On the Somme Again

As I am off for a few weeks over the summer I have decided to have a day on the bike.

My vain attempts to ride the bike more and from MoT to MoT and get more miles under the wheels than last year seem to have been somewhat blunted.

So later in August I have planned and booked a trip across to France. Although the ferry is cheaper than the Shuttle it is less convenient.

When the Shuttle isn't plagued by delays and cancellations that is!

So. The date will be August 21st. Midweek might have less of a crush!

I have planned a route that will take me down the motorway as near as possible to Corbie to visit William Devall and then have lunch.

My plan is to ride back via Bazentin le Grand to see where the KSLI 7th Bn attacked and came a cropper on the undamaged wire. I have chosen a no-toll route back

Out via A26

In - no tolls

William Devall

Comments

Have to say disappointed with the finish on my 15 Roadster. Not really an all weather rider nowadays. Wheels are corroded and look like shit and the chrome bits and bobs all surface rusted. Have always washed down after a salty road outing. The TEX I had before had its recall problems but the finish far more robust. Never had these problems so soon even on a modern Suzuki! It doesn't seem like the wheels are coated, just bare metal by th level of corrosion. The surface rust blights the suspension caps and even the chrome cover for the rear brake master cylinder looks more like rust with some chrome. At least the engine finish looks good.

Don't Ride Angry

Never ride angry. It leads to mistakes. For some unknown reason people in England have this urge to travel. That's not a problem. What is the problem is that no sooner has the final bell of the summer term/semester rung, like lemmings they are in their cars and motorhomes (RV) and heading on their summer holiday. Why? Most kids won't be back in their classrooms until September 6th or even 7th!! To coincide with this exodus, small 'e' as the waves don't part for them , after some terrorist activity in France (not to mention our vote to leave the European Union) the French boeufed up their ridiculously slap dash border control. Traffic was queued back on the M20 for about 15 miles. Three lanes and then two.... The A2 into the port two lanes for about 7 miles. Add to that both roads closed due to the inevitable accidents and a rare truck fire, and you have CHAOS. People trapped for upto 14 hours. It later turned out that ...

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