Well we will post some photos of the start in a bit. Enough to say we covered over 500km today and it was great. the scenary through Switzerland is amazing. It is great being out on your motorcycle enjoying the silence and then all of sudden you hear this god awful cough only to suddenly remember you bought an intercom, and you can hear everything the other person has to say or does…. Enough of that I’m pretty proud when you see the photos of our bikes you’ll see some discipline in packing, remember this is a 24 day trip through6 countries and we go it all in those bags.
As a former military man one saddle bag is almost a contingency items, just in case the zombie apocalypse starts and we have to survive. But the rest is minimal clothing and commo gear to ensure we can let the world know of our silly adventure.
On a seperate note I have to give some credit to Gearhead repair in Germany, the owner did a great job of preparing our bikes for the trip and even threw some extra parts in case of problems while in Africa. Thanks again Toby. I am also very impressed with the new 107 engine, it would easily pull my large butt over the hills and valleys of Switzerland at 90-100 miles per hour.
Well its time to walk around a nice little French town named Aix-les-Bains, have some wine and prep for tomorrows adventure. Photos coming soon.
Und nun auch noch ein paar deutsche Kommentare…
Nachdem wir fast puenktlich losgefahren sind und feststellen mussten, dass die geplante Route via Michelin sich leider nicht in unseren Moppeds wiederspiegelte,entschieden wir uns kurzer Hand den Street Glide Navis ein wenig zu vertrauen. Und.. ich muss schon sagen, gar nicht so schlecht.. 556 km das Hotel ist gefunden und die Richtung passt..
Die drei Stopps, die wir einbauten waren gechillt und wir haben die Wetterfront von Lyon komlett verpasst. So genug fuer heute, Morgen geht’s weiter Richtung Carcassonne 🙂 🙂 🙂
Day 1 complete, greetings from Billy & Bob