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Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:42 pm
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I’m a few days into a 5 week ride to the Balkans. Aachen, Wurzburg (via Eifel), Prague, now Vienna, next Bratislava. Today the the L120 coming into Vienna with its slow reveal of the city was kinda epic.
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Following this, looks an epic trip. |
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There were some pretty good roads heading up into the Tatry Mts, I ended up in Banská Bystrica for a couple of days after Bratislava, catching bits of route 66 Slovakia. Not for the first time I picked up a green hitchhiker for over a hundred miles from Bystrica to Budapest. |
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compliments for the hitchhiker - his colleagues attempting the same in my case end up mostly warranting a rinse with insect solver when it's time for the next wash
Year-round riding enthusiast i.e. seasonal motorcycle popsicle.
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Just arrived at Baile Herculanae in Romania. The road from Belgrade today was epic. Route 34 Serbia just made me smile. Three hours of good tarmac with fast curves, little traffic and hugging the Danube all the way. Heaven. Next up Transalpina and Transfagarasan. 😎IMG_6191.jpeg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)IMG_3467.jpeg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)IMG_3463.jpeg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)IMG_3446.jpeg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) |
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Just done Transalpina, Route 67C in Romania. Epic. I couldn’t download the ride GoPro footage (anyone that interested PM me for Facebook page) |
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Zitat von Saw im Beitrag #7 Bad case of COVID got me down so I'm happy there's still time to recommend some wonderful routes if your travels take you near: in the Northwest D3 from Karlovac to Rijeka is one of the most known and traveled motorcycle roads here, ~1.5hrs and lots of fun. If your travels take you further into Istria and towards Italy you can take the D500 over Učka mountain rather than the boring and paid tunnel under. Also nearby is D100 on Cres island - with notes to visit Mali Lošinj and Cres town itself, great road, great views, minimal traffic, chance to see some magnificent vultures if you're lucky. As a general rule for Istria the roads deteriorate in quality as you move south. In central Croatia D52 from Otočac merging onto D1 to Knin is an extremely fun and visually pleasing run I often make. Nearby if you want to push your RS as much as it goes you can visit 'Željava' airbase, it is free entry to disused but paved airstrip (unless there a auto/moto-themed event happening) and you can make runs up and down the former airstrip. Also nearby is a village of Rastoke which is very scenic by the city of Slunj, with a very nice restaurant 'Ambar' situated above. (avoid the D1 section from Plitvice Lakes to Karlovac it is heavily populated, traffic, cameras, mobile police traps etc. doesn't make for fun riding and there is construction now as well - if you're passing by the A1 highways from Otočac to Zagreb is a much better option or D23 if you aren't keen on the highway) Honorable mention if you're visiting the capitol (Zagreb) you can take the road across Medvednica mountain "Sljemenska cesta" local favorite for quick twisties. And finally in the south traveling either north or southbound the D27 over and through Velebit mountain is a scenic wonder. D8 if you travel south of Makarska the populated towns disappear and as others mentioned following the coast is an experience. You can go up to Biokovo mountaintop from Makarska with a bike on a single lane road the views from the top are something to see. I recommend visiting the city of Omiš, and there's a near zipline experience above Cetina river if you fancy a bit of adrenaline rush - nothing too extreme. D118 on Korčula island (my favorite route in the country so far) amazing long sweepers, bypasses all populated areas, great vistas and you tarmac is perfect if you want to go harder. You can reach the island via a frequent and cheap 15min ferry. Korčula itself is a beautiful city a 'little Dubrovnik' on its own and I highly recommend the 'Aterina' restaurant if it is still open. Avoid inland roads south of Split, D60 is an example, lots of barely inhabited towns with no one there but hidden cops and sudden 40kph limits on dead-straights, and not much to see unfortunately.
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The Transfagarasan was spectacular. The condition of the road these days, not so great. Still, the views going up were stunning and on the way down we shared the highway with a family of brown bears. |
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