Scotland ~ BMW R1150GS

Who	Alan ~ email ~ website
Profession	Pig Farmer
Born 1967	Nationality British
Previous travel experience	Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and big parts of UK.
Previous bike travels	Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and big parts of UK.

This trip	Scotland 2008
Departure date	June 2008
Number in group	1
Trip duration	5 Days
Distance covered	1600 miles
Cost of trip (not incl. bike)	Dont know !

Best day	Sunday, driving up through Applecross
Worst/ hardest day	Friday 13th, dropped bike twice in Yorkshire Dales.
Favourite place	Glen Coe, Glen Etive, Applecross and Loch Garry.
Biggest headache	Dropped the bike again just after i had loaded up Monday morning. No-one around to help me pick it up. Smashed indicator, broken plug lead and other minor damage.
Biggest mistake	Taking to much stuff, too heavy.
Most pleasant surprise	The bike was repairable with a few cable ties and some tape !
Any illness	No
Other trips planned	Scotland, Switzerland, Italy, France and Austria.
One travel tip	Travel as light as possible.

Bike Model	BMW R1150GS
Age/ mileage on departure	27000
Modifications	Airhawk Seat, remus can, system luggage and Ortlieb bag.
Mods you wish you'd done	Engine protection bars.
Type of baggage	BMW System
Tyres used	Metz Tourances
Number of punctures

Bike's weak point	Weight
Bike's strong point	Power, range, comfort.
Bike problems	None
Number of accidents	3 (Dropped)
Same bike again?	Yes
One biking tip	Go for it, you only live once.