Older bike/person
The model of bike is Red Hunter and I use all the same post 1938 iron motors that have enclosed rockerboxes and valvegear. Lovely things like same crankcases from 250 LH thru' 350NH,500 VH and even the sidevalve VB 600,so things can be swapped,similarly not too many gearbox options. Like all good old tugs they've been raced,trialed,scrambled and ridden to work. Diverting a moment I had a BSA M21 ex-RAC for 9 years and just rode it everyday; 1 puncture and 1 dynamo falure, a real round the world bike.
However times and kit change and not being a purist I appreciate other peoples experience in making my choices. For example; 6 volt bulbs in other countries? How practical,or is 12 volts the rule,guess it depends on my route.
As I live in France most of the time I don't have to worry about ferries to start with. Initially I have ideas to visit friends in Bulgaria and Greece . I've driven my van to BG a few times and only fly in the ointment I would say is Romania;least at night as no law is evident and lorry drivers go nuts,never even slept there,just kept going,what are the pro's and cons of camping near your bike versus motel ?. On bikes do you need a Vignette as we did on van ?
Questions about fuel problems in other countries along this route ? Once again,any thoughts,thanks.
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