Motobiker

Nope. They use it because they're neanderthals. gas is not instant.. and not as controllable as induction.

I'm not most people.. I have a certain modicum of taste as well as enough style not to bring up the value of something that I buy as if that's somehow impressive. Chefs don't use gas for any other reason than everything they do is done with a budget in mind. in other words as cheaply as possible. Also France would probably collapse in upon itself if its Michelin chefs were forced to give up their fetish for copper pans. And where France leads.. the sheep follow. so ner. Gas is so last century. I bet you slave over a twin tub and pine for the good old days when washers were proper like and had a built in Mangle.

Note to self. never ask this woman for recommendations re. cooking appliances,. As she obviously buys the cheapest crap she can find!!! or is the type that never reads the instructions. or both.

Sell them both and buy an electric cooker with an induction hob!! gas is so last century.

just on the subject of cheap holidays.. and bear in mind, I have no idea if this is still possible. I have some friends who used to take 'mystery' holidays.. in as much as they would head to the Airport and have no idea where they might end up. But, I know they went to the Maldives. Bahamas. A cruise round the Med. Florence. and many others. The idea was simple. Pack and head for the Airport and troll around the desks asking for cancellations. Bear in mind that stuff happens. people book and pay for a holiday and at the last minute for all sorts of reasons cannot travel. Nor can they get a refund. So... the holiday is bought and paid for but nobody is going to show up. but the flight is paid for and so is the end resort. ship. hotel. safari. whatever it might be. So.. they find a cancellation and pay the 'name change' fee.. and go. The cost of changing names was around £30. Name changed for the flight. and then emails would fly and names would be changed for the final destination. The hotel or whatever it might be. They did this at Birmingham and occasionally at Heathrow airports. As far as Im aware they never did not travel.. though sometimes they might have to wait a few hours. or even come back later in the day or sometime at night, for the flight out. And that's it. Not the same as 'last minute' - which is just filling block bookings that haven't sold out by the travel company. Though they can.. or at least used to be, quite cheap. though often the departure airport might not be local.

They definitely have a purpose. But that seems to be almost completely defeated when you are restricting yourself to items that can only fit in a 40 litre pannier even if it’s 6 of them. To my mind a trailer allows you to carry those items that would normally have to go in a car boot. Like a larger tent. Proper camp beds. A decent cooker. A bottle of gas maybe. Heading somewhere and basing yourself there for a week or two. Rather than the usual (for me) travelling light and moving on every day or so.

County Kerry, a few years ago. Dingle peninsula on the horizon.

Im not a fan of the side stand extenders. not when the bike is parked on soft ground so rarely. when touring I take a square of thick rubber.. that's on a length of cord. tied to the handlebar. but, where ever I can I try to avoid using it and park on hard standing. I don't insist all the time that the bike is parked next to the tent. Its not necessary. This is also why I carry all my camping gear in a single hold-all so it can be carried from the bike to the pitch easily without a constant back and forth.

Mine are from Bulgaria. bought pre-brexit. but from a UK dealer. Adventure Bike Shop. Brand is Bumot. but they do not make anything for the Scrambler specifically. unless it shares parts with another bike. Its a fairly niche bike so might be a case of get what you can. I would look carefully at Metal Mule. They do produce frames for the XE variant. They are generally highly regarded and at the affordable end of the price range compared to Touratech, for example. Less than £900 for the frames and panniers. made in the UK. https://metalmule.com/product/triumph-scrambler-1200-pannier-frames/

Yus thish is wy thy spellung en arl tthi poshts haj deteriorashted toe sich un ecshtint. ets nit gen unnotished.

But it is!! why have two side panniers, when you can have four, or even six. https://c-way.com.ua/models/canyon

Waste of time though. Conspiracy nuts only ever ask questions. they never look for the answer themselves as they have lost all sense of reason and distrust everything. Obsessed with NASA and ignoring all the other space agencies in the world. They probably don't exist either. (like Australia) Everything is photoshopped. nothing is real. the earth is flat. and Lord Lucan is running a chip shop in Scunthorpe with Adolf Hitler and Elvis. With Michael Jackson doing deliveries on an electric scooter. (between 6 and 9:30)

This particular image of the Hubble space telescope was taken in May 2009 during the 5th servicing mission by the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis, they used a 6.3 megapixel camera. A Kodak DCS760 If you don't understand why no stars are visible in the photo then you should read a book on photography paying close attention to how bright objects that are the subject effect faint objects that are not, on film or a digital cameras sensor. its not complicated. The reason you cannot see any satellites in the image is because the Hubble space telescope is at a specific height of 332 miles and moving at 283 miles a minute. For there to be a visible satellite in the image the photo would have to be carefully planned. it wasn't. there are very likely satellites contained in the image. However the photo wasn't taken to show them in exactly the same way as it wasn't taken to include the background stars as that would ruin the image. film and digital sensors do not work the same way our eyes do. This is something you might understand if you read a book on photography. If I want to see satellites, all I have to do is go outside on a clear night and look up. Im typing this at 05:16. The ISS will be passing over in 15 minutes and if it wasn't so cloudy it would be as spectacular as it usually is.

