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Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / June 2008Last minute preps - nearly
So with my first Euro tour less than a week away, there are just a few more questions to ask: 1. We arrive in Rotterdam at the Europoort at 0900 on Sunday. Are we likely to have trouble getting petrol en route through Netherland/ Belgium on a Sunday? 2. Is there anything I need to know about the Nurburgring that I won't find on Ben Lovejoy's site? [1] 3. Having gone mad and spent 40 quid on brand new WE maps for the Tomtom [2] I can't get the bugger to work with Tomtom Home - even though the device works fine it shows up as no maps on PC. Anyone know why or how I can fix it? [3] [1] I assume it's exactly like it is on Forza Motorsport and I can take all the bends at 150 mph - on my ZR-7. [2] Obviously still-semi pikey - BNIB Tomtom branded 2Gb SD card off Ebay. [3] I'll bog off to something.satnav, where my sort may or may not be tolerated, soon but thought I'd check the knowledge base here 1st. the man with no idea <innybiff@yahoo.com> wrote in news:c814f06b-247f-4948- b1f5-328845bf5f95@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: > So with my first Euro tour less than a week away, there are just a few > more questions to ask: > > 1. We arrive in Rotterdam at the Europoort at 0900 on Sunday. Are we > likely to have trouble getting petrol en route through Netherland/ > Belgium on a Sunday? No I did 2400 miles in Europe recently. France & Belgium have pumps that take UK cards when they are not manned. It's not universal but you will find somewhere. Look for the multi-lingual LCD panels rather than the old style LED displays. Autoroute stations are manned 24/7. Germany & Austria won't be a problem unless you are very remote. Italy & Switzerland have pumps that take cards and currency when they are not manned. Less likely to accept UK cards so have some small denominaion notes handy. Swiss bancomats often issue nothing smaller than 100CHF which is a PITA if you want fuel from a robotic pump. I've never been to NL.  Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS > the man with no idea <innyb...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:c814f06b-247f-4948- > b1f5-328845bf5...@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > somewhere. Look for the multi-lingual LCD panels rather than the old style > LED displays. Autoroute stations are manned 24/7. Sounds good. > Germany & Austria won't be a problem unless you are very remote. > > Italy & Switzerland have pumps that take cards and currency when they are > not manned. Less likely to accept UK cards so have some small denominaion > notes handy. Swiss bancomats often issue nothing smaller than 100CHF which > is a PITA if you want fuel from a robotic pump. Even though I'm not going to either, I guess I ought to get some more cash - I was going to take just 40 Euros plus my Nationwide cards. I'll have to send the wife to the PO. the man with no idea <innybiff@yahoo.com> wrote in news:2a0b5c5a-a253-4afb- 9b59-70c167a3f988@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com: > Even though I'm not going to either, I guess I ought to get some more > cash - I was going to take just 40 Euros plus my Nationwide cards. > I'll have to send the wife to the PO. I used very little cash. 120 Euros and 100 CHF for 2 trips[1]. Everything else went on cards[2] [1] long weekend in France & Belgium then 2400 miles in the Swiss/German/Austrian/Italian Alps [2] Egg Money Mastercard averaged 1.22 euros to the £. Post Office Mastercard averaged 1.26 to the £. Egg gives a 1% cashback, PO zilch. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS >Italy & Switzerland have pumps that take cards and currency when they are >not manned. Less likely to accept UK cards so have some small denominaion >notes handy. Swiss ones take just about any card from anywhere, IME. >Swiss bancomats often issue nothing smaller than 100CHF Eh? Naah, I don't think so. But just be aware that they _may_ issue 100 and 200 notes, and if you need smaller ones then just select an odd amount, like 190 or something. Signature_______ .'_/_|_\_'. Ace (b.rogers at ifrance.com) \`\ | /`/ `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` ` >>Italy & Switzerland have pumps that take cards and currency when they are >>not manned. Less likely to accept UK cards so have some small denominaion >>notes handy. > > Swiss ones take just about any card from anywhere, IME. Perhaps I was just unlucky. Not really an issue as petrol stations seemed to be manned for reasonable hours anyway, including Sundays. >>Swiss bancomats often issue nothing smaller than 100CHF > > Eh? Naah, I don't think so. But just be aware that they _may_ issue > 100 and 200 notes, and if you need smaller ones then just select an > odd amount, like 190 or something. well, the sample size is small The Bancomat I used in <checks receipt> Disentis Muster on the Oberalp Pass only had 100CHF notes. This was on a Sunday afternoon, so it was probably getting close to empty. The other was the one opposite our hotel in Meiringen. I didn't use it but my travelling companions reported it had only 100CHF notes. The one just down the road at the Co-op was more obliging. