Belgium and more - Loads More Piccies!

[jimspeed]

Hopefully I'll be back up to strength by then.. I should be back at work by then tho wonder if it's a bit cheeky to take time off after 18 mts of sick leave lol..
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Hyosung cruise 125(passed test on, sold) Kawasaki el 252 (better than expected but sold on) Kawasaki GPZ500S first "big"bike.(sold) ZZR600 E5..Z750 2007,ER5, currently on a 2008 Enfield bullet electra x and loving it..
,"Alpha-9: Is there any correlation between dyno rod and dyno kits?"

[jimspeed]

Hopefully I'll be back up to strength by then.. I should be back at work by then tho wonder if it's a bit cheeky to take time off after 18 mts of sick leave lol..
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Hyosung cruise 125(passed test on, sold) Kawasaki el 252 (better than expected but sold on) Kawasaki GPZ500S first "big"bike.(sold) ZZR600 E5..Z750 2007,ER5, currently on a 2008 Enfield bullet electra x and loving it..
,"Alpha-9: Is there any correlation between dyno rod and dyno kits?"

[Silver_Fox]

18 months of sick leave? Were you pregnant?
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CBR600 F3 FV
CG125

[ScaredyCat]

[jimspeed]

not quite.. had cancer and couldn't do my job while on the chemo..getting better again now tho.
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Hyosung cruise 125(passed test on, sold) Kawasaki el 252 (better than expected but sold on) Kawasaki GPZ500S first "big"bike.(sold) ZZR600 E5..Z750 2007,ER5, currently on a 2008 Enfield bullet electra x and loving it..
,"Alpha-9: Is there any correlation between dyno rod and dyno kits?"

[arry]

[jimspeed]

Haha a mouse....no not really they banned me because of the infection risk (mechanic) currently weak as a kitten and I've bought a valarado 125 to get me back into it lol the z750 is too easy to speed on lol.
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Hyosung cruise 125(passed test on, sold) Kawasaki el 252 (better than expected but sold on) Kawasaki GPZ500S first "big"bike.(sold) ZZR600 E5..Z750 2007,ER5, currently on a 2008 Enfield bullet electra x and loving it..
,"Alpha-9: Is there any correlation between dyno rod and dyno kits?"

[slimwilly]

Warning !!!! do not get in a tent with chicken strip

[Howling Terror]

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[arry]

Not long to go now!

Need to think about what to pack. Oh, and MOT the bike. Nothing major

[-Matt-]

[Northern Monkey]

I've just been over for a few days but with the car, rather than the bike.

Make sure Bruges is on your list of places to visit.
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[chickenstrip]

[-Matt-]

EHIC if you haven't got one is worth having.
https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/startApplication.do

Travel insurance you can get for about a fiver to cover most basic stuff - worth it for cancellation cover more than anything in my opinion, even after you knock any excesses off some policies. I let my bike insurance know when/where i'm going as well. Not sure if you have to do that legally, but it requests it so i've always tended to.

If you're planning on using your cards over there too check with your bank what the fee's are like (my debit card for example is £1.50 per purchase + 2.75% transaction fee ) and inform them when you're going; some banks will freeze the cards if they're unexpectedly used abroad.

I tend to try and use cash mostly now but a lot of the French petrol stations in particular seem to be un-manned so a card comes in handy quite often.

And a non-expired passport would be useful .

[Northern Monkey]

[slimwilly]

[Efes123]

If you guys going to Italy get down to Umbria, give me a shout. I'm hoping to have my bike back on the road by then
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[arry]

I'm now under some serious pressure. Not only have I still got my shoulder injury I've managed to separate a rib cartilage!!

How's your luck eh.

Bike has to go for MOT before we leave and I'm not likely to be able to do it this weekend for sure and I'm going to struggle to do the week after too.

Wow - timing is everything.

[-Matt-]

Hopefully you can get it all sorted in time .

I'm not in much of a better state in terms of being prepared either at the moment. My bike is currently in many pieces 30 miles away while I gather up parts I need to get it all put back together in working order .

Should be fixed in time, hopefully, if nothing unexpectedly snaps or explodes in the next couple weeks .

[arry]

Haha we're both going to be winging this one!

Need to work out what I need to take, too. I mean lawfully, so to speak

[-Matt-]

I usually just carry my passport, driving license, V5, MOT and a print out of my insurance certificate.

I'll have a few spare bulbs with me people can pinch if needed too, (having forgot them last time and had both my headlights die ).

[chickenstrip]

[Ali in Austria]

Bit late to the party and no idea what accommodation you are using but in Bastogne The Best Western Melba is around 100m from the central square and has Tea & Coffee making facilities in the rooms just to ease you in to the start of a day (Rare in Mainland Europe). The Hotel Colin in the square itself is very noisy: Night Club next door.

For those heading to The Alps, some ideas for you: https://drive.google.com/open?id=16Y3UvpUSosUFKqPEfzNNlkqO4kU&usp=sharing
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[Ed Case]

No country does 'drabness' with such pizzazz as Belgium !.

[Pigeon]

My Striple is mostly ready. Have modified the luggage a bit and fitted a Euro plate.
Just fitted a loobman which I've tweaked to become automatic.
Came down this morning to find she'd got overly excited in anticipation over an A4 area of the garage floor. Needs slight adjustment, will test Sunday.

Striple is going to Santa Pod next weekend, so depending how that goes, might see you all on my SV


I even bought the book you recommended Nick about a month or two ago......only read 10 pages so far. Think I've killed too many brain cells over the last few years.


Have also procured a new lid (mines 5 years old and I couldn't stomach another £60 to replace a scratched visor). Got a good deal from a local shop which was nice. Bought a more sporty oriented lid, and apart from 2 annoying failings, it's more suited to touring than my Shoei Quest as it turns out.

Also bought a keenly priced textile jacket, my first one. Quite impressed with it really given it's 1/3 of the cost that my leather jacket was 5 years ago......that said, my leather jacket is one of the family, no replacing that.

Ehh, yeah, so now i'm broke again


Breathalyser
Bike Insurance Cert
Driving License (photocard, do we need the paper bit?)
GB Sticker (or EU marked plate)
Spare bulbs
HiViz
MOT
Passport
Reflective stickers on lid (no chance!)
Travel Insurance (free with bank account)
V5