Tricky's latest ride report

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I'm really looking forward to this one, Limoges don't you know.
:popcorn
 
The show must go on…… ( but not this time……)
 
I'm really looking forward to this one, Limoges don't you know.
:popcorn

Yes.

In my mind I was there crusin the quite roads of the Limousin and Massif Central for a week on my trusty old Hog... unfortunately the reality was rather different. :mad:

It started ok with arrival at Portsmouth.

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The bike had been miss-firing at bit and struggling to hold a steady idle but I put it down to poor fuel at my last pit stop.

As you do. :blast

Anyway onto the Ferry and my upgraded cabin from last years aborted Wheels and Waves trip.

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Not sure if Brittany Ferries understand that "Upgrade" means improvement normally but never mind. :D

I spent a pleasant evening with Doris (of Gnarley Bar fame) in the Bar and we pooled our collective encyclopedic general knowledge during the Ships Quiz... but still got most of the answers wrong. :comfort :nenau

St Malo the next morning.

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I was about to get very acquainted with this lovely old place. :D
 
Off the boat and bike is not happy... popping and farting and generally acting like a dick. :p

Doris told me to carefully push it to the *Terminal Care Park and tip it into the English Channel (*that isn't a typo by the way)

He bid me a Bon Voyage and sped off in his Mini Convertible. Doris is a wise man! :D

Well. What would Dolly Parton do in this situation? :nenau

I know a Harley Davidson dealer will help me out so off I went to one in Rennes. :thumb2

Relief.. I've made it! They'll sort it for me.

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The show goes on!!!
 
Good luck....being an old evo it probably doesn't like being in a foreign land thats different to old blighty and the good old USA. :D
 
Anyway onto the Ferry and my upgraded cabin from last years aborted Wheels and Waves trip.

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That’s a huge washing machine in your cabin !!!
Shame you had no dirty laundry !
 
Hope you get the bike sorted.
 
Feckin ‘ell Trickster!

Are you really going to drag this one out across several episodes! :D
 
Feckin ‘ell Trickster!

Are you really going to drag this one out across several episodes! :D

Calm down you know this will be brief. :p


HD Rennes were nice offering me a coffee followed by the odd gallic shrug and very little else TBH. And something about in three days time they could take a better look as they were very busy.

So Plan B was put into action. Forget heading south and ride around Brittany a bit and see if the bike sorts itself out fuelling wise with plenty of 98 RON etc.

I booked a room in a nice little Guest House up the coast in Paimpol.

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The old couple who owned it spoke no English but seemed charmed by my old Yankee bike and constantly kept giving it the thumb's up. I didn't have the heart to give it the thumbs down to them. :blast

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I'd give a :thumb2 to Paimpol however.

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The skylight view from my room the next morning. Ok lets ride Brittany!!

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After breakfast my hosts gathered by the front door to give me the big wave off.

Which happened eventually and after several attempts to get the bike to start. Plenty of gallic shrugs this time from me and an acknowledging nod or two from Monsieur Owner who obviously knew a thing or two about Harley Davidsons. :D

Lets be honest. Things were heading one way and that was recovery to HD Rennes to spend days on end waiting for them to attempt a fix and order parts they probably didn't have whilst I was holed up on the edge of town in an F1 pissing into my own sink or something. :mad:

Plan C. Get back to St Malo and dump.. sorry park the bike at the Ferry Terminal Building, book on the next Ferry to Portsmouth and probably push the bike onto the Ferry.

I made it back just with a lot of coughing and spluttering and flatulence (The bike not me :D).

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I explained by predicament to the Staff there and booked on the next Ferry to depart the following morning. They said I could leave my bike in its current resting place.

Good job I upgraded my security system a couple of weeks ago. :thumb2

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Goodbye and see you tomorrow morning. :p

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Booked a room in the Old Town and walked there in about 10 minutes.

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Hi Honey I'm home!

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What a lovely place St Malo is. :thumb2

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Plan D rolled into action.

Drink beer and explore my lovely surroundings. :beerjug:

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I imagined this to be a statue of Doris pointing towards the future direction of the HD Motor Company. :blast

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Drown them all in there!!

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Twizz and Doris told me to go to the Freaky Dolls Bar but unfortunately it was closed.

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Maybe next time you wierdo's...

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Had a banana split with sparkles and then watched the sun go down.

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What a shame ! Still all part of a bike trip . Sounds odd though , I’m sure you have tried all you can possibly ignition issue . Sleep well :thumb
 
St. Malo is indeed lovely as is Dinan just up the road. Perhaps trade in your 3 clattering fashion accessories for 1 proper bike, you know like the one you used to own and you might make it all the way there?
 


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