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by Magnum
Sun May 01, 2011 10:35 am
Forum: South Midlands
Topic: South Mids ABR Brekkie and ride out Sunday 1st May
Replies: 29
Views: 29685

Re: South Mids ABR Brekkie and ride out Sunday 1st May

great ride out and nice to meet you all, sorry we cut it short with a broken tyre valve
by Magnum
Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:29 am
Forum: THE PUB
Topic: How do you earn a crust?
Replies: 135
Views: 29151

Re: How do you earn a crust?

Right ho here goes, Car dealer Camper rental company owner Dealer principle Motor industry, Bmw, Audi, Vw, Merc Commercial diver Charter boat captain Male stripper entertainer ( yep the whole lot! )( size doesn't matter!!! thank fully ) Waiter at the little chef Bar man God that makes me feel old!!
by Magnum
Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: ADVENTURE BIKE RIDER
Topic: The tumbleweed is blowing through Stratford upon
Replies: 62
Views: 17609

Re: The tumbleweed is blowing through Stratford upon

Its very Sad, both Digby at Knotts and Paul at RideMX in a matter of months, they were good businesses with good people, I don't think it will be the last sadly, the car industry is not great,but the bike industry isn't just bad, its precarious at best. Soon we will be buying our bikes mail order fr...
by Magnum
Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:26 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: BMW F800GS
Replies: 32
Views: 16631

Re: BMW F800GS

Hi mate, as Alan said i have had both bikes, and we did the Stella in the last issue of the magazine. The F800 is better off road than the Gs1200 so i dont agree with the feedback you have been given, essentially if the trail your riding is rough, involves steep gradients, hairpins etc then the F800...
by Magnum
Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:40 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Carrying spare Fuel
Replies: 13
Views: 6669

Re:Carrying spare Fuel

i think you will find that in the UK it is illegal to transport exposed fuel containers on the back of a road vehicle , however it is never enforced and i have been gerry canned up for years without hassle or problems. make sure you can lock the caps to avoid contamination or vandals if your going i...
by Magnum
Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:34 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Carrying spare Fuel
Replies: 13
Views: 6669

Re:Carrying spare Fuel

I have four modified brackets that were based upon touratech plastic bottle mounts, you just bend the top lip upwards until flat and then they are fine.see below piccy
by Magnum
Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:11 am
Forum: CLOTHING
Topic: It's time for a jacket count
Replies: 63
Views: 28082

Re:It's time for a jacket count

Rukka safari jacket
North face Goretex trousers
karimor hiking boots

Wouldn't be without the Rukka !!!!
by Magnum
Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:56 am
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Middle East
Replies: 9
Views: 3996

Re:Middle East

Hi Kendo, I road with Harley chapters in the middle east for over 10 years, all of the comments so far are very good and worth taking note of. The time of year will be a key decision 25-30 c in winter, 45c + in summer . There are still active HOG membership clubs all over the gulf, there aren't many...
by Magnum
Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:52 pm
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Garmin GPS
Replies: 14
Views: 5965

Re:Garmin GPS

Had a TomTom and the mount was rubbish as the contact points kept jumping apart between the unit and mount , then i'd get a low battery and the unit would just shut down without much warning, changed to a Zumo 550, brilliant mount, locks on etc, but occasionally it will lock up and the battery needs...
by Magnum
Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:40 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: The off-road thing
Replies: 21
Views: 9237

Re:The off-road thing

I've just taken delivery of a GSA and i parted company with my F 800 GS, purely because of the bias towards road use i seem to be doing, based on the last two years with the trips we did, the consistent all rounder was the BMW f 800 gs when we added off road potential into the pot along with the usu...

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