No more oil leak.

This story is almost concluded, save to say that when I elected to replace the lost oil

due to the misfitted oil cap I

was royally ripped off by a

group of grinning, no-English

mechanics at a Honda

mower/outboard/bike shop.

List of things to take:

Bike Stuff

Scott-Oil or chain lube

Puncture repair kit

Spare headlight bulbs

Ear plugs/visor cleaner/tinted visor/

sun glasses/helmet bag

Your bike’s own took kit

Ratchet tie-down strap

Spare set of keys (bike/topbox/disc

lock and swap with someone else!)

Disc/chain lock

Tyre pressure guage

Waterproofs/spare gloves

Sat Nav and charger

Camera and charger (+ spare memory

card)

Mobile phone and charger

Alarm code

NB regarding chargers - share with

others.

Documents and Legal

V5 and copies

European health card

MOT and copies

Insurance Docs and copies

Details of breakdown cover with

telephone numbers

Passport and Driving Licence

Tickets for ferry crossing

Currency

Maps/Route plans

First Aid pack (current meds if

required)

Make sure your bike is not due a

service, has good tyre tread depth

and is fuelled up before the

crossing.

April Committee Meeting

Dan Harris attended the April

committee meeting to give an

overview of the work of Full Throttle.

All adult members of Full Throttle are

trained trainers with DAS

accreditation. Full Throttle have 4

Honda Zoomers, 2 CB125, and 1

CB500.

The aim of Full Throttle is to introduce

young people to motorcycling similar

to a youth club. They are taught how

to be road legal, how to apply for a

test, and are given tuition in the

Highway Code. All members get a free

CBT at the end of their course.

They arrange a 24 hour ride across

Kent using 2-way intercoms, an

overnight camp and return the

following day. In this way the young

riders gain more skill than they would if

left to their own devices. The benefit of

taking biking further is emphasised:

cheaper than a car and a more

practical way to gain road experience

than by remaining with a moped.

Before their test, youngsters are

invited to attend EKAM’s club night

(3rd Wednesday of each month) to

see what we do and see the

enthusiasm our members have for

biking. They are also invited to attend

EKAM’s Slow Riding Skills course

which is held at South Kent College in

Folkestone.

EKAM can offer advice and assistance

and fun after they take their full test to

enhance young rider skills. Our club

secretary, Dianne, will be the liaison

with Full Throttle. 

IL