To be fair, one guy did rummage in his panniers to see if he had an Allan key to take the side panels off to access the electrics but getting the bike onboard was a higher priority

I’ll set the scene: Santander docks, 34*C in the midday sun. My friend’s Pan European broke down as we entered the Port. We struggled to push it through the various areas making our way towards check-in, sweating pints, him not well at all with food poisoning. Probably a 100+ motorcyclists milling a...

I get an update on speed cameras vans’ locations for the month.
They’re all out in force from Sunday……Quelle Suprise!

From Sunday; generally if there is street lighting then It’s 20.

Dinant is a lovely place to stay: campsite on the banks of the Meuse/Maas; restaurants and bars alongside the river….the ride downstream to Namur is lovely .

Tesco Haverfordwest and Cardigan both have E5, my old Honda Vf1000 seems to run very well on it......so far. That's amazing.. I was thinking about Haverfordwest tesco just yesterday, as a cafe stop for a run. So cardigan tesco do E5 too ? Gary, Great cafe at the airport in H’west: ‘Propellors’

I am only filling up with Shell V-Power ; rated at 99RON , it works out at about the extra cost of about a couple of quid and I think it is worth the extra. BP’s is only 95 RON for the same price. Is the performance any better? Probably not but hopefully the longer-term advantages will justify the c...

Billy Bananahead wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:02 pm I do like the look of those new Guzzi's but i'll make do with my old CX.

I had a Plastic Maggot in red!

Paul_C wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:19 pm Link = Twin.
A photo from the late 80's. I still have the bike.

Link: a later reincarnation: