Into the mountains... lots of tarmac and a little gravel | Europe on the Royal Enfield | EP12

In this entry I leave Les Fonds and head toward Avignon via Ardeche - and things are about to get very exciting...

[@TheContiGT]

Ah man, I am absolutely LOVING this series! I hope Royal Enfield see what you’re doing on their bike and give you the nod you so deserve for this. “On that!?” Sums up the task you’re undertaking and there’s nothing but love and props your way. Ride safe out there!

[@Papanchasonline]

I love the support man, thank you 🙏🏼

[@interceptorjourney]

You will go your own way and Inty will persevere, I am sure of both!!! (sleep is essential, don't forget) ride safe!💪💪💪🤜🤛

[@Papanchasonline]

Sleep is essential, it’s a lesson I learn over and over again. Thank you mate! Welcome to the trip

[@MOHAMEDHASSAN-fk9jv]

Glad to see the Interceptor on a European tour. Enjoy. From India.

[@Papanchasonline]

Thank you my friend!

[@alexmorgan3435]

You are riding the dream. Glad you have the Gorge de Verdon on your route. It's pretty spectacular. You'll enjoy it. Castellane at the eastern end of the gorge is very pretty. There are so many spectacular roads in the Alps and passes over the border into Italy or Switzerland. You are spoilt for choice. Shame though you are not going into the Vercours on the this trip and riding the Col de la Machine or Gorge de la Bourne SW of Grenoble, but I suppose you could if heading for Morzine south of Lake Geneva. A bit out of your way though. Lake Annecy is very pretty as well. Avignon at night is very pretty. The Palais de Papes all lit up. You were very close to the Pont de Gard Roman Aqueduct, but didn't visit it. The Ardeche is pronounced Ar-desh. So much spectacular scenery to see and so little time. Is your Interceptor's exhaust aftermarket with the baffles removed as it does sound loud? Looking forward to your next instalment. Btw if you are going down into Italy the Colle Del Nivolet is where the final scenes of the iconic Italian job were filmed where the coach is balancing over the edge of the mountain road with the gold at one end and Michael Caine and his crew at the other. The opening scenes with the Lamborghini Miura P400 were filmed in the Grand St Bernard Pass in Italy.

[@Papanchasonline]

Hi Alex, thank you so much for all the detail! My ride yesterday was out toward Vercours - all to come in the next instalment. Thank you again for all of this…

[@Stefan_trekkie]

The power, speed and style of bike is down to personal taste and preference.. I am good with even with the new RE 350s .. 70-80 kph, they are sleeping at that speed. I have some tours in the past with the bicycle at 25-30 kph, so it's all in the head.

[@Papanchasonline]

It's all in the journey dude. And opening it up a little every now and then of course haha

[@antonyheadford6538]

Really enjoyable video, keep up the good work nice to see the interceptor going so well 😎😎

[@Papanchasonline]

Thank you dude!

[@MrRtsilva]

Your trip is amazing. I have the same bike and tent. RE is a good bike. hug from Brazil

[@Papanchasonline]

Hey man, thank you for coming by the page and being a part of it! Hugs back. It’s great bike 👌🏻

[@thesundayrides]

Can relate to the breathing/anxiety. My wife is the same. And sometimes it is really bad. You are a good rider, man, love your confidence around those bends. What's going on with those flies/mosquitos around 13:20? I am fully with you that You don't need an adventure bike to have an adventure. You can go anywhere on THAT. It's more important to get your ass off a couch in the first place. 18:12

[@Papanchasonline]

Got some groovy riding coming up the in future vlogs dude. SO MANY BENDS. It’s impossible not to open it up occasionally. The flys were just a bunch of flys that wouldn’t leave me alone 😂 And AMEN.

[@JoaquinNVR]

Hey mate I’d really like to have the route you are doing, if you can send me the link would be lovely! Btw wich app are you using to travel?

[@Papanchasonline]

For sure! Let me get to my first real stop off and I’ll take a look for you. It’s called Beeline, but I’m also using Waze and Google Maps… it’s been a bit of a mash up depending on the situation. Beeline has been great for finding fun routes as it has the option of fun or fast. I’ve also got an off road app that I’m checking out for a potential bit of fun, we shall see…

[@conhecermais3591]

Lugar bonito que pais é?

[@Papanchasonline]

Is endless beauty!

[@pookiewookie7679]

France 👍🏼