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Cheeky bugger ….it’s a trip
JB & Ikkje ride again ….!!!
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Cheeky bugger ….it’s a trip
Are you sure it’s not an Adventure, with a capital A?
Small a please
When we’re up in a mountain village with no fuel and you’ve only got 25 miles in the tank …it was challenging
Well you should have filled up in the U.K. then. It’s the only way,I read it on here
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We did ……It didn’t last long enough though, for some reasonWell you should have filled up in the U.K. then. It’s the only way,I read it on here
Do you get more mpg with French essence sans plomb, in comparison to English E10 unleaded ?
It’s a mystery
Also there’s no manned petrol stations in France …..it’s a bloody disgrace
Just 24/24
95 RON E5 is fairly common in France away from Total garages (always E1095). You'll get a few more mpg from E5 but not much.
Plenty of petrol stations about with cash desks. Mostly Total Access branded. Although they will often have a robot for out of hours.
Friday afternoon we pitched up at Salers in the heart of Cantal and the Auvergne area
It’s a heritage medieval village with lots to see and plenty of tourists by day
and equally pretty by night
It’s a heritage medieval village with lots to see and plenty of tourists by day
and equally pretty by night
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Did I mention Mark has a brilliant knack of choosing great places to stay
For our 3 nights in Salers we have this 17th century apartment which is massive, beautifully furnished and extremely quirky
It has about 6-7 rooms in total and is about 3-4 times bigger than my 4 bed house at home
All for £110 per night - so just £55 each
For our 3 nights in Salers we have this 17th century apartment which is massive, beautifully furnished and extremely quirky
It has about 6-7 rooms in total and is about 3-4 times bigger than my 4 bed house at home
All for £110 per night - so just £55 each
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So, where were we ….
Yesterday we had a ride our to Puy Mary - reputed to be France’s largest volcano and the spectacle didn’t disappoint
However we did make a schoolboy error and arrived on Friday at a mountain village and we were low on fuel
So it was a 30 mile trip to get fuel first
On the way up to Puy Mary we stopped for coffee and that then turned into lunch at Auberge Col de Neronné as I had a chain lube malfunction too
So, Madamé was very helpful with industrial cleaning products from the kitchen to clean me up, we decided it was decent thing to stop for lunch and delicious it was too
Oh well …onwards to Puy Mary & the pics can do the talking
We can back down the valleé de Falgoux and it afforded more great views
Yesterday we had a ride our to Puy Mary - reputed to be France’s largest volcano and the spectacle didn’t disappoint
However we did make a schoolboy error and arrived on Friday at a mountain village and we were low on fuel
So it was a 30 mile trip to get fuel first
On the way up to Puy Mary we stopped for coffee and that then turned into lunch at Auberge Col de Neronné as I had a chain lube malfunction too
So, Madamé was very helpful with industrial cleaning products from the kitchen to clean me up, we decided it was decent thing to stop for lunch and delicious it was too
Oh well …onwards to Puy Mary & the pics can do the talking
We can back down the valleé de Falgoux and it afforded more great views
A great trip indeed!
At least your crap XT seems to be working:
Speed set to kilometres per hour.
Road currently on is the D63.
Next turn is left onto the D12.
Arrival time estimated at 5:23 PM.
Speed set to kilometres per hour.
Road currently on is the D63.
Next turn is left onto the D12.
Arrival time estimated at 5:23 PM.
Nice pictures 
Not really Richard and whilst it might be user error, the XT’s were only used for secondary back up and our main nav was the Beeline Moto II which performed flawlessly. The most frustrating time with the Garmins was the day’s route showing up perfectly on the unit and then when you press go, being reduced to about 7kM’s. As I said though, the frustration with them might well be down to lack of expertise. The Beeline? You get probably 8% of the information on the screen, but enough to keep you going where you planned to, and more importantly, 92% less frustration as it just seems to work. Downsides? The planning is not as easy as MyRoute App.
Point to point is fineAt least your crap XT seems to be working:
Speed set to kilometres per hour.
Road currently on is the D63.
Next turn is left onto the D12.
Arrival time estimated at 5:23 PM.
It’s the pre planned round robin that’s not behaving
Hey Ho I still have my Michelin map of the Auvergne on the tank to fall back on & it works
OK.
I’ve copied and editted this post into the GPS section. Maybe we can come up with the cure? It does sound a bit like user error, but we’ll see. I think it’s worthwhile as my XT (and the XT’s of others) is working near enough perfectly, up to running quite complex bespoke routes.
Thread 'XT woes'
https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/xt-woes.498666/
Richard
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Thank youI am sure it’s fixable, which will enhance its resale value no end
Persevering for a bit longer …because it looks pretty on my bike
Great photos JB, ikkje. Love the doors. 
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