Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / July 2007

I'm off to Stuttgart for a month. Besides the obvious, what could a
man find to do to amuse himself?

How much is it gonna cost me to get from Calais to Reims, and do I need
cash or are cards OK?

I'm taking Mummy Bear away for a week to the SoF shortly.  I've booked
the tickets via Ryan Air (cheeky c.nts now add £10 per case for checked
luggage that's not in the quoted price, but I'm not fussed as the seats
were cheap as chips), but I want to hire a car.

Apologies for the on topic post but since Phil L's bike parking space
has been reclaimed before he had a chance to buy another bike, the VFR
is definitely up for sale.
M-Plate VFR750, Tax 7/07, MOT ran out yesterday but test booked for

Noticed the Saab's front right tyre was a bit soft yesterday morning.  
There aren't any local garages with a decent air line, but someone
suggested one of those cigarette lighter socket-powered mini-
compressors.

That just about sums up the audio and visual effects of the
turbocharger of a Nissan Primera 2.2DCi going postal.
One month left on the warranty, thank God.
Googling shows that they've had a fair few problems with that lump.

If any of you have seen the news today you might have noticed an item
in the business news about two large well known companies merging.
This means I will be a few thousand quid better off over the next few
months.

I am selling a new Garmin 2610 with all the associated accessories on UK
EBAY, please see....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3A
IT&viewitem=&item=170127076704&rd=1&rd=1
Along with a lockable TOURATECH mount see.....

Electrical shinsnigins with my restoration project.......all is fine
with the right hand indicators, but try the left hand and the small
fuse located inside the headlamp cowl blows!, I gues it must be
shorting out somewhere, but befor I start ripping things apart, (no

I don't suppose anyone has a working E-mail address for Mollanie?
If you don't want to post it, send it to veggie_dave @iq18films.com
please.
Cheers.

After the interminable VFR brake disk saga, I figured I'll do something
simple and swap the sidestand on the K for the one I bought off
Motorworks a little while back.
Took off the old one, compared with the new one and well, they're both

What's it like?

Any recommendations?

Just in case you missed it on b3ta
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C9_yv1m9jN8
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Antony