Ten Days in the Pyrenees on a 748 - June 2007 - Page 2

**royum** · 11 Jun 07, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Timk

We parked up at the bottom of Las Ramblas in Barcelona and it was packed with people,loads of them came up to us and took photos and started chatting the girls loved the bikes there and were waving from cars beeping their horns etc.Felt like Royalty

(should've taken the bikes on the night out!)

Yep, it's just like that at the Castle of Comfort meet in Somerset, OB has these groupies hanging around everyone has a great time, you feel like a god, and then........

**Luigi Da Squeegee** · 12 Jun 07, 05:55 AM

Timk,

Any hotels in the Pyrenees you would recommend? I'm off there next week (long way round to WDW2007) Also any roads stand out in particular ?

**Timk** · 12 Jun 07, 06:58 AM

hi the N240 and N260 are awesome roads running through the Pyrenees (have a look at google maps)as for hotels i wouldnt bother booking as its good to stay flexible,you may not make your destination one day and may exceed your miles the next,not booking gives you the freedom to do what you want and the Hotels/Hostels are all very cheap and to a good standard (every one we stayed in was good enough for us and we stayed in the first one we saw most of the time).

**wrs71** · 12 Jun 07, 03:40 PM

Wow! what a geat holiday, would love to do something like that one day, and your bike looks amazing, glad you had a great time.

**Luigi Da Squeegee** · 12 Jun 07, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Timk

hi the N240 and N260 are awesome roads running through the Pyrenees (have a look at google maps)as for hotels i wouldnt bother booking as its good to stay flexible,you may not make your destination one day and may exceed your miles the next,not booking gives you the freedom to do what you want and the Hotels/Hostels are all very cheap and to a good standard (every one we stayed in was good enough for us and we stayed in the first one we saw most of the time).

I've got the N260 down as one of the roads to ride. As I'm coming down through France I'll have to miss the N240, but there seems to be so many good roads you're spoilt for choice.

Good to hear about the hotels. I hadn't booked anything in advance for the very reasons you say.

I promise to take lots of pictures

**Timk** · 12 Jun 07, 05:27 PM

I'm jealous already

look forward to seeing the pics

**Rancid Badger** · 12 Jun 07, 10:38 PM

Sounds like you had an amazing 10 days Tim, although I do have to ask: why the gentleman on the R1 appears to be wearing a red cod piece...

**Timk** · 12 Jun 07, 11:00 PM

Because he had the black one

**triumph5ta** · 15 Jun 07, 12:12 PM

Looks good, im off that way in Sept. Thanks for the info.

**Squat36** · 20 Jun 07, 02:02 PM

Boring question - but what did you clip the cargo net hooks too? Cant see from the resolution of the photos. I have a 996 and often need to carry small bag of work gear and would prefer to stick it on the bike rather than rucksack.

Cool trip - did similar years back on early CBR600. Need to do again on proper bike. Got me planning already.

Matt

**Timk** · 20 Jun 07, 04:25 PM

hi matt,
i put a bit of wonder web matting over the back and then hooked the clips under the seat unit,(didnt cause any damage or marks)
tim

**Hereford_duke** · 30 Jun 07, 02:17 PM

Fantastic, beats the UK roads thats for sure.
Gets my seal of approval for getting out there and doing something different, thats what its all about!
Nice work chaps and you do look a bit like the mighty moprhing power rangers though!
Could be worse it could of been the powder puff girls