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Old 22-03-13, 04:48 PM   #1
Winder
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Location: Moved again now in Bracknell
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Default 1st tour, off to Ireland for a week in May

First off, the bike

Luggage wise i have added the Givi top box and pannier rack. Pannier rack is rusty so going to grind the flakey bits off and paint it up before fitting. I also have a small Hein Gericke tank bag.

Other things i changed/added
*Renthal flat bar conversion
*Braided lines
*Easy pull clutch lever
*Heated grips
*Zero gravity touring screen
*Bandit mirrors (longer arms to work with flat bar conversion)
*Brighter bulbs and cree side lights
*Bright LED indicators and a flasher relay
*Gel seat
*Adjustable foot pegs (have them set slightly lower)

On my to do list are handguards, 12v socket and a sat nav case and mount for a car sat nav.



The plan,

I am going to watch the NW200 in Portrush which is up the fameous Antrim Coast Road.
I will be getting the ferry across to Dublin the week prior to the race and plan to go from Dublin straight across the country to Galway and follow the coast road up to Sligo.
From there i will go towards the lakes of Enniskillen, through some of the dodgey border towns and into Joey Dunlop country.
Next stop will be visit parents in County Down and visit all the NI road race routes and a trip to silent valley followed by up the coast road to watch the races.
Back down to Dublin for the ferry home and then journey down through Wales and back to good old Bracknell.

Just a brief run down, should take 8 or 9 days all together.
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