Filtering is legal as far as I know. Maximum speed is 50kph and the traffic either side of you has to be stationary. You also need to turn on your hazards when actually lanesplitting. The hazards is the only bit that riders seem to comply with - on a recent trip around Paris (0n the outer Periphique...

K RT/LT are cheap and fairly robust.

Eve'nin Chas..... The high viz idea has now been scrapped....No papers should be a €90 on the spot fine although locally here they'll give you two days to produce if they know where you live. The gloves thing.....you can ride in shorts and flip flops, or a bikini ( I usually wear my bikini back to ...

I've lived here in the Dordogne for 25 years and have been stopped by the Gendarmes at least 50 times, mostly on a bike but also in cars and vans. I always have my documents with me and this usually means I just get a ticking off for whatever offence I have committed - dirty headlight, small number ...

Don't forget your licence, registration documentand insurance which you have to carry with you at all times in France. Carry spare specs.if you use them.

Any MS Polymer adhesive. Most companies supply one as a construction adhesive, most modern cars are held together with the stuff. Clean surfaces with white spirit or acetone before glueing just to be sure.

Check delivery costs sometimes it's only free for 2 tyres.

Not had a problem with pneus online.

Mines a 2009 with about 25k kms on it and I've not had a problem with the rocker arms or anything in the engine for that matter. Not ignoring the problem because the bike is used mainly for long trips now, but I would love to know which part/year is the best one to fit.

You're probably right about the fuel, I seem to remember that XR400's of the same era were just as difficult to start after a short lay-up. The rear brake was OK if clean and dry but once it got wet I found it had to be stripped and cleaned out to get it working properly again.

frenchy3 wrote:The internet is full of opinionated smart Alecs that insult people,we can probably do without one of them.

It's only an internet forum so I don't really care but if he's a troublemaker then it's a good thing that he's gone. I won'tnotice he's missing!