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06-10-11, 03:02 PM
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OMG
has anyone ever been to this part of France
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=42.5222...m&z=11&vpsrc=6 stumbled upon it by mistake looking around in G-Maps. those roads look crazzzzzy. i have zoomed in on a few and they put roads like the leven loop and dukes to shame... hhhhmmm wonder if i can get a cppl weeks off in the summer 
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06-10-11, 03:04 PM
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Re: OMG
Most of the roads in France are awesome, quiet, very well maintained and clean, nothing over here comes close IMO.
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06-10-11, 03:12 PM
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Re: OMG
Just come back from cycling in the Pyrenees, a bit further east than that but can say the roads are pretty good. I agree with Phil, we don't have the terrain to demand building such great roads. Check this out...
The road to Luz Ardiden  Hardly a vehicle on it in summer, it just goes to the ski station.
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06-10-11, 03:30 PM
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Re: OMG
Road + Mountain = Fun.
Simple as that.
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06-10-11, 03:39 PM
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Re: OMG
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i think this would be 160 miles of complete and utter mentalness  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...,7,10&t=m&z=10 |
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06-10-11, 07:03 PM
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Re: OMG
If you fancy that PM 'Nigel' or his daughter 'Trickywoos' on here. Nigel and his wife own and run a B&B near Perpignan, and Nigel owns an SV, knows the roads well, and is happy to do local tours.
One year I'm going to talk Specialone into visiting that region on the dirt bikes for a week. You can ride Biarittz to Perpignan without touching tarmac. |
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06-10-11, 07:27 PM
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Re: OMG
Anyone fancy this?
I dooo!
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06-10-11, 07:29 PM
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Re: OMG
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from Point A on your map, go through Andora and then into Spain, then head for the little town of Sort and then back into France again. Take a few days and explore, that was the most memorable bit of riding from our trip last year.
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06-10-11, 07:43 PM
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Re: OMG
Fizz did you do the old border crossing road adjacent to the A9/E15?
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06-10-11, 07:44 PM
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I wrote a trip report about it, which might give you a better idea of where we went ! Tis here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=156683
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