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Just add brekkie at check in, or pay for it on the morning. Estimated price gives them wiggle room-reservation is a long way ahead and there may be a price increase.

I know that road Dave, used it a time or two visiting a customer in Market Harborough.

Looks like I might be able to sneak Sunday morning off, so thought I'd try my new tune by riding to Foxton Locks, along the B6047 from Melton Mowbray. Anyone care to tag along, or meet me there? Reckon on arriving at Foxton around 10-10:30

Normally your card details are taken to confirm the booking. You'll pay on use, or non show.

you mean your not working ? Had a blowout on the M1 yesterday, couldn't replace the tyre til Saturday. Going to Ely on the bike tomorrow though.

Just installed a map for lowboy single silencer with SAI, reset the adaptives, just getting to a position to put on my lid and try it out, and of course it starts to rain.

Is a free download ECU tool which can be applied mainly to Triumph, KTM, Aprilia and Benelli. Bought a cable for £20 delivered, installed drivers and have just read and saved the ECU map in my Speed Triple. Interestingly, the map in there was for aftermarket high level silencers, so I guess the previous owner refitted the originals before selling but didn't restore the correct map. No doubt because the dealer did it. It also shows your VIN and serial number of the ECU, so you can double check your bike's what it says it is! You can also reset service light and fault codes, obviously check fault codes, but also synch throttle bodies, normally a dealer job. Can adjust the speedo discrepancy, TPS, all sorts of shit. Probably install the map for Arrow lowboy silencer, which is nearest I have to my Scorpion. What a toy!!

I'm driving to Cheltenham so I can get cracking first thing Monday, got a big job on. And sailing to France next week, taking the car to Spain. Sorry

Right, well, I made it in the end. Got there Friday, bike started pissing petrol out when I tried to fire it up. Made the mistake of trying to fix it that night in a rather dimly lit underground car park, got it working OK next day, or so I thought. Long story short, the float bowls had dried out and one of the float valves had stuck, causing the fuel pump to not stop. As I rode into the mountains I realised the bike was guzzling gas, as it did all the way home. Averaged about 32 mpg and ran pretty crap especially at low speed. Seemed OK as long as I went over 90mph I've had it apart and fixed it-looks like in the gloom I'd missed a hose in the airbox which pressurises the carburettor floats, so basically it was running on pure gas!! Anyway, done the valve clearances, new plugs, air filter and coolant. Notwithstanding all that excitement, the ride to Santander was absolutely blinding-fab roads, constant sunshine, no traffic. Went via the Picos de Europa, although I wouldn't go there again. The roads are just too narrow and too much work. First night in Siguenza Then on towards Potes, in the Picos. Traffic was a bit slow in parts..... Good view at the top of the pass though. Took the coast road to Santander via Comillas and Santillana del Mar. Then at the ferry saw this-owned from new, guy is 72 now, 130,000 miles. He paid £680 for it!! Great trip, as I said personally the Picos wouldn't be my first choice for a mountain trip because of the roads. Dolomites are much nicer. Was certainly better than being at work.

What part of Wales then Dave?

Sorry Dave, I'm out. Things to see, people to do. It just never ends I'm afraid.

I might be about Dave if I can get my car done tomorow. Post up on here anyway. What you got planned, if anything?

Yep. Their 50th strike since 2009, tenth one this year. Ah well, let's hope for a result tomorrow.

....but another French ATC strike has seen to that. Hoping to fly tomorrow, Brittany Ferries have altered my return crossing at no charge, so fingers crossed. If I fly tomorrow I actually get an extra day and a half due to the change of ferry. I'm going to sail to Plymouth now, so don't leave Santander until 9 in the evening on Wednesday. With a bit of luck my ZZR and I will be back home next Thursday.

All things being equal I should be in the Picos de Europa that day Sorry didn't get today Dave, didn't get up til nearly 10 so I cleared the garage a bit and put in some new racking to get some control over the rubbish. Nipped over to Gunthorpe on the Trent riverside for a quick coffee this afto

I'll see you up there mate. Not certain I'll be going out TBH, so no sweat, if I make it, all well & good.

That's a possible Dave. I've done the wife's car so for once I'm ahead of the game a bit. Prob text you later, can meet at the M1 layby, ride up together. Fingers crossed.

No. you can't be expected to sit around like a lemon while a dispute is resolved. The two are separate things.

Have a bacon buttie at the Whistlestop for me mate.

Put a new Pirelli Angel on the back this week, just been to a job in Doncaster today to check it out, all good. Filled the bike, ready for Saturday morning. Forecast looks reasonable, could be out on the Mountain Sunday evening, maybe a drink at Creg.

I agree completely, not sure the wife sees it that way! While she's willing to climb aboard, they stay.

I've been through Pratt's Bottom, came close to Anus in France. Used to have a customer near Lickey End, and of course there's Twatt in the Orkneys or somewhere.

Only had it five weeks l just never find the time. Anyway, done it, sounds quite raspy even with the baffle in, saved at least 5 kilos weight

Got a week's work in Douglas, so I've booked a ferry and decided to do it by bike. Got a special offer fare, can carry more gear than if I fly, and of course I can have a blast over the Mountain after work. Sail a week tomorrow.

Many happy returns Dick.