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Ohhhkaay. The plan this week is to get the stuff ive got together so far and make a list of stuff i need from your help and tips on here Going to try and sort a microphone out for the gopro too. I need a new helmet aswel as both of mine let rain in at the top of the visor. Very helpful. Load bike up and practice !!!

Its mot time insurance was 350 this year which was more than I expected but I back to riding and by god I've bloody missed it

Just chatted with Tammy she's riding the trail that crosses the States in may she camping too, ugh, i told her her wife can use my KLR if they want https://www.transamtrail.com i dont use it much nowdays id rather ride the Tomos around at least i can still pick that up. Dont matter if they break it Tammy will just fix it better then it was.

@gymwitch If you're going to windermere, there are about a gazillion hiking shops in and around the town ( or there used to be) and they often have sleeping bags "on display" so you can get a look at the size and shape. They are also usually full of helpfull info, once they have understood the parameters ( weight being less of a problem on a bike then when backpacking for example). Though I guess you need a bag before you go up there... I love the lake district, I grew up walking the fells every summer cos we had no money but an aunt who had a B&B in Ambleside...

Cotton liners are an essential too, definitely. Extra layer in the winter or on it's own in the summer. I used to take mine if I was staying away in hotels in the summer too. So many hotels put a duvet on the bed with no top sheet in summer, so you either roast with the duvet or freeze without it. I used to take the duvet off the bed and sleep in my liner, which is much more comfortable.

cant wait ...

So bike passed no problem just need to tighten the chain abit and lube it up. Was a very nice ride out i definitely forgot just how fast the bloody thing is

Yeah was abit steep and I don't think its too bad round here though there are often blue light responses. As for the knee it seems to be fine and bends enough to comfortably ride and there's no ill effects when I get off either

Wouldnt just dropping dead have been easier then the last two years of fun? Just brainstorming this one. If we were a herd of animals in africa this would have been over by now, Darwin for the win again.

I discovered not so long ago that if your cold wearing your bike gear isn't as warm as using it as blankets. So when camping i always strip down and use what i was wearing as extra layers on top only down side is its a bit cold when you get up to use the loo in your birthday suit

fixed

Bet you would ride this one!

We did the camping malarkey in the 80,s, with a huge 4 berth frame tent. At the time it was good fun, but now in my dotage I much prefer a hotel with all the amenities. But each to their own, If you want to do it, go for it @gymwitch

In my experience of riding with a fully loaded bike I've found that the bike is very much more stable if it is loaded correctly, best advice has already been given in regards to loading the bike heavy on bottom and lighter stuff up top over and above I'd just say get out there and get acquainted with it

Still living free in the USA

That would be the common sense approach pete and we all know anyone who has an ounce of power in running is completely devoid of it. So long as they don't stop me from riding there won't be any issues

Worst I've seen is about 180......that was on the first wave. They don't need to lock people in towns......just close the fucking bars and that'll stop it.

Moreno the Andalucia Health guy will step in and start locking things down soon I'm sure.

I think she will use her africa twin, not sure she's sure.

The guy singing is in a cover band called revolver their quite good at what they do. The boy only plays in his room now his band mates just wanted to mess about instead of practicing so he got fed up with the band. Now he says he'd preferer to be working behind the stage rather than on it

Ace, I'd love to ride that transamtrail. What bike is she using Tym ?

My mates Husky drown in a river a few years ago it was very sad as the bike was brand new and i had never seen him cry before

So it begins.

guy I know riding for 2nd time this year in the "Malle moto" category, Amaury Baratin, Bib N0 79. finished 87 of 144 on the first day despite a fuel pump problem, lost 2 hours or more on the 2nd stage due to same problem and getting very lost, finished 94th spent the night stripping fuel pumps and relays then gained 29 places and made up an hour today to finish 65th, ( 82nd overall) 1h08 behind the leader. having had no more fuel pump issues. long way to go yet. Simon Hewitt curently 135th. 3,5 hrs behind the leader

Well maybe after 100 pints

I'd ride it

Just checked its jumped from £93 last year

Great news. £350s steep, do you live somewhere dodgy? Is the knee up to bending on the bike or will you make it bend regardless?

You might be lucky Seems Spain has a ridiculously inconsistent approach where each tiny area decides its own rules so while some are under curfew and celebrations are cancelled others places like Madrid are free to party. Mental. Maybe the new figures will change things or maybe everyone’s feeling like Madrid and ready to give up trying

Look at this FFS! I knew this shit would happen......and we've still got The Three Kings celebration on Wednesday! We're going to end up locked in again for sure!

Lol, love the singing bloke reading the words off a piece of paper. Ace Does your lad still play ?

Might work now

Depends wether the bloke has run out of white sauce or not

Awwww 2 happy puppers

As long as your gas hasn’t taken a shit over your sleeping bag, or you have run out and can’t find a replacement.

Good thing Pete doesnt have a Go=Pro super wide wouldnt get all that in the pic, on the bright side big trunks are popular in the hood yo.. Remember Sir Mix allot.

A life less complicated….

Great looking dogs, they look very happy.

Ditto. I feel like ive been buried alive in them. Ugghhh

My husky died in my arms unexpectedly and it was a long drawn out struggling death. Im having flashbacks of it. The jrt went peacefully but like you say the soul is gone from a house that i despise anyway. Lost is not the word. I cant see me ever doing it again but ive never ever been without dogs and cats snd birds and rabbits, guinea pigs, fish on and on. Your dogs are beautiful. Dogs are ace

I do work for a few that have money than brains....works good for me.......

Yes it blocks so much of the scenery

Absolutely agree. The jrt Spud was the pup i got towards the end of the life of the jrt before him, Midge. Our husky boy was a rescue that we felt sorry for....the abuse he had endured was awful. I should be happy they got to good ages. Shiloh was 14 and Spud was almost 18!! They are indeed the best and most painful thing. I will get another when im done riding the bike. Whenever that is. Was weird not putting 'the lads' on the xmas cards this year. Anyway im focused on stuff now and its helped massively talking on here about them too so thanks everyone for that. Cant talk about it to anyone face to face as i see the pain in their eyes too so we just mumble on.

No mention of Harley Davidson?

yep it gets us all in the end especially if you live in cold damp lancashire

perhaps he has had a hard life driving fancy cars