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Nice write up !
I remember us attacking these roads back in 1996 with 3 bikes.
Ducati Monster M900
Ducati 851 (with fake registration of a 916 LOL).
And me on my 1993 Honda CBR600f2, clip-ons moved under the triple clamps .. so I could move the steering 2 cm left or right 
. Very convenient in the Alps .
. Very convenient in the Alps .No need to tell you the whole adventure was just a motorbike race, especially since my two companions competed in motorbike championships. All I could do was try to follow them which always worked up until it got quite crazy and I started to feel the fatigue.
Eventually after a couple of days of craziness we ended up somewhere in Italy .... happy like kids but completely worn out and also worn tires and bikes that looked as if they'd went through some serious beating (yes we often collapsed with each other) and dirt all over.
I'm pretty sure when I would go back now it would have fun in a very different way .. on 4 wheels ;-)
Bim
The road testers’ royal - Route Napoleon 🇫🇷
Having read and followed a raft of British car magazines for a long time, apart from jaunts to often undisclosed stretches of Welsh and Scotch tarmac there is one destination and stretch of road that comes up most often, and is always being waxed lyrical ...
Top Gear's Grand Tour....
ain't got nothing on you Kristjan 😁. Wonderful reportage ✌️😎....
Would Napoleon have chosen an AMG? 😉
How did she feel putting her through her paces on this glorious drive??
Like made for this very use case 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Seldom felt so at one with a car - I believe Mazda calls it ‘jinba itai’ (horse and rider as one). Just enough space on the road to turn the fast taxi into perfection 😁🚖 Sure, something weighing less might be easier on the consumables and possibly a tad m...
You think?
Difficult to get his troops into a Ferrari in any meaningful numbers. Maybe if he got a large number of Purosangues? 😁🤷🏻♂️
For Napoleon it was not just for the enjoyment of the journey 😂👍🏻
But I know what you mean 😉👍🏻
You will be most absorbed in the drive…
So the mountains will only feature if you’re a passenger, or waiting to overtake 😁🏁 Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful scenery and lovely towns, what an amazing journey
Thank you for sharing it 🙏
A very different prospect from the pictures you were showing…
But definitely a lot of fun if you have petrol / electrons flowing through your veins 😊🏁
Definitely this trip is pretty and elegant
The N 35 is wild, brutal and majestic in its beauty
You’re doing nothing from dissuading me 😂👍🏻
I guess it’s time to start thinking of it for real 😉🤞🏻
Bring her with You, she'll have fun too hahaha
She can enjoy the Spa www.serenahotels.com
Hahaha there is also the Gumball 3000 route from Vietnam to Singapore, that can be fun too
Or driving from Cairo to Luxor at Abu Simbal also Epic trip
Driving in Egypt is certainly adventurous…
Not to be attempted at night, as not everyone uses headlights 😉🤷🏻♂️
One of the exceedingly rare times…
I was very apprehensive in a car in spite of the driver never even approaching, let alone exceeding the speed limits ��
Something to watch tomorrow…
The whole adventure has not been discussed at home yet - so if I start watching this now it will lead to unpredictable discussions �� But thanks so much for digging this up - sounds amazing!
Let’s see how the home front develops over the coming months… 🤷🏻♂️
Given that the season is about to end in October for all intents and purposes it would have to be next year, as we haven’t gotten a visa yet and have some holidays planned for early October.
We were reasonably lucky with the traffic 👍🏻🍀
I suppose outside of the holiday season it’s generally OK, as there are faster routes to get from North to South and not everyone will take the historical route. And next time I would probably focus more on individual sections as opposed to doing the whol...
Nice - looking like you had fun aplenty 👍🏻👏🏻
And Annecy is a truly charming place. One of Ian Flemming’s favorite places in Europe 😁
Speaking of which, had it been available back then, would you have gone directly for the 110S or R?
Or are you happier having modified yours?
R definitely not. There is no rear view on the R. Mine is much better than a S, now. Even my friends who own a S are convinced that it was the way to go. Mine is more brutal and faster.
Here is a test I had on a small country road... I had to cut the video to hide the odometer... Now, the R gave me some ideas for mine. Which are I am currently working one. At the end, I will get an A 110 which is better than the R, for a tad less money. ...
Great and inspiring post! 👏🏻😃
I was driving it many years ago - actually to long ago… 😂 However, you mentioned the key sentence! „The road takes a lot of willpower to ensure you do not stray too far from the posted speed limits, as it draws you in in a sort of flow, closing off everyt...
I hear you 😂😂😂
That’s one of the issues. Not necessarily easier when empty 😉 I would be curious to hear your opinion on case you drive it again 👍🏻🤞🏻
Nice write up !
I remember us attacking these roads back in 1996 with 3 bikes. Ducati Monster M900 Ducati 851 (with fake registration of a 916 LOL). And me on my 1993 Honda CBR600f2, clip-ons moved under the triple clamps .. so I could move the steering 2 cm left or righ...
Absolutely you would!
I can so vividly imagine your trip 👍🏻 Was just about to ask if the route would be as much fun on a motorcycle (I simply don’t know, not riding 🤷🏻♂️). But I believe you provided the answer 😁 As for the need for speed, it’s there in a car as well but not s...