Day 2 of our Home to Rome Tour see’s us Cross France using the motorway toll roads. This was not as easy as expected! Our Motorcycle tour of Europe means crossing France to head for the mountains in Chamonix but even this did not go to plan! We took our Honda Africa Twins through the toll roads of France for a quick trip to the good stuff, but is this actually better than spending two days in the french A roads and avoiding the motorway? The toll roads add up as the miles to the god motorcycle roads count down, but was the toll roads in France a mistake on the motorbikes?
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42 Comments
Loved the video ! Can’t wait for the next one and the Mountain View
Another great video guys, this is great to learn from. Keep up the good work guys, go safe.
Bloody he’ll they no how to charge on them tolls😮. 500 miles that is some distance you have covered. Motorway riding so bloody boring mate. You will soon hit the good stuff , keep safe both of you 👍👍
Beautiful. Your French is as good as mine😂. Love your videos. Can't wait for the next one. Take care and ride safe.
The Guzzi factory at lake Como. I plan to go through France as I speak pretty good French and through the alps starting at Albertville
Nice to see you can leave Devon but still do a Devon highwaymen tour of u turns and longway around
Great natural way of talking and not fake for the camera
Another great video, personally I only do pay as you go and motorway if working if im riding for pleasure always go the road less traveled and the free ones☝️ lol 😂 so much more to see 😎🤘
This bloke likes a moan.
Great video, also great to show what not to do really! ..on the negative side … why do so many many miles in one day if you are not going to be able to enjoy the ride? If you had to be somewhere such as – ferry/event/hospital that's different, but if you are not going to able to enjoy the ride then the mile munchin' seems pointless and wasted money on tolls plus then having to ride even longer to accommodation when you are already tired!!?
Also riding at night unless you absolutely have to is a big no.. You don't get to enjoy the scenery and it takes the risk factor even higher, why put yourself in a situation you can avoid ? .. I thought it was supposed to be a nice tour to enjoy?
Even those who are experienced biker vloggers on utube avoid riding at night unless it's absolutely essential…please take care and enjoy your trip, love to hear your stories and adventures, but cant do that if you take too many risks 🙂
Well done to both of you, that's some distance in a day. Particularly when you add night riding to it as well. Loved the fact you got lost and struggled at toll booths as its something I have done many times. It never bothered me but a few times I was with others that would whinge & moan but weren't prepared to lead. Thankfully I now mainly tour by myself. Looking forward to your next video and roll on Spring 2024.
I loved your French 😅 I love the Guzzi so far they have a cult following a bit like Harleys. I hope to film the trip for my channel
These bikes 🤤🤤🤤 fair play making an engaging vid of just motorways! Not easy but ye did a great job! Yer lovely new tires will be nice and square now ; p Roughly how much did the tolls cost for one bike to cross France (not including petrol)?
The old bike was faster and higher revving. I find that one rides to the type of bike. The Guzzi is much lower revving and can cruise easily at 80 to 85 so fast enough in the real world. I love the 22 litre tank too. My Kawasaki was an excellent bike. It’s hard to compare, equal but different. There is a saying ride a Guzzi for five minutes and you will hate it. Ride one for an hour and you won’t go back. Done a video on my first impressions
It’s on the channel now. 6000’views which is a lot for me
Really enjoying this, thank you!
Sometimes the urge to push on- especially at night when tired can be tougher option but it’s down to personal choice and context isn’t it?
I did the opposite and went with the N roads so took longer but that was decades ago and I camped.
Wishing you both many happy miles 👍🇬🇧
Wow, nice bikes. I hope you enjoy your ride
The biggest U turn to date 😂
We did Limoges to Dieppe avoiding tolls in 1 day, definitely much cheaper than your journey. I agree about the boring scenery in France. We were there in July 2018 and it was mile after mile of flat virtually straight roads and 100s of miles of SunFlower Fields. 14 hours in the saddle……..ouch. Love this video
Inc the longest U-turn to date. 🤣
Great video. 👍🏼
would personally rather get the ferry to spain from the uk than go near france. total shit show of a country and personally I fine them arrogant as fk.
