Member Contributer Skids Posted June 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2016 Off to Paris with Mrs Skids Friday morning on the 1200 for the weekend. Channel Tunnel tomorrow lunchtime and 3 hours to Paris. Will probably stop in Amiens for a coffee mid-afternoon. Forecast looking dry, finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lint Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 At least your bike is new enough to be allowed in Paris... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Nelix Posted June 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2016 Very bike friendly city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted June 25, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 25, 2016 Off to Paris with Mrs Skids Friday morning on the 1200 for the weekend. Channel Tunnel tomorrow lunchtime and 3 hours to Paris. Will probably stop in Amiens for a coffee mid-afternoon. Forecast looking dry, finally! Lucky bastage!!!!! Have a cheap bottle of Vacqueras and a good cheese with baguettw for me please. And pics maybe?? C Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted June 27, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 27, 2016 Didn't manage the Vacqueras but a couple of cheeky Crozes Hermitages! France is a great place for bikers. The toll roads are empty and cruising at 90+ is expected (limit is 81) and they seem to disregard many rules with accomplished ease. The city was pretty good for riding too with a scooter carving a path in front of us everywhere we went. Drivers are so used to them pushing through any gap that they don't seem to care any more which is such a difference to riding in the UK where it is clearly an affront to their manhood if a bike tries to overtake or get ahead. Interesting to monitor the fuel consumption 2-up with full luggage at decent cruise speeds too. On the way back to Calais it was around 8.7 miles/litre yet back home, it was maintaining 9.9 at the same speeds. The only noticeable difference was a strong headwind in France. The tank range is still a little too low for my liking but other than that, I love the 1200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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