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29 February 2012
IMCO met yesterday to discuss the results of the impact assessment into ABS et al
The Route to Le Mans
27 February 2012
New Toy - TomTom Urban Rider Europe
French Government at it again- another thing to carry?
24 February 2012
Pretty good deal on P&O
So the six free bottles of Gallo Family California Rose looks like a bargain.
This boat is a vast improvement on the older ones but we'll see how easy it is to get off as we are on the upper car deck - deck 7.
Paul Devall
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22 February 2012
Mimoyecques V3 Trip (Revision) - 22 April 2012
We have two separate groups, Boaters and Shuttlers, going over who will meet up in Calais. You need to book the crossing for yourself. Times below.
The idea is that the Boaters will gorge themselves on a P&O breakfast and the Shuttlers will be far more refined and eat in France (if we haven't pogged out in the Shuttle terminal!)
So, it looks as though lunch at lunch time might nor really be needed, hence this change.
- Shuttle, meet @ 0815 in Terminal Building for 0850 or P&O Ferry, meet at entrance to Dover Eastern Docks @ 0740 for 0825 boat.
- Both groups meet at Place des Armes in Calais at around 1115 local.
- Off motorway ride to Eperlecques Blockhaus (Refreshments available on site)
- Ride cross country to Mimoyecques V3 site.
- Run to Wimereux and back roads for late lunch/dinner.
- D940 coast run back to Calais to return to Shuttle @1915 for 1950 train or P&O Ferry @1915 for 1955 boat
20 February 2012
Only fools and horses
Just a cuppa coffee
Here all day
Starving hungray....
The IT man's lament sung to the theme tune of BBC's "Only Fools and Horses".
19 February 2012
Summer 2012 - Czech?
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18 February 2012
17 February 2012
Disappointed @ Kipferl
I Superbiker
This is the second film in the series and if it is only half as good as TT3D it will be bang tidy!
Day Trip to France
Friday is Claire's birthday and we are off to lunch in France in the CC.
We are going over on P&O's 0925 crossing and then down to Wimereux for lunch.
As with most trips I have been looking on Tripadvisor to find a recommended restaurant. There are many to choose from and we wanted somewhere we'd not been to before.
In the end we are going to check out Chez Yann in Wimereux.
The set menus and carte look pretty good and the reviews are also tipping it into our favour.
http://www.chezyann.com/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/MobileRestaurantSearch?sortOrder=popHigh&longitude=&latitude=&q=Wimereux%2C+France&cat=0&pid=&locationSubmit=Find+Restaurants
15 February 2012
Mimoyecques V3 Trip - 22 April 2012
The ride is all off motorway and is in all about 55 miles. The plan was to attract those that may have little or no experience of riding abroad and who also may have a smaller capacity motorcycle.
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The V3 Site is here:
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10 February 2012
Smile before the weekend
Smile before the weekend
Because it's important to smile on a Friday and prepare for the weekend, I thought you'd like a little good news.
Firstly, AMM (Asociacion Mutua Motera) our partner organisation in Spain, has convinced the government to make filtering legal and the wearing of earplugs. Yes, you read that right, wearing earplugs has been illegal in Spain. So next summer maybe you'll choose Brittany Ferries and sail round France to Spain for your holidays.
Secondly, you may remember taking part in an EU Consultation on PTI or Periodic Technical Inspections (MoTs) over 18 months ago. The consultation was released online and in English only, even though it would be affecting countries where English is not the first language and the questions were dreadfully constructed (leading to an official complaint). The website 'suffered technical issues' when all you activists started responding so it was pulled, but FEMA got it reinstated a few days later. Then we heard that because so many British people responded, who said their main mode of transport was motorcycle, the results may have to be weighted as it wouldn't be fair!A public consultation that the public dared to respond to!
Anyway, I can't tell you that the PTI regulation has died, because the EU Commission never announces that they've withdrawn a proposal, but I can tell you that most EU Impact Assessments on proposed regulations are completed within 12 months of a Consultation closing.
It's been 18 months since the Consultation closed and most of the staff involved in the early days of this legislation have moved to greener pastures...
The hardest thing about this job, is that a success can be measured when nothing happens..
And finally, we always reiterate that MAG is non partisan, but just occasionally it's good to laugh, so please see below a fantastic recent MEP reply from Plaid Cymru in Wales
Many thanks for getting in touch, there have been many of you and it's clearly an important issue. There is currently ongoing negotiation between the Parliament and the Commission on this issue, with my group in the Parliament supporting the calls you have made regarding tractors, agricultural vehicles and quad bikes. These talks are ongoing, but I will continue to make sure your voice is heard in those discussions. I will update you of any progress as and when it happens. Regards, Jill Evans MEP Plaid Cymru
I don't want to hear any jokes about Harleys, but it's good to know she read the letter
9 February 2012
Hythe Snow
Hythe Snow 05-02-2012, a set on Flickr.
It snowed just a little bit over Friday night into Saturday, enough to mean the GS stayed in the garage and missed out on its new battery and MoT.
Overnight into Sunday it snowed harder and harder until we had about 6 inches.
The Quest has been perfectly good since I bought it in late 2004. But since 2009 there have been no map updates as Garmin decided that they would no longer supply maps and support the device.