Off the bike for a while
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Tomorrow at 08h30 I will take my Moto Guzzi V7 for its annual service, ride 30 minutes of lovely country twisty roads towards the dealership in Chalon-sur-Saône. They will give me a demo loaner (probably a V85TT) to get back home. Then after a day of shopping and pottering around in the garden, I will ride back to pick up my bike before they close at 17h30.
Sunday's weather isn't looking great (a few showers in the morning then sunny and dry), but I *will* be going out for a long ride with a local mate, probably to the hills behind Mâcon. Next Tuesday I will be in horsepiddle in Geneva for a fairly routine operation, but under general anaesthetic and one which will keep me off a motorbike for the next 4-6 weeks. This will be the first time I've ever been not riding for medical porpoises, and I'm not looking forward to it
So keep posting pics of your bikes in scenic settings as the weather gets better, so I can at least vicariously enjoy them!
Sunday's weather isn't looking great (a few showers in the morning then sunny and dry), but I *will* be going out for a long ride with a local mate, probably to the hills behind Mâcon. Next Tuesday I will be in horsepiddle in Geneva for a fairly routine operation, but under general anaesthetic and one which will keep me off a motorbike for the next 4-6 weeks. This will be the first time I've ever been not riding for medical porpoises, and I'm not looking forward to it
So keep posting pics of your bikes in scenic settings as the weather gets better, so I can at least vicariously enjoy them!
Hope all goes well in surgery. I was in the same boat a couple do years back, had a ruptured Achilles injury followed by gall bladder removal, lost my whole riding season.
Look on the bright side, ar least you have the summer and the scenery to make up for it and a freshly serviced bike to enjoy.
Heading down to Grenoble from Lausanne tomorrow. Wanted to rent a bike but the OH is furniture shopping so an suv it is :/
Look on the bright side, ar least you have the summer and the scenery to make up for it and a freshly serviced bike to enjoy.
Heading down to Grenoble from Lausanne tomorrow. Wanted to rent a bike but the OH is furniture shopping so an suv it is :/
@michael
O/T but I didn t know where better to ask.
Do you know if the grimsel and gotthard passes are open yet? Google saying not but Google maps is conflicting. Just wondering what better local info is available.
Otherwise where would you recommend for a drive starting out from Lausanne? I was planning on a day trip tomorrow taking in Jaun, gotthard and grimsel but looks pointless doing so if they’re closed
O/T but I didn t know where better to ask.
Do you know if the grimsel and gotthard passes are open yet? Google saying not but Google maps is conflicting. Just wondering what better local info is available.
Otherwise where would you recommend for a drive starting out from Lausanne? I was planning on a day trip tomorrow taking in Jaun, gotthard and grimsel but looks pointless doing so if they’re closed
Edited by shirt on Saturday 18th April 22:37
shirt said:
@michael
O/T but I didn t know where better to ask.
Do you know if the grimsel and gotthard passes are open yet? Google saying not but Google maps is conflicting. Just wondering what better local info is available.
Otherwise where would you recommend for a drive starting out from Lausanne? I was planning on a day trip tomorrow taking in Jaun, gotthard and grimsel but looks pointless doing so if they re closed
I found this link that might help: https://www.alpen-paesse.ch/en/O/T but I didn t know where better to ask.
Do you know if the grimsel and gotthard passes are open yet? Google saying not but Google maps is conflicting. Just wondering what better local info is available.
Otherwise where would you recommend for a drive starting out from Lausanne? I was planning on a day trip tomorrow taking in Jaun, gotthard and grimsel but looks pointless doing so if they re closed
Edited by shirt on Saturday 18th April 22:37
Looks like most passes are still closed.
jimmyjimjim said:
I enjoyed this, but wouldn't normally comment on it, as it's just autocorrect being autocorrect
I think they’re both some sort of reference to mispronunciation and will turn out to be something form The Goon Show or something equally obscure nowadays. Michael_B said:
riding for medical porpoises
Except I can't work out this one?Michael_B said:
horsepiddle in Geneva
Obviously a location, but where?Last one is hospital.
muppets_mate said:
I found this link that might help: https://www.alpen-paesse.ch/en/
Looks like most passes are still closed.
That’s the site I use, which usefully includes predicted opening dates. There is another cycling-based one for the French alpine passes around the Maurienne area (where I ride a lot) which also a good source.Looks like most passes are still closed.
Soloman Dodd said:
Very nice, I've test ridden one of those when they first came out and loved it.
Very capable bike and a characterful engine. I fear it's not really sporty enough to be a sportsbike, and not really luggage-worthy, versatile, and comfy enough to be a tourer. It didn't have me reaching for my wallet personally, but I can see how it could appeal to many others.
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