stooging around

[MooN]

Having adjusted the chain ( which i'm shit at, find fastidious and hate doing) in order to eliminate a bit of throttle "snatch" that appears on the tiger if the chain isn't "just so", I decided it needed test riding. 

One of the phone nav apps I use is a compass that you can put a "target" on and it adds a second directional arrow to the compass showing straight line bearing and distance to target. As i'm still restricted to a 10km radius from home I switched that on and just stooged around with no fixed destination, just keeping an eye on the " distance to target" readout. Easy!  left home around 15H30 and rode for around 2 hours. 

I've been here before but a loooong time ago so none of you will remember the pics I took at the time.

During the occupation, auxerre prison, and later the psychiatric hospital opposite was used by the Nazis as an interrogation centre for resistants and political prisoners from the area ( communists mostly or anyone caught in possesion of a firearm). Once the prisoner had confessed to his, or her, crimes ( usually under torture) they were taken in small groups in the back of a lorry to a small isolated clearing down a dirt track in the nearby village of Egriselles. Here they were propped in front of 3 trees ( most couldn't stand) and shot.  This is the place

and the one tree still standing 

between the winter 1942 and  summer 1944. 43 resistants were shot at this tree. 

There is no indication from the main road that this place even exists. 

 riding out from there ( and in search of a lighter subject) I crossed back towards the North East and approached Auxerre from the hills to the east 

 

came up against this level crossing closed which was uncool cos the deviation would send me at least a couple of km outside my permitted zone.

Nothing for it then ( cos I hate turning back) I'm going to have to see if this goes through anywhere interesting.

judging by the tracks in the grass, at least 1 car had been through so I reckoned that where a car can go, i can go ( I seem to remember that this same thought got my in some trouble last time... remember the pic of the tralp on it's side up a gulley in the woods? 

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It did eventually come out back onto the road, but not before a dodgy right angle turn that nearly had me off due to trying to change down whilst standing on the pegs and ending up grabbing more throttle than intended... 

I cut through an industrial estate down to the river and rode alongbetween the river and the old GIPN barracks, which is now a small industrial estate, though they appear to have maintained the shooting range as Military property, I presume for the local Police National.  i stopped for a pic of it ( you can just make out the sign " stand de Tir" on the building if  you zoom in, and the " Military property" signs on the gate.

I wasn't going to hang around for a better shot though as with recent events in Rambouillet ( Police personnel have been targeted by terrorist attacks in their family homes) they are more than a little jumpy about this sort of thing at the moment.

I crossed the riverand rode through the town south, crossing the river again south of Auxerre at La Cour Barrée and cutting through to Vincelottes and up into the Vinyards

I even managed to fit a mountain pass into the day all 206metres of altitude!

and back through the vines to St Bris le vineux

 

 

 

 

[XTreme]

Nice report and great shots Chris......and that execution spot is most definitely Dark Motorcycling!

[MooN]

Through to St Bris le Vineux

Thanks to the wind turbines for the well maintained gravel trails! 

and so home . for a well earned mug of tea.

[boboneleg]

Nice one Chris.  If I ever get down your way again I'll have to ask you for the co-ordinates for that memorial site with the tree.

I'm loving this one, now that's a proper, proper green lane

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

Why are the police being targeted by terrorists?

[Sir Fallsalot]

We have a lot of gravel roads put in for the wind turbines here in some great areas but we are not allowed to use them 

[MooN]

10 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Why are the police being targeted by terrorists?

I'll admit to not really understanding the terrorist mentality...

 

I imagine because they represent authority, for the same reasons that push moronic fuckwits to throw bottles and stones at ambulance crew or firemen. The worrying thing is that the police stations have been sufficiently securised ( is that a word?) to make the agressors target homes and familys as easier targets.

[Tym]

Great stuff @MooN! 

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

15 hours ago, MooN said:

I'll admit to not really understanding the terrorist mentality...

 

I imagine because they represent authority, for the same reasons that push moronic fuckwits to throw bottles and stones at ambulance crew or firemen. The worrying thing is that the police stations have been sufficiently securised ( is that a word?) to make the agressors target homes and familys as easier targets.

Looks like its a problem with Islamic extremism and perceived secularism. Nearly 300 people killed and over 1000 injured in France in 8 yrs. Sad. 

Is there any indication of how long youre gonna be limited to 10km or are you just locked down til the figures drop?

[MooN]

52 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Looks like its a problem Islamic extremism and perceived secularism. Nearly 300 people killed and over 1000 injured in France in 8 yrs. Sad. 

Is there any indication of how long youre gonna be limited to 10km or are you just locked down til the figures drop?

Nail... head.

10km lockdown ends monday, curfew pushed back to 21H00. Obviously I go back to work monday...