Digiamo
Come play with us, Danny......
Looks like the Boys are getting a really nice tour, inspirational to all of us.
I feel right at home with the shot of the NYC Police cruisers. Arresting!
Thanks, Cammy, for taking us along.
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Looks like the Boys are getting a really nice tour, inspirational to all of us.
I feel right at home with the shot of the NYC Police cruisers. Arresting!
Thanks, Cammy, for taking us along.
Cammy - I am so glad you took over the TAG, you are really doing a fantastic job of taking it out and about..... far better than I could ever hope to manage!
Thank you so very much for your tour and descriptions!
These certainly set the tone for anyone looking to haul it further into Europedom after BritSToc 11........
Any volunteers yet?
Thank you so very much for your tour and descriptions!
These certainly set the tone for anyone looking to haul it further into Europedom after BritSToc 11........
Any volunteers yet?
Les, yes there are offers to take it onto the continent. I will update with the handover and some photos - (and instructions to return it to you). Meeting zbd at Peebles on the way down and making a day of it. Cheers and thanks for the words of support.
Cammie, Les,
My plans have firmed up for the Pan Gathering in Belgium. Payment has been made I am definitely going to be up north. We are leaving on 20 August and will be home 10 or 11 September. After the Pan Gathering we are going to ride to the Verdon Gorge in France and then work our way East across the Alps to Villach Austria for European Bike Week and back home.
I'll throw my hat in the ring to carry the TAG for a bit.
JD
My plans have firmed up for the Pan Gathering in Belgium. Payment has been made I am definitely going to be up north. We are leaving on 20 August and will be home 10 or 11 September. After the Pan Gathering we are going to ride to the Verdon Gorge in France and then work our way East across the Alps to Villach Austria for European Bike Week and back home.
I'll throw my hat in the ring to carry the TAG for a bit.
JD
Digiamo
Come play with us, Danny......
JD and All, plan is to be in Belgium late August.
Hoping to get a rental or loaner bike for a ride to the Pan Euro rally.
in a perfect world this would lead to a ride south through the Dolomites and Italy to my dads birthplace near Naples.
OH! HOW MY DREAMS are unstoppable.
Hoping to get a rental or loaner bike for a ride to the Pan Euro rally.
in a perfect world this would lead to a ride south through the Dolomites and Italy to my dads birthplace near Naples.
OH! HOW MY DREAMS are unstoppable.
JD and Danny (and all other attendees), Good on all youse guys for continuing to spread the word world wide. Hope the tag will eventually make make it all way 'round.
Thanks George, least I can do. Cammie and I have been e-mailing. He looked at the list of people signed up for the Gathering. The TAG will be handcarried over so I can take it on tour. I will start thinking about the next handoff. I will talk to the Pan Group Presidents at the Gathering and see what we can come up with, maybe a tour of the Pan Groups over here.
It will keep moving! I'll have to see if the boss is going anywhere interesting, do a check ride into the badlands with my stormtroopers (and the TAG!!). I wonder if I can get minature body armor . . . . . .
JD
It will keep moving! I'll have to see if the boss is going anywhere interesting, do a check ride into the badlands with my stormtroopers (and the TAG!!). I wonder if I can get minature body armor . . . . . .
JD
hi folks. My time with the TAG has finally come to an end and was handed over to Derek French at BritStoc 11 in Yorkshire England. I would like to thank everyone for the opportunity to carry it and visit some of Scotland with the TAG. Best wishes to Derek with his onward travels. The following photo's show some members at BritStoc and were taken on the Whitby coast. The handover to Derek was in the village of Gothland, which doubles up as a set for a tv drama set in the 1950/60's and the railway still has working steam trains.
Hope to meet more of you all in person one day, till then - ride safe.
1. The handover.
2. My bike, packed, cleaned and ready to roll to BritStoc 11
3. Dave Whitley. My trusted guide and no stranger to the USA.
4. Pat, aka Shadowfax ST - ex MOTM and Andrew Forrest aka Trosty.
5. Hound and his ex police ST1300, (still with most of the police equipment).
6. Gareth and Jackie.
7. Luc and Anne from Belgium.
8. Bob McNeil, a true traveller and well seasoned rider.
9. Pieter J Huizinga from Holland and his BMW cruiser with Keith Legge
10. Paul 'Alphafang' Lingard and his lovely wife Carol. Special thanks to them both for the organisation of Britstoc 11, great weather, nice scenery and some terrific new friends .
Hope to meet more of you all in person one day, till then - ride safe.
