Absolutely gorgeous bike! GLWS and also with your health (thumbs)

Nice one Chris, thanks for sharing (thumbs)

Love looking at these photos while stuck in the office :silly:

bond_yzf wrote:More than happy to sort something out getting them there

Good to know mate! I will keep that in my mind as I need to make a decision on the current fleet sharpish and if the XTR stays, a set of SM wheels would be lovely for the roads around here. (thumbs)

Oh dear - that almost begs the question.... how do I get the SM wheels to Austria??? :silly:

Buy in Spain. all the bikes here are right hand drive :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: (thumbs) Not a joke if the bike's headlight is not ambidextrous! B) I had to buy a headlight to match driving on the right when importing a bike into Austria as the cut off in the headlight was for driving on the le...

richeyroo wrote:Skiing in Austria

Depending on where you are.... it is likely to snow overnight and continue in the morning. Visibility will be rubbish, so lie in with another cup of tea in the morning and write the next chapter for us stuck in the office B)

Next up is pannier frame infills for soft luggage I have the same pannier rails on mine and I haven't found the need for infills for the very soft bags that I use (ex army bags). What can be annoying is the truncated leading upper edge of the pannier rails when attaching the bags. If I was as skill...

No mirrors, no bar end weights, bent rear brake lever and probably swam the channel :silly:

Slightly off topic, but do you have any more info about the Mongolia trip? (where you hired from / what it cost etc) We hired from Cheke at Cheke Tours ( www.cheketours.com ). She has about 30 or so Shineray Mustang 150 and hires them for €13 per day. She is based right near the airport in Ulaanbaa...

Captain - mates in Oz use fuel bladders that they strap down over their soft luggage. I believe the brand of choice is Liquid Containment (refer link: Liquid Containment ) as they come in various sizes from 2 litres upwards, are reasonably priced (starting from AUD$80 = £50) and are already fitted w...