First euro trip, France and Spain, Photos. - Page 2

kickassdude · #21 28th June 2012, 12:58 AM

Might make it to the Devils Disciples Blackhills doo ..... thats about as far as the Missus leash extends too
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StarBoy · #22 28th June 2012, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Magnets

Utter bullshit!! Ireland is superb to tour

Yeh..in two days

Magnets · #23 28th June 2012, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by StarBoy

Yeh..in two days

Ah go for another cycle
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HardyBuck · #24 28th June 2012, 10:05 AM

I done a trip from ireland to south of italy great crack so it was

Shifty 164 · #25 28th June 2012, 10:19 AM

Fantastic pics Johnny!! I'd def do that sometime with the missus. She loves the Fireblade whizzing around traffic so she'd go to europe for a cruising spin I wreck'in. Was there enough room for both gear in the panniers and tank bag? The girlfriend would have the panniers full and I'd be left with my pockets for socks n jocks!
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...Now, clean that fuckin shed after you're finished throwing tools around your new 750, ya Dick!
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LittleBlackBlade · #26 28th June 2012, 10:40 AM

Looks like a great spin and nice pics!

Ireland europe its all the same if you go looking for the right roads.
The Wickla mountains and the west coast are as beautiful and fun to ride as anywhere its just that we are used to what we have and Im sure the french get sick of looking at their shit too!

Fact of the matter is that all of north France is no different at all to here even has the rain!
its all trad music and rocks and I even found rouds you could easily mistake for a patch of Ireland, tis what you make it!

StarBoy · #27 29th June 2012, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by Magnets

Ah go for another cycle
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Was wearing me DDR t shirt an all...heat magnet
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Magnets · #28 29th June 2012, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by StarBoy

Was wearing me DDR t shirt an all...heat magnet
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Lucky you didn't throw a piston!!!
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Treytriple · #29 9th July 2012, 11:28 PM

johnny b

Would you be able to upload a better shot of the the route down through France? My Da (and Ma.. jeez) are heading that to Spain and hasn't planned that part yet. Failing a photo maybe a list of the principle roads?

Thanks alot
Trey

firebladefrank · #30 10th July 2012, 12:59 AM

Savage trip and great pics Johnny
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sheila · #31 10th July 2012, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Magnets

Utter bullshit!! Ireland is superb to tour

Yeah and getting soaked makes for a great holiday!

Helen · #32 10th July 2012, 01:34 PM

Great pics. Will be doing that very trip for my honeymoon next year.
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johnny b · #33 10th July 2012, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Treytriple

johnny b

Would you be able to upload a better shot of the the route down through France? My Da (and Ma.. jeez) are heading that to Spain and hasn't planned that part yet. Failing a photo maybe a list of the principle roads?

Thanks alot
Trey

That's about the best photo I have of the map.

We went all national routes mostly, just set the gps for no motorways.
Boat to roscoff, drove to Nantes, la Rochelle, st emilion, pau, then over the pass near pau (d943 I think) to the Spanish side.
We took a road called the N260 (the highllight) to a town called boltana.
Spent two days there, headed to estamaru along the n260(epic)
Back up through Toulouse,Limoges, Saumur, Rennes and back to roscoff.

That's the route, throw it into google maps and have a look.

jay boy · #34 10th July 2012, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by johnny b

First off, If you ever get the chance to do a euro trip definitley go, its EPIC!

Second, be prepaired, have everything sorted before you go from rain gear to tyre pressures! I even had a brand new spare reg/rec!
I would imagine getting one in france with no transport could be a pain.
Thankfully I never neded it.

I got the notion after we got married last year when the wife said I could choose our next holiday as the wedding/honeymoon had been her dream Holiday.

I instantly said a Euro bike trip was what I wanted to do, she was less than impressed.
I had brought her from Kildare to the NW200 3 years ago and she cried on the way home because she was so uncofortablle on the back of the SV650 I had at the time.
So I had to sell my CBR600RR to get a vfr 800vtec with full luggage for the trip.

Well she ended up loving it in the end and wants to do another one!
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so heres a few pics of the trip.

The route, west coast of france, to the spanish side of the pair of knees N260 all the way west to east on the spanish side(an unmissible road!)then straight back up to Toulouse, Limoge, Saumur, Renne to the boat at Roscoff.

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The bike all packed up ready to Rock

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All tied up!

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Some of the places along the coast were great!

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The wine was good!

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The food was great!

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The sceneary was fantastic!

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The roads were epic!

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The pitstops were awesome!

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and we saw some unusual bikes along the way....

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and a Tank! or 10....

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Tell me where was the war museum like to see it my self
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johnny b · #35 10th July 2012, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by jay boy

Tell me where was the war museum like to see it my self
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The Panzer Tank Museam in Saumur, Loire valley France.