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Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 2:02 pm
by Gucci
Hola

Well I'm off to the south of Spain on my own in a few weeks. I thought I'd ask u pips for some advice, like what to take just in case, dos and donts etc. so any help will be much appreciated.

I'll be travelling down to hull. Ferry to zeebrugge. I haven't booked any accommodation as I have no idea how many miles I'm gonna do in one day. Probably gonna take a mini 1 man tent just in case I get stuck but going Nick Samders style, minimal gear. I'm more interested in the roads in Spain than France so want to blast through France as quick as poss. Looking to keep the trip there short and the trip back at little longer for detours to some must see places.

So firer away, I'm excited to hear what info u have :dance:

Cheers

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:07 pm
by Bub
Puncture repair kit is a must
Wipes & visor cleaner
Tool kit
Chain lube
Dosh and plenty of it lol

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:08 pm
by Bub
Oh and watch you speed :-)

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 8:12 pm
by Gucci
Packing that gear now, cheers. :dance:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 9:30 pm
by Bub
Have you got breakdown cover sorted ?

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 9:46 pm
by Gucci
Got full AA. I can get euro cover for my trip. :dance:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 10:16 pm
by 2002r1jon
Breathalyser and accident report form(ask yer insurance for this,saves any arguments if the worst happens when ya get back)

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 12:35 am
by Chinny
You got a satnav? and has the bike got a rad guard?? & what date do you set off?

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:26 pm
by Chinny
Mark have you got a GB logo on your plate?

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:36 pm
by Coullio
Chinny wrote:Mark have you got a GB logo on your plate?
Well get a "f**k off Europe" one instead!!!

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:29 pm
by Gucci
Got a rad guard. Got gb on the plate. No sat nav lol so it should be interesting. :dance:

I've set off just got from Falkirk to Newcastle airport. Awesome run down the A68. Just havin a bite to eat, coffee and got some fuel. Weather is mint. On my own but it's still wicked. I'll try take some pics of the trip. But be warned I'm sh!t at anything like that usually lol :doh:

Thanks for the device pips

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:31 pm
by Gucci
Bub wrote:Oh and watch you speed :-)
Yeah the France police are a nightmare eh!

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:01 pm
by PJC
Gucci wrote:Got a rad guard. Got gb on the plate. No sat nav lol so it should be interesting. :dance:

I've set off just got from Falkirk to Newcastle airport. Awesome run down the A68. Just havin a bite to eat, coffee and got some fuel. Weather is mint. On my own but it's still wicked. I'll try take some pics of the trip. But be warned I'm sh!t at anything like that usually lol :doh:

Thanks for the device pips
Was on the 68 yesterday, bet you loved the bit from Jed to Otterburn.

Safe and happy trip 8-)

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:12 pm
by Bub
Chinny wrote:Mark have you got a GB logo on your plate?
I forgot that :lol:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:44 pm
by Gucci
This awesome. Arrived in Lorca at 4pm Wednesday afternoon. Pretty good going. 1600 miles from start to finish, all wrapped up in 3 days. I feel great to. No aches or pains, who needs a fucking tourer to do this type of thing lol :dance: now for some sweet blasts out on the Spanish twisties :twisted:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:50 pm
by Bub
Gucci wrote:This awesome. Arrived in Lorca at 4pm Wednesday afternoon. Pretty good going. 1600 miles from start to finish, all wrapped up in 3 days. I feel great to. No aches or pains, who needs a fucking tourer to do this type of thing lol :dance: now for some sweet blasts out on the Spanish twisties :twisted:
That's pretty good going, what's the weather like ?? have fun on the twisties dude :twisted:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:53 pm
by Chinny
come & meet us in Barcelona if you can we will be arriving next Friday till monday

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:11 am
by Gucci
Weather great down here, perfect for a ride. I'll give u aheads up next week when I can make it over to Barcelona. :dance:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:32 am
by Chinny
Gucci wrote:Weather great down here, perfect for a ride. I'll give u aheads up next week when I can make it over to Barcelona. :dance:


Cool, the place we are staying at is in the Europe section

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:53 pm
by Gucci
Off to the cabo de gata then onto Granada and beyond tomoz :dance:

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:12 pm
by PJC
Gucci wrote:Off to the cabo de gata then onto Granada and beyond tomoz :dance:

Have fun m8, stay safe 8-)

Re: Edinburgh to South of Spain

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:20 pm
by r1Mike
Sounds awesome !


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