Have been in contact recently with some lads I used to do scooter rallies with in the 80s, so have not seen them for over 30 years. The scooter club (junction 13) is still going strong and they still get together quite often, moved away from Guildford area a long time ago so not too convenient to meet up
Went to Vienna to a Vespa weekend when I was 18 and it was awesome, mainly the getting there and back
Anyway the 2020 weekend is just outside of Porto in July, have booked the same return crossing as them from Bilbao on the 9th July and am planning to ride through France to meet them on the Friday, probably to St Malo
I have always done Spain via Santander or Bilbao, am gonna give myself 4 to 5 days to get from St Malo to Porto and would appreciate any tips on good roads and places to see en-route, don't intend to touch any motorways. I do have maps and a computer so I will be thinking for myself, just personal experiences I think are the way to go, lots of time to get there so don't even mind going a little out of my way if it's worth it
They did invite me to go down with them but could see that getting a bit frustrating, I know scooters have come on a bit since my days and I think they are all 300ccs going to Portugal but I don't think my new 1250s gonna enjoy that
Going to leave Porto on the Monday and head to the Picos for a few days before the ferry on the Thursday
Cheers
Went to Vienna to a Vespa weekend when I was 18 and it was awesome, mainly the getting there and back
Anyway the 2020 weekend is just outside of Porto in July, have booked the same return crossing as them from Bilbao on the 9th July and am planning to ride through France to meet them on the Friday, probably to St Malo
I have always done Spain via Santander or Bilbao, am gonna give myself 4 to 5 days to get from St Malo to Porto and would appreciate any tips on good roads and places to see en-route, don't intend to touch any motorways. I do have maps and a computer so I will be thinking for myself, just personal experiences I think are the way to go, lots of time to get there so don't even mind going a little out of my way if it's worth it
They did invite me to go down with them but could see that getting a bit frustrating, I know scooters have come on a bit since my days and I think they are all 300ccs going to Portugal but I don't think my new 1250s gonna enjoy that
Going to leave Porto on the Monday and head to the Picos for a few days before the ferry on the Thursday
Cheers