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16 January 2012… We’ve been using a couple of Midland Action Cameras for a while now. We occasionally film guests and then play the video back on our large screen TV over breakfast. The video quality is excellent and we’ve started selling the cameras due to an increased demand. The cameras are HD, have a recharchable battery that lasts up to 3 hours, an image stabaliser and a host of other features. The cameras cost £160 each and we’ll shortly be able to take payment for them by credit card – giving you peace of mind. All of the videos that we use at the shows have been shot using these cameras - visit the Bike Normandy stand at the MCN Excel show to see just how good the Midland Action cameras are.

9 December 2011…We’ve just returned from a successful NEC Show, the crowds were back and the buzz continued from last year. The new Explorer was a ‘Triumph’. We’ve booked stand N80 at the MCN Excel Show in London from 2-5 February 2012.

We can’t believe how many bookings we’ve taken for 2011 – our Black Forest & Monte Carlo or Bust Tours are both full and we’ve guests on a reserve list. There’s very limited availability on our Picos and 4×4 Tours while our WW2 Sights and WSB at Magny Cours have plenty of spaces available. Our short breaks remain popular and there’s only one weekend left next summer when we’ve full availability – September 29 to October 1. Other dates are partially available.

24 October 2011… Earlier this month we finished our ‘on-road’ season seeing two world champions crowned at Magny Cours - Carlos Checca and Chas Davies. The weather was simply stunning and the roads stupendous.

We’ve been researching our Monte Carlo or Bust Tour and have the routes / hotels etc for the way down, we’re off tomorrow to do the way back, hopefully changing the van in the process.

Our dates are filling up for 2012, we only have 5 weekends left in the summer, our Black Forest Tour has just 1 place left, the ‘Monte Tour’ is 50% full and we haven’t even completed the research! There won’t be much space left after the NEC show next month. Come and see Bike Normandy on stand E10 in the Escape zone.

8 August 2011…The Black Forest Tour is now full. We’ve just returned from the Picos, Pyrenees & Volcanoes Tour – see the fab review & photos under Testimonials European Tours. We’ll be at the NEC at the end of November 2011 – come & see us on Stand E10 in the “Escape” section.

23 June 2011… Our Black Forest and Vosges Mountains Tour was full but we’ve had a couple of cancellations so there’s now 2 bike places available on this Tour.

2 June 2011… Just got back from a very successful 4×4 Tour, the weather was excellent with just a couple of hours rain during the whole trip. As one person put it “stay out of Luxembourg on Tuesday mornings”.

There’s a new calendar under ‘Check Availability’ – you can now view dates for the next couple of years! 7 dates for short breaks have already been reserved for 2012.

26 February 2011… The MCN Excel Show was good for us and we now have bookings through out the summer. We’re just about to start the off road season, but John can’t ride as he’s waiting for an operation on his right knee (worn out cartlidge from his football days). Instead of him there will be another French guide closing the groups.

31 Jan 2011… We sent out our new newsletter over the weekend, we promise that it’ll be a regular occurance. It won’t just be about availability but will include snippets regarding living in France and the occasional competetion. Currently it’s freezing over here, despite this we’ve got 4 lambs.

Three of our European Tours – 4×4, Picos, Pyrenees & Volcanoes and the Black Forest Tour are now full and we even have guests on a waiting list !

14 Jan 2011…..The NEC Show was much better than the last few years with all of the major manufacturers there, the buzz was certainly back. We did well and were surprised when virtually all of our guests from the summer’s Chateaux & Sancerre Wine Festival tour turned up on mass.

We’ll be on stand N103 at the forthcoming MCN Excel Motorcycle Show 3 to 6 Feb.

Our 2011 European tours are already getting booked up, our 4×4 Tour is already full and our Picos, Pyrenees & Volcanoes Tour has just one bike place left.

We’ve only got three summer weekends with full availabilty on our short breaks – please see the ‘check availability’ page of this website for more details. All of our off-road trips are full this Spring.

22 Nov 2010 …..Welcome to our new website. We will keep this page updated with our latest goings on. Please come and see us at the Birmingham NEC Motorcycle Show 27 Nov to 5 Dec on Stand E26. We will also be at the London Excel Motorcycle Show 3 to 6 Feb 2011