In 1953

Everyone and their dog does it now, but in 1953 it must have been very unusual .Brilliant adventure that must have been,

Some great pictures - got massive respect for those guys. It's easy now, i assume back then at each border visas had to be arranged etc.

Great story and pics. Must have been great fun, open roads, little traffic

Thanks for sharing !

Lovely pics of old bikes and the old days.

Nice rumble from that SS100 too

loved the story of how his father at 70 + years old, took a ducati to 160 kph (100 mph) and said it took a long time to get to the ton, when in fact it was recalibrated to MPH, so he was doing 160 mph on the Alton bypass!!

wouldn't you just love to be able to pack your bags ,and just go.

the cost alone would cripple my account, on a two stroker,

and them photo's are an art in their own right, look at the grain compared to todays modern digitals,

they are much more interesting to study ,

i realy do envey these guys ,,,n gals..