A68 Lovely road, just beware of the hidden dips when overtaking.

If there are lambs around remember that they run to their mothers. Ewe on one side of the road and lamb on the other -- be prepared!!!

Tom

Aldi/Lidl plus waterproof over jacket/trousers.

Tom

Signposts are in kilometres, if you think of them as miles you'll get your travel times right. It's those Irish roads!!!

Tom

Why not a mousse with an inflatable core? The mousse protects the inflatable tube and the tube increases the effective psi in the tyre.

tom

Have you seen:

http://www.motuk.co.uk/mcmanual_160.htm

I don't know how up to date this is.

tom

First check out what BMW have to offer. On my K75 and R1100rt many years ago I got my dealer to check the parts fiche (no online gubbings then) for their police etc accessories. I then bought that part of the twist grip that had a throttle friction screw tapped into it. It worked perfectly. 11 years...

Supermoto (GP450RS) was my first thought but you can't buy the bike with just supermoto wheels, you get the normal set of wheels as well (homologation requirements). It is also not clear whether you get the same amount of standard equipment as the GP450 Adventure S.

Tom

The Putnam's stadium cushion was good for the price whilst it lasted which was not long and neither did the 2 replacements that followed. Think they are not well made or mine all came from a dodgy batch. Nothing beats an neoprene airhawk with sheepskin on top ! Had a Putnams for years. The trick is...

I downloaded the order form from their website (it's in the FAQs). The Cush drive is standard equipment on the GP450 Adventure S Model. To order it on other models as a factory fitted option it is £341.00. To buy it outright it is £510.00 I spent a lot of time talking to one of their guys at the NEC...