MooN Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 been planning this trip for a while but with no definite parameters for a number of reasons. The idea was that, I've wanted to do the "gorges du Tarn" for a long time and that ties in nicely with Millau and the suspenders bridge. Once I'm that far south I'm only a mornings ride from our Base at Capestang on the Canal du Midi. That could tie in with invading @Tango's personnal space and drinking his coffee ( well it'd be rude not to...) as he's not far from there. Once that far south I'm too far for me to ride home in a single stage so back home via the Gevaudan and the Auvergne with an overnight stop somewhere in the Puy de Dome. I still don't know wether I am physically capable of the distance (using very little autoroute) and I haven't done 8 or 10 hour days for a loooooong time, That and the weather forcast is mainly why i'm keeping theplans fluid cos if I find it's just fucking miserable and / or painful then I shall stop and re adjust the plans accordingly ( the Joys of riding alone) Plan A is this ( ish). wednesday morning to Clermont Ferrand ( I know I can do this, cos I'e done it before in a small group. about 4 hours afternoon: millau via les Gorges du Tarn. spend the night in Millau and then an easy ride down to Capestang where I'll stay on one of our boats and, if they've let him back in the country, say hello to @Tango ( can you PM me a phone number mate? that way I can let you know if i've copped out, or call you on thursday afternoon to meet up.) Friday, still a bit vague and will depend on motivation and weather but something basically hesding north with with the autoroute as the escape route if needed overnight stop around Ambert or Thiers. Then more North and home on the saturday which will just be a slog cos from Vichy North I know the roads having ridden them many times already. Unfortunately no real escape route here as returning into Burgundy and the land that time forgot and the world passes by. I'll try and take some pics if the weather's not too bad. about 1500km in all. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Bon voyage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Have fun, hope the weather is nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Naked pictures or it didn't happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymwitch Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Fingers crossed for decent weather. Looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 3 hours ago, MooN said: been planning this trip for a while but with no definite parameters for a number of reasons. The idea was that, I've wanted to do the "gorges du Tarn" for a long time and that ties in nicely with Millau and the suspenders bridge. Once I'm that far south I'm only a mornings ride from our Base at Capestang on the Canal du Midi. That could tie in with invading @Tango's personnal space and drinking his coffee ( well it'd be rude not to...) as he's not far from there. Once that far south I'm too far for me to ride home in a single stage so back home via the Gevaudan and the Auvergne with an overnight stop somewhere in the Puy de Dome. I still don't know wether I am physically capable of the distance (using very little autoroute) and I haven't done 8 or 10 hour days for a loooooong time, That and the weather forcast is mainly why i'm keeping theplans fluid cos if I find it's just fucking miserable and / or painful then I shall stop and re adjust the plans accordingly ( the Joys of riding alone) Plan A is this ( ish). wednesday morning to Clermont Ferrand ( I know I can do this, cos I'e done it before in a small group. about 4 hours afternoon: millau via les Gorges du Tarn. spend the night in Millau and then an easy ride down to Capestang where I'll stay on one of our boats and, if they've let him back in the country, say hello to @Tango ( can you PM me a phone number mate? that way I can let you know if i've copped out, or call you on thursday afternoon to meet up.) Friday, still a bit vague and will depend on motivation and weather but something basically hesding north with with the autoroute as the escape route if needed overnight stop around Ambert or Thiers. Then more North and home on the saturday which will just be a slog cos from Vichy North I know the roads having ridden them many times already. Unfortunately no real escape route here as returning into Burgundy and the land that time forgot and the world passes by. I'll try and take some pics if the weather's not too bad. about 1500km in all. Hope that the weather is kind for you. RouteI looks great! I need to get down that way again, while I still can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 5 hours ago, MooN said: I still don't know wether I am physically capable of the distance Fucking state of you in that photo with Bob you look too fat to even get on the bike! Stay at home and do the route via Google Earth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 well according to meteo France, it looks like I'll be riding into rain tomorrow and will be playing dodge the thunderstorm by the evening. Thursday doesn't look too bad, showers but nowt worse. Friday I'll be running north trying to keep in front of a storm front coming in from the south west, which I hope will go through during the night otherwise I'm going to have a really shitty day on saturday. Still, it's better than they were forcasting a week ago so maybe it'll not happen... OH, @XTreme, 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Mawsley said: This place is motorcycles only, near Clermont, and has a range of sleeping options https://www.campingmotoroute99.com yeah I'll only be stopping for lunch at Clermont, pshing on to millau for the night if I can make it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Mawsley said: This place is motorcycles only, near Clermont, and has a range of sleeping options https://www.campingmotoroute99.com I stayed there in 2012 , it was run by some Dutch people when we went there. We pulled into the coutryard on our bikes and as soon as we got off we were handed a beer They had a good band on as well on one evening . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Ive only been through Clermont Ferrand once but what a shithole, quite surprising for France . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: I stayed there in 2012 , it was run by some Dutch people when we went there. We pulled into the coutryard on our bikes and as soon as we got off we handed a beer They had a good band on as well on one evening . nice looking rd tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Yeah, they let me back into the country, so you're OK for a coffee and some dinner tomorrow if you're up for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mawsley said: French bikers started turning up and being a bit ignorant. It's because you're English Dave! They love us lot though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, Tango said: Yeah, they let me back into the country, so you're OK for a coffee and some dinner tomorrow if you're up for it. You're inviting the Cunt to dinner? Would you invite the cunt to dinner @Buckster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, XTreme said: You're inviting the Cunt to dinner? Would you invite the cunt to dinner @Buckster? I'm cooking it, so it depends on how brave @MooN is feeling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tango said: I'm cooking it, so it depends on how brave @MooN is feeling! I went past Auxerre in 2005 and the Cunt left town to avoid me! Remember that @Tym? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Way, may i quote quebec's motovhicle license plates, " je me souviens" How often do you get to do that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 6 hours ago, XTreme said: You're inviting the Cunt to dinner? Would you invite the cunt to dinner @Buckster? I wouldn’t trust him in a pig trough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Plied @MooN with tea, but he already had a dinner date! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Tango said: Plied @MooN with tea, but he already had a dinner date! He's getting about this year 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 And very welcome cup o tea it was too. @Tango tried to get out of it by giving me a false phone number, but that didn’t work so i pitched up, drank his tea, dirtied his sofa and buggered of before his mrs got home actually he’s a nice bloke and we set the world to rights for a couple of hours. I did have to leave earlier than originally planned i had an invite that i couldn’t politely refuse, so i missed Mrs Tango, much to my regret. thanks Bob, good to meet you. I got home about an hour ago. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 22/04/2022 at 16:40, boboneleg said: He's getting about this year Keep moving @boboneleg, moving target’s harder to hit… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 22/04/2022 at 16:40, boboneleg said: He's getting about this year That Cunt won't show his face down here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 hour ago, MooN said: And very welcome cup o tea it was too. @Tango tried to get out of it by giving me a false phone number, but that didn’t work so i pitched up, drank his tea, dirtied his sofa and buggered of before his mrs got home actually he’s a nice bloke and we set the world to rights for a couple of hours. I did have to leave earlier than originally planned i had an invite that i couldn’t politely refuse, so i missed Mrs Tango, much to my regret. thanks Bob, good to meet you. I got home about an hour ago. A pleasure, mate. You're welcome here anytime. 🏍 Glad that you got back safe and sound. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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