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Old 08-06-2024, 10:10 AM   #1
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Disaster in France

Travelling with Monster 750 on trailer behing my MOHO

2nd day out near Bordeaux

Booked a site on the Dunes at Biscarosse , but before that a detour directed me into Biganos a tiny little place with some unpaved roads ,I was directed under a low bridge by the cops and a warning sign damaged my solar panel and then the trailer hit a bump ,? and 2 of the cargo straps broke , and the ducati fell off . now im blocking the road , The police are shouting , but then 2 nice locals come and help me move the bike and van to a safe place .. But a car full of young arabs appears and they chuck a rock and I get hit , one of them grabs my keys and he hits me again as he tries to get in the van ,I hit him with a spanner . and then they drive of laughing ..but with my keys

Im in a bad state , advised to go to hospital , but im not leaving the van , police have now disspeared, ? the 2 locals help me resecure the bike to the trailer , and it now has 4 heavy duty 50mm straps instead of the 30mm ones , but the trailer is not good The front wheel shoe is snapped , I have worries about it now I think its bent and the securing points are sharp and can damage the cargo straps ,even the metal hooks have been damaged one snapped , The bike is a sorry state ,, the lost keys a re a bigger problem , , now I have no keys for the bike ,, I do have spares for the van ..I got to the site last night in the forest by the dunes ,, I have applied a bandage to the head wound ...and will head to local hospital today

went to the gendarmarie 20 mins ago, police know about the incident ,,but I dont think anything will happen

I really have come to the end of the line,, I just trying to summon up some energy to start returning home ,, this holiday has been a disaster , no bike , no faith in the trailer , i feel crushed ...may be I should go home and give up on Motorhoming dreams
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Old 08-06-2024, 10:28 AM   #2
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Your creative writing and even your spelling has come on to a fantastic level.
Had you thought of offering your services as a soap script writer?
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Old 08-06-2024, 11:20 AM   #3
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Gazza truth is I hate writing ... Im in the local clinic now getting checked over from yesterdays events , trailer and bike now in gendarmes compound where i left a complaint earlier ,,,, im so pissed off ,,
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