Lads, many thanks for the advice and for that link Grip.

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you are whole your life driving wrong side of the road


...come to think of it Greg, I do find I get days like that sometimes!

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You might get a hand wave, you might get a raised finger - no, NOT like that!!!



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If you move over for a faster bike to go past or if you are overtaken anyway, the usual way of thanking the other rider / car is to stick your leg out. Seriously! First time you see it you'll think WTF??



You have got to be kiddin’ Adey! Think I’ll probably stick to the more reserved British approach and just tip a courteous nod. Saying that mind, it sounds like it would be good for a laugh, I can picture a load of biker’s passing all doing the leg thing, quite a funny sight to behold, a bit like The Ministry of Silly Riding Habits or something….

Hedgehog, glad I’m not the only one who hasn’t travelled further afield on a bike. Come to think of it I haven’t even been abroad for ten years. Suppose I must be like the Cameron’s Strongarm, in that I don’t travel too well. High time I broadened my horizons a little, I think.
Looking forward to meeting up with you guys,
Dave.

Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel before you think straight