Motorcycle Tour of France on a BMW 1250 GSA and Triumph Tiger 900 - Ep 2

[@FxRiderST]

These trees on both sides of the road forming an alleyway, are so, um, French. Love it.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

You’re absolutely right 👍 you know you’re in France alright! We love riding down those tree lined roads! 😀

[@MTBrider26]

love the new 360 camera shots and your editing has gone up quite a few notches. Well done. Really enjoying this tour and living vicariously through both of you.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much 🙏 we really appreciate your comments and thanks for watching! 😀👍

[@ujay888cc]

Meant to say...for a coffee and cake, 'salon de the' is a fabulous cafe in Oradour. Moving place so nice to stop for a coffee afterwards. 😎☝️

[@Banditmanuk]

Enjoyed the episode thanks. Like you, we enjoy a good hotel but pretentious chefs (and menus) are really off putting. You've got to love the low traffic levels of Spain & France compared to the packed roads of the UK. Eating late there takes a little more getting used to, especially if you want an early start the next day.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks Richard and Carol - like you we love the quiet roads of Spain and France - but still trying to adjust to Spain’s preference for late dining 😬 - just about to catch up with your latest Pyrenees episode! 😀👍

[@jvl4832]

Happy to have Breakfast with you! Great tour!

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you 🙏 happy to have you along! 👍😀

[@marcoluoma3770]

Thanks for another great episode; I look forward to every one. In my three visits to France I had a decidedly, um, unpleasant experience. So I’m happy to live vicariously through your good experience. Thanks again.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you Marco 🙏 we’re sorry to hear you had bad experiences in France 😳 what happened? We’ve always enjoyed our time in France ( as long as you stay away from Paris! 😂)😀👍

[@richardwitherstone7396]

My wife and i always watch and enjoy your video's, and it must be the first time we've ever heard Sue angry towards someone ( the chef) and rightly so😊 we did laugh 😂 we did wonder if it's simply a case of alot of french resenting us or they're just built that way? Ride safe, be well👍🏻

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you Richard - yes Sue’s not a fan of pretentious and pompous people! 😂 give me a biker cafe anytime - thanks for watching! 😀👍

[@stephenchapman8344]

Looks fantastic. 👍

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks Stephen - we really enjoyed this tour! 😀👍

[@bogusm8940]

Good job guys and thank you!

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you 🙏 we always appreciate your comments and especially the one about the “likes”! 😀👍

[@tjs201971]

I am so glade you finally got to do the Tour de France! Beautiful places ❤️

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much Thomas, so are we! We loved our time in France - such a great biking country! 😀👍

[@Silvbikeland]

Sorry to tell you you got it wrong for the Roquefort village. It’s not the one for the cheese. The cheese Roquefort comes from Aveyron. I do appreciate your videos. I’m French, my husband’s English and funnily enough we’ve got exactly the same motorbikes, even the same colors ! Keep on the good work ! Next time you visit this part of France, we live on the coast about 40 miles north of Biarritz !

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Merci beaucoup Sylvie 🙏 I know I got the cheese location completely wrong! 😂 Mea Culpa - you’ve obviously got great taste in bikes 👍 - needless to say, you live in a beautiful part of France! 😀👍

[@ianhamilton1872]

Liked and thanks as always...

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much Ian - we appreciate it! 😀👍

[@ujay888cc]

Another great video. Keep 'em coming ☝️😎

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! 😀👍

[@johnheaney414]

Looking forward to next weeks with Oradour-Sur-Glane, went there a few years ago such a moving place

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks John - you’re right, it’s a very moving, eerie place and definitely a memorial people should see 👍

[@ducatiboy6668]

My wife and myself have been motorcycle touring for years when we aren't on a trip I like to look at videos like yours for inspiration for route's and locations. Your videos are well produced very watchable and helpful in giving me new ideas.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much 🙏 we’re really glad you enjoy watching our trips and it’s nice to know you might get some inspiration/information for your future trips! 😀

[@theboomerangbiker1966]

Nice video guys. The only thing I miss about living in Australia is not being able to tour through France on the bike. Route Napolean through the Verdun was amazing. Cheers, Nick

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks Nick 🙏 as beautiful as Oz is, we would certainly miss the convenience of all the European countries if we were the other side of the world! By the way, I loved the Hitler video and got a Facebook strike for sharing it - promoting extremism apparently! 😀👍

[@theboomerangbiker1966]

@midlifemotorcyclediaries Facebook is all over the place on my Hitler video, I appealed against them pulling posts and now they can't make up their minds whether it's bad or not. Clearly their bots aren't able to process humour! 23k views in just 2 weeks though, so obviously KZbin doesn't care!

[@leeandjancruise]

So relaxing watching your travels, lovely roads and peaceful villages. Ride safe.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you 🙏 it’s a very relaxing country to tour in especially when you do it at our pace! 😀👍

[@grahamhiggins1]

You guys are incredible. We’re just staying between Bergerac and Bordeaux right now and have flown, but there’s no way I would have the stamina to bike here although we are trying to keep a toddler happy which is tricky in rural France with so few parks and swimming pools. I hear there’s been a global IT meltdown, let’s hope we can all get back home safely.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much Graham 👍 you definitely could bike there - from Santander it’s not really that far! Hope you’re having a great time and a safe journey back! 😀👍

[@arie407]

Beautiful triump !!!!

