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- July 6, 2007 at 9:50 pm #12797RadarModerator
The Magnificent Seven Ride Again!
Day One – Kidderminster to Dover
Tucked up in DoverDay Two – Dover, Calais to Gray
Ciggy Break on route to GrayDay Three – One Day, Three Countries!
Mountain Backdrop
The crew at the foot of the St.Bernards pass
Fat git and Thundercat
No bikes or old blokes in the way…stunning
Snowball fight!
The St. Bernards Pass on the way down
Italy here we come!
Aosta in ItalyDay Four – South of France here we come!
Enjoying the R1 experience for a little while!
On site in Antibes, Neil, Toggsy, Digger and TowcroweDay 5 – Canne and a misfiring Kawasaki
Just a selection of the Dinghys at Canne
The crew at Canne; L to R: Prezzo(nice socks), Digger (Cool shades), Daz, Neil, Radar, Toggsy and Towcrowe
The beach at Canne
Just one of the beautiful buildings at Canne
Toggsy getting to grips with the ZX9R carbs etc
An audience with the Doctor
Last men standing Toggsy and PrezzoDay Six – Monaco and the Gunfight at the OK Caravan
The ZX9R and Thundercat in Monte Carlo, parked up in area used in the GP as a run off for the F1 cars
Yachts everwhere, common as muck ~ don’t you just hate new money?
Casino square – you can almost smell the money
Rather more mundane traffic in the legendary tunnel on the F1 circuit
Duel! Gunfight at the OK caravn site…Day 7 ~ The Napoleon Pass and a taste for Champagne!
The view at the start of the Napoleon Pass
Gathering the troops
Is this where God parks his R1 ready for action?
Digger, Towcrowe abd Toggsy who is asking for two coffees I think…
You can’t beat a humble French Cafe for a simple meal…
Leading the highlife, anybody for champers???
Digger couldn’t bare to waste a drop of bubbly when he spilt some!
Daz and Prezzo about to enjoy a delicious starterDay 8 ~ Pouring rain and Guinea Fowl
The converted farm buildings
That funky 60’s fireplace
After a long day on the road, a nice cool beer and a chance to chill
Tucking in, Daz leads away!
Three legged dogDay 9 ~ Don’t follow Prezzo and a date with Queen!
Not the usual contents of a farmer’s barn
Neil and Prezzo working on the R1 number plate plinth
R1 sorted again
The bikes at rest, the bulk of their work is done
Rock Cafe owner jamming away to Queen, is it me or does he look like Damon Hill??Day 10 – The long trudge home
Digger, thinking of 2008 by the look of it…
Even Calais can look sort of attractive
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!
September 22, 2007 at 10:47 am #53208RadarModeratorThis story is now appearing over two parts in the Used Bike Guide (UBG) Magazine. Issues 215/6
April 6, 2008 at 10:23 pm #53209TT07ParticipantAbsolutely 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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