hope we got to meet again at some stage. Glad to have you back on the forum!

When is it?

Paul_C wrote:I've used an older version of one of these for two or three years. By far the warmest coat for it's weight and bulk I've ever used. Packs down well too.

+1 they are superb bits of kit. The Berghaus ones are just as good too!

finchy wrote:to be fair they did try and get them in the bins but they were full

of broken-down KTMs :whistle:

too...much...curry...must try...sleep it off.... Jessie's lime pickle was lame this time, but the chillied cabbage..... Jed made the girlies in the white lion spill their aftershocks Jed's trouser trumpet and her reaction were just two of the many highlights of a great rally. Just a pity I had to l...

Arrived and already the smell of curry has my stomach rumbling, and there's 2 hours to go!

All packed and about to depart from an increasingly gloomy Royton/Oldham, riding to Skipton then planning on getting lost in the Dales before heading to KS. Will be there before curry time, plate and fork in hand!

BLACK SHEEP BREWERY Chaps and Chapeses.. It is possible to have a a tour of the Black Sheep Brewery at Masham on the Friday Starts at 12.30 and finishes at about 1.45. Cost is £5.95 per person. Max of 25 people on the tour. http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/visitor-centre/brewery_tours/ I've never d...

According to Stiebel, the standard horn on an r1200gs is 110dB as opposed to 130dB for their magnum horn.

With sound 'loudness' doubling every 3dB, that's a lot louder!