Cheers! The old one I have was of some sort of ktm but I don't think it was a 690. I will sort something out

Jim- yes in spain its required but dosent say you have to see behind with it..so get a cheap clip on..especially for the trails.. Arse. I don't quite know what you mean by clip on, don't suppose you have a link? I do have an old mirror somewhere but they are f.ing useless and unwind so I am not put...

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LH rear view mirror.. Any one of these in spain could be 70 euros on the spot fine, & believe me enthusiastic old bill will enforce this cash only & a receipt.

Is this a serious spanish rule? I don't think its required in France? My bike has no mirrors! Sod the hi-vis

Think the bike is ready now, test pack and ride done to make sure I can get everything in and set the preload!

Have you looked over in the Advrider forum in 'some assembly required'? Quite a few have been using parallel twins from gs500s and other things. It's worth a look!

Last I heard the breathaliser only applied to the French, is this confirmed to apply to foreign vehicles? As its uncommon in other EU countries it's kinda hard to enforce! I am sure it will be as respected by bikers as the bulb kit. I have never carried spare bulbs in all my years of riding in France.

I have two of the peli storm cases, been very happy with them (something like an im2300 or 2400 and a smaller 2075). I don't have an original peli but I gather the latches are better on the storms and the weight is lower. Mine are just bolted to a rack. I can recommend the storms but can't comment o...

Looking forward to it, just need to do wheel bearings and bike should be fit!

You have to shop around and it's different for everyone. My favourites are motorcycle direct and 1stquote but I have jumped ship this year as Carol Nash gave me the best quote. Only other I have used was bennets but they were only competitive once on my first bike 15 years ago.

As others have said, it depends on what the routing is set to and whether your map is routable. Normally I am working with topo maps which are not routable. I do the route as the straight line, switch to city navigator map and right click and recalculate route. I then convert the route (if I am happ...