The Adventure begins

[shaggs147]

Well I'm off tomorrow for a nice little tour of Europe. Travelling through France to Spain, then maybe back via ferry to Italy, then onto Austria, Germany, Belgium, France then UK. Nothing set in stone, so that might be nothing like the actual tour. I'll let you know how it goes!

[Zebedee]

Have a great trip and rubber side down all the way mate

[Ant]

Im in Normandy and Mimizan ( south of Bordeaux ) on Sat / Sunday if your down that way then ?

[Charlie747]

Well I'm off tomorrow for a nice little tour of Europe. Travelling through France to Spain, then maybe back via ferry to Italy, then onto Austria, Germany, Belgium, France then UK. Nothing set in stone, so that might be nothing like the actual tour. I'll let you know how it goes!

Sounds like a plan 

Have a good time shaggs 

[shaggs147]

Hi Ant,

That's a shame mate, I'm hoping to get to Calpe in Spain on Sun to meet up with friends and family until Friday. That's the only part of the trip that's planned lol.
I hope you have a great time too!

[Foody]

That sounds like a fantastic trip. 

It's what bikes are for.

Have a safe one.

[shaggs147]

Well I'm just in a place called saint omer having a couple of beers before crashing out. Was a good day

[shaggs147]

By the way.... I know I'm loaded up, but does anyone else find the pr4 rear a little twitchy compared to the pr3 at speed? Maybe its due to the GT tyre wall being stiffer?

[Ant]

Make sure its at 42psi and shock quite stiff.   We did Reims to Calais ( 172m ) in 2hrs 20 mins last week on pretty much empty roads fully loaded with one stop and was pretty planted all the way.

There is a little movement in warm / hot weather i found on tight twisties , but not straight riding.

Enjoy.   

[flatfour]

I was in S Omer less than three weeks ago, stayed at the "Grand Bretagne Hotel" just as you enter the town. There were lots of bikes around in the evenings, particularly where all of the cafes and restaurants are, near to the street market.

We went to see the V1 launching site at La Coupole and V2 production facility at the Blockhouse. St Omer aerodrome also has lots of history, being the base that RFC pilots first went to in France during the First World War, whilst awaiting deployment to their squadrons.

Have a good trip.

[shaggs147]

Well I think its game over. Fi error on bike, no way of starting it, RAC on way, getting ready for a big bill....

[Lonewolf]

Don't quit yet! Have you tried calling Kawasaki for advice?
It'd be a shame if you had to abandon the expedition so early on, hopefully the RAC will sort things out for you. Keep us all updated.

[shaggs147]

Bike in the garage now, just waiting for the verdict. Not a kwak dealer unfortunately

[Zebedee]

That's just pants man :(

[tapps]

i hope you manage to get it sorted & may your trip commence,i've had the FI message appear a few time's on my 12 plate,on mine it's always appeared whilst I'm moving.my dealers agreed to run a diagnostic check on it when it's next in for a service.for some reason they don't appear to be to bothered about it.