Motorcycle Touring in France - Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2024
- This is part one of my tour of France on Roger the Royal Enfield Himalayan. In this episode I set off on my adventures, experience my first go at riding in another country and visit an amazing memorial.
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After a lifetime on bikes, at 64 I can’t ride any more due to illness. I get so much pleasure watching you guys on TH-cam. Enjoy and be safe. I’m on your shoulder. Thank you.
Thank you Graham, hope you enjoy the shoulder rides. 😍
@@GrahamOrm thanks again
Lovely trip so far. I'm planning to do the Ardennes and Vosges in August.
Very fitting memorial. What a tragic loss of life 😢
Thank you for sharing the memorials ❤
I'm from Swindon, now living in France! Love your channel, it's great 👍
Thank you for this video Charlie. I used to get uncomfortably warm riding here in western Canada in temps 29C to 35C until I stopped wearing the black riding gear. I wear light grey "adventure" gear (Rev'it Sand 3) and I'm much more comfortable. I have my black gear for cool weather it works fine.
My issue is sizing, the ladies stuff just doesn't seem to run big enough!
Thanks for your brilliant videos I was at the Somme and Normandy three weeks ago had a great time
Glad you enjoyed it, and hope you had a lovely visit too. 😊
Love this, Charlie. I found it quite emotional to see you visit the memorial to your fallen relative. Enjoying the freedom which he helped provide. Let’s never forget 🏴
Thank you. 🙂
Wholeheartedly agree. And Charlie's choice of music brought a lump to the throat. My own grandad was in that same 1916 conflict. Amazingly survived with the loss of just one arm. The rest of him was with us until 1982. He never spoke of the war.
Well done you 👍. Kudos to the French for the immaculate upkeep of war graves.
Yes it’s a massive tourist industry here, boomers and their families travel from across the world to visit them.
The Commonwealth War Graves commission, not the French, look after the graves and they do a fantastic job for all Commonwealth countries.
@@milnerontheroad57 Thanks. I didn't know that.
The Commonwealth war graves commission are responsible for the care and maintenance of our Glorious war dead .
I always carry Sugru mouldable glue for sorting out 'on the fly' repairs; good stuff 👍
Those graves should be a compulsory school trip. When I went I could not stop bawling. 2 great grandfathers there 22 and 21yrs old. I know schools do the prison camps but this would be better. The bike looks v heavy Charlie, fair play and lovely content thanks.
Like this e clamps I remember having to take your own straps years ago.
On my first ever trip with some mates I had the ferry tickets( before codes) 😁and my tank bag filled up with rain as it was cats and dogs at Dover and I had to get off to try and peel the faded sodden 8 tickets apart much to the annoyance of everyone behind
The bike was weightless when moving. 😏
Beautiful video Charlie . My Great Grandad also fought at the Somme in 8th battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment. He survived , but got shot through the head the following year at Passchendaele . He survived that too and eventually left the Army in 1923. He never recovered fully from his wounds and died homeless in 1931 .
Wow, what an incredible family story. So sad, yet you must be very proud.
@@restdayrider
We certainly are as you must also be of your Great Uncle .
So refreshing to see someone be open and honest about it. A newbie like ourselves going to France via Newhaven this summer. Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.
Ohh have an amazing trip!
Thank you! Can't wait to watch parts 2-5!😊
👍. The first bike with male name. Cool idea. And the first ferry I see using clamps and wow workers tie down the bike. I had everytime to ask someone helping me 🤭
I even called ahead to find out if there would be helpers! 😊
I enjoyed part 1, part 2 next. I spent a week in Albert in 95, a moving experience. I have been living in France for 20 years now. Did the D-Day area for a week this spring on my bike. My mate came over on the Newhaven Dieppe ferry too.
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
New to the channel. I love to know bikes' names. Mine is called Betty. Brilliant video. You're one inspiring lady. Thanks for sharing. From Reggio Calabria 🇮🇹
Welcome aboard! 😊
Amazing, well done you Charlie! Thanks for sharing this great adventure. 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Came here on the word of TAYM. Wonderful video. I love France and no better way to see it than by bike. Good to see you enjoying the ride, take care.
