BCF Spain 2016 Trip Report [55MB DATA]

-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

My report for a trip down to Barcelona in Spain which eleven of us got back from last week. We went down and back up through France, taking twelve days in total.

We wanted to try and make the riding-days a bit less exhausting mileage-wise this time and also enjoy a few days actually seeing Barcelona area off the bikes as opposed to riding non-stop everyday, so we got a hotel just outside Barcelona for 4 nights in the middle of the trip and walked or got taxi's locally instead of riding constantly everyday.

Overall it was a really good trip, although a bit too eventful at points Laughing

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The route down to Barcelona.
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The route back up to Cherbourg.
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[size=15]Day 1 – Cherbourg to Saint Nazaire
Gathered in Poole earling in the morning to get the ferry over to Cherbourg.
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An omen of things to come Laughing

-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Day 6 - Barcelona area and Zaragoza to Barcelona for two of us
Met Paris2 early in the morning and freed the ZX6 from its shackles at the impound. We then both made our way back to the hotel to meet everyone else.
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A couple of hours later, everyone was reunited Laughing

-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

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Returning to the ferry terminal.
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Eventually all made it home from the very eventful trip Laughing

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Aff · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2011 Karma :

A terrible trip. Never again.

I blame Ollie.
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haroman666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Karma :

Holy shit! What a trip! Great write up. Very well documented.

Wen MattB said to me on facebook that I shouldn't be jealous of you all on the trip, I thought he might have been exaggerating but daaayyuuuuum you guys had an eventful time!
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noobRider · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Karma :

Great write-up as usual Matt Thumbs Up

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Matt B · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 May 2012 Karma :

It was..... Eventful.

That is all.
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Dave70 · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jan 2012 Karma :

It certainly seemed eventful.

Not sure if I'm happy that I couldn't make it or not. Laughing

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derillius24 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Aug 2010 Karma :

Superb write-up and great pictures - did enjoy the read. Thanks for taking the time and effort Thumbs Up

Glad you all made it back in one piece - by 'eck!
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ride_to_die · Crazy Courier Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Karma :

Really enjoyed the write up, pictures look great.
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Copycat73 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jan 2013 Karma :

two things of value i`ve taken from this ..

1. puncture repair kits

2. sat nav with speed alerts/ scamera areas... Thumbs Up

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diesel dog · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 20 Jun 2014 Karma :

That made good reading Cool

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Aff · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2011 Karma :

Caught red handed...

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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Wondered who did that Laughing

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Its definitely Ollies fault now. Everything. Ever.

Paris2 · Nearly there... Joined: 10 Apr 2011 Karma :

Serious lack of swing arm dust in this thread Whistle

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.Bishbash. · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Karma :

WOW, just wow, £600 fine, fook me! Looked fab though, apart form the few mishaps.

Great write up too. Thumbs Up

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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Serious lack of swing arm dust in this thread Agreed.
And Pringle discs.Good point.

I should also add, on day 1 of the trip I discovered my swingarm had a rotten hole after having its first jet wash the night before.

And the discs gradually became more and more warped to the point I was mostly using the rear brake the last two days because it felt like hitting speed bumps using the front.

And both my sidelights and highbeam bulbs had blown by the time the ferry landed back home. The one remaining main beam required me to punch the nose fairing to make it turn on and off. Just in case there wasn't enough other problems going on.
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Supermoto_Fan · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Karma :

Great write up.. The trip however sounds like a bit of a disaster Crying or Very sad

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_Troy_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Feb 2011 Karma :

My poor top box is probably still in that skip.
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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

My poor top box is probably still in that skip.[/quote]Hopefully someone found it and its now mounted on the wall in the Zaragoza tourism office.

.Chris. · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Karma :

Interesting - thanks for the writeup. I normally read your trip reports wishing I could have come along, but reading this one I'm not so sure! A £600 fine is pretty rough.

Also, is that a Pegaso that I see? How well does that work, a 660 single touring with 4cyl 600s and 1000s?
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