OO look, there's my (then your) GB500 - was that after the first time I sold it to you, or the second? ;-)
Er... second I think, not sure.
Great little bike, belted all the way to Hardraw flat out and drank FA petrol and oil. I remember the lack of luggage was down to the fact that I just had a basha that I pegged out between the bike and the ground and put a small sleeping bag down.
I had a bag strapped to the seat and my neat leather throwovers. The throwovers had been fitted to a Virago that had been part-ex'd into Jethro's shop. They decided the bags were a bit scruffy and I ended up with them for gratis. I think the week before the Hardraw run I took the GB to the SRX meet in Holland with the same amount of kit - can't imagine it now :-)
I really should put an XBR solo back together for some of these rides, the sidecar is great, but it's not everything.
GC