Following on from the (not quite complete) disasters of 2009 and 2010, I thought I might push the patience of Lady Luck a bit further next year.
I plan to run three of the 'One day' jaunts, one of which will be for novices only.
I also plan to run two 'Long weekend' jaunts. One the Ardennes and the other down to Dijon. These will probably be four or five day jaunts, the Dijon run being likely to depart on a late afternoon train, simply to gain us some time the next day.
Limit on each jaunt will have to be me, plus a maximum of six other bikes. Pillions are welcome.
Who might they suit? Anyone who has a half decent sense of humour and doesn't want the structure (and cost) of a professional tour company event.
Distance? On the long weekend jaunts we will need to crack in a couple of 250 plus mile days, mostly on decent country roads. Other than navigational errors there will be no off-road sections. In short, nothing you could not do on a FireBlade or puskbike.
The one day events will each be an easy 150 miles or so, again on country roads.
Dates? We can probably get going in early April with one of the one-dayers. The exact dates I will lob up once Reasonably soon. I suggest the first excursion is the novice's jaunt.
Richard
I plan to run three of the 'One day' jaunts, one of which will be for novices only.
I also plan to run two 'Long weekend' jaunts. One the Ardennes and the other down to Dijon. These will probably be four or five day jaunts, the Dijon run being likely to depart on a late afternoon train, simply to gain us some time the next day.
Limit on each jaunt will have to be me, plus a maximum of six other bikes. Pillions are welcome.
Who might they suit? Anyone who has a half decent sense of humour and doesn't want the structure (and cost) of a professional tour company event.
Distance? On the long weekend jaunts we will need to crack in a couple of 250 plus mile days, mostly on decent country roads. Other than navigational errors there will be no off-road sections. In short, nothing you could not do on a FireBlade or puskbike.
The one day events will each be an easy 150 miles or so, again on country roads.
Dates? We can probably get going in early April with one of the one-dayers. The exact dates I will lob up once Reasonably soon. I suggest the first excursion is the novice's jaunt.
Richard
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