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Cheers Dennis. That mix sounds like good variety with some good opps to make up ground. As the route is not set, could always come home via Nantes.
One last point. When travelling around luchtime, go into a town which has signposted Casino restaurant, or Flunch. These are attached to the big supermarkets and you eat very well for not much dosh. Additionally, you can park the bike outside the plate glass windows to watch it.

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One last point. When travelling around luchtime, go into a town which has signposted Casino restaurant, or Flunch. These are attached to the big supermarkets and you eat very well for not much dosh. Additionally, you can park the bike outside the plate glass windows to watch it.

Bonne route!
Cheers Denis, I'll remember that. Glass windows good, but cant park inside? No good, not safe.

Q to you and others, what are the rozza like in France and Spain? Only my pipes might attract attention....must get some baffles.
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You would be well advised to keep to the speed limits.. also note if using peage they time journey times bythe distance to check your speed. ( on your ticket) so might be wise to stop off for a break if you above the limit.
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Cheers Denis, I'll remember that. Glass windows good, but cant park inside? No good, not safe.

Q to you and others, what are the rozza like in France and Spain? Only my pipes might attract attention....must get some baffles.

The cops are OK if you're nice. I've been let off with a couple of things like this.
I speak some French, though.

BUT always carry your original docs, not photocopies or they can impound your bike till you get them. I keep mine inside the armour in the back of my jacket in a poly bag.

They also hide on the side of the autoroute looking for speeders (near Calais is a favourite) . Just stick to the limits, especially in villages and towns , which is perfectly reasonable.

Youre supposed to ride on dip beam - I often dont.

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CAMPING
La France dispose de quelque 9000 terrains de camping, classés en 1- à 4 étoiles et 2300 sites de camping à la ferme. Le camping sauvage est permis sous réserve de l'accord du propriétaire du terrain. Le camping est interdit sur les plages, en bordure de route, sur certains sites recensés ainsi que dans les réserves et parcs naturels (sauf dans les endroits spécialement prévus à cet effet). Avant d'installer votre camp, prenez la précaution d'en parler à l'office de tourisme local. De plus en plus de terrains de camping aménagés proposent des locations de tentes, de caravanes ou de bungalows.

Would you like me to translate it for you? That's not to say I wouldn't do it myself but I wouldn't recomend it to someone who has to ask the question!
No need to translate-I can do that. It doesnt seem to have penetrated, that I was recommending that you camp wild, not some authority. Please dont regurgitate some sad little rulebook you found. My first comment to you is more suitable than ever. You just dont get it do you? Never let anyone tell you that you have an IQ of shoe size -it's not true, is it?

Now I'm saying, dont camp wild, as you havent got permission. No-one authorised you. It's not in the rulebook. It's forbidden. You havent got a permit. C'est interdit. Go to your official campsite - give me peace...
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No denis it's you that doesn't get it. I was responding to a post by someone who was clearly naive in their knowledge of France and the language. To recommend they are all right doing things which are against the law is irresponsible. Whether you or I would do it is irrelevant. Do you really want to be responsible for some poor traveller being woken at 3am by a jobsworth gendarme! If they want to do it off their own back then fair enough the chances are they won't have any problems but recomend them to do it - no!
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Talking about camping and not to detract too far from the topic at hand...are you going to the UK 2006 meeting?
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No denis it's you that doesn't get it. I was responding to a post by someone who was clearly naive in their knowledge of France and the language. To recommend they are all right doing things which are against the law is irresponsible. Whether you or I would do it is irrelevant. Do you really want to be responsible for some poor traveller being woken at 3am by a jobsworth gendarme! If they want to do it off their own back then fair enough the chances are they won't have any problems but recomend them to do it - no!
Why dont you set up a website suited to your needs - you can call it HorizonsLimited...

Chill out, go out on your bike. Go somewhere nice, and dare to do something not approved by authority.

Your claim that I am naive about France and its language has no basis in fact. You do not know one way or the other about this.

Foutez le camp, laisse-moi tranquille....
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Talking about camping and not to detract too far from the topic at hand...are you going to the UK 2006 meeting?
Why, do you want to thank me for helping you, or do you want to give me money?

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