Last September in the Picos coffee stop

Picos Holliday 2022-171 by Mark Handley, on Flickr

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Just back from solo trip of a week in Normandy, took 250 Euros and cards, used up all the cash, prefer cash for day to day in Europe, call me old fashioned  :-)

I am reluctant to get dragged into the Muc-Off debate again, it's been done to death, here's a few facts,  when complaining to your BMW dealer about "Defective"  paint and anodised damage, tell him you used Muc off and its auto reject for your claim, ask any professional valeter their ...

Have decided against continuing to have my RT ACF-50'ed. The reason being that, it's quiet viscous and the frame tubes behind the panels/under the seat, plus those hard to reach areas just attract the dirt which looks unsightly. Gave the bike a thorough clean with Muc-Off to remove the grease/dirt ...

From what I read the Nav on the TFT is dumb. You Nav from a BMW app on your phone, so if you can put a route into the app, then the TFT will handle it. So you will probably have to plan a route on something to produce a file compatible with the BMW App.



Your right, since found out that's the ...

Trying to find out how sophisticated the new navigation is on the TFT, would like to be able to route plan, insert waypoints, like the Nav 6, or is it a simple A to B navigation device??

Notice the Heated seats are now extra, only heated grips standard, wonder if I can swap the heated seats from my 06/2019 R1250RT to the new one?? are they just "Plug and Play" ???

Great photo's, glad you had a good time. I wish I'd been somewhere nice this year  ;)  be sure to do the Pyrenees though, just like the Picos but more of it.



Already done the Pyrenees and French Alps & Dolomites used to organise group tours for BMW club for many years, up to 60 bikes ...

Nice pics. Have you any routes you can share? Thanks




I didn't create routes, I used waypoints on Nav 6 to create favorites of photo stops I wanted, the beach was at la franca near the very nice hotel Miriador
The surfing beach was at Sopela
The famous "Potes Triangle" is start at Potes, down ...

Been back a few days now and am currently in quarantine which ends on the 7th October, so have been editing the 1000 photos i took during the trip (Link below for Album)


I have never been to the Picos before and trip planning started end of last year, I'm a photographer (Aviation) but want to ...

Beagle wrote: Bummer having to isolate for 2 weeks

Not if you work from home

Nice village! Where is it?, Will be out there soon, how are you finding things? Roads quiet I expect

Had some time to troubleshoot today and the engine is definitely seized. Will not turn over and cannot get the engine to move when I place it on the center stand, put it in gear, and move the back wheel. Can anyone recommend a good resource (manual or video) for an engine rebuild?


Thanks in ...

for a start check oil Level?  I would do a compression test followed by draining oil for inspection, (Looking for particles)

Changed my part worn (4700 miles) Metzeler Z8 Tyres, for a new set of the same in prep for upcoming 3 week tour around Picos / Spanish Pyrenees, less than 2 weeks to go!