Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

I survived my trip down to Cahors and back... just.

It pissed it down from the first mile to ~650 miles out of 700 on the way down. Turns out my goretex suit / gloves are not 100% waterproof as claimed. I guess the high wind pressure for such a long time lets it in eventually.

The way back was mostly fine but it rained for another 150 odd miles in the middle.

Things that were good:

1. My arse is fine so the seat is good
   
2. The French drivers are awesome (this i already knew)
   
3. The roads when i got down there, are incredible
   
   

Things that were bad:

1. A 2 cylinder at ~8k rpm for 10 hours is horrible on your hands / wrists - they still feel "dead" today
   
2. It's a fucking long way - i wouldn't do it again on a naked bike. ever.
   
   

Apart from that, it was lovely. This is a picture of my parents "new" place:

It's in a pretty amazing 17th century village nestled in a valley, in a national park: