so very sad---I wonder if we will ever find out how it happened--but thats small comfort.
I worked in the US a few years ago and saw Nicky race small town oval dirt tracks even though his international career was taking off--a true gent and such a sad loss.

This is worth a follow--note the tank guards--Karl is getting them sorted now.
http://borntoridetheworld.de/en/nova-sc ... /#more-973

Thanks for the kind words--it really didn't seem that hard or anything--probably because I was "lucky" in not having any real bike problems---being well prepped helps I'm sure. I even carried the workshop manual on CD and the Yamaha can display all the fault codes etc on the dash--you don'...

So to the final leg: I left Lucerne--and it was still dry! I headed for Strasbourg but decided to take the earlier Col so left for Colmar and then the N59 over the top--this is a great little road with good bends--but trucks do use it. I do believe its high enough for skiing at the top. So around Na...

just about the last entry or two now: I arrived in Igoumenitsa fully expecting to camp just up the road--I was "early " again! However, the girls in the Speedfast booth--again really smart and helpful--sorted me out with the midnight ferry at no extra cost. The facilities were a bit sparta...

This Vid has surfaced--wish I had been with them on the genuine offroad! Maybe next time--and get a bike shipped!(but would need to be in a "b" group!!)

The next instalment--number 8b? Saturday was a rather sad day--all the lads with BBS had taken their bikes to Matt's warehouse for packing and then returned with hand luggage for the shuttle to the airport. Brian--the retired property dealer from the UK/Spain/Turkey (where he has a 60ft motor launch...

The return trip was a slightly different route--and there was the "curious incident of the dog in the early morning"--not funny really--I'll get to that! being retired I have time, but not a lot of money--so cheap travelling is the order of the day--with good kit there is no need for it to...

One thing I found on my recent trip across Europe is that the 97 octane stuff ("Racing" etc ) is pretty available at big stations--and that E10 is labelled and to be avoided at all costs. My little yam runs well on the premium stuff--and i reckon that if you did a proper mpg comparison the...

The next instalment--and so to a week of local(ish) trips. The other lads having a great time getting dirty, good food and banter. Naomi's mum cooked for us--slap up meals every night. A young English student, Emily, who has lived out here for years(and spoke perfect Bulgarian) ran around getting be...