Spanish Bob
Guest
Stupid idea really. But last weekend I rode from Barcelona to Reims on Sunday then spent Monday in London, slept in Calais and rode home on Tuesday (it was a long week end).
I Left Barcelona at 4am. No traffic and the drunks still hadn´t returned to their vehicles yet
5.25am and still nice and dark at the last service station in Spain at La Jonquera.
quite a lot of fuel stops on this trip.
Oil pressure light came on. The bike was serviced 4 days previously. Nightmare thought,"they didnt fill it up properly". They did, it was just one of those defective pressure sensors. Comes on in the rain. FOrtunately it rained almost the whole way!
One of the good things about checking the oil every 50kms is that I realised that miraculously since the 20K service the bike no longer consumes oil
I guess the modifications that made the 3750kms comfortable were:
The Bill Mayer seat (wonderful)
the tobinator
the fastway foot pegs
the Ricky Bars. Much better and I didn´t have numb hands or need the services of a chiropracter after riding all day.
Spooky Dr Stranglovey gloved fingers.
Highlights of the trip were:
Meeting up with Andy
Meeting Neil (Steptoe)
Getting my lights fitted
Getting fitted up for some ultimate ear thingies (thanks Andy). Also bought a Kriega R11 (what fantastic products they are!!!).
Delux guided tour of Londons, best boroughs li
Low lights were missing Uncle Albert (sorry Peter) and not having time to get down to see Paragon and Cookie (sorry bill, Cookie!)
Steptoe, breathing on my trusty steed! (you can just see his backyard in the corner).
Apparently Andy taught him everything he knows
Ready for the off back to Bcn and I cant tell you how much I was looking forward to another great ride
Went Cottaging in Calais:
right by the motorway, nice rooms, nice people and they fed me at midnight - cost 58€.
Another use of the fastway footpeg.
bob
Lights, camera, accshun! Soo much nicer knowing that you arent going to ride straight off the motorway in the Auvergne cos you cant see anything. Well done to MiGSel, Rob and BTBR - brilliant very well made kit (just waiting for hot weather so the switch can go pop!)
Looks like this pilot was GSing up there - seems to making his own twisties!
Took a quick snooze at a service station in the auvergne - woke up about one hour later looking like this:
Well once I organize the papers, reciepts etc I can call myself an iron butt rider, wont be making a habit of though!
I Left Barcelona at 4am. No traffic and the drunks still hadn´t returned to their vehicles yet
5.25am and still nice and dark at the last service station in Spain at La Jonquera.
quite a lot of fuel stops on this trip.
Oil pressure light came on. The bike was serviced 4 days previously. Nightmare thought,"they didnt fill it up properly". They did, it was just one of those defective pressure sensors. Comes on in the rain. FOrtunately it rained almost the whole way!
One of the good things about checking the oil every 50kms is that I realised that miraculously since the 20K service the bike no longer consumes oil
I guess the modifications that made the 3750kms comfortable were:
The Bill Mayer seat (wonderful)
the tobinator
the fastway foot pegs
the Ricky Bars. Much better and I didn´t have numb hands or need the services of a chiropracter after riding all day.
Spooky Dr Stranglovey gloved fingers.
Highlights of the trip were:
Meeting up with Andy
Meeting Neil (Steptoe)
Getting my lights fitted
Getting fitted up for some ultimate ear thingies (thanks Andy). Also bought a Kriega R11 (what fantastic products they are!!!).
Delux guided tour of Londons, best boroughs li
Low lights were missing Uncle Albert (sorry Peter) and not having time to get down to see Paragon and Cookie (sorry bill, Cookie!)
Steptoe, breathing on my trusty steed! (you can just see his backyard in the corner).
Apparently Andy taught him everything he knows
Ready for the off back to Bcn and I cant tell you how much I was looking forward to another great ride
Went Cottaging in Calais:
right by the motorway, nice rooms, nice people and they fed me at midnight - cost 58€.
Another use of the fastway footpeg.
bob
Lights, camera, accshun! Soo much nicer knowing that you arent going to ride straight off the motorway in the Auvergne cos you cant see anything. Well done to MiGSel, Rob and BTBR - brilliant very well made kit (just waiting for hot weather so the switch can go pop!
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Looks like this pilot was GSing up there - seems to making his own twisties!
Took a quick snooze at a service station in the auvergne - woke up about one hour later looking like this:
Well once I organize the papers, reciepts etc I can call myself an iron butt rider, wont be making a habit of though!
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