France trip - I survived!

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France trip - I survived!

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Well contrary to popular belief, I went to France on the bike and actually made it home again! :lol:

Left on Wednesday night, returned on Tuesday morning.

Covered just shy of 2K miles.

15 bikes went, 12 returned.

Highlights were: The route Napoleon. The Milau bridge. The never ending hairpins and twisties through the mountains. Laying in snow 5 mins after getting kneedown! Meeting some great people.

It was mainly sports bikes, the riding was very spirited nearly all the time, to the point where I doubt we spent 1% of the day under a speed limit :lol: which was great as I'd never get away with it at home.

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Euro tunnel, loaded up with my Storms new buddies, a Ducati 1198, CBR1000rr fireblade, Suzuki Hayabusa, Mt09, bmws1000rr hp4 carbon... Storm was getting jealous!
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After 1st night in Calais we headed to Borges via the lochnager ww1 crater:Image
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Then on to Rodez: Image

Then on to rue st Catherine: Image

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Then on to Annecy:
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Then onto saint dizier, had a wicked tangle with a Touno round the mountains: Image
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Lunch: Image

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One of the funnest & fastest dudes I've ever met, Robbie: Image

Then home, via a b&b in Kent and a lot of cider in a pub.. Image

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I want to go again :)
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We'll done Jamoi
Looked like great fun
You will have to post up the route, me and the mates might end up there next year
What happened the 3 bike that didn't return ,better name a shame the bikes :thumbup:
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That sounds brilliant Jamoi 8) :clap:
Glad you got back home safely.

Thanks for the photo's, some great shot's there.
15 bikes went, 12 returned.
What happened to the other bikes/riders :?: nothing bad I hope,

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Looks like you had a good trip :thumbup:
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sounds great.............. some fast bikes to play with :D

bet you will be buzzing for a few weeks and having Bike withdrawl as you have to face mundain work
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I guess I should explain about the non-returning bikes...

1 - There were 2 adventure bike guys on the trip and they went off to find some 'green lanes' en route, instead one of them found a tractor reversing into the road, bike was in 2 big bits and the poor guy shattered his pelvis and knee.

2 - The Hayabusa went into a unlit mountain tunnel and lost sight of the GSXR in front, found it but rear ended it and parked the bike and himself in the tunnel wall breaking a couple of ribs and trashing the busa :-(

3 - On the way home the guy on the S1000rr carbon decided "feck it, I'm off to Germany" so off he went and he is still there.
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Jamoi wrote:I guess I should explain about the non-returning bikes...

1 - There were 2 adventure bike guys on the trip and they went off to find some 'green lanes' en route, instead one of them found a tractor reversing into the road, bike was in 2 big bits and the poor guy shattered his pelvis and knee.

2 - The Hayabusa went into a unlit mountain tunnel and lost sight of the GSXR in front, found it but rear ended it and parked the bike and himself in the tunnel wall breaking a couple of ribs and trashing the busa :-(

3 - On the way home the guy on the S1000rr carbon decided "feck it, I'm off to Germany" so off he went and he is still there.

3 I like, 1 & 2 are not good outcomes, sounds like a bad way to end your holiday............glad you survived as it sounds like there was some seriously fast riding
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Ouch that sounds painful to put it mildly for No's.1 and 2.

As Al says, I like No.3 :thumbup:

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It was a huge shame about 1&2, certainly woke us all up and made us reflect on our own riding, but at least they will eventually be home and on the mend.

I was tempted by a detour to Germany, he was great fun to ride with :)


One interesting thing I noticed at the top of the mountain section, was my bike would no longer tick over and felt like it had 50hp :lol: must have been pretty high!
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Sounds like a good trip, accidents aside..

We stayed by the lake at Annecy, was beautiful!
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That's some Trip that. Have you a special seat on your Storm.?
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:thumbup: :thumbup:
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Brilliant trip, i am off next week just for 3 days for the WW1 sites etc.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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well done jamoi !

scenary looks good
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Jamoi wrote:It was a huge shame about 1&2, certainly woke us all up and made us reflect on our own riding, but at least they will eventually be home and on the mend.

I was tempted by a detour to Germany, he was great fun to ride with :)


One interesting thing I noticed at the top of the mountain section, was my bike would no longer tick over and felt like it had 50hp :lol: must have been pretty high!
Yeah I noticed the same when I went a few years ago. Somewhere up in the Alps the R1 I was on felt like it lost quite a bit of power. It would no longer power wheelie in 1st even as hard as I would try, it felt like a 600.

How far south did you go? Did you go to Lyon and then over to Annesy or did you detour down into the Alps?
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