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hello matey,just stumbled upon your posting,sounds interesting!i hit the big five-o myself next year and was thinking of doing a trip down to Germany on my bike,that is until I read your post,always fancied a ride over to turkey,just never fancied doing it on my tod,i see your planning going to kalkan and fancy tagging along with you as I have an apartment in alanya,about 230 miles further along the coast,was thinking I could possibly ride down with you,fly the family out there,spend some time with them,then hook up with you for return ride,would love to know what you have planned,camping or b&b or bit of both?
gotta be honest I don't do head down arse up balls out riding and don't play race and chase,i just like to chill,kick back and take in the scenery im riding thru,im an easy sort of fella to get along with,bit of a novice,been riding bikes for thirty years but only done a couple of jaunts in Europe,anyway pal,dont want to bore the tits off you,if your interested on some company,a few s and a few laughs on you trip giz a shout ,
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hello matey,just stumbled upon your posting,sounds interesting!i hit the big five-o myself next year and was thinking of doing a trip down to Germany on my bike,that is until I read your post,always fancied a ride over to turkey,just never fancied doing it on my tod,i see your planning going to kalkan and fancy tagging along with you as I have an apartment in alanya,about 230 miles further along the coast,was thinking I could possibly ride down with you,fly the family out there,spend some time with them,then hook up with you for return ride,would love to know what you have planned,camping or b&b or bit of both?
gotta be honest I don't do head down arse up balls out riding and don't play race and chase,i just like to chill,kick back and take in the scenery im riding thru,im an easy sort of fella to get along with,bit of a novice,been riding bikes for thirty years but only done a couple of jaunts in Europe,anyway pal,dont want to bore the tits off you,if your interested on some company,a few s and a few laughs on you trip giz a shout ,
Hey Gilmore

Would be great to have one or two to ride with, it's a long way to go solo, so am glad you're interested! Got the inspiration from Uneasy Rider (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Uneasy-Rider...s=uneasy+rider) which I read a few years ago when I was 42 too - must have another read before we go! What bike do you ride, I'm on a BMW R1200 GSA so should have the legs. I plan to camp as much as possible to keep down costs but occasional cheap hotel to keep the fleas at bay! I'll also be looking to ride to Morocco in March/April and Normandy for DDay 70th celebrations in June (with Mrs as pillion) for a bit of practice!
I'm down in Bristol - whereabouts are you?
Keep in touch and see if we can muster one or two more novices!
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hello pal,definately fancy doing this trip.think were on same wavelength cos im happy to do camping with odd hotel to keep costs in check,at the moment i ride a triumph tiger 955i and a honda valkyrie so any one of these is more than capable of doing this trip,would be great if we could get a couple of people interested in this im based up in newcastle,keep in touch baz,lets see if we can make this work,any ideas on route,crossings,timescale?.im gonna sit and have a look at possible routes.
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you can also get in touch with me via facebook.just send a friend request to kevin Gilmore
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When I did this, I went to Bari Italy then ferry Ingomanitsa Gr
Then across top of Gr to Tr, the bridge across the Bosperous is a giggle 7 lanes or so trying merge
I also did it the long way through
Turkey is fun wild camping too as is N GR,
Ro, Bg Hu, well I dont camp much there and not at all in Ua
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hello matey,how long did this trip take you? are ferry crossings pricey,would love to hear more of this trip you done
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you can also get in touch with me via facebook.just send a friend request to kevin Gilmore
Easier said than done, exactly which Kevin Gilmore, biker from Up North are you?! Might be easier to find me mark barrington, profile pic is me on my GSA.

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