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The sun was shining and the cold wind from the last few days had gone, so I decided that a little bimble was in order. I topped the tank at our local supermarket and headed up to Coursan. Then across to the Narbonne northern bypass and peeled off north towards Ginestas. The traffic was pretty light, so it was easy going. A guy on a T100 Bonneville caught up with me just before Saint- Marcel - sur- Aude. We tried having a conversation at a set of lights, but engine noise and language barrier put paid to that! He turned off shortly after anyway. I carried on North and eventually crossed the Argeliers - Trebes road. This is where the ride starts getting a bit more interesting, as the road was then heading into the Corbieres hills. After a bit, I turned off this road to head towards the medieval town of Minerve. This road follows the hillside on one side of the valley of the river Cesse, so it twists and turns around rocky outcrops. French drivers have the mindset that nothing should be coming the other way on blind bends, so extra care is needed to not meet one of them on your side of the road when coming around these bends. I stopped just before the town to get some photos. The town is perched on a rocky point where two rivers meet and have carved two valleys/canyons through the rocky landscape. I rode through the town and headed up to the carpark that overlooks it. There's not much of a view of the town from there, so I decided to carry on up the single track road into the hills for a bit. There didn't seem to be too much more up in that direction, but there were some nice views towards the Pyrénées. It was a bit hazy, so the snow on the peaks was barely visible. I headed back down to the town and set sail for home. I stopped once more to take some pictures of a village, sitting between a low cliff and the river, which has no water in it at the moment. I took a slightly different route back. Going through Argeliers and Capestang, before peeling off towards the south again, through Montels and Nissan- les-Enserune and back to home. Not a huge ride, probably around 100-110km, but nice to get out on the bike for a while.

Get it right he was abandoned in a cave around the Dan-yr-Ogof area. Survived the first few years on bats milk but the colony pushed him out after he exposed himself a number of times. He was then found by a travelling circus where they took him in and he stayed there to adulthood as the main attraction in their freak show exposing himself on a daily basis from there on it was all down hill

Absolutely! The Hernia Dept shit themselves when they saw me......thought I was going back in again! I must hold the record for the shortest time spent in the recovery room......they threw me out and put me in a private room because they reckoned I was being noisy and disruptive! That's a turnup isn't it @Pedro? Spaniards complaining about somebody being noisy!

Cheers Pete. We've got quite a variety of terrain around here. The beach and Mediterranean on one side and the Pyrénées and massive centrale to our West and North. Then there's the Alps a few hours the other way! It's a nice place to live.

You need to bring those guys up here.......or are they too scared to venture out of the protective bubble of the Brit Ghetto?

I was shouting to all the other old fuckers in there, and trying to get some feeling back in my legs so I could get out early. So I was sort of picking up my thighs with my hands and shaking them, and the bed was rattling and shaking like fuck. Then I tried to get up and fell over.....belting the old git in the next bed in the process. Thing is.....I wanted to get out, but that wouldn't happen till the anesthetic had worn off! So I wanted to speed it up. I did get out of the recovery room quickly though (about 20 mins) and they put me in a private room. But I then had hours to wait before the anesthetic wore off and I could piss. When I did piss I walked to the door and started staggering up the main corridor shouting for a nurse to come and verify my piss! They couldn't wait for me to leave the building!

Open big views from the top, canyons on the bottom, lovely!

Just got back from Baza Hospital.....wife's appointment!

i reckon he's the taker not the giver

that was your shadow at 2.47 you twat ... and did you check out her cave and get a pic of it ?

I think Buck has a fancy for you...you see I've knowed Buck for many years and when he dishes out online punishments it can only mean one thing.

it's in the Lot department, my mate lives about 15kms from there............

you fucking knuckle dragging gammon

Almost empty as normal.

Cheers Bob. The roads are nice at this time of year, mate......not so much in August! I've not been to Rocamadour, although, it looks like that's in the Massif Central too, just a good bit further north.

He was eventually usurped by the dog faced boy.

Oh dear

No, he was born in a cave.

Yes the dealer has a dyno...gonna be bring it down there mid to late April....I'm not doing anymore mods like air filter and velocity stacks...I guess some have been running them with stock mapping after the cat delete...and no problems .

Mojacar!.....went on holiday there, won't make that mistake again!.

The conversation has reached my level......... somewhere in the gutter!

You prefer tunnel shots eh

Back in the day, we used to get as many photos of caves as we now get of his groin . i much preferred the cave photos

A better day today……..nobody tried to pay with their phone. Instead, had a blast along the coast between Mazarron and Mojacar with some mates on an assortment of bikes. Stopped in Palomares at the site of the plane crash back in 1966 that nearly ended in a massive disaster. All rather sobering but not as depressing as @XTreme’s fetish for abandoned dwellings.

What instead of being boring

You are thinking of Pete’s GS.

Take a close look at the 2024 harley line up....who's coping who now ?

Epic day for that Tango ....Nice report.

That’s the last time Ren goes to the harbour.

brilliant ... Fury wont fight any one , he's just a laughing a stock.

Of somebody can out noisy them, it must be you!

Pics of the windscreen.

What on earth were you doing

Yes, it's pretty spectacular.

@Six30

Crossing my fingers the plastic will be ready by Friday...

Where can I get these?

It’s even better close-up.

Funnily enough, none of them live in what you would describe as a Brit ghetto.

Titanium is crazy priced now. I have medical grade titanium bolts on my leg , they are £30 each now

nice Ducati

Fuck and i thought she was just after some German sausage this time.

By a mile....wonder what Buckster thoughts are on the subject..

Indian's are much better , the forum Viking has said so ...................