Alpinestars Belize (3/4 boot) for nearly three years now of commuting and touring (mostly on road) still 100% waterproof .

I looked at this a couple of months ago and it seemed that there was a lot of smoke and mirrors going on in the finances. Very difficult to get an accurate picture from the publicly available information but I wouldn't have put the pension investments into it. Maybe someone with (very) deep pockets ...

You pay Italian VAT now whilst in the single market.

AFAIK the arrangement won't change until the transition period ends (Dec 2020)

Strangely the main bike (Guzzi Stelvio) shows very little difference when commuting, pretty constant 40mpg whatever the petrol. The car however gives 5%-10% less range when filled in the local Asda / Morrisons compared to the local Shell garage. Decision on where to fill depends on Price difference ...

Tusk Pilot panniers from RockyMountainATV in the US. About $140 plus shipping/taxes.

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Make sure she's comfortable and secure. Boots comfortably on pegs without legs hitting luggage. No sharp edges on topbox/luggage to press into you when you're leaning against it for a couple of hours. Regular breaks on her schedule, not yours, so she's not just a passenger being dragged along like t...

When I returned to the UK from Europe a few years ago Carole Nash allowed me to use my non UK bike insurance no claims record. They may have subsequently screwed up registering it with the Motor Insurance Bureau, tried to cancel it a couple of years later for alleged non payment (they had the money ...

There is an argument that, if the fillament failure is due to vibration induced fracture, the metal will be more ductile, and less likely to break, when hot and therefore will fail less when running. Anyone ever worked in the industry able to comment?

By the way, any of you guys have an idea on what's the best hearing protection to use while riding? I sometimes hear ringing in my ears after a long ride and I did some googling and found out that I might have tinnitus. Tried generic ear plugs but I have weird ear canals and they just hurt when I p...

https://www.tuin.co.uk/ I built a cabin from these guys a few years ago, excellent quality and fast delivery, choose a decent wall thickness then insulate it if you feel the need, we didn't bother. Only issue with this, log cabin, style is mounting anything to the walls, because the wood changes siz...