Honda RTLR Meeting June 2018 Alps Provence
4 Musketeers 2020 m in the alps
The Honda RTLR Club Europe organised another meeting in the Southern French Alps, near Gap, famous Rally Monte Carlo route.
All organisation was made in a legal respect and with local autorisation for the tracks used.
2 cool Honda boys Jean-Gerard et Fred from Belgium | beautiful Honda RSC about 1983 |
here comes the queen: the ultimate Honda RTL 360 mono Eddy Lejeune 1985 | completely restored |
Honda HRC works bike | what an engine! 360cc |
On Friday there was the first highlight with a tour to a ski resort above the tree level on top of the ski lifts till 2000m above sea level. wow.
J-G on Honda RTL 250 Rothmans | |
HondaPat | my TL250 in the snow |
Honda 1975, the first big bore 250cc, 4 valves | Honda 1985, the last 360cc dinosaur |
Fred in action | 4 Hondas on top of mountains |
Honda!!! | |
man view | eagle view |
Honda RLTR summit 2018 | |
cheeese |
On Top of the mountain and of the ski lift was a splendid view. With our Hondas near heaven.
back at the start of the sunday trial FFM Selonnet | some mud |
RSC Honda 250 |
After a nice diner on Friday and a good start with coffe and croissants on Saturday morning, it was sceduled to ride a guided trial rando in groups with the local trial club.
We rode form 10h till 15h, up the mountains and down to the valley, up again till the top of the crete with its ski lifts. Splendid views, impressive clips, needed full concentration on the trails, otherwise you would find yourself some 100 meters down in the valley. This was organised by the regional moto club with permession from the local authorities on the tracks used. We rode in a groupof about 10 with 2 lodal tour guides.
Mr. Fred | view down to Selonnet |
we lost Fred | on a ski slope |
the sun is out | behind this mountains the Air Germania was crashed 2 years ago |
we will be over there in 1 hour | nice |
Jean-Gerard is enjoying such great mountain sceenery | |
we were there 1 hour ago | now I'm here with my Honda |
friendly rando guide | |
yes, we made it | Pause |
a rest on the rando | |
on top of the chair lift | down hill |
1985 Honda RTL 360cc mono works Eddy Lejeune
Honda RTL 360 mono 2018 | World Round Grimmialp 1985 (pic by
me with a Kodak) sadly Eddy lost this round and also his 4th title to Thierry Michaud |
happy me | I could ride the 360cc. The most torquey trials engine I've ever rode, smooth and powerful |
Patrick | 2 happy Patricks |
Victory with Honda | |
in the alps de Provence | dangerous clifs |
We were getting hungry and the lunch break down at the start of the skilift was no on the scedule.
refil tank stop | resto |
beere stop | menue |
Team Honda | Mr. le President |
my menue | hallo hallo |
Bultaco 340 | slim exhaust |
light weight | thumps up |
After the nice lunch, there was the coffe break on another alp.
coffe break | |
Apéro et café | |
Honda Affecionados in the alps | |
Honda group with pink lady |
Team Honda Elgreen
After the great rando, about 16h, clouds got dark and a thunderstorm with pouring rain arrived, still we enjoyed some practising in the woods.
there is no bad weather, if there is good equipement and a Honda | the rain cleaned the motos |
On Sunday was the regional FFM Trial Selonnet, mostly modern with few Twinshocks and a very pretty commissaire at one difficult zone. I was allowed to ride the interzones, what I did twice. Foto and film.
power women team | a young lady |
a Bultaco in the woods | 2 Bultos |
Brigitte Bardot revival | une belle commissaire |
Honda TLR 200 | Honda RTL 250 mono |
some hazards on the inter zone | Honda RTL 360 works |
on track to win | Isabelle et Patrick |
queing at the last zone 10, still wet from yesterdays rain |
Some clips with link to my youtube channel
top of mountain | Rando |
Taxi ride | Honda RTL 250 mono |
RTL 250 zone 10 | RTL 250 |
Honda HRC 360 |
It was a great event and I enjoyed the conviviality of our small group. Thank you to the organisers Patrick & Isabelle for their work!
HondaPat