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2007 Write-up Trip Notes by David Mc --- Thursday. Left home at about 15:30 and met with Nick P, who
didnt turn up by the designated time, so set off down the A12 to the Dartford
crossing and on to Friday Up at about 08:00 for breakfast before the run to
Vittel. (Actually, Chris S had misunderstood the agreement on times and was up ready by We arrived at Vittel and checked into our hotel then took a stroll around the town before having a dinner in one of the local restaurants. Saturday A nice breakfast was had while we discussed the options of where to go. We quickly agreed on Hackenberg Fort on the Maginot Line and set off for the 110 mile run to the fort. As expected, the roads were excellent and the Tom-tom route option of shortest route with no motorways was proving to be a good choice. We arrived at the fort to be told that the next
guided tour in English was at The fort was extremely interesting and took the
best part of 3 hours to see so we left at about Sunday At breakfast the previous day Nick P had stated an
interest in seeing the Inclined Plane at Another 10 to 15 miles further on and we were into some really nice sweeping bends when we came across a real nasty double radius right hander. I made it round with some effort but caught sight of Richard S crossing my mirrors. I pulled over at which point Nick P arrived, wondering where Richard S was! It turns out that Richard S had decided the corner was just too tight and the better option was to ride the GS into a small drainage ditch on the other side of the road. This had been done with only minimal damage (slight scratches to a small area on the tank and a broken indicator) so the bike was pulled back out of the ditch and we continued our journey. After a very nice lunch, we set of for the last 20 or so miles along some superb twisties that were full of French bikes travelling at various speeds from positively pedestrian to downright ballistic. We blended in very well with at least one end of the speed spectrum! The Inclined Plane was very interesting but after a stop of an hour or so, we were on the return route, again enjoying the wonderful roads. We had a good ride back then went for a meal in the town once the bikes were safely stowed at the hotel. Monday It was agreed that a slightly shorter trip would be a good idea so as not to over do things before the run back the next day. This was a good call as again the skies went very overcast and just as we got back to the hotel after about 80 miles, the rain came. The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing with a few beers in the hotel then heading into town for the last meal. Tuesday Breakfast was eaten at The very strong head/cross wind made some of the
journey hard work and we were certainly getting through the fuel quicker than the journey
down but there were no incidents and even though the rain fell hard on us for the last 30
miles, we arrived at We all parted company at 3 hours and 120 miles after leaving Another successful Old Gits trip with everyone keen to get involved in next years trip, especially as it will be the 10th year of Old Gits trips. Many thanks to all those who came. |