Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Tony Nitrous]

Here's a pic of me, with the non road going green framed one.
This was on the Kawasaki Robot stand at an exhibition in Germany a couple of years ago. I wanted to take it home with me.

The H2R is the track only version.
The H2 is the sportsbike, and there's now a H2 Carbon version.
The base model tourer the H2 SX, Australia didn't get this.
The optioned up tourer is the H2 SX SE (mine).
The 2019 model tourer is the H2 SX SE+, active suspension and phone connectivity.

I wish Suzuki would build something new.
They used to make great bikes.

[Hooli]

I rode home on my 14 after a week in europe.

Once I sort some pics etc I'll tell you about it, but for now the 2k miles done this week puts it over 131k. Oh & it's finally handling properly after my issues for the last couple of years so much fun was had in the Black Forest etc.

[GSX1400Convert]

I rode home on my 14 after a week in europe.

Once I sort some pics etc I'll tell you about it, but for now the 2k miles done this week puts it over 131k. Oh & it's finally handling properly after my issues for the last couple of years so much fun was had in the Black Forest etc.

I need a quick run from Calais to Jaca in Spain in a couple of weeks time. Garmin says straight up motorways and around Bordeaux. Any other suggestions?

[gsxbarmy]

Motorways will be the quickest route without a doubt, just make sure you have your credit card handy for the tolls. Would also highly recommend you get your CritAir sticker for driving through France, as if you need to divert, some cities demand it and the number of cities are increasing that do so. Not expensive, and you can apply online.

https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/

Also be vary careful not to drive across white lines if filtering in traffic, the gendarmes are cracking down as it's an offence. Also from reading articles they are using drones more and more to catch offenders.

[Hooli]

I rode home on my 14 after a week in europe.

Once I sort some pics etc I'll tell you about it, but for now the 2k miles done this week puts it over 131k. Oh & it's finally handling properly after my issues for the last couple of years so much fun was had in the Black Forest etc.

I need a quick run from Calais to Jaca in Spain in a couple of weeks time. Garmin says straight up motorways and around Bordeaux. Any other suggestions?

Don't? I hate france, it's always shut so I starve & go thirsty till I escape the place.

Mind you the ferries are buggered to Spain so you don't have much choice. Avoiding the tolls seems to double the trip time, especially now they've got their 50mph limit on all normal roads (almost no one follows it though).

[T 24]

Changed rear tyre from Pirelli to Dunlop.
Dunlop feels good, but every new "full profile" tyre feels good after old one.

[Tony Nitrous]

, but every new "full profile" tyre feels good after old one.

Spot on !

Many folk talk about how great a 190/55 or 200/50 is or going back to a 190/50 with 6" wheels, but if you change brands and / or go from worn out and squared off to brand new the change is always going to feel so much more noticeable.

[Tony Nitrous]

I've never had a GPS / phone on a bike before. Thought I'd give it a try as it's my touring bike. RAM stem mount onto a Quadlock system with an iPhone8 for maps, bike already has a factory fitted cigarette lighter plug in the dash and I have USB adapters. I may change stuff in the future but thought it might be interesting to try.








If I like using it I will get the mounts for my GSX14 and B-King too

[Kiwifruit]

Took the bike to get a Warrant of Fitness (MOT) yesterday. As expected it flew through. 

Mechanic did mention the rear pads were getting down so l ordered a set of EBC GG's to put in sometime in the future.

[Notty]

Changed oil and filter 

[KiwiCol]

I wouldn't have thought you'd run up enough miles to warrant a change Notty, or was it because the filter got rusty?

[Kiwifruit]

Probably the latter Col. 

[Tony Nitrous]

This morning. 249K's / 149 miles to try my new gloves out and my phone (as Satnav) mount out. Happy with both.

16 degrees C when I set off, 24 C on the way home. That's OK for the second week of Winter.

[KiwiCol]

Is that pic of the glasshouse mountains area? 

[Tony Nitrous]

Is that pic of the glasshouse mountains area?

Yes. Taken from Mt Mee. There's a car park where the bikes stop for the coffee van on the Woodford side.