Slowlycatchymonkey

Oh dear that wasnt my intention at all! I love all the pics, tis one of the highlights of this forum, just a joke that hasnt landed too well, ignore it.

No idea But the garage is happy to sort it sharpish so Ill not worry about it Yep the original one it had only done 2400 miles! You read my mind, I didnt have one and didnt know how to articulate we probably just need a split link in spanish plus once the recovery is involved theres no money in it for anyone to just fix it Yep when I clocked it was the chain I had a moment of nausea thinking about what could of just happened! Royal Enfield in Granada, probably the best place for it! He said they were really lovely. He introduced the guy to apple translate (works so ridiculously well it makes Google translate look very archaic) and after 20 mins chatting the guy sorted a taxi, gave him a hug and said tomorrow or friday at the latest!

Cheers Yen appreciated

Well made it here only took me 8hrs and poor ol Mr Slowly still at sea, he waited 4 hours for recovery, they picked him up 30 ish mins ago and are taking him n the bike back to Granada so once he’s there and its sorted he’ll have an hour taxi ride back here! Bit hacked off cos its taken yonks to get all this together and I really badly wanted Mr Slowlys first experience to be a good’n! I’ll wait til tomoz and start taking the piss thatll probably fix things The Traffico Control (traffic police) turned up on mobikes, one of them was nice the other brrrr all I can say is Im glad I had the right plates n paperwork cos he was looking for a nic! Update- Just got a txt from Mr Slowly he said the garage guys are really nice and will try n get it sorted tomoz

Yer, so far been waiting 3 hours for recovery! Im in Salobrena now in the supermarket getting supplies, thinks best get Mr Slowly a nice bottle of whisky!

That wud be great, phone battery fading fast!

Umm anyone know if I need a specific chain? The only chain thing I know is buy DID

Guess where I am? Half an hour away from Salobrena on the side of the road Mr Slowlys turn to navigate, whats that coming off his bike? Looks like one of his straps. Beep beep beeep beeeep (cos the next thing you know his bag will dump itself on the autovia in front of me) Mr Slowlys occupied looking down at his bike seemingly trying to change gear. I stop n run a short distance back to the strap, fuck me the traffics fast when your heading towards it on foot… oh dear its not a strap… bollox! The guardia civil arrive pretty quick, probably cameras covering this road. I hope they havent watched me run up the hard shoulder onto the carriage way with no hi viz on to retrieve the chain and so I quickly put it on. Need not of worried, They were perfectly pleasant but now an hour n a half wait for recovery and little hope of a chain then! Police were nice though. Glad I put the hi viz in the top of the pannier and on the right side for easy retrieval the traffic is FAST. Think having the hi viz n the printed documents quickly to hand helped relax the Guardia, happy they werent dealing with a couple of morons Gonna wait an hour more with Mr Slowly then head on cos I think Ill struggle if it gets dark n I cant see the road markings. Well dinner wont be coming out of the slow cooker today now will it!

Yep they did this time but had no interest in seeing any other covid paperwork!

Welcome @Jed hope you enjoy it. They’re all about the pics on here, mainly due to illiteracy so feel free to post some of your bike pics or any crayon drawings. Just try not to use words with more than two syllables in any of the descriptions

No border issues, just rode around it Bit of excess info here so I’d skip this bit unless you’re travelling abroad - it was so much more civilised than the chaos at the airport, far more relaxed, they check your vaccination status and your locator form with your passport, took moments. There is some difficulty for British folk with residency elsewhere as the border staff don’t have their head around other countries requirements and are demanding proof of vaccination when it’s not required so if you want to travel smoothly then just comply with the UK regs. The two key pieces of paper (which need to be printed as they don’t seem to understand/trust the apps) are your proof of vaccination and passenger locator form with a QR code on it. They don’t seem to be scanning them so feck knows why they want to see it but they do I do like that too though, crispy air and sunshine, lovely… if you’ve remembered your thermals So far so good. The extra luggage weighing on the Himalayan has effected the acceleration and top speed, stick some decent elevations into the equation and full throttle is umm well let’s just say far from exciting I’m guessing that the really high elevations might be effecting the mix. Those higher than high moments aside they’re running great, once you’ve made the adjustment from much more powerful bikes the Himalayan is a smile a mile, so easy to ride and endlessly trustworthy in any conditions so it’s just lovely to sit on and be transported along looking at the views! 🏔 Viva la Himalayan!

No need for directions, they’re everywhere and I can see the appeal so maybe doomed myself!

Valdepenas. About here. Much warmer now! Traffic round Madrid is mental! Starting off in this today Finishing up a few hours later in this 🏍

Currently staying in a less than lovely place but the owners are nice folk, just not too handy on the upkeep front, it was chosen cos bikes are parked outside your door and as we know they come first

So close. Just a bit more tomoz. Might even have some helmet cam footage whoop whoop!

Absolutely, full blast most of the year, wot can I say?!

What can one say apart from.. I’m washing my hair? Thanks @Tango not heard that one for a while

All good, honestly the predicted “moderate to rough” crossing was like being rocked in a cradle.. if babies can drink a bottle of Chablis or two before being rocked

Afternoon guys n gals Quick update cos its on my mind Ive not updated you mingers losers proper write up later. Made it to Santander yesterday afternoon to lovely sunshine. Stripped off everything possible to discover dimbo here didnt think about altitude.. ffffreezing On our way to Valdepeñas now and sod the scenic route, the fastest route to the warmth is in order Stopped for a coffee to warm my hands (my first coffee for years, it smells so nice and tastes so gross!) cos they dont serve tea, honestly wot weirdos! The roads are clear n smooth, couldnt be happier… cud b warmer tho

Not fancying it at the moment so any help appreciated

Blimey O’reilly! Took me a minute to acknowledge he’s riding at that speed and they’d not just sped up the footage

Looking dicey on the ferry front tomoz, theyve not cancelled yet but the red gale force warning areas are creeping down the left side of the country and Plymouth is now “moderate, occasionally rough” which sounds like a lot of people I know Anyone with a connection to any deity put a word in wuddya?

I didna dare say that

Because pointing out the perceived flaws of other countries is a national pastime whatever country you’re in, an exercise in self preening superiority. Plus child massacre upsets people wherever it happens. Sorry Tym @Mawsleys post made me laugh a lot, maybe give it more than a second