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you! 😀👍

[@davidreed6817]

Isn't France wonderful when you're not in a hurry, cruising along tree lined (empty) roads and stopping off for coffee's (or in my case fizzy water😅) I'm surprised that you both didn't need a second breakfast after that pompous effort, eggs and jam! 😂

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks David - it certainly is a wonderful country to take your time through (we’re never in a hurry!) - you can keep Michelin star restaurants, we’d rather have a biker cafe! 👍😀

[@jimweagant8920]

Great video thanks for the ride along 👍👍

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you Jim! 😀👍

[@DenisHand-gk6lu]

Enjoyed the content very much look forward to the next one all the best to you both

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much Denis we appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment! 😀👍

[@martinhughes9769]

Great video 1st time I’ve watched 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks very much Martin we’re glad you enjoyed it! 😀👍

[@martinhughes9769]

@@midlifemotorcyclediaries watching the first one now ,wrong order but still good 👍🏻

[@ntvcrv]

Cannot believe you did not visit barritz while you were in the area.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

We stayed in Biarritz on our last tour to Barcelona last October - had a great time! 👍😀

[@mrcintheuk4641]

Just ask for an entire list of what's in season and then what's in stock, asking why they haven't got an item in stock if it's in season. That should suitably annoy the pompous chef! Yes, that sort of thing really winds me up, like eating food off various kitchen items rather than a plate. It's the "Red" in me again! 😉

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

I’ll remember that if there is a next time! 😂😀👍

[@suebt8794]

Have you got headsets to talk to each other during rides? Great to see you out as ever xxx

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks Sue - yes we’ve got intercoms in our helmets so we’re in constant contact! 😀👍xx

[@jonathantrice7614]

Sorry, but there's no blue cheese in your Roquefort. The famous cheese is made 326 km away in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, which is near the Millau Viaduct. It is best eaten locally as it can get very smelly in the bottom of a pannier 😂

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks Jonathan - you’re absolutely right, I got it completely wrong 😂 and I wasn’t even close! 👍😀

[@kevinf-b5065]

An observation, as a former advanced police driving assessor I would humbly recommend some advanced motorcycle rider training for Sue's safety. At the start of your video the footage shows her continuing to indicate left whilst turning right on a roundabout and then cancelling her indicator quite late. Very confusing for following traffic. I know the use of indicators in France is somewhat optional but we can do better, Your steady riding style is to be commended especially on trips abroad and I do enjoy your exploits.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thank you Kevin, we appreciate your feedback and thanks for watching our tour! 😀👍

[@richardb7220]

Can you tell me what sort of mpg you get from the Tiger 900 on your tour please?

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

To be honest Richard we have no idea 🤷‍♂️ we never bothered checking - on a full tank it gives us a 240 mile range (if ridden sensibly! ) 👍😀

[@richardb7220]

@@midlifemotorcyclediaries Thanks. The tours look good!

[@kencarrcarr3751]

Hello if you feel this question is either too personal or dare I say impertinent please feel free not to answer it,I have observed that both yourself and Sue aren't the type of people who change your bikes on a whim so at what mileage and age do you begin to think about buying a new bike?Many thanks for the great vids cheers.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

Thanks Ken - we’re happy to answer your question! We both love our choice of bikes and really wouldn’t want to swap them for anything else, so we tend to keep them for at least 3 years (warranties usually run out by then) but because we are not mechanically minded and we can’t fix problems or even do basic maintenance when things start going wrong we believe it’s time to change. We make sure they are both serviced at the dealership on a regular basis and would only consider changing them if they start to let us down. Sue loves her 900 and to be honest, there is nothing out there that would tempt her at the moment - if she did change it would be a trade in for the new 900! My 1250 is the best bike I’ve had, it does everything I need it to do. Hope that helps! 😀👍

[@kencarrcarr3751]

Thanks for your honesty I usually change my bikes due to mileage not age at around about 50,000 miles.I own a Pan European ST1300 with 32,000 miles on the clock and a Pan America Special 1250 with 7,000 on the clock trade in values of bikes are appalling at the moment and in no way do they represent the new retail purchase price so I'll just keep mine until they die then buy new once again tatar.

[@oriolbates]

Tenéis la culpa de que me haya comprado la Triumph Tiger 900. Podéis pedir vuestra comisión a Triumph 😂

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

¡Felicidades! ¡Esperamos que te diviertas mucho y que tengas buenos viajes!😀👍

[@brianmason9803]

Do you have other episodes? Does it begin in France? Putting episode numbers in the title would help. meanwhile, no 'like'.

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

I agree completely - it was Sue’s idea not to number episodes - will be rectified in episode 3! 😂 - in the meantime this is episode 2! 😀👍

[@Banditmanuk]

​@@midlifemotorcyclediarieswow the critics are harsh! We've sent a double like. Lots of work gone into making these films.

[@bogusm8940]

Why so critical? Dont you people watch this content by your own choice? Someone goes to all the trouble and burns up hours upon hours to make and edit these videos and ask for nothing in return all for the love of sharing entertainment and you say “No Like”! Maybe try doing something useful with your life.

[@DanielTiffany-o8i]

Where does all that food go? 🫵😲

[@midlifemotorcyclediaries]

All what food?😀👍