chrisjk wrote:Plenty of broken bones along the way but no metal. I reckon the stories here prove that biking is almost as addictive as heroin - just wrecks the body, not the mind?

LOL your 100% right. My biggest concern wasent how well id mend, but would i mend well enough to ride again (thumbs)

My right arm is pretty messed up after a bike accident. Ive about 50% movement overall but i can only reach up as far as my ear. Iam pretty much in some degree of pain every day trying to sleep is when i hurts most and my evangelical christian boss saw it as an oppertunity to give me a big pay cut {...

Not today, but Monday outside Ullapool

Yep it's a sad fact that you could have the massed bands of the Brigade of Guards escorting you down the road but if someone doesn't look they won't see. :pinch:

giles wrote:Is his kit not illegal in England..

Cant see why, i mean its not illegal to have a tyre filled with all other sorts of crap. Whats the worst can happen. You get an air leak and a flat tyre. That happens every day. But either way i wont tell if you wont.

I apologise for the double pics. Not sure what happened there. Anyway the green tape is a double sided gel like compound and then the white tape is a strong thicker plastic which acts as a protective barrier. I first washed the rims after grinding with water and detergent then dried and heated it wi...

Ok my Outex kit for my GSA800 arrived yesterday. On opening the kit was well put together with comprehensive instructions that i found a bit off putting. It seemed one mistake and it would be a dead loss. Anyway after paying postie £20.00 import tax :sick: i thought well its die dog or shit a licenc...

Back home to N Ireland yesterday after my quick trip to Scotlands west coast. I was lucky with the weather as id no rain even though it was cool in the mornings/evenings but nothing my thermals couldent cope with unlike the unlucky couple i meet in Ullapool whos heated gear had failed. Made me think...

Great pics Eric, whats the name of that ruined castle in the background. Was there before but cant remember.

RandG wrote:Why would you need to download the nc500 :dry: you can't really go wrong, there's hardly any roads up there B)

I've ridden up there on several occasions and know it quite well. It's just something I tried to do, it didn't work out so I wanted to learn how it's done. Curiosity I suppose.