On route home

OCD on the cleaning? No, just trying to change the front damper before Morocco. Turned out to be a bit of a challenge! ​Had to remove all the panels to remove the tank to get to the ESA plugs. Had to remove lower crash bars to allow A bar to drop lower, then remove rear wheel as I jacked up the front to allow the front wheel to continue to drop to provide the clearance required to remove the unit. Compress the spring a bit and eventually it comes out.

Spalding Bike Show  Two day show in the dry as in was within the Springfield Exhibition Centre.  Great couple of days and nice to meet a couple of customers who are coming on trips later this year.

This is what you have to look at if you come on one of our trips, ha ha

So, ladies and gents, what you have all be waiting for. A lap around the Nurgberg Ring. Now please don't get excited, this is no 5 min lap. It’s not even a 10 min lap! I’m on a lumping BMW GSA with panniers, top box, tank bag and two tool kits, pauses for even more mickey taking! It is very clear that to go around here at any speed, you need a lot of knowledge. A bit of skill, bravery and courage is advantageous. I have none of the above! Plus, I still needed the bike to do another two days of

Click on the picture to watch the video from Cumbria. Many thanks to Ross Beesley for stringing it all together

thetford bike on a very warm day!!! Saw 32 degrees on the bike when I rode home

27 degrees all week!!! How lucky can we be? Blue sky, warm weather and dry roads. 7 bikes and nine people on this trip made for a good mixure of bikes and experience (including lack of it!)

This year we happened to go to Normandy over the D-day invasion week. Normandy beach area was a little busy, but some wonderful sights, however, still managed to find some nice quiet roads to ride.

More trips, means more miles, means more bikes needed. So welcome to 800 GSA to provide backup you all you people when you most need it.  Tools, puncture repair kits, maps, jelly babies, yea, all those important things