B&B in Brecon Friday and Saturday night for us, pop down to TT Saturday morning before exploring South Wales.

kitped wrote:Thanks for the quick reply Cone, that is probably a little far from me as I'm in Cambridgeshire!!

I'm sure you could ride it back with a little fettling

I think there is a bloke who actually strips these down to spruce them up then sells them on fleabay from time to time. been tempted a few times with the old yam shaft. He's often at Newark autojumble, sells parts and accessories for them as well. The bikes he sells are immaculate and not overprice...

I've just fitted GS wheels to my 1150 Rockster and the front has a flat spot on it....not measured it but would guess it's a good 2-3mm and it runs fine....and that's on the road with Tourances. You've paid for it now, just chuck a tyre on it and try it, sometimes it's easy to get to picky about stu...

Went to this last year, as you say, well worth a visit.
The hill climb is fun to watch, everything from supermotos to a Kwak GT750 with top box, panniers and his son on the pillion seat!

If your going to travel all around the British Isles it doesn't matter where you start or finish!

Norrland, if you fancy a bed for night in Lincolnshire, let me know

Another thumbs up for the Givi. Got a medium sized expandable bag, think it's around 15 ltrs. Its great for when we're on holiday as it comes with a shoulder strap as well as a carrying handle so is useful for when we're walking around as it gives somewhere to store the camera, phrase book and other...

steve_h80 wrote:Not a fan of peaks for road riding myself. For low sun I just put a strip of black tape across the top of the visor.
Sun visors are good but not for low sun as they darken everything including the bits I need to see.
Not very stylish I know but it wotks for me.

Mmmm, might give that a try.

Peak for me. My eyes are particularly sensitive to bright sunlight and the peak on my Bell open face is brilliant. Riding into the sun on a wet road however is a different story.....

Subconsciously I think we all believe stuff at times....either online or by the spoken word. I also think we have the ability to filter out what we don't want to hear as well!