Forum: Thumpers
05-19-2013, 11:25 AM
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Hi Walter,
You're right - and wrong :)
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Hi Walter,
You're right - and wrong :)
Yes, the reality is always different from the letter of the law, especially here in Spain. But the insurance companies employ hundreds of actuaries who...
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Forum: EMEA
05-18-2013, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 53
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Yes and no! The entrance is off the NA 128...
Yes and no! The entrance is off the NA 128 between Carcastillo and Sádaba roughly half way and on the Navarre side of the frontier.
It's a bit notorious for being diffucult to find - I got lost...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
05-18-2013, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 7
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Hi Mates,
Thanks for all the kind remarks....
Hi Mates,
Thanks for all the kind remarks. The Pyrenees are indeed remarkable - such variiety.
The bike is a BETA Alp 200 4T. It does look old fashioned - which is basically a Suzuki with...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
05-16-2013, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 8,417
Hi Matey,
Just come across this fantastic...
Hi Matey,
Just come across this fantastic thread - the best I've seen in ages. I simply love Soria and Teruel - the best places in Spain - OK, lets start a discussion about that: Sierra de Gredos,...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
05-16-2013, 10:22 AM
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A Sunday 'Jolly' in the Pyrenees
Strictly speaking the pre-Pyrenees in Catalonia - the high trails are still under about 3 metres of snow!
http://thespanishbiker.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/aaa74.jpg
Saying goodbye to the...
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Forum: EMEA
05-16-2013, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 53
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Well, as far as my plans go: I'm meeting some...
Well, as far as my plans go: I'm meeting some Spanish friends near Teruel over the weekend of June 8/9th and will be heading back to the Pyrenees then. I'm very keen to explore these routes so will...
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Forum: Europe
05-16-2013, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: EMEA
05-16-2013, 02:01 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,273
Thanks to both of you guys, you've sent me...
Thanks to both of you guys, you've sent me searching for more stuff than I knew about! The situation of the Sanctuary does seem to have panoramic views over both the Bardena Blanca (white which is...
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Forum: EMEA
05-15-2013, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,273
Hi Pip,
Great images taken over the last...
Hi Pip,
Great images taken over the last few days by the look of it!
The northern 'spur' is well worth the ride, I usually enter and exit that way, then ride the circular route around the air...
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Forum: Europe
05-12-2013, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 635
Views: 72,517
Hi Matey,
All this in is Spain - that pass...
Hi Matey,
All this in is Spain - that pass was a 'baby' just 2,000 metres and a long way from crossing the French border! There may be a daily distance limit though - a 'round trip to me would be...
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Forum: Europe
05-12-2013, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 635
Views: 72,517
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Forum: Europe
05-12-2013, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 635
Views: 72,517
No problems, we're expecting stormy weather up...
No problems, we're expecting stormy weather up here in the Pyrenees this week anyway.
You'll have a great time exploring Barcelona - five days hardly does the city justice!
Have a great time!
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Point a) mine does that too - so no worries...
Point a) mine does that too - so no worries there!
Point b) I'd probably get sheepskin rather than a new saddle - or get a bigger bum!
Regs
Simon
PS - in UK English 'bum' means butt,...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Europe
05-11-2013, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 635
Views: 72,517
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Forum: Thumpers
05-10-2013, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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I agree with leafman here: my 2007 model isn't...
I agree with leafman here: my 2007 model isn't too bad vibration-wise, given it is a 650 single. I certainly don't have a problem with vibration through the bars, even though they now have quite high...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-09-2013, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Hi Geoff,
It's a little hard to say as I...
Hi Geoff,
It's a little hard to say as I don't ride 'hard' off road. But I think the Heidi's have more of a 'V' profile so you would be losing some traction, hence feedback.
The Mitas has a...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-08-2013, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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I've tried TKC's but now settle for the...
I've tried TKC's but now settle for the Heidenau's. Tried the Mitas E07 rear while I was on tour last years but its didn't last the distance so back to the K60's front and back from now on.
Regs
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Forum: Thumpers
05-06-2013, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
05-05-2013, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 7,692
Views: 1,020,623
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Forum: Thumpers
05-05-2013, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
05-03-2013, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
05-01-2013, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Yes and no from Cabo Tarifa, the rock is quite...
Yes and no from Cabo Tarifa, the rock is quite some distance further into the Straits and on a hazy day details merge into the mist.
I came down a fantastic road from Ronda, well inland, and hit...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-01-2013, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 7,692
Views: 1,020,623
Thanks Leafman,
These were mostly from last...
Thanks Leafman,
These were mostly from last year's big trip when I rode from the extreme north-east at the western end of the Pyrenees - ridng pretty much all of the Pyrenees to get there :) and...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-30-2013, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
04-30-2013, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
04-30-2013, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 7,692
Views: 1,020,623
Hi, when you order a Wilbers shock they ask you...
Hi, when you order a Wilbers shock they ask you your weight, height, etc, plus what style of riding you do, how much luggage you carry and how often you do this, whether to tale a pillion, etc, etc....
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Forum: Thumpers
04-06-2013, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 7,692
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Forum: Thumpers
04-06-2013, 08:57 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-05-2013, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 7,692
Views: 1,020,623
Hi,
Still working on my list of mods -...
Hi,
Still working on my list of mods - partly because I'm still adding 'em :)
Meanwhile a few piccies of the beasty trawling back and forth over the last few years on my blog, no particular...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-23-2013, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 7,692
Views: 1,020,623
Wow,
It's so good to find and X-Counrty...
Wow,
It's so good to find and X-Counrty thread!
I too will have to look through this topic but in the meantime:
I've ridden mine for nearly 50,000 kms around spain in all road and...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-14-2013, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 230
Views: 73,865
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-14-2013, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 230
Views: 73,865
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-14-2013, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 230
Views: 73,865
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Forum: Europe
03-14-2013, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 180
HISS Trail Rallies in Spain
Hi,
I'm holding two HISS - High Intensity Sojourns in Spain - rallies this year following the huge success of the inaugural HISS in 2012. Here's the lowdown:
Dates
Catalonia/Pyrenees (500...
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Forum: Europe
03-14-2013, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 582
Hi Harty, et al,
I've had a few enquiries...
Hi Harty, et al,
I've had a few enquiries about this route over the last few days so it's worth a mention here as well as I guess this may be where they have originated.
The Spanish Caminos...
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Forum: Europe
03-13-2013, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 236
Being in Madrid you are equidistant from just...
Being in Madrid you are equidistant from just about everywhere in Spain :1drink
+ 1 for Extremadura but also try the Gredos mountains on the way then the Sierra de la Peña de Francia area in...
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Forum: Europe
02-16-2013, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,818
Hi Tommy,
The Bardena Blanca - part of a...
Hi Tommy,
The Bardena Blanca - part of a larger region called the Bardenas Reales - is indeed very open to bikes. There's a trail, of about 80 kms that forns a round trip. It's best to approach...
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Forum: Europe
02-15-2013, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 28
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