In 1969 i took a Norton 650 ss 2 up wih camping gear on tour of Austria/Switzerland/germany and france over a 2 week period, it was hard work and slow going but i was bitten by the touring bug.
A tour to vienna followed the next year on the same bike followed the next year with a trip to rome
the following year saw us on a K1 honda 750 to yugoslavia to dubrovnik i was now a Honda fanMy first overseas touring experience was back in 1969. I took a NortonDominator 650 ss 2 up with camping gear on tour of Austria/Switzerland/Germany and france over a 2 week period. It was hard work and slow going but i was bitten by the touring bug.
A tour to Vienna followed the next year on the same bike, and two years later a trip to Rome. It was on this trip that my friend turned up at Dover on a Honda CB 750/4.
The following year saw me on a K1 honda 750 to yugoslavia to Dubrovnik, i was now a Honda fan . I backpacked to Aussie and back the next year,those were the days easy borders little paperwork and Afganistan was open.