A picture a day... biker banter (Vol 6)

[myvision]

Michael_B said:

Sort of my back yard for the past 25 years. My usual route from Switzerland is Grenoble, Gap, Sisteron, Digne-les-Bains, Riez, along the gorge and then rejoin the Route Napoléon at Castellane.

Then, if I ve been a very good boy, it ll be an overnight near Nice followed by a week in Corsica. And the Route des Grandes Alpes north back home afterwards.

This photo was from a shorter weekend trip on my 748R in 2019, just a small rucksack (and a trip to the osteopath afterwards.) A few kms east from your pic.

You re there at the ideal time, weather not too hot and not yet massive holiday traffic. If you re passing Geneva, wave on your way back home

Publier tomorrow any idea where this picture was taken?

[Michael_B]

General terrain and that much snow makes me think Col de l’Iseran, but it’s not a recognizable as the other photo

[Biker's Nemesis]

Nice to be in the sunshine

[moanthebairns]

[Bob_Defly]

These tyres are going to get me in trouble.

[gareth_r]

Stopped at CTL in Cirencester for coffee and a snack.









Oddly, since I don't like 2-strokes, this Bultaco Alpina (trailie version of the Sherpa trials bike) is probably the one I'd have liked to take home. Weighs nothing.

[Cfnteabag]

Biker9090 said:

In God's name, why!?

Well it starts before that, I had an Aprilia Tuono, beautiful thing, full of carbon fibre, lots of noise but was a fickle beast, wanted to be on a trickle charger all the time, spent a lot of time not working. Then my wife decided she no longer wanted that position anymore, and in moving out I lost my garage so I sold the Aprilia and looked for a sensible Japanese bike that could live outside, so I bought a Ducati!


It was an Gen1, 620 Multistrada in Black so possibly the least desirable on paper but it was a Ducati and it had an Air-cooled L twin. But it did not like living outside, the cold weather would illuminate an EML light for half a ride and then the gearshift sheared from the foot peg.




Then I was offered a swap for the Triumph, so I went for it. Plan is actually to try a cruiser or a big naked XJR etc

[T6 vanman]

This morning my garage was looking a little empty


So time to fill that void

It's finally arrived

[Jester86]

Yummy ^^ !

Spent Friday evening pootling round the garage and fit the Evotech frame protection, just to be on the safe side as a new rider.

Took a photo and quite liked it, so here you go. Hint of Jap in the background

[KTMsm]

Jester86 said:

Hint of Jap in the background

I've got two FDs

Haven't been on the road for a while

[Jester86]

KTMsm said:

I've got two FDs

Haven't been on the road for a while

Nooooooooo, mine passed its MOT with flying colours today!

[Michael_B]

Michael_B said:

General terrain and that much snow makes me think Col de l’Iseran, but it s not a recognizable as the other photo

So? Put me out of my/your misery

[moanthebairns]

[T6 vanman]

My annual Summer shot

[Essarell]

Monday Club

[KTMsm]

Went out for a quiet ride taking in some green lanes - all going great until I discovered a tree blocking the lane

Turning a 220kg bike around when there are massive ruts both sides of the bike...

I did a perfect pivot turn



Or I tried to spin it around on the side stand but it slipped on the mud so I had to drag it around on it's side

[Krikkit]

Sounds like a good excuse to buy one of those backpack saws!

[KTMsm]

Krikkit said:

Sounds like a good excuse to buy one of those backpack saws!

I've got one !




It was at home

Always the way, I carry it on big trips, never needed it and this was just a quick local ride

[Acorn1]

T6 vanman said:

My annual Summer shot

Eastcliff Road?

[T6 vanman]

Acorn1 said:

T6 vanman said:

My annual Summer shot

Eastcliff Road?