2014 europe trip

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deadgrass
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2014 europe trip

Post by deadgrass » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:45 pm

just got back today from a 10 day run round europe [mainly france]
the route took us sheffield ,calais,geneva,route de grand alps,susa [italy],nice,castellane,millau,le mans,normandy,calais[drop off the southerner],zeebrugge,hull,sheffield.all camping [except one night],good to meet forum member murdock on ferry back.
bikes were,2 triumph 800s,bandit 600,cb1000r,and me on mt 604.
bike took it all in its stride [bar a broken and replaced clutch cable].
hopfully got a bit off on board footage off one of the triumphs but here are some pictures for now,
dave.


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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by arceye » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:26 pm

Wondered where you were. :lol:
Looks a nice trip and the bike looks great. :D
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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by Murdock » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:54 pm

Hi Deadgrass hope you got back to Steel city safe n sound and dry. We went the long way back and called in at Squires.

ps Hope the Mrs like the perfume you bought her ;)
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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by deadgrass » Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:14 pm

hi murdock,yes back in the good books with our lass,we all got a drenching waiting to go through passport control :roll: still good to see the humber bridge even if if was shrouded in mist, good to see you also got back safe.
dave.
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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by Minter » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:34 am

Nice one Dave, Scenery and bike looks great..
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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by bth2bth2 » Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:25 am

looks like a great trip. nice one dave.


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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by jamba » Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:58 pm

Wau! Looks like you had great trip. How was bike performing, did you like the fairing is good?
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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by deadgrass » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:49 pm

hi jamba, yes the bike rode and performed great, the fairing worked excellently to keep rider fatigue down,we covered 2700 miles ,hopefully if the on board footage comes out you'll see what i mean.
dave.
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Re: 2014 europe trip

Post by pupster » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:24 am

Millau viaduct looks great there. I wish I was travelling instead of house hunting! :D
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