lmg wrote:I can see why HDs are popular in Spain .... the EU gives big subsidies to Spain for farming equipment such as this...

oi you, behave yerself. There's nowt wrong with a tractor i've got 2 german ones to go with my yank one

Yep, would love too
Only time i've taken a bike offroad was when my ZZR1100 didn't make a bend

1150gs with TKC 80's be ok???

I agreed to a 1k mile ride with a couple of mates (in the pub it seemed like a good idea
During the early part of tyhe ride the "what ifs" were constantly in my head, but the other 2 riders had done these rides a few times meaning fuel stops were arranged for their maximum tank range (180 miles ish ...

Thanks guys, will try it later

ROMANIA AUGUST 2010 001

right, that obviously didn't work

do the pictures have to be in photo bucket or somewhere similar???

very nice, but what has carpet cleaning got to do with riding motor bikes???

unless the garage is carpeted of course

I remember that ride, it pissed down all the way back:(

according to bikes computer got 52mpg out of the 1200rt (2 up and fully luggaged) on the romania trip i did last year. 2 up = 1 FB + wife

Found out about this site while reading some posts on the Iron Butt UK forum.
Signed up for membership straight away, and got the magazine within 3 days (impressive)
Usual biking history, bikes when i was a teenager if i still had some of them i would be a fairly rich man:) ), car etc when got ...