I'm very fortunate in that I have similar roads and scenery just on my doorstep. The roads are probably bumpier, but the condition of the surface is better. Ideal for my MT09SP. You will be surprised to learn that I live only 30km outside of the CBD of Melbourne Australia. I live in the Varra Valley famous for its wineries. We also have an Alpine region (1hr away) with snow skiing in the winter. I ride all year round and usually twice a week. It is terribly far for UK/Europeans to travel, but motorcycling Nirvana to me.
Thanks for the content, after watching your last series in the area a few mates and I toured there in the early summer, staying in Colmar, using routes from Ride magazine’s website, a truly beautiful place with fantastic roads.
Not sure if you know this but on the Zumo XT2 you can press the three dots and then trip data. That gives you a small grey screen on the right hand side in which you can display things like distance to destination, altitude etc. Anyway, great video as always. I'll now go through the Vosges on my trip to Albania and Greece in a few months.
Yes Tim! a like doesn't feel like enough for this video. It would be tempting to gate keep The Vosges but if you ride a motorbike you need to ride it here!!
merry christmas and a happy new year Tim... Ill be heading to france in 2025, and I will be looking for tips on where to visit... thanks for the vids man...
Col de la Bonette!! I think it's part of the tourist route the French built. It's not a mountain pass, it's a road to the top of a mountain. You can walk the last few metres to the peak. Spectacular.
Having lived in Swiss for four years I can attest that after the first two passes, hairpins get very old very quickly. Also the people who seem to think they need to use all the road and the apex as they are in a smart car, Tiguan, polo, add whatever non drivers car as appropriate while doing 30kph less than everyone else. Vosges Jura for good riding, Alps Pyrenees for good scenery.
I‘m not sure where about in „Swiss“ you lived but you clearly can‘t have ridden the right passes if you think they‘re all the same after the first two. Just in the Andermatt region alone there are plenty of passes that are each very different from the other, and not just because of hairpins. In eastern „Swiss“, the Albula, the Grimsel, the Furka, the Susten, the Klausen, the Nufenen are all the equal, if not better than anything you find in the Jura. If you ever go back to „Swiss“, perhaps you should give them a try - and maybe learn the name of the country while you‘re at it. P.S. good point about the „non drivers cars“, although isn‘t that part of the fun of biking, to find a spot where you can whizz past while the backlog of cars gets bigger and bigger.
You made a comment in your previous video about the group not taking their helmets off to save time. I couldn’t possibly ride with you because I take my helmet off at every opportunity, even though going into “the shop” to pay for your petrol is unnecessary with pay at pump I wouldn’t dream of going inside with my helmet on and in fact I always take my helmet off at pay at pump 🇬🇧
What a great way to spend a cold damp winter's evening, watching the fantastic roads and superb soundtrack of the MT10.
@@byjingobob thank you! A couple more to come!
I'm very fortunate in that I have similar roads and scenery just on my doorstep. The roads are probably bumpier, but the condition of the surface is better. Ideal for my MT09SP.
You will be surprised to learn that I live only 30km outside of the CBD of Melbourne Australia. I live in the Varra Valley famous for its wineries. We also have an Alpine region (1hr away) with snow skiing in the winter. I ride all year round and usually twice a week. It is terribly far for UK/Europeans to travel, but motorcycling Nirvana to me.
Thanks for the content, after watching your last series in the area a few mates and I toured there in the early summer, staying in Colmar, using routes from Ride magazine’s website, a truly beautiful place with fantastic roads.
Not sure if you know this but on the Zumo XT2 you can press the three dots and then trip data.
That gives you a small grey screen on the right hand side in which you can display things like distance to destination, altitude etc.
Anyway, great video as always. I'll now go through the Vosges on my trip to Albania and Greece in a few months.
13:45 such a beautiful view!
Enjoyed this one and the SAS one thank you 😊
@@SuperWellington1815 thank you for watching!
Yes Tim! a like doesn't feel like enough for this video. It would be tempting to gate keep The Vosges but if you ride a motorbike you need to ride it here!!
Just dropped 5k on a motorbike. Back in the saddle! Looking forward the Alps once again. Col de la Bonette. My fave road beckons. Happy new year!
@@burmabaines happy new year! Enjoy the alps when you get there!
Another great installment
Smashing - we do love a nice Vosge.
Excellent! 😀
'Airpin... I shall say this only once... 😄
I definitely want to explore there one day
Moisture and a Tractor 😂😂 great vlog
@@niall5181 Merci!
Great video Tim. Do you prefer these roads or the Picos in Spain?
Can't believe you haven't got the Spitfire as your Garmin vehicle marker 😁
@@RK-bl8uv I had no idea that was possible
@@timrodierides Not sure you can still get it, but I've transfered mine from Garmin to Garmin for at least 15 years. And the x-wing and tie fighter
I must go again. Unfortunately when i visited in 2023 i was very unlucky and it p💧🌨️🌨️ed down all week
Great series. Do you have the route on a gpx file .
Not at the moment - if I get a moment I might put one together...
Was there last April, riding the same roads but in the wet with thick fog at the top of the Col 😞 still fun tho :-)
merry christmas and a happy new year Tim... Ill be heading to france in 2025, and I will be looking for tips on where to visit... thanks for the vids man...
Col de la Bonette!! I think it's part of the tourist route the French built. It's not a mountain pass, it's a road to the top of a mountain. You can walk the last few metres to the peak. Spectacular.
@@Dean-does-Stuff-81 you’re most welcome, and happy new year too!
Mmm.... Sausages, cant wait 👌
fun when the Bells end
I live there. It is great all year round.
did your friends record their povs too?
@@Smile-3223 nein sadly
@@timrodierides loving the content, found you searching for garmin zumo review last year.
Having lived in Swiss for four years I can attest that after the first two passes, hairpins get very old very quickly. Also the people who seem to think they need to use all the road and the apex as they are in a smart car, Tiguan, polo, add whatever non drivers car as appropriate while doing 30kph less than everyone else. Vosges Jura for good riding, Alps Pyrenees for good scenery.
I‘m not sure where about in „Swiss“ you lived but you clearly can‘t have ridden the right passes if you think they‘re all the same after the first two. Just in the Andermatt region alone there are plenty of passes that are each very different from the other, and not just because of hairpins. In eastern „Swiss“, the Albula, the Grimsel, the Furka, the Susten, the Klausen, the Nufenen are all the equal, if not better than anything you find in the Jura. If you ever go back to „Swiss“, perhaps you should give them a try - and maybe learn the name of the country while you‘re at it.
P.S. good point about the „non drivers cars“, although isn‘t that part of the fun of biking, to find a spot where you can whizz past while the backlog of cars gets bigger and bigger.
This is more like it....
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It doesn't matter how nice it is, there are plenty of places to go that allows me to never set foot in France again😉
@@technohamster4783 what happened last time?
@timrodierides just out of a 10 day euro tour our time in France nearly ruined it. However it's never been that high on my places to visit list.
@ oh no! What happened?
You made a comment in your previous video about the group not taking their helmets off to save time. I couldn’t possibly ride with you because I take my helmet off at every opportunity, even though going into “the shop” to pay for your petrol is unnecessary with pay at pump I wouldn’t dream of going inside with my helmet on and in fact I always take my helmet off at pay at pump 🇬🇧
Helmets off just gives time to faff which can really add up and make a long day even longer!
@@timrodierides Faffing is what I do best 🤣😂