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS >I've never been to NL. What? What sort of poof are you? SignatureChamp What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 racer (for sale) | ZX10R racer (broken) neal at champ dot org dot uk > So with my first Euro tour less than a week away, there are just a few > more questions to ask: > > 1. We arrive in Rotterdam at the Europoort at 0900 on Sunday. Are we > likely to have trouble getting petrol en route through Netherland/ > Belgium on a Sunday? Should be fine as long as your not using twisty backroads. > 2. Is there anything I need to know about the Nurburgring that I won't > find on Ben Lovejoy's site? [1] Lots - don't f.cking crash - alright. > 3. Having gone mad and spent 40 quid on brand new WE maps for the > Tomtom [2] I can't get the bugger to work with Tomtom Home - even > though the device works fine it shows up as no maps on PC. Anyone know > why or how I can fix it? [3] I assume you are logged into tth and have downloaded the maps via tth ? If you lob a question in supports direction they're normally pretty quick to respond. I bought the latest version of WE maps, but my tom tom home still wants me to install the older 7.20 version iirc everytime I check for updates. > [1] I assume it's exactly like it is on Forza Motorsport and I can > take all the bends at 150 mph - on my ZR-7. > [2] Obviously still-semi pikey - BNIB Tomtom branded 2Gb SD card off > Ebay. > [3] I'll bog off to something.satnav, where my sort may or may not be > tolerated, soon but thought I'd check the knowledge base here 1st. SignatureCheerz - Brownz '89 K100RS '53 JCW MCS (Cage) http://www.brownz.org/ On Jun 30, 12:46 am, "Brownz \(Mobile\)" <someone....@microsoft.com> wrote: > > So with my first Euro tour less than a week away, there are just a few > > more questions to ask: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Lots - don't f.cking crash - alright. Ah crap. I'm actually rather nervous about my first ring experience (yeah I know). I have a lit idea about some of the turns to watch out for but my basic strategy is going to be much like riding on the road - as in check mirrors before moving over, be able to stop in the distance I can see to be clear, etc. What are the chances of scrounging a lift round from someone with a "Ringers" sticker when I arrive? I'm sure it'd help me get my bearing before I try it on my own. > > 3. Having gone mad and spent 40 quid on brand new WE maps for the > > Tomtom [2] I can't get the bugger to work with Tomtom Home - even > > though the device works fine it shows up as no maps on PC. Anyone know > > why or how I can fix it? [3] > > I assume you are logged into tth and have downloaded the maps via tth ? Nope. Brand new sealed SD card pre-loaded with maps. The maps show as v710.1561. TTH made me upgrade the app to 7.162. Now it does say on the site that you can't read maps that are of a higher version than the app and I can't help wondering if it's screwing over the maps shoing as 710 rather than 7.10. > If you lob a question in supports direction they're normally pretty quick to > respond. > > I bought the latest version of WE maps, but my tom tom home still wants me > to install the older 7.20 version iirc everytime I check for updates. I've always found them to be hopeless twats in the past - I realise that's rich coming from me - but I guess that ought to be the next step. Cheers anyway. > > [2] Obviously still-semi pikey - BNIB Tomtom branded 2Gb SD card off > > Ebay. > On Jun 30, 12:46 am, "Brownz \(Mobile\)" <someone....@microsoft.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > "Ringers" sticker when I arrive? I'm sure it'd help me get my bearing > before I try it on my own. A pax lap is always a good idea, I did a couple on my first visit many moons ago. Anyone with a ring sticker or a btg sticker should be accomodating. Watch out for fast porkers, damp patches under trees and fluid spills. SignatureCheerz - Brownz '89 K100RS '53 JCW MCS (Cage) http://www.brownz.org/ > So with my first Euro tour less than a week away, there are just a few > more questions to ask: > > 1. We arrive in Rotterdam at the Europoort at 0900 on Sunday. Are we > likely to have trouble getting petrol en route through Netherland/ > Belgium on a Sunday? Not a problem at all in the Netherlands.Plenty of deecent service stations on the motorways, and loads of independents all over the place. The only thing we find in .nl is that Sunday is a little more relaxed, so small town/village shops/petrol dont open on a Sunday, but main road petrol is always open. OOI, how are you getting to Rotterdam? We always used to get the Cat from Harwich, but since that was stopped, we've not bothered taking the car over since. Alan. SignatureTo reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. > > So with my first Euro tour less than a week away, there are just a few > > more questions to ask: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > so small town/village shops/petrol dont open on a Sunday, but main road > petrol is always open. Sound. > OOI, how are you getting to Rotterdam? > We always used to get the Cat from Harwich, but since that was stopped, > we've not bothered taking the car over since. As I live oop North (Lincolnshire) we're doing Hull-Rott. Nice overnight kip and then off earlyish in the morning. |
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