1. The handover.
2. My bike, packed, cleaned and ready to roll to BritStoc 11
3. Dave Whitley. My trusted guide and no stranger to the USA.
4. Pat, aka Shadowfax ST - ex MOTM and Andrew Forrest aka Trosty.
5. Hound and his ex police ST1300, (still with most of the police equipment).
6. Gareth and Jackie.
7. Luc and Anne from Belgium.
8. Bob McNeil, a true traveller and well seasoned rider.
9. Pieter J Huizinga from Holland and his BMW cruiser with Keith Legge
10. Paul 'Alphafang' Lingard and his lovely wife Carol. Special thanks to them both for the organisation of Britstoc 11, great weather, nice scenery and some terrific new friends .
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A very big thank you to Cammy for his really superb carrying of the TAG and all the fantastic places he went with it and pictures he took of the guys tags.....
Now I wonder where it will go next, Derek, over to you!!!
Now I wonder where it will go next, Derek, over to you!!!
Great job, Cammy, and good to put more faces with names. Ironic the tag should pass on to Derek. That spelling is rare on the US shores.
So, carry on, folks.
Cammy, you've set a high standard. Reminder to other escorts to go back and look at the tag's previous travels for inspiration. Each of the previous folks have done a commendable job.
Look forward to new tag travels.
So, carry on, folks.
Cammy, you've set a high standard. Reminder to other escorts to go back and look at the tag's previous travels for inspiration. Each of the previous folks have done a commendable job.
Look forward to new tag travels.
Just a quick note to say how honoured we felt to have the STOC Tag with us at BritSTOC 2011, it created much interest. The photo below shows Luc & Annie who joined us from Belgium, taking a photo and reading up on the first post.
Long may it travel and reach many more ST-Owners and people around the world.
Long may it travel and reach many more ST-Owners and people around the world.
Trosty. Mike,Dave and Moff have just finished a couple of days up north direct from Brit SToc. You should speak to them for ideas - could even be 11.5!
Hi. I have taken the liberty of copying Derek French's photos and comments from the Alps and reposting them from the My-Mc site. Great photo's and decent weather. Thanks Derek.:bow1:
And, for an interesting idea for the TAG's future travels, I have highlighted a suggestion in red - nice thought.
1.''The following all taken between 10th and 12th July 2011 in the French Alps.
This one is in the valley south of Pralognan La Vanoise. Dramatic and pretty scenery and interesting gentle riding.''
2.''Yours truly, followed by some other stops:''
3.''There is a lot of absolutely fantastic roads around the French Alps and we were very lucky with the weather too. The following stop points at the top of the climbs just show a little of where we have been. The road are twisty with massive numbers of hairpin bends. I am absolutely certain the chaps would have enjoyed them as much as we have.''
4.''All of these places are worth visiting for the ride. Fantastic views and great riding.
Col de L'Isaran near Val D'Isere is, I am told, the highest road in Europe. Now there is a challenge. What is the highest road in the US, South America, Asia, etc?''
5.''Other stops were by turn dramatic such as at Cul Du Glandon:''
6.'' Col de Madeleine proved to be popular with cyclists as a challenge ride. For us bikers it was an absolute pleasure to ride up and down the other side.''
And, for an interesting idea for the TAG's future travels, I have highlighted a suggestion in red - nice thought.
1.''The following all taken between 10th and 12th July 2011 in the French Alps.
This one is in the valley south of Pralognan La Vanoise. Dramatic and pretty scenery and interesting gentle riding.''
2.''Yours truly, followed by some other stops:''
3.''There is a lot of absolutely fantastic roads around the French Alps and we were very lucky with the weather too. The following stop points at the top of the climbs just show a little of where we have been. The road are twisty with massive numbers of hairpin bends. I am absolutely certain the chaps would have enjoyed them as much as we have.''
4.''All of these places are worth visiting for the ride. Fantastic views and great riding.
Col de L'Isaran near Val D'Isere is, I am told, the highest road in Europe. Now there is a challenge. What is the highest road in the US, South America, Asia, etc?''
5.''Other stops were by turn dramatic such as at Cul Du Glandon:''
6.'' Col de Madeleine proved to be popular with cyclists as a challenge ride. For us bikers it was an absolute pleasure to ride up and down the other side.''
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It's just great to see the boys and where they have been...
Thanks!
Thanks!
Digiamo
Come play with us, Danny......
Thanks for letting us Tag-a-long Guys. Great shots.
Thanks for repoSTing, Cammy. I just put a note there asking if it could be done.
