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Who'd have though it.....
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:39 am
by wayno
You can get this
plus a sleeping bag, a massive double inflatable mattress, a pump for inflating said mattress and a metal mug into this aprilia roll bag
with room to spare!!!
That leaves me 2 panniers completely empty for clothes and luxury for a 3 day trip to Le Mans
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:37 am
by Aladinsaneuk
have you considered using the tent with out the hotel?
iy may not be as dry, but you may save a few quid
and yes, you can get a lot in there - what i also found was that a folding chair is very easy to secure to the top of the tail roll :)
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:28 am
by wayno
Aladinsaneuk wrote:have you considered using the tent with out the hotel?
iy may not be as dry, but you may save a few quid
and yes, you can get a lot in there - what i also found was that a folding chair is very easy to secure to the top of the tail roll :)
There's no space in the hotel room for a folding chair once I have the tent put up :)
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:59 pm
by randomsquid
The panniers will easily hold half a case of cider each. And a pair of underpants. And a hat.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:11 pm
by flatlander
in john;s case the underpants and the hat are interchangeable
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:24 pm
by D-Rider
flatlander wrote:in john;s case the underpants and the hat are interchangeable
Hence the term "Arse about Face" ??
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:40 pm
by randomsquid
Oddly, my mate left me asleep once on his settee while he went off to work at the bike shop. The other employees decided that In his absence I'd be running about the house with his wife's knickers on my head. Which I didn't.
Some strange folk about.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:44 pm
by flatlander
Why not ? That just feels like you've let them down
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:38 pm
by randomsquid
flatlander wrote:Why not ? That just feels like you've let them down
Had them on. But not on my head. That would have been silly.
Just missed you on Sunday. Nearly came after but got distracted by aeroplanes.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:10 pm
by MartDude
randomsquid wrote: but got distracted by aeroplanes.
That reminds me . . overdue apology - for not pulling away as quickly as normal from that roundabout just after Northampton, on the way back from Club Aprilia weekend - was distracted by the Lancaster flying overhead
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:50 am
by D-Rider
On my hols in Italy the other week, driving from Rome to Pompeii, I was distracted by a big, yellow flying boat.
Never seen one in the air before.
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:59 am
by Aladinsaneuk
iirc the italians used to use them for forest fires etc?
when I spent a lot of time over there - a good 20 odd years ago, they were a common sight in the bay of naples
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:06 am
by flatlander
Was this boat flying in the marmalade skies?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:55 pm
by randomsquid
MartDude wrote:randomsquid wrote: but got distracted by aeroplanes.
That reminds me . . overdue apology - for not pulling away as quickly as normal from that roundabout just after Northampton, on the way back from Club Aprilia weekend - was distracted by the Lancaster flying overhead
No worries, I was also watching it.
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:05 pm
by D-Rider
Aladinsaneuk wrote:iirc the italians used to use them for forest fires etc?
when I spent a lot of time over there - a good 20 odd years ago, they were a common sight in the bay of naples
Yes I would imagine one of those crashing may well start a forest fire.
It was near Naples and there were reports of forest fires in the area