Trip to Europe on a cg125

[Tim..]

Me and a friend of mine thought we'd do a trip to Brugge (and a bit further hopefully) on the bikes....

and then thought what would make it more entertaining.

So the challenge became a 125 four stroke for £500, no motorways.
Very much a stupid idea but with the intention to hopefully becoming a trip full of tall tales of mechanical victory and endurance.
I'm not bad with a spanner so on route repairs are doable.

Anyone got any advice on potential pitfalls/good things to take with?
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[pits]

A detailed map of the streets of Bruge, and exactly where you want to park.

Also bear in mind anything with wheels makes its own rules on the road.

Cobble streets aren't much fun

Arrive early but not too early so the car park isn't open, the streets get busy and confusing.

Cigar shops are awesome.

On the big square with the clock tower, face the clock tower, turn 180 degrees, there is a restaurant there that does Italian food, don't bother it is shit.

You must and I mean must eat at Maximillians, not cheap at all (cost me close to £400 last time for 2 meals all though new years eve) but the best food I have ever had in my whole entire life nothing comes close. The one next to the tea room, it's the left one.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=maximillians+brugge&ll=51.20161,3.224651&spn=0.00097,0.002323&safe=off&client=opera&channel=suggest&hq=maximillians&hnear=Bruges,+West+Flanders,+Flanders,+Belgium&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.201518,3.224591&panoid=Lg_Qdp3HtgvbzZAHk58R4g&cbp=12,348.65,,0,9.93


Ice cold Hooergarden.

Christmas time there is much nicer as they have an ice rink.


But the big point will be, don't got Bruge the British have ruined it drunken yobs running around screaming they are British.



That said, I don't think the Autoroute up to Bruge will be fun on a 125.
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[stinkwheel]

Doesn't seem all that adventurous in terms of distance from any of the European channel ferry ports. Depending on where you're starting from in the UK of course.

My Bullett is about as quick a CG125 and I went to Leipzig on it earlier this year. For that, I would recommend a sheepskin saddle cover.
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[Ariel Badger]

Enjoy the ride and have fun, feel absolutely no guilt about not doing it for charity in funny clothes.
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[Marmaduke]

Loads of bike parking, wouldn't worry about that, I parked next to the police bikes but there's quite a few designated areas.
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[garth]

I'm riding to Catalunya on my C70 with two others for next years GP.

Bruges is like 70 miles from Calais. That's not very far.

[Tim..]

The trip is only friday to sunday, so the amount of distance that can be covered is limited.

Brugge is the first stop point, the destination after we are going to play by ear.

Ive wired in a tom tom and will tell it to avoid motorways.

If the trip is a success I think we plan something much further and longer away
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[dodsi]

Why not do it for charity and raise some money on here?

I think Oxfam is a cause everybody would be happy to support?

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[LockyUK]

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[woo]

interesting london to north scotland is around 550 miles
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