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Bandit1200
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 Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: Overnight stop |
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We're off to Chateau le Verdoyer, Champs Romain for 2 weeks end of July. We did this run last year without the caravan, i made a straight dash down the toll roads took about 12hrs from home to destination. This year we are taking the van and are going to use none toll roads so we require an overnight stop about an hours drive from Calais down the A16, D240, N1. Anyone got any recommendations? |
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roboughton
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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aires de servces are in plentyfull supply i stopped about 1 hr in from Calais
i will check the name of it later. probably after 9 pm ish tonight.
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I just had a quick look online. A16 down near Abbeville we made the fatal mistake of stopping at "Baie de Somme" and if we had carried on 15 mins we could have stopped @ "Behen" on the A28 not quite the road that you wanted but you can turn back from here i think in the aire but if not its not far down the road to turn back. the "Baie de Somme" is a very large and noisey aire, where as the "Behen" aire was very nice and quiet on the way home.
That pear of wisdom was probably useless but never mind  |
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Hi Gav,
Saw your 'nickname' Bandit 12 wouldn't happen to refer to a Suzuki Bandit would it? I was gonna go for ZZR1400 as my nickname but didn't think many 'Bikers' were caravanners! If you ride a Bandit stay safe!! |
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Bandit1200
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Hi Gav,
Saw your 'nickname' Bandit 12 wouldn't happen to refer to a Suzuki Bandit would it? I was gonna go for ZZR1400 as my nickname but didn't think many 'Bikers' were caravanners! If you ride a Bandit stay safe!!
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Yes i ride an old B12, would love a zzr14. I don't know if many bikers are caravanners but i think it creates a nice balance, i can curse the caravanners when i'm in the car, zip past them on the bike an be one when i'm hooked up.  |
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hogdog
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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hi i am a biker and when i tow my caravan i take the bike in the bake of my van which i use to tow with gives me the best of all worlds if the weather is bad we use the van if its good we use the bike we have been al over the west country/ scotland /ireland /and always take the bike
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Westcell
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Hey Paul
Is it a Sherman tank you tow for a van..... It's Motor bikes they are talking here. My last bike probably weighed twice as much as the maximum allowable payload and oh..........
Iv'e just realised when you said in the back of the van you must of meant the van you tow your caravan with....
Phew ... I could just see this caravan with a motorbike in the back and it's nose up in the air...
Phil (Ex Suzuki 750 and Honda 750 biker)  |
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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hi sorry for the misunder standing i mean motor bike i put a harley davidson roadking in the back of my vwt4 van and tow a sterling eccels with it it is still in the waight limit the harley is 773 kelos but the van pulls them both nicly we took the harley to scotland /irland /and all round the west cuntry to name a few places with no problums it a nice combnation if the weathers nice we use the bike if it rains we use the van
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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sorry should have said 773 pounds
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