Threeteas
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Just two questions.
1. Riding from the mainland to the UK, or is it Great Britain, or is it England, or is it His/Her Majesty's ???? Anyway, I'm talking Chunnel. Do you put the motorbike on a train? Do you need your own tie downs? Appoximate cost........I'll convert sterling to Swiss francs.
2. Getting from UK/GB/ENG/HMSS to Ireland??Ferry? Tie Downs??? Best town to leave from, arrive to??? Besides putting a big duct tape "X" on the right side of my windshield.......any other mind tricks I can use to look right, then left, then right before I head off for a banger, and I'm not talking about metal on metal
wait, one more queston????
Isle of Man?????? When is that race?
Thanks in advance!!!
Franze, it's simple. England, Scotland, Wales are all autonimous regions on an island that is Great Britain. Great Britain along with Northern Ireland makes up the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a country, the others aren't. No I don't get it either but it doesn't seem to matter too much.
You can either cross the English Channel by Ferry or in the tunnel on the train.
Ferry is more comfortable, train is faster and takes you further inland. You stay with your bike during the train crossing and there aren't any waves to cause the bike to rock or roll, so a side or centre stand will do. It gets tied down on the ferry.
From England to Ireland, the best bet is to go to Wales and catch the ferry from Fishguard or Holyhead
If you intend to go to the TT via Ireland I've no idea, but if you are going to the TT from England, then head for Liverpool. The Steam Packet have a monopoly on the crossing and get's booked well in advance of the May/June races. http://www.iomtt.com/TT-2008.aspx should give you all the current info on schedules, costs, accommodation etc.
The other prices fluctuate on day of the week, time and time of the year, you'll need to research those yourself.
How do you cope with traffic on the otherside of the road? It never was on the otherside, when I was there!!
If it's anything like riding in Mainland Europe, or here in the USA, just be glad you are on a bike, all the controls are still in the right place. Give yourself an hour or so of riding conservatively, then you'll be okay. You will have momentary lapses-usually when coming into, or out of, car parks or petrol stations, but if you wait until you see another vehicle pass, then you'll switch into it, no problem.
Our mainbeam light needed a euro adaption, usually a bit of triangular masking tap, so as not to "blind" on coming drivers. I expect you'll need something similar.
On Mad Sunday...ride around the island in a clockwise direction, the direction the races go, otherwise you will probably die, and don't forget to say Hi to the fairies for good luck whenever you cross a certain bridge-name escapes me!
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