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Pete.L wrote:

agentpineapple wrote: makes me wonder why I came back...

For Devonstorm obviously

Welcome Home! You'll have to get used to wearing wellies instead of giving it welly now

hahahaha I also forgot how many pot holes and bad tarmac there is here. tbh devonstorm is the only reason I came back with the bike. you'll understand come the end of sept pete....

welcome back to the wetlands, big risk that the chalets could be underwater in 2 weeks time

AMCQ46 wrote:welcome back to the wetlands, big risk that the chalets could be underwater in 2 weeks time

I wasn't impressed when they announced that we had to wait an hour because we couldn't dock because of the bloody fog....FFS!!!
then I past more vehicles from Portsmouth to London than i'd seen in a month of riding in spain

Just had a colonoscopy, as a check up, removed polyps etc painful, horrendously bad guts ache but the "All Clear" Our NHS is amazing .

bigtwinthing wrote:Just had a colonoscopy, as a check up, removed polyps etc painful, horrendously bad guts ache but the "All Clear" Our NHS is mazing .

and that cheered you up?

Knowing your doing well after news I've had is always a bonus.

bigtwinthing wrote:Just had a colonoscopy, as a check up, removed polyps etc painful, horrendously bad guts ache but the "All Clear" Our NHS is amazing .

Excellent news on the "All Clear" Paul

Chris.

agentpineapple wrote:

cybercarl wrote:Hearing Marty is on his way back and also getting my new Vape.

Take it easy mate save on that fuel and save me a Chocolate bar.

arrived back this afternoon mate, I forgot how mental London traffic can be
almost popped in as I went round the Wandsworth one way system.
feck me if was choppy on the ferry, I was feeling tom Richard the whole time.
the bike was perfect the whole was, not one missed gear.
riding thru the night in Spain, watching the sunrise to the north.


then being greeted by this in Portsmouth


drizzle for the first 30 mins followed by mental traffic through London. makes me wonder why I came back...

Glad to hear you got back safely Marty

You can hardly compare our weather with Spain's finest

Chris.

cheers chris, riding through the night on deserted motorways, watching the sunrise was beautiful, and I made each fuel stop without any drama, didn't think I was going to make the first one, as the flashing red light was on for the best part of 30 miles. (I did have a sneaky 2ltrs of petrol in my top box just incase lol) when I filled up it took 16.5ltrs. it was the same for the second fuel stop as well. averaging about 80 to 85mph I reckon it would do about 130 miles range, if you dropped the speed to 70mph you get a better figure, plus my poor bike has to carry a lot of un-aerodynamic weight
the only drama I had was when I made my second stop, to find my topbox was open....doh....
thankfully nothing had fallen out.
otherwise you might have had a news story about a massive pair of underpants causes mass pile up on Spanish motorway......
I jut checked and I average 31mpg, not great, but not bad considering there was nothing on the road and I resisted the temptation to pin it, I didn't see a police car until I got to bilbao, about 290 miles of police free riding....

You'd have had room for a pair of slightly stained 32 inch waist leather trousers to take back with you

Good news Paul

Welcome back Marty. Just looked on the phone weather app and it's due to piss down from tomorrow till next Monday. Bollox.

Kev L wrote:Good news Paul

Welcome back Marty. Just looked on the phone weather app and it's due to piss down from tomorrow till next Monday. Bollox.

according to the bbc weather page, Friday is supposed to be nice, but that's about it....
I agree with the guys Paul, happy for you dude....

redpig wrote:You'd have had room for a pair of slightly stained 32 inch waist leather trousers to take back with you

maybe, depends what the stain is.....

agentpineapple wrote:cheers chris, riding through the night on deserted motorways, watching the sunrise was beautiful, and I made each fuel stop without any drama, didn't think I was going to make the first one, as the flashing red light was on for the best part of 30 miles. (I did have a sneaky 2ltrs of petrol in my top box just incase lol) when I filled up it took 16.5ltrs. it was the same for the second fuel stop as well. averaging about 80 to 85mph I reckon it would do about 130 miles range, if you dropped the speed to 70mph you get a better figure, plus my poor bike has to carry a lot of un-aerodynamic weight
the only drama I had was when I made my second stop, to find my topbox was open....doh....
thankfully nothing had fallen out.
otherwise you might have had a news story about a massive pair of underpants causes mass pile up on Spanish motorway......
I jut checked and I average 31mpg, not great, but not bad considering there was nothing on the road and I resisted the temptation to pin it, I didn't see a police car until I got to bilbao, about 290 miles of police free riding....

Good to hear the fuel stops worked out okay Marty A good plan carrying a little spare with you.
Watching the sunrise like that must have been spectacular.

Welcome back to our British unpredictable (so far) summer weather

Chris.

redpig wrote:You'd have had room for a pair of slightly stained 32 inch waist leather trousers to take back with you

pmsl