Mint jelly bearers are shot on the spot in France.
Riding Thru France
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chrisbee
, Jan 04 2017 08:27 am
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Posted 06 January 2017 - 07:40 pm
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Posted 09 January 2017 - 09:34 am
The bike Gendarmes are a pretty friendly bunch, and don't give bikers much hassle if you are not being a total cock.
....I thought they were TDM riders .... ???
BTW, do speed cameras photograph the rear ? I Norway, bikers are immune to speed cameras 
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Posted 09 January 2017 - 11:17 am
In the U.K. Most film the front of the vehicle but there are some exceptions I believe. Don't know about France
Edited by TinTin, 09 January 2017 - 11:18 am.
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Posted 09 January 2017 - 12:11 pm
....I thought they were TDM riders .... ???
BTW, do speed cameras photograph the rear ? I Norway, bikers are immune to speed cameras
FJR 1300 for main road use I believe TDM for city use, maybe wrong anyway JBX will put me right
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Posted 10 January 2017 - 12:13 am
FJR 1300 for main road use I believe TDM for city use, maybe wrong anyway JBX will put me right
Such knowledge makes me suspect you eat snails with butter & garlic.
In the U.K. Most film the front of the vehicle but there are some exceptions I believe. Don't know about France
Here the b*****ds mostly shoot you in the back !
But as already said above, there is a big road sign at variable distance before the crime scene that you can't usually miss.
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Posted 10 January 2017 - 08:34 pm
And, as far as I'm aware, the tickets from static cameras don't follow you back to Blighty 
Certainly set a few off on the last trip in September .......but nothing through the post to date 
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Posted 16 July 2017 - 03:59 am
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