I have to say that in France etc all bikers acknowledge each other. In the UK I always give a hand wave. Interestingly its generally modern BMW GS riders that don't respond--probably spoils their image to acknowledge those on less expensive bikes .

Tredown wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:42 am Camping now £15 for the weekend, and they are making a donation to the Air Ambulance !
Tim

well done Tim

Have fun--the X trainer should see you clean everything.

I'm retired and have had loads of bikes over the years--years ago even commuted on an MZ250 50 miles each way--40k in two years. I have recently tried a Burgman 400 for a year--even went to Spa, and camping in the UK of course. It did it well at 70 mpg BUT, despite the huge underseat storage and wea...

For the UK thats cheap--but just a bit more than France of course. In the overall scheme of things the cost of camping compared to fuel, food, gear and so on (plus the odd pint) is pretty insignificant--why bother to post your negative reason rather than just not post at all. People put a lot of eff...

I think they are different markets--the Enfield is much more suited to decent travel on rough roads with a lower seat and a good subframe and side racks---the Rally is not exactly light, needs money spent on suspension , pannier frames , rack and so on--it may well be more offroad capable but how ma...

Definitely a lot more purposeful than the current Himalayan--I like the styling and the motor sounds like its got some go in it. Price will be interesting as it has to compete with Voge, Triumph and so on.

When you drop down into Rouen from the North I normally exit BEFORE going over the bridge and alongside the railway tracks--and follow the river to my right and that brings you out towards Evreux without actually going into the city itself--maybe I'll give it a try next time.

I recently rode around Rouen because my 1993 R1100RS doesn't comply--a right PITA that requires careful navigation on D roads. Does anyone have any experience of just ignoring it?

Why are they shocked?--China no longer makes inferior quality products , they simply don't sell, but it takes time to get over all those failures of years ago. I also heard that KTM get less warranty returns from their bikes made in India compared to the home base in Austria