Hello all...heres a very long shot aimed at blueyonder....I have a bmw r850r in Spain, in my house up in the mountains in Avila, 95 miles west of Madrid. I will pay for you and the bike to come back Bilbao to Portsmouth I think the crossing is on 6th or 7th jan..will also sort petrol from Avila to Bilbao ....you will need to get yourself to the village, can poss help with lift from Madrid with a friend..ryannair do cheap flights from stansted to valladolid which is same distance north of town.....plus obviously you can stay in the house , comfy tv , dvd, modern kitchen stainless new, bathroom tiled, new, in a small Spanish village in Sierra de Gredos, lots of fiestas over new year...no probs of course you are obviously very welcome staying till the day of ferry coming back...village to bilbao is about 7 hours, maybe less but the ferry leaves at 13.15 from bilbao so early start that day and gets into Portsmouth next day..can poss nip down and meet you there with van..otherwise we are at Heathrow or can collect from you asap..cannot go myself as have two important job interviews that week and work things...anyway send me message anyone and we can chat. Suit crazy biker with sense of adventure, bit of spare cash ,bored and free for next ten days...and fancies something different and a trip into an unknown adventure, so I know Im looking in the right place !!....ha ha. If you like the house, absolute TOP part of scenic Spain you can stay there for a free holiday in spring-summer next year too...! the reason why it has to be that day is the ferry crossing is reasonably cheap then they have a break in the service..I have kit, helmet with the bike....please adv asap or will have to look for a man with van type service to get it back..cheers