Bolton to Benidorm on two wheels
Aug 23, 2023 21:57:33 GMT 1
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Post by billbott on Aug 23, 2023 21:57:33 GMT 1
Home after our 8 day tour of France and Spain. Had to cut our trip short as my ‘bit of back pain’ got considerably worse and general opinion was it could be my kidney! So, whereas we should have done the last leg in two days, Bob reckoned we could do it in one just in case I got worse overnight.
Total return leg was 780 miles, in one stint with me struggling to get on and off the bike, home at 1:30am having had rain for the last 150 miles. I had an emergency doctors appointment at lunchtime who diagnosed a strain thank god!
Anyway, absolutely fantastic trip with a total of 3346.6 miles covered. Achieved our goal of riding from Bolton to Benidorm without any issues (except the above..). Both of our yamaha tracer 900’s had zero problems and managed everything from motorway slogs to mountain passes with ease. Having done these trips for pretty much the last 25 years, this bike is the best for the job. The days of lashing luggage precariously onto the back of various sportsbikes are a thing of the past. Panniers with removeable liners are the future. Also, having a proper bike sat nav (Garmin) made it a lot easier. You have an option to switch to ‘adventurous’ routing rather than shortes, most direct etc and it found some epic roads. Who’d believe that less than 20 km from Benidorm centre there are mountain passes that are easily as dramatic as Switzerland, and as a bonus barely another vehicle in sight!
Total return leg was 780 miles, in one stint with me struggling to get on and off the bike, home at 1:30am having had rain for the last 150 miles. I had an emergency doctors appointment at lunchtime who diagnosed a strain thank god!
Anyway, absolutely fantastic trip with a total of 3346.6 miles covered. Achieved our goal of riding from Bolton to Benidorm without any issues (except the above..). Both of our yamaha tracer 900’s had zero problems and managed everything from motorway slogs to mountain passes with ease. Having done these trips for pretty much the last 25 years, this bike is the best for the job. The days of lashing luggage precariously onto the back of various sportsbikes are a thing of the past. Panniers with removeable liners are the future. Also, having a proper bike sat nav (Garmin) made it a lot easier. You have an option to switch to ‘adventurous’ routing rather than shortes, most direct etc and it found some epic roads. Who’d believe that less than 20 km from Benidorm centre there are mountain passes that are easily as dramatic as Switzerland, and as a bonus barely another vehicle in sight!
