Tomorrow I shall mostly be...

[Ed]

...setting off for the Alps:p:p:p

Leaving about 10, meeeting Andy at Brampton Hut services (A1(M)/A14 at Huntingdon) then to Folkestone, overnight stop, ferry Friday morning, stopping over Friday night at Mussy-sur-Seine (about 300 miles from Calais, between Troyes and Dijon) and on to the Alps Saturday.

I did ask on here if anyone would like to come with but nobody wanted to come with - either the timing was wrong, it was too £££ or the wife would never agree - so I'm going with a bloke who organises trips - Bill Roughton, trades as Bike Tours UK - there are about 18 of us going, have been emailing so we're not strangers. An alarming number ride a Versys:o

Bought a spare CF card for my camera so I will bore you all with pics when I get back.

Woohoooooooooo:p Just a bit excited!!!!

[maxinc]

Well ... ride safe and have a great time!

I hope one day I'll be confident enough to follow your initiative.

[G]

Strangley I recognised that name, I walk past Bills house everyday whilst out for a walk on my lunch break from work.

Edit - Oh an Bourg St Mauric is an awsome place with some awsome whitewater canoeing.

[pookie]

have fun..I'll keep an ear out as you cross over the brigde :)

[Iansv II]

Enjoy :D

[_Stretchie_]

Jealous

Have a good un

[The Guru]

Awesome! Have a good time. :cool:

[Milky Bar Kid]

Wow Ed! That sounds brilliant! And you won't bore us with the pics, I can't wait to see them!

Have a really good time and stay safe!

[Luckypants]

Edit - Oh an Bourg St Mauric is an awsome place with some awsome whitewater canoeing.

Certainly is! The Col de L'Iseran is just up the road too, a great road on a bike. My kayaking buddy cooked his turbo on that!

Have a great time Ed. Just a tinsy bit jealous!

[dyzio]

Have fun, how long are you going for?

[Razor]

Have a great time Ed. Looking forward to pics and you gushing about how the Versys is the ultimate all rounder ;)

[Ed]

Have fun, how long are you going for?

I'm away 11 days:cool:

I'm sure that I will be in serious pain on a 675 for that long... I'll have the Rocket that someone else is going on:p

[davepreston]

would be very interested in your feedback on this ed as ive been concidering using them myself
please pm me when you get back if you dont mind
dave

[CheGuevara]

I would love to do a trip like that some day. Sounds like epic fun Ed - enjoy!

[Ed]

Noooooooooo!!!!!! It's bloody well raining:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::ro lleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::ro lleyes:

Just as well I didn't bother washing the bike:lol::lol::lol:

Thank you for good wishes, see you 10 days time:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Scoobs]

Have fun Ed. Can't wait for the piccies.

[Quiff Wichard]

oh Ed I only just seen this...

hope u well and safe and I cant wait for the pictures

at least we have GMiii to console us.

[CarlosSV650S]

Have a good one m8 ! Well jealous.

[gettin2dizzy]

Ride safe :thumbsup:

[Speedy Claire]

Have a great time Ed... ride safe and I look forward to the pics

[Ed]

I'm B-A-A-A-A-A-A-C-K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you miss me?

I hated every minute of it :lol:

Write up and pics follow as soon as (a) I can find my camera charger and (b) I've had a few zzzzzzs as I am totally knackered.

[The Guru]

Welcome back Ed. I'm looking forward to the pics/write up.:smt045

[BanannaMan]

Welcome back Ed!!!
I'm sure the pics will be awesome!

[darylB]

What, i didn't realise you had been away, so thats where my tailpack and bum bag disappeared to. glad you're back safe. :D

Daryl.

[CarlosSV650S]

Welcome back m8, hope you enjoyed it . Should be some good pics in there.

[Quiff Wichard]

Glad you home safe mate cant wait form the pics and write up..

[Speedy Claire]

Welcome home Ed... looking forward to the pics

[Ed]

They will take a while cos there are so many... and I need to find the camera charger to be able to download them as the camera battery is flat.

I'm planning next year's trip already...

Saw Daimo's piece - he was in Bourg just a bit before me and had snow... we had sun and it was damned hot, typically 30C in the valley, maybe 15 - 20C on the tops, except for the day I went up La Grande Motte on the cable car to 3500m when it was about 10C. And on the way home, It was around 37 - 38C in eastern central France:cool:

[G]

Sounds good... do you recommend the chap you went with?

What was the pace like?

[Ed]

Sounds good... do you recommend the chap you went with?

What was the pace like?

1. Yes.

2. Fast but not stupid fast, except for hooning it back up the autoroute to get the ferry. I will cover all this in my diary... I kept detailed notes.

I await a French speeding ticket... I set off a camera in a tunnel. I was liking the sound of my TOR can, it was sounding like jet afterburners - and rather overcooked it:rolleyes:

[G]

I await a French speeding ticket... I set off a camera in a tunnel. I was liking the sound of my TOR can, it was sounding like jet afterburners - and rather overcooked it:rolleyes:

You will be waiting a while for it...

I got snapped a couple of times and never received a thing.

In france the speed limits dropped to 50kph on bridges and I stayed at 90kph when I was flashed (in my car). Front facing cameras to at night, I about shat my pants until my eyes readjusted.