What a Wonderful Gesture.. !!

I agree, if IT IS sincerely meant it is a wonderful gesture. But having read " Angels of Death " by William Marsden & Julian Sher, I have my doubts.

 

You want to try riding in Belgium where I used to live. They have cobbles and tram lines. We were once stopping at traffic lights (in the rain) and my husband looked sideways and saw me sliding past with the back wheel almost level with the front one. I was on a racing bike which I loved, but it hated the cobbles when wet and it had just lost all grip. I stopped in time and apparently it looked really cool, but not from where I was sitting. :lollol:

Sorry, you probably already know this but there is a great technique for lifting a bike.

When the bike is on its side turn the bars so that the handlebar nearest the floor is locked against the tank. Squat down near the handlebar nearest the floor and try and hold with end of the handlebar with both hands. The keeping your back straight and using your legs stand up pushing the bike up with you.

I am 5' 8" so I can only get the bike about 3/4 of the way upright before running out of height so I then use my knee under the tank to give an extra shove. I have lifted a 28 stone bike (wet weight with a full tank) this way. Just make sure when you shove with your knee you don't get carried away and shove it over the other side!

 

I remember being trained how to do all that...but in the middle of Fulham Broadway, London in rush hour traffic adrenalin kicked in and the desire to get the motorbike off out of the middle of the road! The pain came later...

 

Coo Stavelot, what a nice place to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon.

If funds permitted, I have also fancied buying the derelict hotel that's at Coo, and turn it into a dedicated bikers cafe and hotel. With Coo being such a mecca for Belgium motorcyclists, the other hotels are missing some very good potential.