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From: YTC#1 on 26 Nov 2009 17:08 The Older Gentleman wrote: > turby <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm open to any suggestions. > > We did this in reverse, in the US, decades ago. Asked someone in the US > to host us and we'd do vice versa. It worked. We're still friends, over > 20 years later :-) > > If you make it to London, I'll lend you a bike and show you some fun > time. Promise. > At least wait until he has answered the DYTIUTA query :-) > -- Bruce Porter XJR1300SP, XJ900F, GSX250, Pegaso 650 Trail POTM#1(KoTL), WUSS#1 , YTC#1(bar), OSOS#2(KoTL) , DS#3 , IbW#18 ,Apostle#8 "The internet is a huge and diverse community and not every one is friendly" http://www.ytc1.co.uk There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
From: Sean Hamerton on 26 Nov 2009 17:40 On 26 Nov, 20:11, YTC#1 <b...(a)ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote: > My little triphttp://www.ytc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/USA2007/USA2007.pdf Quite the adventure, it would seem! -- SeanH - '01 Fazer 600 in black | '97 GSX-R 750 SRAD.
From: Stupendous Man on 26 Nov 2009 18:27 Here is a 108 page PDF listing auto and motorcycle museums around the world. My last trip to Europe centered around visiting vehicle and tech museums, as i have done the castles and battlefields thing before. http://www.fiaheritage.com/documents/museums.pdf
From: don (Calgary) on 26 Nov 2009 19:12 On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:03:39 -0800 (PST), turby <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >I'm in the planning stages of a trip to Europe next year. I've always >wanted to do the West coast from John O'Groats to Gibraltar (via >Ireland,) hitting as many beaches and surf spots as possible. Lately >though, another way to do it occurred to me. I've started a >spreadsheet listing places and things to do. So far, some stuff on the >list are the Ace cafe, the Isle of Man races, Edinburgh Fringe Fest, >Tour de France, and so on. It could be a challenge, zig-zagging across >the continent to get to events, and some things won't be possible of >course. (For ex., Intermot isn't until November and Documenta isn't on >this year.) I have John Hermann's book - Motorcycle Journeys Through >the Alps, and Southern Italy, Corsica, Berlin, and Scandinavia all >have their attractions. Who knows how far I can go while the weather >is good and the money lasts? > >It seems a tossup between buying a bike in Europe and selling it when >I leave, or shipping a bike over from California. I haven't decided >what bike I'll want, but a VStrom1000 is high on the list. Mebbe a >KTM990 or ? There is also the option of leaving it in Europe for >another time. I've found a couple of good resources: >www.AbleCargo.com is only a few miles from me and they ship bikes to >Europe. >www.Knopftours.com has US titled bikes for sale in Germany and will >store bikes. > >I'm open to any suggestions. I don't have any suggestions but it sounds like an amazing journey and I am jealous. Take lots of pictures.
From: turby on 26 Nov 2009 22:33
On Nov 26, 3:27 pm, "Stupendous Man" <s...(a)trap.com> wrote: > Here is a 108 page PDF listing auto and motorcycle museums around the world. > My last trip to Europe centered around visiting vehicle and tech museums, as > i have done the castles and battlefields thing before. > > http://www.fiaheritage.com/documents/museums.pdf Thanks. I have the feeling this trip will entail bopping around the countryside for a few days, then absorbing a bit of city culture, rinse & repeat often. |