FrankrijkSaint-Brice-Courcelles49°17’1” N 4°0’4” E
16 mei, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The ride started with a slide on spilt diesel 1km from my home. Then everything was ok. I averaged 61mpg riding at around 70mph or 4.63 litres per 100km
The roads were as expected busy until afterMeer informatie
FrankrijkDole47°6’31” N 5°30’13” E
17 mei, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today's ride was a bit boring with a lot of fields with crops either side of the motorway. As I exited a from a service station I saw a car with a trailer and on it was a motorcycle with a sidecar soMeer informatie
Angel From BelgiumBonjour , Bonjour ! Have a nice , save trip :-) Greets from Belgium
FrankrijkPassy45°55’14” N 6°40’2” E
18 mei, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It was a long ride but the weather was perfect and the traffic was light.
220 miles or 350km today. I'm still using a lot of oil but it doesn't worry me as much now. I'll just keep filling it up.Meer informatie
ItaliëGenoa44°24’29” N 8°54’36” E
19 mei, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Riding from Aosta was quiet with not much traffic until I was close to Genova. I noticed a lot of flooded fields so there must have been recent rain. I was lucky.
I stopped and checked the gearboxMeer informatie
ItaliëEnna37°33’49” N 14°17’50” E
21 mei, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
It was a two and a half hour ride from last night's beach front tourist hotel to Villa Trigona. I would have enjoyed the ride more if the roads were in better condition or the suspension of theMeer informatie
ItaliëRagusa36°55’29” N 14°44’4” E
22 mei, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I've arrived in Ragusa Sicily.
I stayed in a Roman villa in the centre of Sicily last night and really enjoyed it.
The ride today was about 100 miles mostly through quiet winding roads and farmland.Meer informatie
ItaliëIspica36°47’25” N 14°54’54” E
24 mei, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today I was the star of the show when I joined around 80 other old motorcycles from Italy and Malta for a lovely ride in the countryside. I got many congratulations and countless photos taken of theMeer informatie
ItaliëRagusa36°55’30” N 14°43’52” E
24 mei, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
As I said in my previous post I went to the gala dinner. There was a speech in Italian by the chairman of the Veteran car club of Ibleo so I didn't understand a word until someone said they want me toMeer informatie
MaltaBirgu35°53’26” N 14°31’12” E
25 mei, Malta ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
It was another really enjoyable day with the two historic vehicles clubs of Sicily and Malta followed by a very rough sea crossing to Malta.
We met at 9am in front of the cathedral and ride slowly toMeer informatie
ItaliëRagusa36°53’19” N 14°41’44” E
25 mei, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Normally I wouldn't dedicate a footprint to a visit but this was so interesting. I can't begin to describe the smells from this huge factory which is a cooperative of 1200 Sicilian farmers. MakingMeer informatie
John hoodMy first Comet was more of a leak with a bike. Enjoy your trip