Welcome aboard! 😊 ( What's TAYM?)
The All Year Motorcyclist channel.
He gave you a shout.😊
What a lovely adventure, you go girl!! 👍🏍🏍👍
Thank you 😊
Excellent , and well done 👏......A very enjoyable " watch" 😃 👍
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
That was great charlie. That mamorieal was very
heart quietning.
Thank you
Thank you 😊
Hi Charlie great video's love France did some touring few years ago on my bmw great rds , safe journey x
Thank you 😊
Dapper dat jij deze trip hebt gedaan, ik voelde de spanning tijdens het kijken. Ik heb door het met de motor op reis te gaan meer vertrouwen gekregen. Respect en ga verder door met kijken naar Part 2.
Thank you 😊
I'm liking this . Well done you . A great video 👏👏
Many thanks 😊
I don't know how I missed this one last week Charlie, really looking forward to this series.
Fabulous. 😊
Great video Charlie, well done on your First solo Ride to France 🇫🇷 have fun, keep safe and enjoy 📸📸🏍🏍🏍👌👌👌🇫🇷🇫🇷☀️☀️
Thanks! 😃
Amazing! Thank you for sharing that piece of your family history and well done for finding your great uncles name at the memorial.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
great trip , amazing movie ,, thank you for sharing ,, keep the great work ,, keep riding 💗
Thanks for watching! 😊
Well done Charlie, great stuff (I think a rest day is a great idea, especially when it's scorchio hot!) loving this series.
Thank you. 😊
Back in 1982 I rode my CB500 to Corsica for a 6 month military exchange tour, leaving via Newhaven. Like the people you saw on the motorway my clothing became less and less en route. Helmet went in Paris, leathers in Montellimare, by the time I got off the Corsica ferry I was in just shorts, and then saw a British bike that had been dropped at around 30mph. The pillion had been in a dental floss bikini, she had basically been flayed. Doesn’t matter how hot it is, I’m in full protection, I’m far too old for that level of skin grafting! Great new series, keep them coming and if you’re ever up Oxford way I’ll provide coffee at a different ambulance station!
Thank you John, I'll bear that coffee in mind! 😊
Nice vlog Charlie, You did well to get over on your own, I had to go with a bunch of mates.
Sad to see all the war memorials. I had two Great Uncles who died in the battle of the Somme, another Great Uncle who survived it and my Grandfather was a none combatant soldier for religious reasons and he was a stretcher bearer in the battle of the Somme and thankfully survived unharmed, he went on to become an air raid warden during the second World War, apparently the Great War, the War to end all Wars wasn't enough, and still humanity has to fight tyranny. There will be Wars and rumours of Wars, when will it ever end? Such tragedy really, I guess our generation has been fortunate to have not been caught up in those two conflicts.
Looks like it's going to be an enjoyable trip as your journey southwards:)
Sandy
I'm just sorry I didn't get chance to catch up with you all. 😊
Well what a top lady biker.
I have great admiration of you, getting onto a ferry all by yourself, then transversing France.
You have chosen a fantastic, under rated bike to take you on your travels to a foreign land.
Great camera work and commentary.
You won my subscription from the first minute of the episode.
You are an inspiration to all wanting to go to France, but haven't got the courage.
I'm looking forward to watching your next, and all future uploads....
Wow, thank you! Welcome to the channel. 😊
Greetings from down under. Another wonderful episode. Good experiences, good soundtrack. Love your work. Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it😊
Well done you , well kept grave sites and the campsites look good
Thank you 😊
Just got this as a suggestion. Looking forward to seeing the series,
Welcome to the channel 🙂
Very impressed with your French Charlie. I had 2 grandfathers in WWI. As Americans obviously later in the War. Great job kiddo.
Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
That’s excellent Charlie, I look forward to your next 😇
Thank you kindly Geoff. 😊
Fab video Charlie you are a star doing foreign travels on your own, me and the wife love France on the bike. Take care stay safe
More fun with other people perhaps.
