Touring Heading back to the Alps

Looking forward to heading back to the Alps again this June, our base will be Bourge St Maurice and hope to ride many of the high Alpine passes so long as they are clear of snow. I filmed this in 2012 think it was close to the longest day in June, perfect weather....about 32 C in the valleys and about 5 C high in the mountains.

Anyone who has not ridden a motorcycle in the Alps should add it to their 'Bucket' list.

 

Yes rubbish right arm!
Four of us are going, we use the Eurotunnel then head straight across France, we are going to stop one night mid way across in France's answer to a Premier Inn (cheep but pleasant) then ride on to Bourg St Maurice where we have two mobile home type challis booked for 7 nights here : Camping Caravaneige - Le versoyen à Bourg St Maurice en Savoie They are reasonably cheap around £400.00 for the week for two self catering. Its also a campsite so the trip can be done quite cheaply.

Having a base means you can unpack the bikes and enjoy the roads, virtually every road out of Bourg (a winter ski resort) is a fantastic ride.



One day last time we took a ride to Tignes and took a train through the mountain, caught the cable car up the Grand Mont and watched folks skiing the glacier in the middle of summer; quite surreal:smile:


One day we do a circular route around Mont Blanc, Switzerland, Italy and back into France, its a long day but well worth it. I don't recommend riding through the Mont Blanc tunnel!

This was our base for the week, my Ducati had already lost its back brake on the ride over France Never, ever buying a Ducati again (but that is another story)


We stop again on the ride back across France then Tunnel and home




Guess the budget is about £800.00 but fuel is a big chunk.

If you want a company that will take you out there on this trip a pal of mine Bill Roughton Bike Tours UK :: Motorcycle touring in UK, England and Thailand takes guests out here each year, I went with him in 2012 but we are going out ourselves this time

Richard

 

Bikes packed, will let you know how the Triumphs and us cope with the 2500 miles.

 

Made it out to the Alps, this photo taken near Les Arks. Looking forward to exploring the rest of this week

 

1400 miles added this week, both the Tiger and Street have not missed a beat. Got the 900 mile ride back across France to start in the morning :frown:

 

2300 miles in 9 days and a fantastic time had. Totally recommend visiting the Alps, the French roads were so empty compared to England. Bourg st Maurice is a great base for exploring as there is not a bad riding road in any direction. The Mrs proved you can tour on anything and coped with the 80+ mph motorways with the Street while the Tiger proved the ideal do it all coping fine on the twisty mountain roads even with its big front wheel.

No mechanical issues with either bike although I tensioned the Tiger's chain once.

 

Nice, its great to plan a road trip during these cold winter months. Think 2015 is going to be a big Scotland tour and race week at the TT for us.