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Last Sunday and Monday (10th & 11th July) I completed my two 100 mile Marcel Planes Tribute Rides, using his BSA roadster.
Sunday’s ride was a Hounslow & District clubrun: Staines, Arborfield, Swallowfield, Lasham (lunch stop), back to Staines via Bentley, and then an extra loop to Chobham to make up the distance to 102 miles.
Monday: Willesden, Dean St., Soho (where he lived), up the old Great North Road to Tempsford (Beds.) and back to Willesden via Hitchin and St. Albans. 117 miles.
I have some hopes of ink and paper publication of this adventure, so I will refrain from going into much depth here.
I’d certainly like to hear if others think this story is interesting, or if there’s anyone else out there prepared to contemplate long rides on this type of machine, which I have found better suited to the purpose than I had expected.