Pierre Martel - 1967 XLCH

Pierre gives us a tour of France with photos of his bike, along with some French language lessons. We'll start in Villiers-sur-Marne, a suburb of Paris, in the northwest of France. Pierre bought his bike in June 2016 from HD Borie, the oldest French HD dealer with a department dedicated to vintage HDs which is called “Retrobike” You can visit them here

Droit (Right)

Gauche (Left)

Numero Moteur (Motor Number)

Numero Carters (Crankcase Numbers)

Code Cadre (Frame Code)

From Paris, we now travel southeast about 700 km (435 mi) to the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Cipières is a commune about 50 minutes drive from the French Riviera, and is an unspoilt medieval village of around 500 inhabitants. Bar-sur-Loup is a commune perched on a mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Loup (Wolf) river. Gourdon is another commune in the same department, perched high on a mountain with scenic panoramic views. Coursegoules is a smaller village in the same area. Nice, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, is a city of about 1 million, and is located on the Cote d'Azur (French Riviera).

Cipières (mars 2019)	Bar-sur-Loup (juin 2019)
Cipières (février 2020)	Gourdon (octobre 2021)
Coursegoules (mai 2022)	Nice (octobre 2022)
Cipières	Our Trip Through Alpes-Maritimes