Thanks 👍
Fab video Charlie, thanks for sharing,look forward to next episode!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Awesome video. Great…looking forward to the rest of the series. Cheers Dean VIVA…
Thanks Dean. 😊
I’m glad you are adventurous, brave, creative in your photography as well as entertaining Charlie, thoroughly enjoying your work, thank you , ride safe and take care. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
This is awesome, you are a legend 👏🏻 I’d love to have your bravery. ✊🏻 🏍️
Fake it til you make it.
It's like a swan, smooth on top and flapping like crazy underneath!
@@restdayrider Making it happen will that’s going on is impressive. Safe Journeys 🙂✊🏻
Looks like adapting well to driving on the right side of the road. It has been about 40 years that I went on the road with a fully loaded bike like you. You have got the nice weather for a bonus, lucky you. Nice video again Charlie.👍👍👍
Thank you 😊
Looks like a great trip, Charlie. Just done 8 moto days from Calais to Roscoff. The coast west of Cherbourg is spectacular!! As a hint, I use a bulldog clip on the ferry to fasten my passport to my tankbag and also the boarding card to my screen. As for driving on the right, a taped arrow inside the screen does the trick!
Good tips! 😊
Sehr schöne Impressionen und ein super Video was du da machst. Ebenfalls mag ich, das du deinen Groß-Großonkel an dem Kriegsmal besuchst, das spricht dafür, das du einen guten Charakter hast.
Thank you 😊
just found this channel , as Mm currently planning a solo trip, i have done Thiepval and Ypres a few years ago, and it all came back to me as I saw you riding through Albert, subscribed and will be checking out your others in the series ;), also Sugru for gopro mounts, used it for years, awesome stuff, just changed over myself to the Sena 50c all in one, much better experience (samples of footage available on my channel)
Welcome aboard! I'll check out the mounts. 😊
Wet nice to whatch thank you
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Love your humour❤❤❤❤❤
Just came across your channel and subbed
Inspiring ❤
Thank you, and welcome to the channel. 😊
Hi Charlie just found you. Great first video and your first time i France isn't easy. Mine was many years ago when in Sept I went to Bol Dor every camp site was closed and I got really lost. Its got easier since. Been to Thiepval a few times and as you now know there is so much to see in the area. Each time I have visited the monument as did my kids and grandsons when I took them later we all found it an emotional experience. Its almost as if the soldiers were stepping off the top of the monument into heaven. We will never forget. Now looking forward to your next video.
Thank you and welcome to the channel. 😊
Great episode, love the war memorials in France, we did a weeks tour last summer visiting the war memorials. Such a special place.
They really look after them there. 😊
Can I just say that Sue is a LEGEND! How lovely of her to put you up, feed and water you and make you a packed lunch for your travels! That lady has some good karma coming her way for certain! Although something tells me she is always this awesome! ❤
I agree! 😊
Hi Charlie, nicely presented, here’s hoping you have many clear dry roads ahead of you. Be safe!
Thank you 😊
Great video. I visited my Great Uncle in nearby Ribecourt cemetery. The first person to do so from my family. Quite emotional.
Good for you getting over there and paying your respects.
WOW it’s not till you go to places like this that you realise just how many people gave there lives for us living today……
Less We Forget ❤️ thanks so much for sharing x 🏍💨 M
Thank you Martyn. 😊
Which makes what is happening today much more sad, that so many gave their life to protect freedom, I'm sure they would weep 😢 to see the modern world 😔
@@kevindarkstar sadly Absolutely
Hi Charly. Best wishes from a new subscriber (Just returned from a 5,000 mile bike ride in Spain, France, England and Scotland). Great start to your adventure. Maybe one day you will be as famous as Noraly (Itchy Boots). You and Roger look great. Well done on your decision to keep your skin covered while riding. Here on the Costa Del Sol nearly all the bikers ride in shorts and Tee shirts.
Welcome aboard! 😊
❤ WOW..that was the best 30 minutes of telly I've had in a long time. X
Thank you! 😊
Really interesting thanks, that is the first time i have watched you on TH-cam , will make sure i keep doing so :) ... Is that a Hayballs sticker i see on your screen ?
