I use Wolfman my 690 and they are bomb proof plus watertight but a bit pricey however they last.
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You are located "South England" is that Devon or Cornwall as I may be able to help as Im in Devon

Not a fan of Paddy apart from when he was on Phoenix Nights. The first half was interesting then I got bored with it but fingers crossed it improves as its the same old patter and subjects.

Tried Expeds, Thermarest,, Cots and nearly everything else raning from £30 to £250 and the best for me is a £36 Coleman DuraRest Single . Downside is you need a pump but a £5 one that plugs into the cig lighter works a treat. Used it for a long trip and had a comfortable good nights sleep every night

Superb thanks for posting

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Brilliant bit of kit had mine for years. Might as well get the 10L one as it folds up to the size of the filler and takes min room.

Even if it wasnt listed as a service action it should be done out of courtesy and the bike should be safe and roadworthy when it leaves the dealer. Thats disappointing Im sure BMW Uk would be well impressed with that.

I had the 250 and found it was very revvy and the engine was working hard for what I wanted it for. I now have a 440 and the torque is so much better so when I mess up it simply plugs away and keeps going. Funnily enough I find the 440 much more usable as its not so twitchy on the throttle. The 400 ...

While VAT is 20% of the purchase price, taking the VAT off the total price inc VAT is not a 20% discount off the total price because 20% of the price inc VAT is more than 20 % of the price before VAT. Correct but its close to 20% and with some haggling its possible to get the 20%. https://www.rusts...

Went out yesterday green laning and my mate bought the KTM version with 4 hrs as well on it after he run it in! Very nimble quick bike and weighs nothing. Fowlers are doing 20% KTM bikes at the moment bringing it down to approx 6500 new Discount on the TPIs is less than 10%. Wasnt the deal my mate ...