'Beginners' weekend
Please don't be put off by the title or some tosser (with a small t) taking the pee. Everyone had to start somewhere and you'd be surprised at how many PM's I receive expressing an interest in something similar and / or looking for advice. Several 'Wanderers' started out on the earlier 'Beginners' days (it's now grown into two days somehow) and are now wandering all over the place.
But, enough already..... Here's the deal:
Out: Saturday 28 April
Back: Sunday 29 April
Train out: 07:50 departure
Train back: 17:20 departure
I have bought my ticket £28 return, all in.
Where are we going: No definite plan yet, only as I am waiting for a couple of hotels to reply. I am hoping it will be a private / family hotel type o'thing. As soon as I know, you'll know too.
How far: I would guess at about 200 to 250 miles a day, some of which will be on a motorway. Let's guess at not more than 500 over the weekend in France. As we lose an hour simply crossing over I may well shove the motorway segment (it won't be miles and miles and miles) on day one, just to buy back some time. On the return leg we could think about cracking off reasonably smartish and do a longer run on some lesser roads. Let's see what the weather is like on the day, too.
Suitable for: Anyone who has never ridden abroad or anyone who just wants to have a trial run with a novice pillion..... old hands welcome too, but first call to 'beginners', if that's OK. It will bring in just about every type of road you may come across (motorways, National (N) and Departmental (D) roads, towns and villages)..... maybe the odd farm road too, if we get a diversion...... but nothing deliberately 'off-road' and nothing that I would not ride on my HP2 Sport, I promise.
Navigation: I will create Garmin Mapsource routes and we'll use the marker 'drop off' system. Don't worry if you don't know what it is. Lots of bods do.... and still get lost. Seriously, we will run thro' it before we set off in France.
Numbers: Let's say eight bikes in all, subject to me getting enough rooms. I will add a ninth if an 'old hand' wants to volunteer for a bit of tail gunner duty.
Richard
PS I will be offering the same jaunt on another (smaller) forum. If we get over subscription I will run another one, probably in September.
Please don't be put off by the title or some tosser (with a small t) taking the pee. Everyone had to start somewhere and you'd be surprised at how many PM's I receive expressing an interest in something similar and / or looking for advice. Several 'Wanderers' started out on the earlier 'Beginners' days (it's now grown into two days somehow) and are now wandering all over the place.
But, enough already..... Here's the deal:
Out: Saturday 28 April
Back: Sunday 29 April
Train out: 07:50 departure
Train back: 17:20 departure
I have bought my ticket £28 return, all in.
Where are we going: No definite plan yet, only as I am waiting for a couple of hotels to reply. I am hoping it will be a private / family hotel type o'thing. As soon as I know, you'll know too.
How far: I would guess at about 200 to 250 miles a day, some of which will be on a motorway. Let's guess at not more than 500 over the weekend in France. As we lose an hour simply crossing over I may well shove the motorway segment (it won't be miles and miles and miles) on day one, just to buy back some time. On the return leg we could think about cracking off reasonably smartish and do a longer run on some lesser roads. Let's see what the weather is like on the day, too.
Suitable for: Anyone who has never ridden abroad or anyone who just wants to have a trial run with a novice pillion..... old hands welcome too, but first call to 'beginners', if that's OK. It will bring in just about every type of road you may come across (motorways, National (N) and Departmental (D) roads, towns and villages)..... maybe the odd farm road too, if we get a diversion...... but nothing deliberately 'off-road' and nothing that I would not ride on my HP2 Sport, I promise.
Navigation: I will create Garmin Mapsource routes and we'll use the marker 'drop off' system. Don't worry if you don't know what it is. Lots of bods do.... and still get lost. Seriously, we will run thro' it before we set off in France.
Numbers: Let's say eight bikes in all, subject to me getting enough rooms. I will add a ninth if an 'old hand' wants to volunteer for a bit of tail gunner duty.
Richard
PS I will be offering the same jaunt on another (smaller) forum. If we get over subscription I will run another one, probably in September.