France 2007. In Pictures…

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    Radar
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    The Magnificent Seven Ride Again!

    Day One – Kidderminster to Dover
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    Tucked up in Dover

    Day Two – Dover, Calais to Gray

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    Ciggy Break on route to Gray

    Day Three – One Day, Three Countries!

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    Mountain Backdrop

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    The crew at the foot of the St.Bernards pass

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    Fat git and Thundercat

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    No bikes or old blokes in the way…stunning

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    Snowball fight!

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    The St. Bernards Pass on the way down

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    Italy here we come!

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    Aosta in Italy

    Day Four – South of France here we come!

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    Enjoying the R1 experience for a little while!     

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    On site in Antibes, Neil, Toggsy, Digger and Towcrowe

    Day 5 – Canne and a misfiring Kawasaki

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    Just a selection of the Dinghys at Canne

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    The crew at Canne; L to R: Prezzo(nice socks), Digger (Cool shades), Daz, Neil, Radar, Toggsy and Towcrowe

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    The beach at Canne

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    Just one of the beautiful buildings at Canne

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    Toggsy getting to grips with the ZX9R carbs etc

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    An audience with the Doctor

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    Last men standing Toggsy and Prezzo

    Day Six – Monaco and the Gunfight at the OK Caravan

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    The ZX9R and Thundercat in Monte Carlo, parked up in area used in the GP as a run off for the F1 cars

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    Yachts everwhere, common as muck ~ don’t you just hate new money?

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    Casino square – you can almost smell the money

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    Rather more mundane traffic in the legendary tunnel on the F1 circuit

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    Duel! Gunfight at the OK caravn site…

    Day 7 ~ The Napoleon Pass and a taste for Champagne!

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    The view at the start of the Napoleon Pass

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    Gathering the troops

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    Is this where God parks his R1 ready for action?

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    Digger, Towcrowe abd Toggsy who is asking for two coffees I think…

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    You can’t beat a humble French Cafe for a simple meal…

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    Leading the highlife, anybody for champers???

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    Digger couldn’t bare to waste a drop of bubbly when he spilt some!

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    Daz and Prezzo about to enjoy a delicious starter

    Day 8 ~ Pouring rain and Guinea Fowl

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    The converted farm buildings

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    That funky 60’s fireplace

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    After a long day on the road, a nice cool beer and a chance to chill

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    Tucking in, Daz leads away!

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    Three legged dog

    Day 9 ~ Don’t follow Prezzo and a date with Queen!

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    Not the usual contents of a farmer’s barn

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    Neil and Prezzo working on the R1 number plate plinth

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    R1 sorted again

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    The bikes at rest, the bulk of their work is done

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    Rock Cafe owner jamming away to Queen, is it me or does he look like Damon Hill??

    Day 10 – The long trudge home

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    Digger, thinking of 2008 by the look of it…

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    Even Calais can look sort of attractive

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    Back in the UK and looking delighted, roll on 2008!

    Full story can be read in these posts:

    https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/france-2007-part-1-days-1-to-4/
    https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/france-2007-part-2-days-5-6/
    https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/france-2007-part-3-days-78-and-9-the-napoleon-pass-and-a-taste-for-champagne/
    https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/france-2007-part-4-day-10/

    Also a heavily edited version should be turning up in UBG magazine soon!

    #53208
    Radar
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    This story is now appearing over two parts in the Used Bike Guide (UBG) Magazine. Issues 215/6

    #53209
    TT07
    Participant

    Absolutely cracking report Radar, roll on the better weather when all of us can enjoy local trips let alone epic ones like in this smashing summary report, well done yet again.

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