Hey WUN

As I'm in Jersey, it's a 50 minute 'hop' to S. Malo for me. Sorry if you
thought I was 'whinging' but any run I can join from S. Malo or even
Cherbourg I will willingly partake in. DVF?????

 

Nice feeder line ...
Vital info received ...

A swinging gate is always welcome.
Better than your average dogging gate, at least.

 

Heh, S. Malo /is/ the shortest crossing I can manage! 50 mins.

 

Pauvre petit fleur preciouse.

 

;-)

 

As posted elsewhere, I'm overnighting in Dover before the trip in May.
Catching the overnight boat from Portsmouth puts me in Le Havre for 0800.
[0] Ready for a full day in the saddle/Seat if travelling afar[1], or in
resort by lunchtime if going for le weekend.

The return ferry gets into Portsmouth at 2130, so you can have a full day
in France, get on the boat at tea time and be home by midnight.

I contend that, for me, a Thursday to Sunday long weekend using Portsmouth
to Le Havre is little different to using the Dover-Calais route.

[0] I can't see me being in Calais for 0800 after a night in a pub with
Brownz & WUN.
[1] I drove my little Seat all the way from LeH to the Black Forest by 1600
in 2006.

 

Heh, I think our reputation precedes us......

I quite often do Boulogne-Su-Mer to the Cote in a day, and visa versa - a
long day mind you.

 

Cote d'Or? From B-s-M.

That's piss easy. Beaune to S Wales is a middling day. I think a long day
by motorcycle has to be 700 miles or more. Geneva to S Wales, maybe.

 

DFV.

http://www.ukrm.net/CLUES/acronyms/acronyms_sig.html

hth

 

It's not a matter of my proximity, or otherwise, actually. Portsmouth is
just as close to me as Dover. Newhaven is closer.

POSL gives us a very good deal on the ferries. Brittany Ferries and the
other operators refuse to discuss group discounts.

When we used Portsmouth, that was when POSL had the route and we did
Portsmouth out, Calais back. Which was excellent.

I remember talking to Brittany Ferries and telling them I'd be putting
about 30 bikes and 50 people on their boat, and we'd all be hungry and
thirsty and spend lots of money. I didnt expect them to match POSL's
Dover-Calais price because their Western Channel run is far longer, but
if they could make some deal, they'd get the business.

They couldn't GAF. I've tried a couple of times since, and they still
don't.

*Shrug*

There's also the matter of ferry times and journey lengths. Noody really
wants to get into Caen, for example, at 10pm or have to leave on Sunday
morning at 8am.

 

The overnight ferry worked well for us last weekend but we were away
for longer and using the Hoek of Holland didn't really add any
distance to the journey.

Drinking beer on the ferry was an influencing factor for all
concerned. I'll not try and deny that before anyone feels the need to
point it out.

 

Never mind that, is sweller going to buy a Smartuki?
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/06/08/smart-car-plus-gsxr-equals-smartuki-a-very-smart-car/

 

I think he had a problem with it having less luggage space than the Guzzi.

 

It would be - No, Cote d' Azur - Bargemon to be precise.

And that's using the Grenoble - Gap - Route Napoleon method of attack as
well

Aye - fair do.

 

This is no better for luggage, but strangely attractive:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/160203566591

 

JHC
I'd like a go in that. It must handle like an absolute ****!

 

Especially with "1 forward 5 reverse sequential gears".

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I'm not surprised the rear tyres 'need replacing'.

Why is it that none of these cunts can speel?

 

Nevermind that, where can I get one of these?

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/05/10/radial-engine-powered-motorcycle/

 

It's shite. Wasp Major or nothing, I say.