1000rr.co.uk 2013 European Run.

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  1. kpone

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    Pearls before swine then Steve.
     
  2. Garyb

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    Jason has arrived safe and well albeit very very wet. :)
     
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    Lovely and sunny in Manchester!

    Good to hear all met up.
     
  4. ShinySideUp

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    Gary, was Jason wearing his waterproofs or did he spend best part of two days flirting with the granny folk rather than taking 5 mins finding the waterproofs at the bottom of his bag?:D
     
  5. Jase

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    For nearly the whole 200km journey it rained made our Scotland trip weather look good ,I have never road in such heavy rain and to top it off I couldn't upload my Europe maps to my Sat nav so had to map read for the whole journey as well as ride on the right and I could hardly see out of my visor .

    For me to get here in one piece is a miracle as I haven't read a map since cubs .

    Got showerd and fed then all 3 of us went of to explore
    what roads Spain had to offer ,and boy we were not disappointed .:D
     
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  6. Garyb

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    Just to add my little bit, waited patiently for Jay to arrive safely, went for some Tapas and then decided to go and have a play, we intended to go to Riano and do a 120 loop, as we climbed the visibility dropped below safe riding, up to that point we had a fantastic experience on some amazing twisty roads N621 when turned around we went to Fuente De for some photos, 24km of fast flowing roads awaited, first pics of the journey I know, but we all know how we love our chicken strips ;)

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    wait for it.......

    Garyb

    WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Almost Perfect,

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    I think the beers are on them tonight :)
     
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    It's amazing how quickly you dial in when on tour Gary. Well done mate ;)

    You'll come back a riding Jedi after 3 weeks lol

    Glad you boys are having fun....
     
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    Well done!! You and your bike peggy are as one :)
     
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    Awwww. Look at his little face.....how chuffed is he.....!
     
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    Can't wait to get going on Thursday, shit day at work today.
     
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    Evening followers.
    just a little update on the trip to keep your interest going, Jase the firebloke and I are just back from a wonderful meal, 'firebloke snoring again'
    missing out the 1st days ferry crap, a few pics of our second day from Santander to Potes.

    within 30 minutes of the ferry, a quick stop here
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    a good blast on the N-621 we felt a quick stop here
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    onto our random hotel, Remember dudes, we ain't booked nothing.

    2 nights here in Potes
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    Fight amongst yourselves who this reminds us [​IMG]of?
     
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    Thanks for these Gary, keep the pics coming. You know how we all like pics.
     
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    Looks awesome mate and all just off the boat!

    Keep the updates coming mate - it'll keep them off your backs when you get home :)
     
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    Looks like your already having an awesome time- rise safe gents, next photo Gaz has to be one of your knee slider ;)
     
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    He should be okay Jimbo. As well as his entire wardrobe....and his actual wardrobe...in his bags, he's got enough electronic kit to rival NASA. He should be able to post while he's riding...
     
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    Ken,
    Can we actually be sure it's him that's doin the riding and not some computer system he's got off the tinkerweb?

    Could be the answer for the unusual tyre wear he has been experiencing lately!:D
     
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    Good point Craig. It could just be that the bike weighs so much that the tyre's been pressed flat to the return and that's given him the scrub.
     
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    Another follower looking forward to the next episode
    Its making me tour sick!!!
     
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    Harsh Lads. Very harsh.
    Just checking in. Arrived at San Sebastien at 6-10 local time.
    Fortunately the hotel we checked in at does not recognise the fox.

    Just rode down the sea front 'it's not Blackpool' it's a wonder the old fox hasn't got whiplash with all his wondering eyes at the lovely ladies.

    Awesome 200 mile ride to get here with plenty of exciting roads.
    Updates to come.
    My poor bike don't know what's hit it.

    TTFN :)
     
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