who has 2019 plans?

[ocatoro]

Where are you all off in 2019?

near? far? solo? group? hotels? camping?

I've got a couple of ideas planned, not sure which ones will come to fruition this year...

I'd like to camp on Mull for a couple of days as part of a wider Scottish wander.

I'm toying with the idea of the Brittany coast-roads.

Possibly Assen.
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Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600

[Sister Sledge]

I only have the CCM and a car. Seems I've just gotten into a relationship too and mix those together my plans are wrecked!!

I was hoping to borrow a van and carry the bike up to the Ardnimachuran peninsula and just wild camp - in the van probably. The bike was then to take me into every little corner of that part of the West Coast and ride the roads like they should be.

https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/ardnamurchan-area-p236481

If I'm still courting then it'll likely be rent a cottage and do 4 wheeled touring up there.
My bike will just do hooligan days out closer to home. Time will tell though.
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[Copycat73]

[Sister Sledge]

[Enduro Numpty]

Getting a new bike sometime in March so probably at least one long weekend around Scotland. Ferry booked to Santander for later on. Going back to Picos d Europa and doing the usual routes through the Pyrenees. Giving the MotoGP at Montmelmo a miss this time - had enough of the traffic in the Barcelona area. After Spain a couple of days in France then a few easy days on Route Des Grande Alpes followed by a couple of days on the Swiss passes that were closed the last time we tried to cross them. A day on Autobahns to get us to Hessen, a couple of days visiting friends then the ferry home from Ijmuiden. 3 weeks in total.

[pepperami]

Last year I spoke to two good friends about a 250 tour up North.
I even offered to lend them a bike and put them on my insurance.
They both said “yer yer”.
However as it got nearer to the the time , they bottled out .
I ended up staying in Suffolk and playing motoball instead of going away.

Not to worry, I’m going on my own again in 2019.
I’m thinking Lincolnshire & Durham counties as I have liked them both as I have been passing through in the past.
Or back up to Polley Bridge (Penrith) way.

I’m going to do it before School holidays start.
No camping, just B&Bs or hostels.

250 tour, here I come
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[Fizzer Thou]

Looking forward to returning to Tuscanny next year,via roads that do not include riding through france.
I rode to a friends wedding in 2005 on the R1 together with the best man who was on his R6,an ideal machine around the twisties.
But next July I will be on the FJ1200 and taking things a lot easier as Mrs.Fizzer will be along for the two weeks away.

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Biking%20Abroad/309966_25A_011.jpg~original
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[Copycat73]

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[Copycat73]

stuck with the school holidays.. way the job works..
had the odd day deluge over the water but not the constant mizzle , drizzle & rain for days on end scotland has always precured for me .. then got bitten when it stopped .... watchin dfds ferry / exchange rate prices atm.. see what comes of it..
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[ocatoro]

cheers for the input dudes... any of you spotted any decent ferry deals yet?


I'm being particularly drawn by this as a vague outline plan...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NExPqKX7-4
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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

[Copycat73]

if i was headin to france from somewhere vaguely to the south of england .. then it would be the tunnel for me ...

codes .. try here .. https://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/
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[ocatoro]

fair shout... I think I get nhs discount with the chunnel too.

but after riding from wales, I often quite enjoy the couple of hours rest and a hot meal while on the ferry. kills a few riding breaks in one go tbh
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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

[ocatoro]

Just been checking out ferry prices because "aFerry" mailed me some discounty stuff.

their best price for a random long weekend in may or june is looking like £45 return with the bike, forgotten which operator it was with.

I paid £30 return with dfds last july.

cheapest for same dates in may/june for dfds now, are £85 return.

is this some sort of post-brexit ferry-pocalypse? £30 to £85 is quite a jump.
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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

[mentalboy]

I'm planning on heading to some scabby little island for two weeks in July to help prop up it's economy post-apocalexit.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

Probably wildcamping around Scotland. Possibly a reverse NC500. but that goes around some nice stuff, and I know that I'll fancy going through it instead.
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[groovylee]

Im off to the IOM TT with MattB and GDog for race week. really cant wait - it'll be the first time for all of us

Lee
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