Tiger 800 2022 Touring Season

Oh, man, yes I am! From here in Vancouver, I have two 'big' trips on the 'really want to do' list.

One will be a loop around BC, going up the west side, with some outings to some coastal towns. Not sure how far I'll go into Yukon. I've been there many times for work, but this is already a long trip.

The other will be a loop from Vancouver Island to the Port Townsend, then wiggle down the coast to Northern California. I saw a Diners, Drive-In's & Dives that covered a Mexican restaurant in Ashland, Oregon, so I thought that would be a good destination. Big fan of Mexican food.

Two approximate route plans attached.

I'll take my basic camping gear but stay in cheap lodgings mostly. I suspect I'm underestimating everything, from distance to time, money, and butt-fatigue. But I'm not getting any younger. Better looking, certainly, but not long haul ready.

 

Well, its mostly big plans and big talk so far, but I am putting European travel off to the fall so that I can go places on the bike while we have good weather. Though that would be good MC travel territory as well. Just not wife-friendly.

 

My wife and I have planned the following international tours for 2022.
1st tour: From Austria to the Cote d'Azur in France with a day trip to Monaco. The return trip is then via Marseille, Mont Ventoux and many other mountain routes.
2nd tour: To Lake Como in Italy and many kilometers on italian alpine roads. About 300 hairpin bends await us.
3rd tour: Alpine road hopping from Austria to Switzerland and back again. Approx. 350 hairpin bends await us on this tour.
The start of the first tour is planned for May 2022. Photos and reports will follow. Before and in between there will be numerous weekend tours that will take us to Venice in Italy or Opatija in Croatia.

 

I retired on 1st January this year and wifey and I have some trips to catch up on after the "Covid years".

In May we are leading 6 bikes to tour the Southern part of the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland.

In June, the two of us are away for 3 weeks for a taste of Norway, 1700 mile loop from Kristiansand.

September, my local RAT group are away to Portugal, staying in a villa and riding out from there.

Also, might squeeze a visit to Northern Ireland in July to celebrate our retirement and 45th wedding anniversary, always wanted to see the Titanic exhibition in Belfast.

 

Yep couple of tours this year on the tiger. May is Scotland with a bunch of guy’s off the forum. And then September @andypandy and me are off to Spain via France for a couple of weeks. Bring it on

 

So far, I have a trip to the French Alps in May. My lad lives in Chamonix. Always a good visit as he owns a brewery and a couple of bars. He is then taking us down to Provence as I want to ride mont ventoux of Tour De France fame. Then going back to Chamonix for a couple of days R+R before coming back to the U.K.
I also have a Scotland trip booked in July with a group of mates.
I don’t have my Tiger Rally Pro until 1st March so hoping for decent enough weather to get it run in and the first service done before we set off.