Montana's and motors
for previous comments ...Had some great times in and around rally cars over the years, started off in the Welsh lanes in the dark with an OS map and a Poti in MK 2 Escorts and all kinds and lucky enough to do a bit in the day too in the Welsh forests, Ireland and Belgium on the tarmac too, although I love the precision of pace notes, getting it right in the lanes in the dark reading bends and everything else off an OS map is something special. All that kind of nonsense has made maps a love of my life, paper has given way for the most part to digital but still use them in basically the same way, no windy route button for me. The sport at World level for spectating has lost a lot for me, the cars all look and sound the same although very effective at going very fast, alot of the spectacle has gone to my eyes, but dont let me put you off, Spain last year was all tarmac so only a little dust unlike when I was there in 2018 it was mixed surface, get out and have a look, Germany was also easy when I went once by accident but thats another story. I do all my own bike maintenance so its just a matter of course, its been on a trailer twice, once for a fuel controller in the first year or so and once more for a puncture, ridden it a few miles with bits hanging off but its been a good ride.
Yes a standard 05 no ABS I should imagine the lightest of the creed, it has a few mods, well bodges really, I know most of its bits now.
2 montanas for redundancy as I rely on them 100% for this type of riding, one zoomed in the other out, sometimes with a different map on each too. I have found them to be excellent bits of kit I have 550's too but the mounts charging are U/S and discontinued if they were good, probably there would be one of each. Yip I really need to know where I am and going with a plan but always happy to wander off the plan, route planning and navigation is very much a part of it for me, conversely stops are done on a complete wing it style.
Bikes and rally spectating often go very well together, easy parking, beating traffic, going perhaps where your not supposed to but I would know nothing of that. I had forgotten of that German event, might tick a few box's for me, I also have an interest Military history especially WW2 I have been to the Ardenne in the past but have an itch to follow Pipers Panzer speahead route of the Battle of the Bulge fame might make for a nice trip, just down the road is Trier where the German WRC is usually based and the Nordschleife too but i've ticked those 2 off. A longer spin but again a nice part of the World and a candidate for a trip the big premier event of its type
http://www.rallylegend.com/en/ down in San Marino look out for Frank Kelly and the even wilder Paolo Diana in the 131 Abarth crazy shit.