Remember in the spring the Scottish countryside world is full of lambs.

On seeing danger i.e. a motorbike, they run to their mothers. If their mother is the other side of the road that means across your path.

Keep your eyes open!

Tom

A lit fag has a miniscule chance of igniting the sparse vapour, a static discharge when someone gets out of there car/truck whatever and grounds themselves against the bodywork is a far greater risk, but in reality it hardly ever happens In the US, I get so much static from the cheap and nasty rent...

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What tyres are you using? They don’t look that extreme. How are you finding them?

Tom

Some Garmins even differentiate between England, Wales and Scotland.

Tom

CCM Gp450 with low suspension and low seat.

Of course it may be that the “journey” i.e. the making that’s important. For those who just want an ugly stick there are these on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lift-Stick-Motorcycle-Rear-Wheel-Maintenance-Jack-for-Bikes-Without-Center-Stand/401602742137?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060...

Search or ask the uestion on the Ukgsers forum.
Tom

Here:

https://www.xlmoto.co.uk/motorcycle-gea ... c&t=1&b=90

Tom

+1 for fjr. After a putting big miles on a K75 and a R1100RT I bought a FJR 1300. My wife found it the most comfortable bike we have owned. The torque shrugs off everything. We did a lot of camping and ended up towing a trailer for our camping gear. When friends on GSs stopped to put on rain gear we...

Aren’t these ones the full power 50bhp version. And loud!

Tom