Road Trip!

[AndyDRZ]

Right,

I'm picking up a 2000 model R1 tonight. I've got 2 weeks off from the 1st of June and need to make it to Perpignan for the 8th.

Any recommendations on places to visit that are vaguely on the way?

[rsv gone!]

Millau Bridge

or the green 'splodge' to the right of Millau;

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.138856,3...

in fact, most of the yellow roads on that map are pretty interesting

[AndyDRZ]

Nice one, I'll make sure I give it a visit

[rsv gone!]

If you need a bike friendly place to stay en-route then this place is about 90 miles north of Millau, five minutes off the motorway. Nice rooms and very friendly people.

http://www.lebaribb.com/Directions.htm

[black-k1]

You could just play 'join the dots'!

http://www.bestbikingroads.com/

[AndyDRZ]

Nice plan!

Getting a GPS just before I go so might have to program a few waypoints

Going from 400cc to 1000cc and in less than a week of ownership, I'll be on the wrong side of the road... going to get confusing!

[evo stu]

i hope you have strong wrists then

R1`s are serious wrist killers

[AndyDRZ]

I think the wrists are out of practice at the moment... Having said that, I used the R1 this morning and it is not nearly as painful as I remember the zx7r being - feels like a tourer compared to that

[rsv gone!]

I commute on my R1 a lot and I rode mine through Spain and France last year. Pretty roomy for a sportsbike and I'm fairly lanky. You'll have no problems - just get a larger screen.