Where did you get to in 2016

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Where did you get to in 2016

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As the title says, "Where did you get to in 2016".

No overseas trips for me this year.

Did plenty in the UK, had a weekend at Haltwhistle (Centre of GB),  did the North Coast 500, a weekend in Wales at Llandudno & Melrose on the Scottish Boarders.

Lots of days out on the XJ650.

Clocked up approx. 5,000 miles on the RT & 4,000 miles on the XJ650.
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2016, was a 10 day trip through Brittany, covering about 1,000 miles.


There were 8 of us, all without intercoms. We won't make that mistake again!
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50 of us went to Luxembourg for 5 days in May.  About  1300 miles covered.  There are some nice roads in the Eiffel and the Ardennes.
In July 25 of us did a 7 day trip to Orkney spending 4 nights on Orkney.  Rains a lot up,there.  About a 1400 mile round trip. And nothing posh about the ferry.  No damage to any of the bikes though.
Early September we went to Northumberland staying in Alnwick.  Raines there as well.
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John, are you coming to Tewkesbury in 2017.
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Too early to say Sir.  If I do it will only be for the day.
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Would be good to see you, but please don't bring the rain.
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Tour of Europe in June, 8 countries 17 days 3001 miles, mixed weather till Italy
Long weekend in Northumberland in October 520 miles, weather quite kind!
Lots of day rides, 8k + plus on the RT, and 2200 miles on the Fazer 👍
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Did a two week tour of South Island NZ in Feb. Fantastic country and roads ( luckily no earthquakes )!
Went to the Bikers Classic at Spa in July, stopping at the Menin gate, and La Coupole V2 Rocket factory museum near Calais on the way home.


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2000 mile Western European Tour comprising France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and back home via France. Plus lots of day trips out and about on the RT here in the UK. :)
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Lots of trips around the UK and over 3k of Blood Biking miles.
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Exmoor weekend back in February.


Norfolk weekend in April.


South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia in September - not on the RT though, on a GS!
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Norfolk weekend in April.


South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia in September - not on the RT though, on a GS!




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Last May a trip to the South of France including the  Dordogne, Millau Bridge ( a must) Ardeche and Tarn gorges. Weather was superb.
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I had a trip with my brother (on a K1600GT at the time) to Sicily. A long way from Scotland, but an interesting trip. One outstanding memory is the very poor condition of roads in Italy. This has been recognised by the addition of speed limit signs - down from 100kph to 50 or from 130kph to 80.  We got some terrific MPGs on the way down, but progress was slow.  We realised that all the locals seemed to ignore the new signs and continued to drive up to and over the previous limits, just trying to avoid the worst of the potholes, so on the way back up through Italy we tried to rida according to road conditions rather than speed limits. Italy is still a beautiful country.

Later in the year I met up with a friend (on a Honda Crosstourer) with whom I used to work and we travelled through Germany to the Danish island of Bornholm - a fabulous, unspoiled island, really beautiful. From there to Sweden, then a third ferry to Lithuania.  Beautiful beaches, sensible prices, nice people (ALL of whom seem to speak English !).  We travelled from Klaipeda to Vilnius then headed for home via Warsaw, Prague & Dusseldorf before I caught my ferry home from Ijmuiden.  Various diversions, sightseeing trips and a lap of the Nurburgring took my mileage for that trip close to 4000 miles.  A lot of riding, but I would not have missed it for the world - I would do it again and there isn't a better bike on which to do that kind of trip than the R1200RT.
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My own bikes:
[size=78%]  Honda CL350 (1972): 30 miles tops.  Fixing the old girl up[/size]
[size=78%]  Ducati Diavel: 2000 miles, mostly commuting and Saturday run-a-bouts[/size]
[size=78%]  RT: 4000 miles, commuting and a nice run down the Appalachian Mountains and back[/size]
 
Rented bikes:
  F800: 300 miles around Hawaii
  GS1200: 1500 miles around Spain - just last week
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