Paris on a Wing

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Paris on a Wing

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Went up to Paris for the jewish holidays and put another 600km on the bike with no problems to report it runs great! sorry :mrgreen:
this is the Sancerre wine region it's on the way up to Paris
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That's my sister with her grandchild and my mom with her great grandchild wich makes me his great uncle wich makes me realize i'm getting old! the last one is me riding in Paris the next day!
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We also have our statue of liberty but smaller version!
Notice the subway that goes outdoors on this part of the line
stop by the Eiffel tower it was a beautiful day...
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Nice photos, thanks. I live in California wine country and get to do a lot of "vine cruising" myself...
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At least the French have enough sense to drive on the right side of the road, unlike those folks across the channel. Great pictures keep them coming. I've been meaning to ask, are you an American ex-pat or do you just really have a great command of American English slang?
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Very Very nice pics! Looks like it was a great ride action1 action1 action1 action1
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Sagebrush wrote:At least the French have enough sense to drive on the right side of the road, unlike those folks across the channel. Great pictures keep them coming. I've been meaning to ask, are you an American ex-pat or do you just really have a great command of American English slang?
I grew up in Brooklyn in the 70's came back to France for a few years then i met a girl from Texas in Paris and went back to the USA got married, 2 kids, divorced etc etc; all together i lived in the states for 15 years....
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Great pics,gorgeous day !
tell us about the rear dampers(and a close up) no springs? brand ?
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Ah, another day in paradise! Curious about those shocks myself... Thanks for the photos!
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Great photos! Remember "Never cook with wine that you wouldn't drink yourself"... :-D
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