Also, I suggest folks subscribe to my-mc.com. LOTS of good info there (it's the place to be if ya have any 1100 ABS issues.) My-Mc is STeinar's big site, lots of forums for different bikes, three for our STs alone (1100, 1300, and general which is where you'll find the STOC tag posts.) Much thanks to FirstPeke for carrying the tag over to Scotland and all the guys who've moved it farther. I know Derek and boyz would have really enjoyed doing all these venues on their own, but...
I still miss my boy.
Also, I suggest folks subscribe to my-mc.com. LOTS of good info there (it's the place to be if ya have any 1100 ABS issues.) My-Mc is STeinar's big site, lots of forums for different bikes, three for our STs alone (1100, 1300, and general which is where you'll find the STOC tag posts.) Much thanks to FirstPeke for carrying the tag over to Scotland and all the guys who've moved it farther. I know Derek and boyz would have really enjoyed doing all these venues on their own, but...
I still miss my boy.
Hi folks, this is the latest update from Derek's trip to the Alps. Thanks for taking the time out of your holiday to post these.
:bow1:
'On July 14th (Bastille day in France) we had a good ride-out despite some low cloud cover obscuring some of the higher views. We took a route recommended to us by the head of the Harleys Owners Group in the Alps. I plan to return here in 2013 when the Pan Clan gathering is held in Aix-les-Bains to re-run what is obviously some fantastic scenery. The chaps enjoyed it too I would guess..
The weather improved as the day progressed and part of our ride included 'Routes des grande Alps' or something like that. At points beautiful scenery with massive rises and falls in the roads.
On Friday 15th we crossed the Alps via St Bernards Pass from France into Italy and will be staying near Lake Como.'
:bow1:
'On July 14th (Bastille day in France) we had a good ride-out despite some low cloud cover obscuring some of the higher views. We took a route recommended to us by the head of the Harleys Owners Group in the Alps. I plan to return here in 2013 when the Pan Clan gathering is held in Aix-les-Bains to re-run what is obviously some fantastic scenery. The chaps enjoyed it too I would guess..
The weather improved as the day progressed and part of our ride included 'Routes des grande Alps' or something like that. At points beautiful scenery with massive rises and falls in the roads.
On Friday 15th we crossed the Alps via St Bernards Pass from France into Italy and will be staying near Lake Como.'
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Hi folks. This is the latest update from Derek. Sorry the comments and photos appear to have come out in the wrong order - however the desriptions make it clear. Thanks again Derek.
"Hi All.
The weather here around the Italian Lakes this week has been bad with lots of rain and storms. It has improved and some riding has been done. The roads generally are very narrow and stopping by a signpost nigh-on impossible due difficult positions and impatient italian traffic. I now understand why the Roman Empire expanded so dramatically 2000 years ago. It was NOT the discipline of their fighting legions, rather the furious speed at which they spurred-on their chariots. No wonder ancient roman roads around Europe are so straight!
First pic is from Varenna, a village and ferry port on the side of Lake Como.
On a day of better weather we rode up some smaller side roads up through the mountains and found ourselves on a winding hairpin road which actually crossed the border from Italy into Switzerland. The border post buildings on both sides were empty and we stopped for a coffee in a small village called Arogno in Switzerland, which is in the hills above Lake Lugano. Luckily they accepted Euros although their currency is actually the Swiss Franc.
The pass valley is in the background.
Weather may determine future postings from here, as the tags (and I) are heading north tomorrow towards Luxemburg."
"Hi All.
The weather here around the Italian Lakes this week has been bad with lots of rain and storms. It has improved and some riding has been done. The roads generally are very narrow and stopping by a signpost nigh-on impossible due difficult positions and impatient italian traffic. I now understand why the Roman Empire expanded so dramatically 2000 years ago. It was NOT the discipline of their fighting legions, rather the furious speed at which they spurred-on their chariots. No wonder ancient roman roads around Europe are so straight!
First pic is from Varenna, a village and ferry port on the side of Lake Como.
On a day of better weather we rode up some smaller side roads up through the mountains and found ourselves on a winding hairpin road which actually crossed the border from Italy into Switzerland. The border post buildings on both sides were empty and we stopped for a coffee in a small village called Arogno in Switzerland, which is in the hills above Lake Lugano. Luckily they accepted Euros although their currency is actually the Swiss Franc.
The pass valley is in the background.
Weather may determine future postings from here, as the tags (and I) are heading north tomorrow towards Luxemburg."
