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ride to south of france from ace cafe summer 2012

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ace cafe ride to south of france summer 2012 for 10 days
then back up coast into italy / switzerland / amsterdam/
anyone interested to do all or to meet up to do part of trip. i ve done st maxime up into italy then switzerland and then back to calais but in 2 days 1317 miles that was hardcore. so 10 days to see more of all the places in france italy and switerland and a nice chill out in the dam for 1 night before back to ferry
I ve got some great places to stop on the way but not alot so anyone who has some others great places to go or stop for night please let me know

ps it will be mostly camping. i know of some in the st tropez upto monaco area i ve not stop in any but saw loads when i was working down there.biker friendly place would be best. happy rideing :: route update i was thinking ace cafe to portsmouth ferry santander across to barcelona then up ?

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give me a call when you are closer to going ( say 3 months warning)

Also could you give me an idea of your riding style and what bike you will be using.

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hi oldbmw
i have a blackbird i know its a fast bike but my rideing style is easy going i have mates with slow and fast bikes.just interested in taking a bit longer then i did when i had only 2 days before to come back from south of france. have you been before. not sure when in summer yet should know by spring next year its all about work so no worries on letting people know for there own planning
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Let me get this Autumn one out the way. And I could be interested. Date's are a good think even if it is a round about date's in what month. Spring and Autumn are good time's. As it is out of season and still warm to hot. And a mid week crossing is half price to a week end.
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ace cafe

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how do you feel having a harley streetbob tagging along just back from spain did the ferry to santander then rode to andora and back to uk looking for another trip to do sounds like a cool trip where are you located
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I have been down to the pyrenees a few times, also to Nice. have to say Nice/antbidess into N Italy far too crowded for my liking.

Currently riding an Enfield, but that might change.
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how do you feel having a harley streetbob tagging along just back from spain did the ferry to santander then rode to andora and back to uk looking for another trip to do sounds like a cool trip where are you located
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no problems at all with having a harley i am in harlow essex
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I have been down to the pyrenees a few times, also to Nice. have to say Nice/antbidess into N Italy far too crowded for my liking.

Currently riding an Enfield, but that might change.
i agree with you on nice all ideas welcome for better routes i ve got some myself i will say the verdon its just amazing up in them mountains 70 miles north of st maxime. there's also some routes inland from nice that where in bike mag last year thar look really good as well and the head the right way towards italy
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road trip

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im in basingstoke hampshire
i ride with quite a few people from chigwell and maldon
what sort of mileage are you thinking of doing and i take it camping is the way to go really
be cool to see what route you are planning
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im in basingstoke hampshire
i ride with quite a few people from chigwell and maldon
what sort of mileage are you thinking of doing and i take it camping is the way to go really
be cool to see what route you are planning
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hi stillyboy
mileage about 2500 to 3500
route not fully sorted but the south of france into italy and swizerland i was also thinking of heading down france the atlantic side towards spain take in the pyrenees maybe barcelona and then head up the south of france, but if you have any ideas yourself all good routes but most important
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Guys,

If you go, and you want to come to Antwerp(en) in Belgium, drop me a mail... We live here and have room in our garage for some more bikes for a night, you can stay at our place and the cost is zero!
We can, if you are interested, take you for a small walking tour in the old city and grab something to eat in the evening, we're flexible and are travelers ourselves...

If you're interested: seb@fotografix.be
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Guys,

If you go, and you want to come to Antwerp(en) in Belgium, drop me a mail... We live here and have room in our garage for some more bikes for a night, you can stay at our place and the cost is zero!
We can, if you are interested, take you for a small walking tour in the old city and grab something to eat in the evening, we're flexible and are travelers ourselves...

If you're interested: seb@fotografix.be
hi seb that is so cool of you i have never been to antwerp and would love to take you up on the tour i will keep you up to date, and the favour go's both ways we don't have much room in house but have a caravan on side of house that fits 4 people very nicely and parking we live in essex about 20 miles north of london
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