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Started by pete7 , Jul 10 2015 08:09 pm

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#1 pete7

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Posted 10 July 2015 - 08:09 pm

Had a memorable tour of Pyrenees via St Malo ferry, Bordeaux and then into Spain and Andorra, before returning via the amazing E111 road into French Pyrenees to see the famous Col de Tourmalet and the scary Col D'Aubisque ...

 

More details and pictures on my Facebook page but here are a few tasters ...

 

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Posted 10 July 2015 - 08:43 pm

Well done :good: cracking pics, this destination has just been added to my bucket list :badgerrock:


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Posted 11 July 2015 - 06:05 am

Teriffic. Who were the folk in the blue t-shirts cleaning the bike

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Posted 11 July 2015 - 01:44 pm

Hi pete7!

 

Beautiful photos pete. It must have been a very pleasant walk.

Congratulations on tour; "Carpe Diem"

 

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Posted 11 July 2015 - 03:08 pm

Great pics Pete :good:  How many miles did you cover ?


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Posted 11 July 2015 - 06:11 pm

The ladies who took a shine to the bikes were on a walking trip we think ... possibly with some charity/religious group. We had a serious linguistic barrier but they were great fun.

 

I covered a bit over 2200 miles in total ..

 

Possibly most enjoyable tour so far, even surpassing last year's Stelvio and Grossglockner in't Alps 

 

Next time we will use Santander ferry I think - the charge through flat and featureless bits of France see below, was not worth a few bob saved on ferries

 

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Posted 12 July 2015 - 02:14 pm

Nice Pics Pete, I agree the Santander ferry is the best way to go it saves about 1500miles I did say ABOUT! before some clever

d--k says its only 1300.975 miles. 


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Posted 12 July 2015 - 05:39 pm

Agree - Ferry down to Santander & back up through France is the way to do it  :good:

No rushing - ferry sets of from Portsmouth late afternoon - 24 hours chilling out getting into the mood & route planning 

Dock around six pm - an hour or so riding to a hotel/campsite in Northern Spain (Picos for me)

A week in Spain and Portugal, then head North - French Pyrenees, Tarn Gorge, Ardeche - even the Alps & up to Calais

 

I find the Santander ferry back a bit boring - you can't really do much the last day apart from hang around Santander, then it's 24 hours waiting to get home, making the last 2 days a bit of an anticlimax .......I prefer to spend them riding hard back up through France, finishing the tyres off 


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Posted 13 July 2015 - 11:39 am

Like the photograph of the conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and Hotel.


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Posted 13 July 2015 - 05:17 pm

Seems like years ago I was there. Only been 3 weeks though :sorry: .


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Posted 21 July 2015 - 08:00 am

My mate has just got back from the Picos by air, arm in sling, bike new z1000 still in Spain take care and dont push your luck!

i am sat at home with a swollen foot and broken toe,i clipped a car on Hartside bike in my garage unmarked lesson learned wont push my luck!


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Posted 31 July 2015 - 07:58 am

Well i'm off down to the Picos on sunday; originally planned to go to the Dolomites (once more), but can't be arsed with Kent/Calais. Will ride down through France.

 

Are the Picos really quite decent? Are there any roads, apart from the obvious worth a look? What about Portugal?

 

Looking forward to this.


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Posted 31 July 2015 - 08:42 am

Some info here

http://www.carpe-tdm...=30630&hl=picos

 

http://www.carpe-tdm...=25650&hl=picos


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Posted 31 July 2015 - 11:52 am

 

Ta, muchly 'Rod.


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Posted 31 July 2015 - 04:23 pm

Picos are excellent - then head West into Galicia & drop down into Portugal - empty roads to die for 

 

You'll see that Picos route I put up on those links Studley posted.

 

But wherever you go you'll get good value & find great roads.

 

Look out for Spanish plod though - they're very quick at handing out fixed penalty fines.

 

And watch the traffic lights through the villages- make sure you're at the correct speed at the first set & you'll get a green at the next set - go too fast & they'll hold you up for ages at the next set  :rolleyes:

 

Oh, & remember - Portugal is the same time zone as the UK - so you gain an hour as soon as you cross the border - and lose it again back in spain - can catch you out at mealtimes 


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Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a triple
Gary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder

1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker

2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !

BMW K1300R

2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit 

BMW S1000XR in white 

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Posted 01 August 2015 - 10:09 am

Picos are excellent - then head West into Galicia & drop down into Portugal - empty roads to die for 

 

You'll see that Picos route I put up on those links Studley posted.

 

But wherever you go you'll get good value & find great roads.

 

Look out for Spanish plod though - they're very quick at handing out fixed penalty fines.

 

And watch the traffic lights through the villages- make sure you're at the correct speed at the first set & you'll get a green at the next set - go too fast & they'll hold you up for ages at the next set  :rolleyes:

 

Oh, & remember - Portugal is the same time zone as the UK - so you gain an hour as soon as you cross the border - and lose it again back in spain - can catch you out at mealtimes 

 

Cool, thanks Sidestand.

 

Gonna have to watch my speed.


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