We're a group of 3 Panigales (2 x Red 1199S's and an 1199 Tricolore) heading from Bristol to the Harwich Ferry on the Friday evening. Anyone else on a similar route?
Going but not taking bikes. Staying in amsterdam and getting train from there to qualifying and race day.
heading over from harwich on the wednesday and visiting a friend in delft then heading over to assen on the thursday so get both friday and saturday at the track
Do you mean you are looking for 3 humans to ride you there? You type well for a motorcycle! :Wideyed:
Yep, me and my brother are booked on the Harwich ferry on Thursday, me on the Shitebird, bruv on his 1098S. We're staying in Groningen, if you want to catch up with us, find the Drie Gezusters (three sisters) pub...
I've just been discussing this with the mrs as she's never done a 'tour' on bikes so figured this might be a good opportunity to go see a GP race as well We'd probably go via the tunnel and ride up through to Assen (500km) Does anybody have any ideas on a good route to take up on the Friday? We'd get to Calais first thing so would have all day to get to whichever hotel we book Something scenic would be nice, don't mind if it's slower, just don't fancy blasting motorway the entire journey
It's popular with brits because it's the 'local' continental race, and it's a great track. But I've been there 3 times and never really found a nice road. Going from Harwich rather than the chunnel this time, so I'll report back, but Dutch roads all seem to be dual-carriageways full of flower lorries.
Perhaps ill post up on the multi section, somebody must have found a half decent route by now, I'd at least like to ride past a few windmills and canabis fields
If you go to the Multi section you should at least find out which breakdown and recovery service offers the best value...
Me and the wife are coming over on my multistrada, unfortunately cant get over until the saturday morning so a quick dash up from the hook to the track a night in a local hotel and then home sunday. Looking forward to it never been to watch motogp before so ive booked this one, Silverstone, Misano and Valencia!
Does anyone have any experience with the local police and noise? Should baffles be fitted before travelling?
Does anybody have a recommendation of somewhere to stay the night after the race? Don't fancy Amsterdam but if we could leave the race and head further south back towards Calais direction to make the following day a shorter trip that'd be good. Is there any nice places south Netherlands?
As tempting as that is I'm trying to ease the mrs in to this gently......I fear a beer fueled meeting with the one Mr Figaro would certainly make her uneasy about the following days ride home..... I'm no good with hangovers and I think that'd be mandatory Very kind of you though.............maybe just a half then
But you're going to the party at Assen town on Friday night, right..? You can't miss that, it's the whole point of the trip.
