Hi all,
Seems there's a few people showing us their bikes in a ready state to go for some riding through Europe here at the moment, well it's my turn, we are off this Sat (1st Sept) for a two week stint of riding abroad ourselves. Never done it before!! Riding to boat at Newcastle on Saturday 1st Sept for the 5pm sailing to arrive in Amsterdam about 9am on the Sunday. Return home Saturday 15th September.
This trip was meant to happen last September but was cancelled due to sciatica health problems, I couldn't walk for a few days just before the planned trip last year, had to abort and re-book for this year, so far so good.
Going to ride through Belgium, through Luxembourg and stay our first night in Metz, about 42 miles below Luxembourg in France, then onwards towards Switzerland direction. It's not going to be a 400/500 ride each and every day, probably no more than 300 miles (max) per day and if we find a place we love we're going to stay a few days etc, it's a holiday after all. Only myself and my female partner going on this trip. We will have a Garmin Zumo 550 sat-nav and real maps etc...
My V-Strom sitting ready to go: fresh oil & filter change - new EBC (double H sintered brake pads) fitted front and rear - new H4 Osram brighter/whiter bulbs fitted - new l.e.d. front side light bulbs fitted - tyres good, a full nut/bolt/allen key check-over tighten - Scotoiler topped up (and bringing spare oil) - a clean/polish of bike - a recent 65 mile test ride with full luggage riding two up around local tight twisty countryside for practice etc.
Here's my wheels;
Green for go =
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