Bretagne

Cookson · Oct 13, 2005

2 weeks ago I purchased my 1st GSA in fact my 1st BMW.

Then a week ago today I went to Brittany / France to see my folks for a long weekend, came back on tuesday evening & got drounded in torrential 45 degree rain for 5 hours up the M5 / M42 Plymouth to Nottingham.

I have to say the bike was superb, but you lot already knew that, travelling down in good weather took 4 hours, 280 miles none stop, way to go, not even a square arse, 150 miles would be the most on my old Africa Twin, definatley a square arse.

Any way the roads in Brittany are fantastic, no more than 200 yards in a straight line, fantastic scenery & views, lakes, rivers, hills & valleys & hardly any traffic, what traffic you do see moves over for you even the Gendarme.

I have seen the light, rock on GSA.

Bronco Billy · Oct 13, 2005

Nice one.....

Did you fit the new Engine bars before you went? If so, did they go on easy enough?

Cookson · Oct 13, 2005

Yup, thanks BB,

Bars went on a piece of cake, the bolts that were on the counter at Pidcocks were wrong, right bags & part numbers, wrong bolts in the bags, so had to re-order, but no worries.

Bet your life if I had not fitted the bars, I would have needed them.

I'll be in touch next week & we need to get out for a large :beer:

sometime.

baldycop · Oct 13, 2005

cookson glad you like the bike and the forum, suits good and warm.
Brittany possibly the best biking roads bar none, have a house nr Baud south brittany :beer:

Le singe · Oct 14, 2005

Baldycop, your house is about 30km south of where I live, been here 3 years, 1100GS, perfect roads, what more do you need?

Cookson · Oct 14, 2005

baldycop said:
cookson glad you like the bike and the forum, suits good and warm.
Brittany possibly the best biking roads bar none, have a house nr Baud south brittany

Could have done with that suit on tuesday night coming back from Plymouth, Jeeeez, did I get wet, time me thinks to get some new wet weather kit.

:mmmm

baldycop · Oct 14, 2005

Le chappelle neuve just outside heading away from baud ironically enough next door to a pig farm :beer:

Le singe · Oct 14, 2005

Just looked where it is on the map, I'm about 5km north of Guemene sur Scorff. We regularly visit the port area of Vannes at the weekend, good cafés,usually a few other bikes around.
The route is Guemene, Bubry, Baud, Vannes, afterwards, Lorient, Guemene, about 150km round trip, on a Sunday,negligable traffic.
You've chosen a good area.

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