French Alps Trip 2008
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Great review and pics Welshman 
I'm doing a similar run in September. Out of Menton on the Col du Turini, and on to Braincon, the Aosta Valley, and Switzerland, then back down to Annecy.
Hope we get the weather as good as you did.
Can't wait
I'm doing a similar run in September. Out of Menton on the Col du Turini, and on to Braincon, the Aosta Valley, and Switzerland, then back down to Annecy.
Hope we get the weather as good as you did.
Can't wait
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Originally Posted by Blurter,Jul 8 2008, 08:21 AM
Great review and pics Welshman
I'm doing a similar run in September. Out of Menton on the Col du Turini, and on to Braincon, the Aosta Valley, and Switzerland, then back down to Annecy.
Hope we get the weather as good as you did.
Can't wait
I'm doing a similar run in September. Out of Menton on the Col du Turini, and on to Braincon, the Aosta Valley, and Switzerland, then back down to Annecy.
Hope we get the weather as good as you did.
Can't wait
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Originally Posted by Welshman,Jul 7 2008, 10:30 PM
The following morning we left for two nights in Belfort. Chris P, Chris B, Kyle and I headed for Chamonix for lunch - here are the bikes outside Numero 9 a restaurant by the station:
A road trip appeals to me much more than a track day (sorry Dan, San, Pip etc
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Originally Posted by Welshman,Jul 8 2008, 11:03 AM
The Col de Turini is meant to be nice. Check out this site and the French Alps 2005 report
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Col de Turini is indeed excellent - and the other cols around Sospel and approach roads from the coast. Must be some of the best roads for the S or a bike anywhere and makes the UK seem very mundane
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Originally Posted by Blurter,Jul 8 2008, 09:21 AM
Great review and pics Welshman
I'm doing a similar run in September. Out of Menton on the Col du Turini, and on to Braincon, the Aosta Valley, and Switzerland, then back down to Annecy.
Hope we get the weather as good as you did.
Can't wait
I'm doing a similar run in September. Out of Menton on the Col du Turini, and on to Braincon, the Aosta Valley, and Switzerland, then back down to Annecy.
Hope we get the weather as good as you did.
Can't wait
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Originally Posted by Welshman,Jul 9 2008, 11:11 PM
Craig
Chamonix was the base for our first European trip and Kyle's brother in law provided the base in the form of a chalet he has for rental at Les Houches 2 miles down towards Geneva. Chamonix proved a great base for a week away - there's a link on the site somewhere in the dim and distant past to the trip report but it's a sticky on this forum:
http://www.bmwk1200s.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3836
Track days are good for honing your handling skills but once you've done that then you might as well head for the best roads. There aren't many better than in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Picos de Europa or the Dolomites - the latter 2 we have yet to explore.
You want to come out our way for a ride out one weekend then PM me.
Chamonix was the base for our first European trip and Kyle's brother in law provided the base in the form of a chalet he has for rental at Les Houches 2 miles down towards Geneva. Chamonix proved a great base for a week away - there's a link on the site somewhere in the dim and distant past to the trip report but it's a sticky on this forum:
http://www.bmwk1200s.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3836
Track days are good for honing your handling skills but once you've done that then you might as well head for the best roads. There aren't many better than in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Picos de Europa or the Dolomites - the latter 2 we have yet to explore.
You want to come out our way for a ride out one weekend then PM me.
Thanks for the kind offer re meeting up on a weekend - I really need to get a few miles on my belt first of all though - I'm concerned I'll look like a teenager who has just past their CBT! Have you spotted today's Pistonheads thread in Bike Banter?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.a...0Biking%20Facts
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