My first BIG Adventure (EU2026)

[ATT]

I enjoyed the write-up, logical, informative, clear and just good, very good.
As for the lights....What is it with the Brits? I just don`t understand it.

Next time it looks as though you are going to be stopped by the fascist oppressors of the people, flick `em all onto high beam and melt them and make a hasty get away.

 

[djgsa]

My tent sits in its own Ortlieb 24 L rack pack across the back seat , means if it’s wet ,, it does not soak ought else .
It is A useful way to do it if you are running solo ,as I use carabiner clips , to clip the tent,s Ortlieb bag onto the the bags on the pannier tops , this makes it a complete unit and vastly lessens the chances of losing anything .

Yeah, I think that's what I will be doing. I don't ride with a pillion any more, so that space is free. So looks like the tent has a new home on outings

 

[djgsa]

I enjoyed the write-up, logical, informative, clear and just good, very good.
As for the lights....What is it with the Brits? I just don`t understand it.

Next time it looks as though you are going to be stopped by the fascist oppressors of the people, flick `em all onto high beam and melt them and make a hasty get away.

Is it a Brit thing? Am I'm sure I've seen non-Brit bikes on various channels with that setup?

 

[ATT]

Is it a Brit thing? Am I'm sure I've seen non-Brit bikes on various channels with that setup?

I have not been in the UK for a fair while now, live in Portugal, so Spain and PT are my regular haunts, I cannot say I have seen excessive use of illumination in the last 7 - 8 years, I often go to the Geodesic Centre of PT, just off the N2 and it is a regular haunt for adventurists.