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Ever wondered what happens when you and your friends take a 3,000 mile (5,000km) motorbike trip through Europe? Well we did that and these were the highlights from that awesome adventure. While you may think it's just the roads and the bikes that make an epic trip...it's all the more better when you've got some awesome friends to share it with. Although it rained pretty heavy at some points, it's the best motorcycle tour I've done to date. The average mileage per day was pushing past 250 miles (400km) per day while riding about eight hours per day and often getting to our destinations past sunset. Tiring at some points, yes, but boring...definitely not. European roads have some absolutely stunning views and many have little traffic! Why is this video here? Well it's to remind me of an epic motorcycle trip, call it my own motorcycle diaries, and also try and get other riders to do the same. I get you, it's kinda expensive embark on a road trip like this but the memories and good times will make you forget about that temporary hole in your pocket. Making this journey by motorcycle made me come closer to understanding the experience Charlie & Ewan had on their Long Way Round and Long Way Down moto adventures. If you pack as much as we did within 10 days (France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland) you'll find your eyes are overloaded from trying to absorb the spectacular scenery! Next time I do this trip, it's definitely going to be at a slower pace. I only managed to fit one afternoon of swimming in the beautiful Lake Como. So I'd definitely return to the Italian lakes to hangout on the beach for a few days. Then there's the Alps...to enjoy high Alpine passes your bike need to be free from luggage! So much to think of for next summer's trip... These are my riding bros, check out their channels: Rocko & Protea: http://www.youtube.com/user/RockoandProtea P4tard: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9FqqpTJq9Mo2b5KuEbJXYg I tried to pack Europe's best motorcycle roads which include (the rain meant we had to miss about five other stunning roads): B500 - Black Forest, Germany L277 road running by the Danube - Southern Germany Kesselbergstraße - Bavaria, Germany Timmelsjoch Pass - Austria/Italy border Stelvio Pass - Northern Italy Gavia Pass - Northern Italy SP65 from Bologna to Firenza (Ducati & Ferarri test road) - Italy Grimsel Pass - Switzerland Furka Pass - Switzerland Here are a few vids that were the inspiration for this trip and short film: Schaaf's Motorcycle Summer Holiday - Epic Moments https://youtu.be/lsilL0UyPec Oli333's Eurotrip 2013 - Trailer https://youtu.be/XOG0La1AsK0 Motobasterd's Ride 3 - The Third Season https://youtu.be/KJRmMKONL_E Baron von Grumble's Tour de Baron Trailer https://youtu.be/syy0s7rNDQg Filmed on a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition and Panasonic Lumix G6. More motorbike stuff, pics & chit-chat: Twitter http://bit.ly/twitoctane Instagram http://bit.ly/instaoctane Facebook http://bit.ly/faceoctane Google+ http://bit.ly/plusoctane Music: Nightsky by Tracy Chattaway licensed from Musicbed.