Hi and welcome to the channel! It is indeed, that's where the bike came from. 😊
What a himalayan was made for. Great video keep them coming.
Thanks, will do! 😊
Nice and interesting episode! Good luck with your journey through beautiful France!
Recommended: If you ever come near Parc naturel régional du Vercors, you really have to visit it. Beautiful motorcycle ride through the mountains there! Known for its 'balcony routes'.
I leave in 2 weeks for a motorcycle trip to the Balkan countries, Greece and then on to Crete.
Sounds like an amazing trip. 😊
What a superb watch. I remember the excitement, the nerves, the wonder and sense of achievement from my 1st foray into France 30 years ago. My mantra at every junction was "look left, keep right", and I still say it to myself this day when I'm on my trips. I love those French roads. I'm looking forward to the follow up vids. I'm coming towards the end of this years trip. Currently in the Costa Blanca and on Thursday heading up through Spain and back into France for the ferry home on Sunday.😢. Keep the vids coming, you're trip looks amazing.😎🏍🇲🇫
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Greetings from Thailand... just found your channel thanks for sharing your rides...
Welcome to the channel 🙂
Good morning Charlie,
Wow, start of a real adventure, fantastic.
I'm in awe of you. From the nervous, unsure lady that did her trip to Scotland to being the confident lady blazing a trail into France.
You're an inspiration. Have a great trip.😃🏍️
Thank you so much 😊
Yes, you keep your jacket on. No matter what. You don't wanna mess up those nice Tattoos.
Ride safe, have fun and enjoy yourself..., i'm looking forward to part two.
Thank you 😊
Well done Charlie…great intro video for those wishing to venture over the Channel for the first time. Also shows how spacious and flat most of northern France is!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
What a brilliant video, I love my two wheel trips to France, can’t wait for part 2 well done you 👍
Coming soon!
Have a great trip to France and thank you for these lovely videos 🙂!
Glad you like them! 😊
I lost my great Uncle in the Battle of Arras, he went into the battle as a CSM in the Northumbria Fusiliers, Tyneside Irish Battalion, after 5 days and 2 field promotions he was killed as a 1st Lieutenant with the Military Cross. His body wasn't found either. War is terrible, politicians who start wars are even worse.
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Beautiful memorial. Thanks for sharing
Thank you 😊
I have never been to a more moving place. Beautiful film.
Thank you 😊
Nice one Charlie, A fully loaded Roger....😊
Yes indeed 😂
I've just returned from a week on a Somme battlefield tour with my mate, and I cannot recommend highly enough how great the roads are for motorcycle riding round there. My mate and I stayed at the Camping Le Velodrome site in Albert, a perfect base to visit all the relevant sites and memorials around the Somme battlefront. I was on my trusty Royal Enfield Classic 500, my mate a Yamaha MT07.
Hopefully you had as amazing a trip as I did. 🙂
@@restdayrider Had a great time thanks! Got very lucky with the weather, and so much to see. A very emotional trip.
Loved it Charlie and looking forward to the next instalments. They certainly look after their war graves over there don’t they. I hope your ‘leaving home’ anxieties are fading now. Well done and thank you 😊 🤗
They definitely are fading. 😊
Loving this already Charlie! Can't wait for the next episode. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it.😊
Excellent, beautifully edited video. :) Very emotive. I had hoped to do this myself this summer for the first time in 40 years, but money's short and France is on fire at the moment. But I still hope.
I managed to come home just before. 😊
Brilliant video :) I have also added a link to your channel home page to mine. Safe travels and have loads of fun :) Cheers, Mark
Awesome, thank you! 😊
Great video. Love visiting the battlefields and memorials. Vinyl Ridge was very moving.
I hardly saw a single person riding through the villages of France. It was like a ghost town everywhere I went.
It was this trip too! Very strange! 😊
*I meant Vimy Ridge not vinyl 😆😆
You are doing a great job, as usual, Charlie.
