Well I have to say Richard that is absolutely the dog’s!
I see ….hopefully you may do some in the future thenAt the moment, I have no burning plans to ride any motorcycle anywhere, JB. I have just as much fun on four wheels (irrespective of make, age or model) and / or on my bicycle.
For the jaunts I have left for 2026, I have Sid’s do to the west of France, which I’ll link to going to Gedinne (along with some other Tossers) for the classic motorcycle races. I’ll use my camper van and bicycle for that.
Up next is the west of Ireland do, for which it’s a flight and a hire car, along with Mr & Mrs ChasMill. Then, a long weekend at the Spa Classic at the end of September, which will be by car along with some friends in their cars.
Followed by, hopefully, some car racing in the Algarve, which we’ll fly to and hire a car. That will bring us into November. In between, I will need to see my elderly mother a few times, which will be by car, interspersed with seeing my daughter / granddaughter, which will be by train or car. Then there’s Wanders around London, which are on foot and / or bicycle; along with the SE region get-togethers and some meet-up’s with chums in London, all by public transport.
I did think about buying a scooter but, a scooter has no clear advantage over a motorcycle (and all the disadvantages) as far as I can see. In short, I have no use for one in London, as public transport is so easy and (for me) free and of no particular use beyond the M25 either.
One of the great mysteries of the forum…. Has he… hasn’t he…….
You are a good man and one that I have a lot of time forIndeed JB, I’m looking forward to a return to the Irish west coast affair.
I still have three motorcycles, or four if you count the KTM I gave to my nephew to rag around the farm. I can’t though remember when I last rode any of the three and all are declared SORN. Have I missed any of them? Not particularly, not least as I have done and enjoyed plenty of jaunts or whatever, without turning two wheels, other than on a bicycle. Similarly, I have several more non-motorcycle events to look forward to into November of this year, including two UKGSer camping weekends, which are at least fun, after a fashion.
I have had a full year without riding a motorcycle before, when I stopped running Wapping’s Wanders, after clocking up something approaching 24,000 miles in a year. It was becoming ridiculous, not least as that was getting on for five sets of front and rear tyres on the big bike. I didn’t even open the garage door and had forgotten what colour the 1600 was.
Into 2027, I have an outline of doing some more jaunts, but none of them (at the moment at least) will involve motorcycles, not even towing one on a trailer. I also want to see more of London (which I can do on foot, on public transport and with - or without - a bicycle) not least as bods seem to like the little reports. That I quite enjoy them is just a bonus, I guess. If nothing else, wandering about in London is, near enough, free.
Mixed into the background (or foreground) of all this, is that I want to see more of my granddaughter, who (luckily enough) lives about an hour outside of London.. For reasons that are not for the forum, she may well not see so much of her grandmother over the coming years, which is sad on a whole bunch of levels. My daughter will probably need some support through it all too, as it will very probably be difficult for her and her husband. We (them and me) will have to see how that all unfolds, but at the moment it’s not looking great. I could wash my hands of the whole matter, but that would be grossly selfish. That puts motorcycles and indeed jaunts of any fashion into some perspective; you never know what’s coming down the road towards you.
I don’t think he does mean the actual roads are utterly destroyed…. I do however believe he does refer to the “bods” moaning that the roads are utterly boring and northern France not worth spending any given amount of time in, instead said bods” are more keen to explore Stelvio Pass and roads such as, thus must trundle along Autoroute to avoid boring bits in a hurry.
I didnt @wessie. North west france to me is the border with Belgium heading down towards Le Havre. If you take Paris as the focal point then yes, its Northern France
Thats true Ev. The area has a lot to offer in terms of things to see and great riding roads. I prefer to keep away from the Coast especially in the summer months for tourist traffic. Its generaly a nice quiet area to explore in car or bike…. I visit the area regularly on both
As I read this my brain immediately said “WOW, 80 mph, that’s tipping along nicely in an old sports car on country roads”
I have visited Brittany on a number of occasions now, curtesy of Captain and of my own choice too Grant. Lovely part of France, worth a visit as a destination, a bit of a tucked out the way corner if you are planing on transiting through though.
