92KK 84WW Olaf
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TacKler wrote:Thanks for posting Kuk. I may twist Olaf's arm in to travelling further south.
Bill, you know you want to do it. We have sown the seed of an idea in your mind. Don't fight it. It will only become more painful. Just think May/June 2015, and you are half way there.
Dave.
I don't think I need much persuading. I have been down to Pyrenees and across the north coast of Spain on our camping holidays when kids and myself went. The incessant tolls in Spain were an annoyance as it's coins every time. But it is lovely.
Not sure any of the Irish Eccentrics need much persuading. Sgmayhew was very keen on coming along, he just sent me an email yesterday to that effect. Comberjohn also on for it. Bikerboy and Jude [aka the Hooligan Pensioner] are always keen to travel South but their bikes have an inbuilt aversion to travelling North. I have a feeling they too would have an interest as Jude enjoyed our riding style.
A nice base to work from is good too, maybe not moving tents about every day.
My own view of nice trips is not being too rigid about having a tight up programme as weather and other things can bugger it up. May/June is good as nothing will be full or need pre-booking so we can stop when we feel is the right time or place. A breakdown is not the end of the world either. Lateral thinking is the key. My Dad years ago had his alternator pack up when we were going on holidays. in was about 9 or 10. Rather than cut the holiday short we headed off, towing the caravan, but brought a battery charger. At the other end he recharged it as needed and arranged to come back later in the week to get it sorted. That became a day trip for just the two of us and arrived back at the house in July to see my neighbour heading out in a school uniform- one of our classmates had died and he was heading to the funeral. Headed back down to the caravan for another few weeks.
Now from north west Spain to a meet up near Cap Ferret could be a nice run too. It would be possible to do Roscoff to Cap Ferret in one run but its 480 miles, about 430 on motorway. We always did it in one run in the car, but a big diesel tank meant only one [long] stop for food and refuel. On a K its got to be 3 stops for fuel but likely 4. The thing was we passed so many places we would have loved to visit!
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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles.
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
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1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
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