I clearly remember my dad taking me to a garage. They weren’t called dealerships then to see the new (at that time) Z. My dad wouldn’t shut up about the fact they were all parked up on carpet. And not a drop of oil. Whereas all the Brit bikes had drip trays underneath them. The garage was making a point.

Probably not. He has enough to worry about and tomorrow it will be completely different. I swear he dreams about everything that could go wrong. He doesn’t smile much but when things actually don’t go as per plan, you can see his inner glee. Especially when he makes some random accusation about one of the staff trying to kill him because she didn’t unplug the kettle after it boiled. Don’t. Do. That. Ever. I haven’t broken anyone’s confidence because none of this is actually true. He’s not a paranoid schizophrenic. He has a histrionic personality disorder and it’s starting to rub off. just be more careful with that kettle. Eugene.

Tonight I am watching over a paranoid schizophrenic. Schizophrenics are fascinating individuals, but the paranoid type give a whole new meaning to the word “tedious”. Fortunately he has now gone to bed after I finally convinced him that 1. The police are not coming for him. 2. That he is not in any kind of trouble for going to a birthday party today. 3. That the staff will be back in the morning. 4. That he is not dying. He’s just tired. 5. That the rain is not going to cause a flood. 6. That yes, everything is turned off and all the plugs have been pulled from the sockets. 7. That he will be able to buy some eggs in the morning. 8. The shops will be open as it’s definitely Saturday tomorrow. 9. He does have money. And on it went. Sigh.

Black eye. bruises and a bit of amateurish strangulation. I did warn the manager that this one is unsuitable for our particular service and the level of training and experience most of the staff have. But.. what do I know?

Yesterday now. Did that rarest of things, I actually became a commuter. No rush hour traffic at 21:45 and don’t tell my insurer cause I ain’t. Rebel me. Fortunately the wildly exciting schizophrenic I’m with tonight is fast asleep and blissfully unaware. Worn out after beating up a member of staff last night. Never ceases to amaze me how these exciting incidents never happen when I’m here. it’s a puzzle.

House I pass on my walk home from the schizophrenics has a constant turnover of weird and wonderful cars parked outside. this is the latest, 1967 plate.

He never mentioned camping in his question. So I’m not sure why you’re talking about it.

I agree. That’s always the preferred way of planning a trip. However that’s not really possible if you are set on a specific route that starts over 500 miles from the Ferry or Tunnel. The trick is getting to the start point quickly and maximising the pleasurable part of this journey - there.

I’m not the best person to ask about accommodation, as I use campsites and they are everywhere so that is never an issue. There are so many apps now aimed at on the fly rooms b&b budget hotels gites pensions and the like it shouldn’t be a problem. Just decide on a time of arrival and search for the nearest. Or book a day ahead and use the place as your destination. 2 or 3 days to get to Thonion, on Lake Geneva. Though you might find it easier to join the route a little further south. Cluses or thereabouts. I would suggest a mad dash south from Calais. Avoid going anywhere near Paris. So head for Troyes as an example and stay outside of the city. I don’t tour to visit cities, if I wanted a city break I would fly there. But, anyway get as far south and east as you can over the first day and then once the landscape begins to change, slow down and enjoy. I would avoid the Med coast if I were you except as a flying visit. It’s mad. And not my idea of fun. See the sea at Menton and then head back inland or use the motorway to get as far west as you can. Don’t use the normal coast road as it’s insane. Get past Nice and Cannes and it gets a bit better. But not by much. Only do this if you insist on a seaside pause. Otherwise head north. There are so many ways north and so many really nice ways of doing it. Then once the landscape gets dull again, onto the motorway. And again avoid going anywhere near Paris. so, to sum up. Dash across north east France as it’s as dull as Essex. Keep clear of larger cities. Have a means to keep your phone charged. A dedicated sat nav is always a good idea. Decide where you are going to join the RDGA and wander there through the mountains. Avoid the riviera coast and coastal road between Menton and Cannes. And just as an aside, avoid going anywhere near Marseilles as it’s like Paris only worserer!! Michelin maps are your best friend in France. Maybe choose a region or two in addition to the RDGA and spend some time in the Green routes there, it’s impossible to go wrong. Really. Or, here is a mad idea worth thinking about, Ride the RDGA south to Menton. Ooh and Aah a bit at the sea. Then turn around and Ride the RDGA north again, retrace your steps with maybe the odd deviation along the alternate routes. It will not be the same. It will not be a simple repetition.