Who'd have though it.....

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wayno · #1 Post by **wayno** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:39 am

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

Aladinsaneuk · #2 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:37 am

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 :)

wayno · #3 Post by **wayno** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:28 am

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 :)

randomsquid · #4 Post by **randomsquid** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:59 pm

The panniers will easily hold half a case of cider each. And a pair of underpants. And a hat.

flatlander · #5 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:11 pm

in john;s case the underpants and the hat are interchangeable

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:24 pm

flatlander wrote:in john;s case the underpants and the hat are interchangeable

Hence the term "Arse about Face" ??

randomsquid · #7 Post by **randomsquid** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:40 pm

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.

flatlander · #8 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:44 pm

Why not ? That just feels like you've let them down

randomsquid · #9 Post by **randomsquid** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:38 pm

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.

MartDude · #10 Post by **MartDude** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:10 pm

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

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:50 am

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.

Aladinsaneuk · #12 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:59 am

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

flatlander · #13 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:06 am

Was this boat flying in the marmalade skies?

randomsquid · #14 Post by **randomsquid** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:55 pm

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.

D-Rider · #15 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:05 pm

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