May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
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May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
As some will know, it's kinda the norm now that a few members from 400greybike saddle up and head over to spain for a week.
The plan sort of goes something like this
Boat from plymouth / portsmouth to santander in mid may
arrive in santander in northern spain around lunch time and tackle around 3 boring hours of riding to get out of the crap roads and into the fun zone.
so with hotels all the way, we have a couple of days playing around northern spains finest roads and dipping over into france, before heading back north avoiding as many motorways as possible back up towards Caen and heading home
Takes around a week to get home, will shag a new pair of tyres, will cost around £600 in hotels, fuel and food so if your bikes a shed, and your skint then maybe next year.
So any one up for this ? i will be doing 2 trips abroad this year i guess, but if we can get a small group for may then great.
The plan sort of goes something like this
Boat from plymouth / portsmouth to santander in mid may
arrive in santander in northern spain around lunch time and tackle around 3 boring hours of riding to get out of the crap roads and into the fun zone.
so with hotels all the way, we have a couple of days playing around northern spains finest roads and dipping over into france, before heading back north avoiding as many motorways as possible back up towards Caen and heading home
Takes around a week to get home, will shag a new pair of tyres, will cost around £600 in hotels, fuel and food so if your bikes a shed, and your skint then maybe next year.
So any one up for this ? i will be doing 2 trips abroad this year i guess, but if we can get a small group for may then great.
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Re: May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
Possibly, depends on funds. When do you need a definite answer?
Conventional wisdom says to know your limits. To know your limits you need to find them first. Finding your limits generally involves getting in over your head and hoping you live long enough to benefit from the experience. That's the fun part.
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Re: May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
Morning all still lurking around...
Paul i'll be about for a trips this year. I'm already trying to build a Morocco trip in to see Marrakesh and the dunes and as that cuts through Spain too get there...
Im also thinking about East, maybe North Italy and the Alps????
As always if your planning keep me involved mate, i dont get on here much now but always check rideouts etcc to see old friends. wilsongraham@live.co.uk
Paul i'll be about for a trips this year. I'm already trying to build a Morocco trip in to see Marrakesh and the dunes and as that cuts through Spain too get there...
Im also thinking about East, maybe North Italy and the Alps????
As always if your planning keep me involved mate, i dont get on here much now but always check rideouts etcc to see old friends. wilsongraham@live.co.uk
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Re: May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
Still 50/50 mate, but i now have a bike :-)
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C'mon Kris, you know it makes sense. a re run of last year pal.
be like butch and sundance lol
be like butch and sundance lol
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Re: May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
I'm out on the Spain trip. I will however be a definite on a Germany trip if and when there is one.
Too spensiff!!!
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Boooooooo
ok then you got suitable dates your available ?
ok then you got suitable dates your available ?
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double boooo
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Re: May 2012 - 400greybike goes to spain
It's not the timing mate it's the funds. Spain's just gonna cost too much whereas Germany is easily affordable which means I won't feel guilty about going. I'll check to see what dates are taken at work when I'm back in on Saturday. Also I wouldn't want to intrude on you two love birds 

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Martin wrote:It's not the timing mate it's the funds. Spain's just gonna cost too much whereas Germany is easily affordable which means I won't feel guilty about going. I'll check to see what dates are taken at work when I'm back in on Saturday. Also I wouldn't want to intrude on you two love birds
I was hoping you were going to be sharing with Paul 'the snorer' Lee !!