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L'Esprit M - Motorcycle trip to the Alpes Aventure Motofestival

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L'Esprit M - Motorcycle trip to the Alpes Aventure Motofestival 2024!

First participation in the Alpes Aventure MotoFestival in 2020

L'Esprit M - Voyage à moto had to bring you some memories of the first editions of the Alpes Aventures Moto Festival in Barcelonette, before offering to take you there. Pierre-Christophe tells us about his first Alpes Aventures Moto Festival.

The adventure begins with the road to get there

The encounter with the Alpes Aventures Moto Festival began in 2020, shortly after the CAP in motorcycle mechanics and just before the CQP in motorcycle and quad touring guides! First of all, a new motorcycle, a 701 LR from Huskvarna, a super bike, powerful, agile, durable and at the same time a long-distance courier, in short a must-have for this kind of event! 450 km range and "almost" comfortable. 175 kg and capable of crossing any enduro track, just avoid passing between two trees that are a little "tight"!

On the road, meetings galore. A full tank of petrol and it's time for the big trails to arrive, and the new V85TT gets the conversation going on this pretty bike. Is it comfortable? Oh yes, it's a great ride, straight from Paris! And you? Is the T7 really that versatile? On their side, a slight surprise on the 701, what is it? An enduro? A trail bike? In short, the 5-minute refuel turns into a discussion about the incomparable advantage of HIS bike over the others! Hi hi hi, the biker is quite proud of his mount, it seems to me.

Memories of the first Alpes Aventure MotoFestival

Here I am at the festival, a nice little hotel on Barcelonnette's main square, and it's impressive: the motorcycle parking lot is packed with rarities, old, new, equipped for the raid or loaded like a beautiful mule! And as always, a biker is rarely alone, so the first group welcomes me and the discussion begins. Yes, I have a project, Esprit M (which doesn't have that name yet), to create a travel agency to discover... What? France? and even just the Drôme Ardèche? And yes, what more beautiful place could there be, just a few hours away by train or road? Incomparable landscapes, and just to get here, to Barcelonnette, there are no less than 15 secret and little-known passes! The evening stretches out late under the stars of the High Alps, with everyone keen to tell me all about their route, a real pleasure of exchange and discovery.

The next morning, it's harder to wake up, but a long day awaits me. Test rides galore, from the magnificent V85TT to the astonishing Can Am, in short, the roads are beautiful, the weather is perfect, an ideal day. I ask them about France, but none of them seem interested... So much the better! This is how the Esprit M offer came about: meetings, discoveries and rides.

But at the Alpes Aventure Moto Festival, there's even more to discover, from secret routes to top-notch organization, breathtaking scenery and legendary riders... But that's all for... the next episode!

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