are you alone?? fare play if you are, its a nightmare getting others to commit to a trip. if i waited to ride my bike out with mates it wouod be twice a year also ive had 3 mates now that have sold bikes because they weren't riding them enough (or were scared of them) also plenty of mates "thinking" of getting a bike but never actually committing. what are you doing for security? its something that also puts people off of a trip
One of the best trips I’ve done was on my own. I’m with you re not riding if your mates aren’t around, which is why I mainly ride solo in the UK. No issues with security on any of my trips, I just use a Roadlok, and common sense when deciding where to park the bike.
This, never had a problem over many European tours but avoid parking in public places in larger towns overnight.
Great thread. Interesting topic of trips solo. It's a good point getting mates to commit then the inevitable back out nearer the time. I've long since given up on arranging trips to be left disappointed with the retraction. I do 99% of my jollies solo nowadays, I do motorbike to the TT, manx solo, I've just come back from a solo jaunt to the southern 100 on the island and I took a pushbike on that one. Good on you @johnny for having the "sod it, I'm going" mindset. Enjoy your trip , I'll watch this thread and read your updates.
I've had so much of this with people I know over the past few years that I've given up supporting people talking about buying a bike, offering meet ups, ride outs etc. I just do my own thing and have done for quite a few years now. My stock answer is now "just give me a shout if you are going." The biking community is generally so willing to talk to other bikers, that I can only recall one time in about 3 years that I've stopped at a biker meeting point and not stuck up a conversation with other bikers. It does take a little bit of guts though to get on with it and do it solo.
I ride solo if my Son isn’t about, there are just too many variables when trying to arrange the ‘right’ time when it isn’t family members.
The plan tonight was to swap sd cards with the GOPRO and load up some stills. But announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh. Today it was mainly the CR3xx roads around Lux. route went sideways midday as they always do but made a recovery
I got one of these - a new generation of U-Locks tested against angle grinder attack rather that bolt cutters. No bigger or heavier than normal, just different metal technologies.
Soz. Been a lonnnnnnnng day. France, Chunnel, 4 hrs to get back home including a nasty RTC on A12 that closed it both ways. 2 vehicle head on. 7 hrs later back home. The hotel is called the Paris Hotel. It’s opposite the train station. Pics are the inner courtyard & garage & alley from road with big metal solid gates
3 floors, clean but a bit tired inside. Not a problem for us. No lift though so lugging up big luggage can be a bind. Pluses are big square in centre a 20 minute slow walk. For restaurants etc.
