Where have all the tourers gone?

[chickenstrip]

BCF people, not bikes.
Lack of funds is my excuse. What's yours?
I have missed reading good tour reports here this year
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Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[Skudd]

Mines fund and time. I should be able to do something around Scotland next year with Judith, hopefully on her own bike.

I haven't even been able to get out for short little pootles.
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Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".

[AL-]

Funds and time. I purchased the Tracer GT to upgrade from my standard Tracer but just don't currently have the time to get out and explore

[Freddyfruitba...]

Fucking broken collarbone
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KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS

[linuxyeti]

Pretty much restricted to day run outs !!
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Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them

[arry]

I've just been throwing all mine into where have you been on your bike today. Admittedly only weekend / 4 day trips and UK based but of the ones I have posted in here I've seen the sum total of naff all replies.

I only do it for the likes brah.

[chickenstrip]

[ocatoro]

kids, time, money... life gets in the way.


that said, I managed to get away for a shorty to Germany this year. was just enough of a fix coupled with other family trips over the alps in the car.

hopefully do similar next year. maybe take in a moto gp, or world ducati week... or maybe just ride around aimlessly
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CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600

[waffles]

I was going to do a writeup of my trip in August but that was cut short due to my bike getting nicked.

I am definitely not keen on doing any more trips on my own bike but will be looking at doing something further afield on a hire bike next year/year after. I like the look of doing the lower Himalayas on Enfield's.
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Theory test - 19/8/09, CBT - 11/10/09, MOD 1 - 16/8/10, MOD 2 - 27/10/10
Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

[ocatoro]

[chickenstrip]

[arry]

[arry]

[chickenstrip]

[arry]

No, no, Skeggy really is that shit.

[chickenstrip]

So is Uzbekistan I'm told.
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Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[waffles]

[chickenstrip]

[Fizzer Thou]

Mrs.Fizzer started a new job in January and is unable to take more than two weeks off in one go,so our rides abroad would be limited.

We also became grandparents on Boxing Day,so we have been busy in so many ways with the little one who was born five weeks prematurely.

Then we have had two deaths in the family;one from natural causes,the other of suicide,so my Mum has needed family around her.

We have been abroad by bike this year,but only to stay with friends just over the border from Eindhoven in Belgium.Had to take the Exup1000 as the FJ1200 is in bits having the rear sub-frame strengthened before being plastic coated,together with several other bits that need coating.That and I am modifying the wiring loom.

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Biking%20Abroad/20180904_163433_zpsj7hekhbo.jpg~original

I bought some cheapo soft throw over panniers for £30 specifically for this ride of only 630 miles and apart from losing one of the rain covers they have survived for now.

Next year we are heading for Tuscanny as Mrs.Fizzer liked Italy much more than France when we were on the Continent in 2016.Last year we rode anti-clockwise around France,but just at the moment I have not written about that yet.
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Just talk bikes.What else is there?

Always have a 'Plan B'

[pepperami]

The best I can offer is a three day trip away in Wales via West London.
I plan to do the whole length of the A40 later this month, I hope,possibly, maybe, I think.

I’m not sure if I should use the Honley RX3 or the Hyosung gt250.

If the mini trip goes ahead, I’ll make a point of posting a few pics and a little write up.

I have the bike, kit, money , all I need to do now is put the effort in to actually do it.
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I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now!

[Tracey Suntan-King]

It's been mentioned elsewhere that BCFers tend to post their touring exploits on Facebook. There have been a few.

I blame Photobucket. Since they started charging it's too much of a faff for many to post pics and write-ups of tours here.

Shame tho innit.
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Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right

[ThatDippyTwat]

Awaiting the passport service to decide if I need an interview or not to renew my passport.

[arry]

[pepperami]

[chickenstrip]