Well the Guzzi is very unlikely to be fixed in time for this event, may not even be ready for its holiday to Italy :( Apparently the garage has three bikes in for the same reason and is being told that parts are on 2-3 week delivery (plus shipping), Looks like I might have to take the car over to th...

Towns/Cities and major road numbers on a note taped to tank for the long distance bits.
Old car Sat Nav for the last 5/10 miles into a city/town/hotel/campsite (wrapped in clingfilm to waterproof the screen / digitiser)
Map in the luggage for when it all goes wrong (remarkably often)

I love the look of them, and appreciate the engineering, but always found them a bit 'boring'. My wife, who owned one for 6 years, really rated it though.
Hope you have great times with it.

Since I started in '77, the ones I remember for good, and bad, reasons; BSA 250 Starfire Honda 250 K3 Honda CB500 twin Suzuki GT750 kettle Honda 250 G5 Honda 250 RS (Brilliant) Suzuki GS550 Suzuki GS650 Katana Suzuki GS1100 Katana Triumph 650 Bonneville (Still in the garage) Suzuki GSX600 Yamaha TDM...

Hope to make it and meet some people for the first time

Halvarssons. I had problems getting gloves that were big enough, some manufacturers XXL were too tight in some cases, but Halvarssons do actually make some big gloves. I find gloves are like helmets in a way that you need to visit a shop and try em. No good guessing and just buying on Internet. +1 ...

Wait until it gets into the valve stem, especially with right angled valves, and solidifies so you can't get air into the tyre

I use an old car one, you don't want to be fiddling with it while riding along so the touch screen doesn't need to be glove usable (but I guess it helps?) About the only thing that would tempt me to a bike specific one is the windy route options. Steve +1 on the old car ones, I've got three old Gar...

Another name from my past gone.

In general I'm very cautious of dealers until they've earned my trust. I double check servicing when I can (mark filters etc) and always ask for removed parts to be kept for my inspection if it's not a routine change and I'm paying for the replacements, all the good dealers I use are quite happy to ...