[Ep. 1] Caen to Saint Gaultier by BMW R1250RT: Day 1 Part 1

[@henridemoor]

You're having a great trip, thank you for taking us with you. What a sad sky you have....

[@lestersmyth692]

Just found your channel very enjoyable, France is an awesome place to tour more so once you’re away from the major cities.

[@speedfinder1]

Thanks for posting. Good to see you are getting straight into touring on the BMW. 👍👍.

[@brockett]

Nice clear video. Have a good trip.

[@cpuuk]

French motorways (and service stops) are not bad as these things go. French Toll money is spent on the roads, which is why they are excellent condition. I remember going down one at 130km/h (legal limit) as a tractor cut the central reservation foliage from the fast lane, French didn't even slow the traffic let alone cone it off- we do it all wrong in this country.

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

They are superb roads, and I don't mind paying to travel them. Easy motoring for sure. In this country, a driver only has to break wind and they're closing the road 🙄

[@mrsilbo6499]

Enjoyed Part 1, looking forward to the next chapter. There's plenty of troglodytes in the UK - visible in any city centre after chucking out time! 😉

[@scottyoung5625]

Great video. Thanks. Did you adjust the RT’s headlights for the continent? If so how?

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

Thanks 😁 I didn’t do anything to the headlights. Never got flashed either on two separate tours through France and Spain 🤷🏼‍♂️ My bike has the standard lights rather than LED, so I guess they are less bright anyway.

[@gorrdd]

The French landscape was great. Thanks for sharing and taking the time and effort. Cheers, Gord

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

😁 thanks for watching

[@barryjones8406]

Hi good video can lower engine noise can't hear you very well. Regards barry

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

Will tweak it a bit more for next episode 👍

[@BensonDownes]

Hello Mr. C.G.Rides, happy holidays from Canada,, Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it, apologies if you don't) and all the best in the new year. I recently discovered your channel and enjoy it very much. I am seriously considering a new BMW 1250 RT, mostly because of the weight and the fact that it has a music system with speakers, which few lighter bikes have. Do you have any comments about the performance of the speaker system at speed? Secondly, I see your dad rides with you on many road trips. Would you consider doing a walk around/road test video about his Honda 1100 sometime? Best Regards!

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

Hello from rainy UK 😁 I don't have the stereo option on my bike, so I can't comment on the speakers. I'm sure Dad would let me borrow the Honda for a road test, so I'll certainly add that to my to-do list... if it ever stops raining!!!

[@tomislavtomljanovic9793]

Why dont you put the card in the small compartment below the handelbars?

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

That would be sensible! Mine has my disk lock in it, but I could have done that 😁

[@MmmGallicus]

I have the same bike and was thinking the same thing.

[@TheDervMan]

Do you meticulously plan the route or simply pop the destination in Google/Apple Maps? Ohhh should have watched the video before asking as all was revealed at 20 minutes 😎👌🏻

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

😁

[@22Royston]

Interesting Vlog. What time of year was the trip?

[@CGRidesMotorcycles]

It was at the end of April this year.