While driving through France and Belgium, we were shocked at the number of Australian cemeteries that we saw.
My fraternal grandfather served in the Royal Flying Corps, came home safely and subsequently, died in a motor accident, not long afterward.
His rellies arrived in Angleterre , with William le Conk.
Stay safe.
You are a bike loading genius. I have never seen such a small capacity bike with a load quite as large as that! How you got that all on and balanced is beyond me 😂. Bravo!
Because he's a forgiving beast. 😊
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission do great work tending to the cemeteries and the fallen. Safe ride Charlie and thanks for taking us with you.
Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
ooh this will be a nice watching hopefully, im leaving for France next Sunday, I hope to arrive on the Thursday after
Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
@@restdayrider Thank you, I too hope so xD
Love this - was quite choked when you found the memorial for your great great uncle … very moving!
You are very inspirational for all women looking to go solo moto camping - thank you for sharing your adventures 🏍️
Thank you so much. 😊
Loved the first instalment and looking forward to the follow up. I did the same at the beginning of June on my F650, second year running to Normandy via Chanel tunnel, and will go again next year as I still haven’t seen all the sites. It was nice that you managed to track down a relative that fell during the Great War, it was warming to see as it brings a level of reality to the trip for you specifically. Looks like the bike is handling the trip well, you take much more gear than I do ( I go air B&B ) stay safe Charlie……
Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
So happy for you Charlie, Following your dreams. Hugs, L&R.
Thank you 😊
Hi charlie where i am from 25 degress is meant to be a good climate😅. Cheers happy riding.
Great film, in all respects. A welcome change from most of the biking abroad videos which seem to involve, "banter", going as fast as possible then getting drunk!
Thank you! 😊
Just found your channel, enjoyed this video. I like how you just trundle around at your own speed enjoying the journey. Too many times on bikes, we speed past places because we can. Good on ya for going it alone, especially as its your first time in France. Ride Safe. (just subbed)
Awesome, thank you! 🙂
Well done Charlie! Your first trip abroad is always a bit nerve wracking and fun at the same time. I’ve done all the WW1 and WW2 battlefields over the last 20 years on the bike. Love it!
Thank you 😊
How very respectful for you to visit your relative who gave his life for us ,your fabulous ❤️
Thank you 😊
Impressive videoing and well edited,interesting to here about your great uncle,their names will never fade as their memories will last for ever,la France dit,merci🇫🇷🏴❤️
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Hi Charlie, another great video looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip 😊
Lots more to come! 😊
Bonjour, je réside dans les hauts de France, j'aurais aimé pouvoir discuter avec vous de votre aventure ✌️
Chapeau à vous 👍
Merci! 😊
Very well done great video 👏
They didn't have clamps like that when I went Newhaven-Dieppe on my Norton Atlas - but that was in 1978 😎
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I really enjoyed this first instalment. I’ve lived on Vancouver island since 2006 and have ridden my bike onto one many times, but there’s nothing as fancy as that set up you had. A wooden chock under the right hand side is all we get!😂 also, for the last 3 years I’ve travelled back and forth between Edinburgh and Canada every few months, for work, and I still go on the wrong side of the road sometimes! Looking forward to your next video and I would love to do a similar trip, down to Spain.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Well done, thanks for sharing 😊👍🙏
Thanks for visiting 😊
Super je suis en Charente Maritime si vous passez.....
I camped on the sand at the foot of the dune over 20 years ago. Amazing! Kids were sledging down the dune on surfboards 😆
Wow!
Wonderful just wonderful ❤
Many thanks! 😊
wish i was riding on a tour too, hey enjoy
Great videos thanks for sharing! Im just finished my first trip too. Went from ireland to Bilbao, across the Pyrenees, Andorra and Barcelona, then back again :) I need to get the videos uploaded.
That sounds like it was an epic trip! 😊
@restdayrider it really was. I didn't book anything as I didn't know where or what road I was going to take. While that made me very uneasy it turned out to be the best thing ever. I can't wait to do it again. My day video is uploading to TH-cam now 😀