Epic sundown roads and battle-scarred hills: Vosges History Roadtrip part 3
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- I'm still only a day's ride from the UK, but I'm already in biking heaven. Join me as I explore the mountainside WW1 trenches at Hartmannswillerkopf and find some gorgeous backroads in the Vosges mountains, as well as a new cola addiction…
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There’s something to be said for touring on your own, you please yourself. Only trouble is, ya can’t share the highs and lows until ya get home and bore ya mates. 😁👍
And that's what RUclips is for 😂
@@timrodieridesWise words, then inspire others to do fun things. Thank you. 👍
Really enjoying this series, Think it makes a difference that you are releasing them in fairly quick succession. Did a trip to this area with some mates in September inspired in part by your 4 day trip last year and loved it. Cheers Tim. 👍
Ah thanks Tony, good to hear you enjoyed it! I'm trying to plan next year's already...
Loving the vids Tim, Thanks! You inspired a mate and I to visit the Vosges last year, and whilst we stopped at Hartmans…. (Sorry I can’t remember how to spell the rest), we completely missed the trenches, so now we’ll have to go back!
We stayed at the Hotel Col Du Bussang, recently under new management and they have put a lot of love into doing it up as a biker hotel, highly recommended. Keep the vids coming thanks!
Ah I'm so glad my videos have inspired someone to go out there! I'll check out that hotel, I imagine I'll be back there before long
Loving the Vosges series Tim. The drone footage is awesome and the history stuff fascinating. Definitely going to consider this as a destination for a future trip, thanks for sharing,
Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
You showed respect at those battle trenches, very much appreciated. 🎩-Tip
Great, loving this series Tim, especially the WW history. On my list to do a battlefields tour of northern France and Belgium. The M1000R looks like great fun. My question to you is, if you could choose again and money wasn’t a factor, which would you choose out of the M1000R and MT10SP?
Loving the roads. That BMW looks absolutely nuts. Last time I called into French McDonald's, I was disappointed they had no milkshake on a 35C day but could sell me alcohol.
Have you ever been to a McDonald's in the UK and found a working milkshake machine though?! I never have
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This is really bringing back the memories of my trip a few years back. Cobbled corners!!!! Not so much fun in the wet, especially on a ZZR1400.
Haha I can imagine, I think I'd need my seat reupholstering doing those in the wet...
Amazing scenery and fabulous roads ! I’m enjoying your visits the historic sites that seem to be lesser known, or maybe just lesser talked about, from WWI 👍.
Thank you :)
Most excellent series, thanks
No, thank you for watching it - I really appreciate it!
I think a road trip on my Diavel is on the cards. Looks awesome, unlike the great sweaty one... 🤣😅
Amazing 😍 definitely adding it to my next trip.
Thanks! Hope you get out there soon
These videos are great, would love to see more next year! I think one of the issues with young people getting into biking, especially in the UK, is the licence roadmap and cost to it. Not a great proposition for younger generation.
Talking of group or solo touring, my last two trips have been solo and I much prefer it - the ability to be completely selfish and the alone time is very cathartic.
Totally agree. I do like riding with friends but I inevitably end up self conscious about wanting to stop/film/overtake on the back wheel outside orphanages (ok, maybe not the last one)...
“Tros de fromage fait Tim pas tros heureux “ great video keep them coming
Merci!
Great series. Love your bonkers but brilliant commentary. Oh and pretty helpful for organising a tour...2024 (!!) 🙌
Haha thanks, really glad you enjoyed it! I'm at the 'trying to convince my other half to let me escape to europe on the motorbike more than once this year' part of tour organising...
Great video with lots of content but just loving that BMW 👍
Really enjoyed this, just discovered the channel.
I enjoyed this comment. Thank you! :D
Like it!😊
Since 2006 and 550 km from my home in Belgium I go there twice a year on my Ninja 1000SX..great fun..one of my favorite areas in France..don't make too much publicity :) Nice vids..subscibed!
Those roads are about 3.5 hours from me, I think I'll have to take my S1000RR there this summer!
"trop de fromage français qui sent mauvais rend Tim triste! " Another great one Tim great viewing
The beauty and the horrors
Absolutely brilliant!!!
