Confused What GPS

[Peter Harte]

2610

Arrived today as promised - in a great big carton - well padded and looks the business - I am most impressed - will but it all together and review it - also THIS was the best price and coupled with great service - well done "Adventure-motorcycling.co.uk"- but if all the wheels fall off - I ll be tellng !
Harto

 

[The Machine Cat]

Originally posted by Peter Harte Tell me when you are in France - does she speak to you with a French accent and does she get all humpey when you still mkae a wrong turn - No not the Missus the GPS

What do u exactly mean by that ?

 

[Peter Harte]

This is known in English Parlance as "being smart " - "trying to be funny" or "taking the Piss" - all of which translate into French badly - best ignore it ol' Son - all of which is further complicated by me being Irish - pronounced "Oirish" by the chaps on the mainland (England)!- and besides having looked at your profile I think you might be "Cherchez la Merde" or "Stirring the Shit" as we say here.

 

[The Machine Cat]

This is known in English Parlance as "being smart " - "trying to be funny" or "taking the Piss" - all of which translate into French badly - best ignore it ol' Son - all of which is further complicated by me being Irish - pronounced "Oirish" by the chaps on the mainland (England)!- and besides having looked at your profile I think you might be "Cherchez la Merde" or "Stirring the Shit" as we say here.

Yep, I was just trying to be a smart ass or if u prefer, I was only
slagging you !

I hope I'll try my new 1200 in Eire next year ! Well, as I have been waiting for it 4 months, I guess we may talk about 2006 after all !

 

[Peter Harte]

machine Kat + Paris trip

Ha - thought so - but a good try anyway - R U with the crowd going to Clare later in month ?
As for the 1200 - you ll have a good run I 'm sure.
I went to France on Wed night out of Rosslare - Pembroke - Channel Tunnel and down south to SE of Paris - aside from the unreal weather on thursday morn from Wales and unseasonably poor weather in France - the trip was great and the GPS was fantastic. Got a F*** Puncture on the Autoroute outside CDG - where I was meetibng up with family going to the wedding , 20 k s from CDG Airport , with cars oissing past me on a very narrow hard shoulder , scary stuff. And out of no where this bloke is standing beside me , he had pulled over on hos Africa Twin , by the name of Simon Kenneddy and gave me much needed moral support . I used the Remac Kit and Nitrogen Cannisters to repair the puncture - and to my surprise it all worked fine after two failed attempts mind you. The last one looking a bit dodgy but held up for the next 100 odd Ks.(had it properly fixed on Friday Morn ) Amazing little kit, a replacement was bought next day.
We were at a wedding on Friday , lasted till Sat 7 am - oh God !
Went up to Paris and used the GPS to visit all the sites - did nt miss a beat , what a piece of Kit , I could not fault it.
By the way - Simon had just returned from a four year over land - and I only noted this when we arrived at the Piage Toll booth , the hammered Twin with the big ally boxes gave it away - Iwas impressed to say the least , and when you ask someone for their e mail and they say "Just look me up on Google ", you know you have made an impression on the biking world and besides it was poring rain at that stage !- THANKS Simon - a true Gent.

Cheers all