Absolutely .
Along with chains are a dealbreaker. Must have shaft drive. Same with tubeless v tubes .
Though the worry about bike breaking down is probably wise -it’s a GS-based forum after all
Bike over on the Eurotunnel
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Along with chains are a dealbreaker. Must have shaft drive. Same with tubeless v tubes .
Though the worry about bike breaking down is probably wise -it’s a GS-based forum after all
Used the train more times than I care to remember....Just pleased not to be on a ferry, the tunnel is luxury in comparison....Plus it is a total bonus to be with your bike, or when in a car, with your dog, so much more civilised.
Nobody likes a show off.
Only one thing to know about the tunnel: Flexiplus. 
I never thought to pack an umbrella until a Wapping’s Wander to the Black Forest, where Timeandtide suffered a failed driveshaft on the return leg through rural France and Alleycam produced a brolly from his pannier to shelter us from the rain whilst we tried to help.
Luckily we then ended up being beckoned into a nearby French village garage where the generous hospitality included coffee and cake.
…….I now carry a brolly of my own.
I cant help feeling does this need to be said. Its common senseThe Chunnel carries about 2,000,000 cars a year. They don’t seem to publish figures for the number of motorcycles. However, if we guess it’s say 5% (that looks pretty generous) that’s 100,000 motorcycles. It’s remarkable how quiet the internet is vis-a-vis “Me steed’s gone flying, ‘cos the cnut slammed the brakes on”.
That said, I have been parked on the train in just about every configuration known to man, including in a cradle when the thing first started. The only direction they haven’t tried is facing backwards. I can also recall when even looking at the central channel of the carriage drew a sharp rebuke from the loading chimps.
PS My tip when going onto the train. Leave a decent interval between you and the bike in front and don’t be rushed by the loaders. The interval is handy in case (as is not infrequent) the bike in front is ridden by someone who has never been on the Chunnel before. You don’t want to be suddenly stopping on the sometimes wet and slippery steel decking when you first ride on. Likewise give the bikermate time to park, set his bike over and stand around admiring it, before you slide in next to him. When you do park, get your own bike leaned over and hop off sharply, before the bikermate numpty behind you, gets carried away…. And parks so as to leave you no room.
My second tip…. Don’t fire your awsome steed up and blip the bloody open can, gassing and deafening the bods behind. Just wait patiently and ride away with the minimum amount of noise, gasses and fuss.
But you maybe operate on a higher plane.
Probably
I've never seen a bike go over, but i do stand close to mine and have grabbed it a few times as the wobble made me nervous lol
Having travelled on the chunnel many times, reading the previous pages did make me chuckle.
In my opinion the reason motorcycles are not loaded at the front is because if they were to go down it would cause chaos. They would not be able to offload the train and so you would have 300 cars sat there unable to move.
Better to have those unstable vehicles at the back of the train.
In my opinion the reason motorcycles are not loaded at the front is because if they were to go down it would cause chaos. They would not be able to offload the train and so you would have 300 cars sat there unable to move.
Better to have those unstable vehicles at the back of the train.
Got to have a bit of UKgs doom and gloom.
I must be luckiest guy in the world.
Used tunnel about 100 times and never got burned alive, never had bike crash, never got in hideous queues.
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I must be luckiest guy in the world.
Used tunnel about 100 times and never got burned alive, never had bike crash, never got in hideous queues.
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