So what's missing from this list? Daily expenses - fuel - camping or hostel fees - food same as at home - drink same as at home - leisure Other expenses - wear & tear items (chain/sprocket; brake pads; tyres & tubes; oil & filter; air filter;) - mechanical assistance ADAC - medical assis...

Elle, What makes going to NZ difficult, or are thinking of emigrating there ? Sorry Ray, it was in response to Pinball's question about me going - if I ride to NZ (or beyond), it's not likely that I'll come back Redmurty wrote: NZ looking for plumbers ? may have to retrain. Itchy feet Elle ? cheers...

I have the Lonely Planet guides for both Sweden and Norway if you want them.

I read them both before I went really for backpackers but not too bad with good tips on budget hotels

PM me if your interested

I'm going, volunteered to help out too. I'll be on the German plated Black/Red/Silver RD04

It was the bike that caused the incident (from what we can see) I dearly wish I could run to the defence of the people riding motorbikes, there is not enough video to show what really happened, the person at 20-25sec had a testosterone overdose and from the bits we can see certainly looks as though ...

Brilliant

Signature;- Current bike, 1991 Africa Twin RD04

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Signature;- Current bike, 1991 Africa Twin RD04

I'm a similar technophobic fool or maybe a Luddite but I have just forked out on an all singing and dancing garmin. It can have normal sat nav mapping installed plus the topographical stuff. I've been assured using openstreetmaps.org is easy too and free some of which are routable. No doubt I'll be ...

On a long haul, overlanding for a year or more completely self sufficient...Brilliant idea, dont think they have been made for the weekend rally rider. Have a look at the trailers available for overlanding pushbikes. Much better weight distribution, Would use it with a chain drive only though, Sproc...

Yes as Richard says, it will react to sunlight so you wont be able to keep them long, but I suppose you'll be using them with hand written notes any way.

IF you can get the paper into a printer then you could use this

http://rbeditor.valleyfield.se/en/