I found that a decent manual one is fine. I made a couple out of electrical project boxes--clear top, rubber seal, and screws replaced with wing nuts. Back lit with a LED strip--these took 17 A4 page lengths for the MCC Exeter (me on the Yam and my son on a classic (proper) R80 G/S--and through the ...

been to Romania a couple of times--they will take Euros---using a debit card in a decent bank should be ok--I recently got Lev in Bulgaria no problem--but choose a high street bank thats open if you can--and use cash for everything else. Running across europe (EU) should be fine--but which countries...

A decent 3 man in ripstop (packs small and dries quickly), a quality down 3 season bag and mattress(Downmat-and also pack small) and you can get the tent up quickly and chuck all the gear in. One thing I forgot--and it would have helped--was a collapsible brolley--and Englishman should never leave h...

so very sad---I wonder if we will ever find out how it happened--but thats small comfort.
I worked in the US a few years ago and saw Nicky race small town oval dirt tracks even though his international career was taking off--a true gent and such a sad loss.

This is worth a follow--note the tank guards--Karl is getting them sorted now.
http://borntoridetheworld.de/en/nova-sc ... /#more-973

Thanks for the kind words--it really didn't seem that hard or anything--probably because I was "lucky" in not having any real bike problems---being well prepped helps I'm sure. I even carried the workshop manual on CD and the Yamaha can display all the fault codes etc on the dash--you don'...

So to the final leg: I left Lucerne--and it was still dry! I headed for Strasbourg but decided to take the earlier Col so left for Colmar and then the N59 over the top--this is a great little road with good bends--but trucks do use it. I do believe its high enough for skiing at the top. So around Na...

just about the last entry or two now: I arrived in Igoumenitsa fully expecting to camp just up the road--I was "early " again! However, the girls in the Speedfast booth--again really smart and helpful--sorted me out with the midnight ferry at no extra cost. The facilities were a bit sparta...

This Vid has surfaced--wish I had been with them on the genuine offroad! Maybe next time--and get a bike shipped!(but would need to be in a "b" group!!)

The next instalment--number 8b? Saturday was a rather sad day--all the lads with BBS had taken their bikes to Matt's warehouse for packing and then returned with hand luggage for the shuttle to the airport. Brian--the retired property dealer from the UK/Spain/Turkey (where he has a 60ft motor launch...