Thank you Andrew!
You are one of the best and most entertaining bike journos.
Now on my list. Thanks !
Visited Colmar and Vosges last year. A hidden gem which no one ever talks about. Great roads, scenery and more roads. Going back again for sure. Great videos.
Vosges are awesome , grand balon is also epic .. going back in June .. nice to have this in the depths of the gloom .. cheers
Would love the routes you took to do a trip 😊
Hi! Sadly I don't really plan them like that - I just have a vague idea of the roads in my head and just plug the next one into my sat-nav as I go. As a result I don't have any .gpx files (see also: my Garmin crapping out on day 1!)
Great Escapism, thanks Tim!
The heavy shell craters do last a while. There are plenty around Dorking, and I used to be able to see one from my childhood bedroom window 😃
Ooo, where are there shell craters around here? Other than the Goodwyns estate.
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They’re on private farm land. The rest got filled in.
There’s one in the fields just outside Dorking, on the left of Coldharbour lane.
The one I could see from West Bank, is between the Priory school and Westcott Road. That was Brooms Farm and I played there as a kid.
Good stuff Tim, loving the history bits and what a monster bike
Looking back would you rather of done this tour on your MT ?
Loving this series and has pretty much convinced me this is where my 2024 trip will be. Have you listed the routes anywhere on social media?
Thank you! I haven't - I didn't track them and to be honest once you've got to the route des Cretes you can just trip over lots of good roads.
Lovely place. Will it surprise you to read that when did those cobbled hairpins they were wet and covered in leaves and branches? 😂😂😂 I really had some luck! But it was definitely "aesthetically pleasing" even so.
I know just 4 people (me included) that ride in my local area at 24. the issue is the licensing cost. not many want to fork out 4 figures for a bike license that's restricted up to 24 when you already have a car license that isnt restricted. People my age don't get biking, all they see is death and expense.
Well, the BMW is doing well considering its a full blown track bike! But, based on your broad bike experience, you seem to make it work? You make it look easy. Crazy thought- what about any generation Ducati Diavel or Xdiavel. Roomy, who would even notice bags, top box 'n pillion? All the power & noted handling... I'd try it!
I'd love to tour on a Diavel - preferably the V4 because it's a bit plusher and doesn't send quite as many jolts to your tailbone...
My M1000R arrives soon....lordy!
Enjoy it! Did you go for white or expensive black?
Black, mate.
Great stuff
Cheers Steve!
Am bringing a dozen mates here next year. Been watching all the series. Looking forward to it. You could lose the daft German speak though, sound like baron van grumble
Sorry for being me! Enjoy the trip
Loving the videos I’ve just got myself an M1000r and would love to do something like this trip you’ve done in the summer. is there groups that you can join to do this kind of trip? Can’t wait for your next upload 👍
Hi! Thanks! I'm sure there are groups you can join for things like this. I know on Pistonheads there's a group called the Old Gits who do a big organised tour every year with nice hotels etc. If I ever give up the day job I'd happily lead people around Europe on bike holidays but that's a long way off!
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"The UK biking culture is just so....chav"... oooooohhh....hahahahahahahahaaa! Spot on.
Haha I did wonder if you're allowed to say chav anymore. But it is. It's either old men (I include myself in this) or ne'er do wells.
Tim do you have your routes / roads / stops recorded anywhere? Would love to do some of these routes this summer if you’ve got them on a blog or whatever.
I don't sadly! Don't mention a blog, that'll be another time-sapping project that I can't say no to...
@@timrodierides well mate I’ll be trying my best to copy this route this summer. Looks awesome. Thanks for the inspiration as always
Lahvly.
Assume object tracking in Final Cut Pro (or equivalent) make it easy to keep the blur effect pinned on the speedo? 🤣
Yeah it's dead easy - just drag a gaussian blur onto the preview window over the object you want to blur. FCP does the rest!
Good stuff man! Just think, 50-60 years from now, someone will be doing a similar video from a cemetery in eastern Ukraine. History can be ugly, and unfortunately humans don't seem to always learn from history, and make the same mistakes over and over.
100% agree. History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes (I think that was Mark Twain)