Posted 07 July 2010 - 11:03 pm
me elf & chrisg are on the same ferries
LIVERPOOL to DOUGLAS
Sun 11-JUL-10 11:30am Arr 14:15pm
SNAEFELL
CheckIn Closes * 11-JUL-10 10:45am
DOUGLAS to LIVERPOOL
Sat 17-JUL-10 15:30pm Arr 18:00pm
MANANNAN
CheckIn Closes * 17-JUL-10 14:45pm
we are leaving on the saturday morning, meeting up at Leicester east services around midday and then havin up for a bimble around the peak district
gonna head towards Macclesfield/Stockport for a bed that night before the ferry on the sunday morning
if anyone else wants to join us for the day/afternoon/weekend gimme (or chrisg) a shout

any recommendations for a place to stay?
the requirements are
1) a bed
2) beer & food,
3) somewhere safe to park the bikes,
4) breakfast
5) cheap
"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested. Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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