Those tolls aren't cheap! We decided to stick our two bikes in my van to do the journey from Caan to Bourg st Maurice in the French Alps. It probably cost us €100 each way on the toll motorways.
We did ride all the way around Mont Blanc, France, Switzerland, Italy and back to Bourg in France in one day. Love that area.
I’d be absolutely fuming having to go back to find the accommodation 😂
We used to tour France in the 90’s on my old Z1000, we now live in Australia, if you want to ride in a country with fuck all come to Australia, hundreds of miles of dirt!
Get up earlier, get to a destination/hotel by six latest.
Hi, just watched and subscribed. I used to work in France for some years and yes the motorways can be very boring. What you need if you go again is a Liber t tag. It costs like €2 a month only in the month you use it and gets you straight through the tolls upto 30km an hour. Charges your card automatically for what you use. Can get them online, stick it on front of bike and piece of piss straight through.
French peage system is great and the country is so vast that there are plenty of optional non-toll roads. Compare to UK motorways and the state those are in, and you continue to be a moaning tw4t. "Fcuk all in the towns, Fcuk all to see on the Peage" – you should have stayed at home TBH.
Only watched a couple of your videos so far but what is appealing is that your experiences are relatable. Probably like most of us all my trips are on a strict budget so McDs suits me along with budget hotels.Like you arrive late leave early so all I need is a clean & tidy room.Sadly now too old for camping !.
Your welcome camping tale. You won't believe this.Basically new to me Honda Pan European permission from wife head up to Fort William. Camp Keswick story to long to go into detail, blow myself up in tent . Yes unbelievable. Particularly as I worked in gas industry. 😅
I have stopped travelling through france when driving to Italy. IT'S BORING! my prefered route from the Chunnel is to head up to Bruge, Ghent, skirt around Brussels to Namur, Luxemburg, Mets(only bit of France), Strasbourg, Offenburg Freiburg, Basel, Luzern then across Switzerland. no tolls except for Metz bit. It's been a while since I last did this route but its tons better than the monotony of French motorways and Switzerland is a great way through to Italy. Only bind is the road tax you have to pay through switzerland. If you can, try and get hold of a electronic motorway account to ride italian motorways so you don't have all the faff with toll booths
Do you need reflective stickers on your helmets to travel via France ?
I've enjoyed watching your videos, but I'm afraid i am having to unsubscribe.. my grandson watches them with me and the unnecessary swearing is the cause. We watch lots of motorcycle videos and there is no need for the language. Apart from that, they are great. I'll check in now and again. Enjoy the ride. Stay safe. 👍
Really nice bikes. Looking at on myself. Any major issues with them?
Looks super trip guys looking forward see the rest of your trip
Got a trip to Australia next year Brisbane to cairns & back on motorbikes some wild camping with the critters :)😅 . 4000 miles never riden that far . Adventures are a life time of Memories
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Can't believe you don't use auto tags for auto routes, just slow up, camara read tag and on you go, no stopping, no gloves off.
you realise how big France is when you use these motorways…..
French tolls are the devil
Get a toll tag, 20 euro deposit for the tag, 2 euro a month for max of two months in a year. pay by direct debit about two months later and all the tolls are viewable online so you can request a change if you've been charged the wrong rate. I've had to press the button once in about 100 tolls so it's pretty reliable except if cars drive up your arse as it confuses the sensors.
No taking gloves off which is great if it's raining!
I wouldn't back to paper tickets again.
Potty mouth, boring too.
I lived in Germany from 1989 – 1995, toured all over Europe on a Harley Davidson, rode north to Denmark and south to Souther Italy and Southern Spain, went west to Poland. Loved traveling by bike over there.
I’m new to your channel, clearly France “took its toll on both of you” towards the end of the journey! Your conversations are ‘entertaining’ and sometimes bordering on disagreement which is pretty normal.
As a matter of interest are you aware of ‘Sean & Emily’, a biking couple on YouTube? ….nice couple and excellent content but the polar opposite of you two !! …they agree on everything all the time!).
Both channels excellent in their own way🤪
You find France and French villages boring — that says more about you than France. Have you never joined in a a game of boule and spoken with people? Better to stay on your Brexit island and quit whingeing😈