pilninggas

loads of places to fill up on the route. +for clarity, it's this weekend!

i have a sort of canopy thing, which if i come on my h*nda ill bring.

it only rains as much as England. When it does rain though it lashes down. Unless you are a Manc, in which case youll be used to it... Saturday route: Talybont to Methyr via the reservoir road - a lovely forested road with a 1500ft bwlch. Breakfast at the Roadhouse in @ Pant. Then onto the Black Mountain road from Brynamman to Llangatog. as seen on Top Gear - lovely fast flowing road. On to Llandovery - we can stop at West End Cafe, if people want. A nice old school biker cafe. Up the A40 to Brecon [always a good road and not always busy even on a June saturday!]. Down the A470, over the bwlch at Storey Arms. We probably wont be able to park on the pass, so a stop further down. Back at Methyr, along the HOV road, A465, to Aber. Stop at Oasis for a brew and check out the bikes at the bus stop. Fuel up. On to Llanvihangel Curcorney and up the Vale of Ewyas. Through Llanthony and Capel y Ffin. It's narrow so it may take a little time. Stop at the Gospel Pass, the highest paved road in Wales. Onto Hay on Wye. If you like secondhand books, youll love it. It's beyond quaint. Back to Talybont with stop for supplies if BBQing. If rained off a curry in Brecon or food in Talybont [might be spendy though] Sunday; Talybont to Builth. Builth to Llandindrod. If you are going North, then you have to ride A483 to Newtown (Powys) - an amazing road with few silly speed limits and rolling twists and turns. Ill probably divert to Leominster [as going back south, toMonmouthshire] for lunch at the OK Diner[authentic roadside in the 50s yank style]. To add, so we dont lose anyone, well employ marker system and ill ask whoever is right behind me to mark junctions. The pace wont be full on, so we stay close together.

oasis snack bar is expensive and overrated. far better places for food and drink tbh. worth a stop for coffee, but not much more. im still tempted to go down the barbeque route. I can bring one up and we can get meat, salad, charcoal, ale in Brecon on the way back on on saturday evening and do our own cook up. But it's up to you guys if you want a meal somewhere - i can book something if you want.

yes. ive got a route for saturday. hoepfully it'll dry out - it's the wettest it's been for 9 months.

the clutch on the Ace is hydraulic. they can get heavy if the pivot on the lever isnt greased [copper slip], if the slave cylinder is corroded or if the pushrod has corrosion on it. My money would be on the second one as that happens most frequently. Sort all three and it'll be as light as a feather.

you can buy yamaha compatible immobiliser emulators on ebay (about £15). they feed the expected signal to the ECU so it thinks the RFID key is in the ignition and is being correctly detected. Best not tell your insurance however because with a factory fit immobiliser they wont touch it.

its ply and sterling board with fibreglass over the top.

do i not make the list?

That's astonishingly cheap.

Yes. Should be good.

@bippo reservation for 8, so should be fine.

Ride over the bottom of the Malverns - it's lovely.

A heads up: Talybont on Usk is stunning - the village is very beautiful with a canal that is higher than the village and the rivers. The ride i have planned for Saturday should be a belter. Even the first 5 miles are awesome. I've built a caravan[!], so i might drop that up on the thursday night with a BBQ and booze in it. Not sure yet. I apologise that the camping isnt the cheapest - but the area is so nice it's worth it. I'll arrive properly at approx 6pm on the Friday.

use gearingcommander.com to map specific combos and see if a different length of chain is required.

Sorry about that Slice.

no deposit - pay on the weekend

We can do drop off, ive done it countless times on ride outs with wiltshire bikers, 4 counties, bristol motorcycle group, DoC et al.

https://www.hawthornstalybont.co.uk/ https://www.hawthornstalybont.co.uk/

Okay campsite sorted! sorry for the delay, not all sites want bikers [not Elsie riding loons anyway]. But we are booked in now: http://www.talybontfarmcamping.co.uk/#about Hopefully this is okay with everyone. This is the nearest B&B for the wealthy: https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/Talybont-On-Usk/entity/CgsIqNeuktPZw-rrARAB?g2lb=4207875%2C4208993%2C4223281%2C4240601%2C4242081%2C4242898%2C4238563%2C4244078%2C4244566&hl=en&gl=uk&un=0&q=b%20and%20b%20talybont&rp=OAJAAEgC&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwjN46yu_YjhAhU1rHEKHVbZBWwQvS4wAHoECAIQGg&hrf=CgUIlgEQACIDR0JQKhYKBwjjDxADGBISBwjjDxADGBMYASgAWAGSAQIgAQ&tcfs=EhoaGAoKMjAxOS0wMy0xOBIKMjAxOS0wMy0xOVIA 21st and 22nd June I have provisionally booked 8 spaces and they were fine with that.

3000 in a week, surely? bloody soft as shite northerners, get on your bikes ya pansies....

yes, it will happen. i just havent had chance to confirm the digs. the dates are solid.

Go for it. those dates are fixed and it will be sorted with camp and neighbouring digs somewhere in or around the Black Mountains.

Hi All, The campsite and B&B at Pandy didnt come back to me. Anyway the next best place is the Llanthony Camp site. There is a B&B just up the road at the Half Moon. Llanthony, if you dont know, is in the Vale of Ewyas. Which is stunning. At the top end is the Gospel pass - the highest paved pass in Wales. Ill talk to them and see what they say, i dont anticipate any problems as it is basic camping.

They havent come back to me about whether they will accomodate a group of motorcyclists. I will chase them.