Amsterdam / NL riders sign in here

[Nocer]

Hi BTW :)

Im from the Netherlands. 27 year old and living near Utrecht. Still riding a CBR 600F (poser pic):



But I will start 2010 bikeless and buy a KTM Adventure 990 in March of 2010.
Cannot wait!!

[Emile]

In the house :)

Emile from Leerdam NL/Düsseldorf DE riding a XL 600 LM

and having big plans for the future


see ya all soon

[wvanh]

After not searching and starting a new thread I was directed here, so without further ado: hello!

Another Amsterdam resident signing in.

I see there is (or was) quite a few folks in Amsterdam. If anyone'd be up for some drinks or a ride sometime drop me a PM, first round's on me.

[Reprobate]

Originally Posted by wvanh

If anyone'd be up for some drinks or a ride sometime drop me a PM, first round's on me.

Of course it's on you. It's always to n00b's turn to buy...

[Sacha & BJ]

hahaha! PM me for the drink or ride.

BJ

[jopos]

Perhaps somebody recognise some places.

[SBloke]

Another Dutch guy here, living just south of Nijmegen and used to regularly ride between here and Zutphen where my girl lives. If it weren't for a ruptured battery I'd still be doing so. In the market for a "new" bike now.

There isn't much dirt around here, some interesting roads though. Like the "zevenheuvelenweg" (Seven Hills road)


It's steep and bendy, you might just be able to get your bike airborn on some of those climbs. Maybe I'll take a camera along for a ride on it some day.

[silly torque]

Originally Posted by SBloke

Another Dutch guy here, living just south of Nijmegen and used to regularly ride between here and Zutphen where my girl lives. If it weren't for a ruptured battery I'd still be doing so. In the market for a "new" bike now.

There isn't much dirt around here, some interesting roads though. Like the "zevenheuvelenweg" (Seven Hills road)


It's steep and bendy, you might just be able to get your bike airborn on some of those climbs. Maybe I'll take a camera along for a ride on it some day.

What is that!!?? A hill!?? That looks very non-NL! I'll have to go for a ride and check that out! mind you it's proberly a tourist attraction with bus loads of dutch tourists taking photos.............

[SBloke]

Originally Posted by silly torque

What is that!!?? A hill!?? That looks very non-NL! I'll have to go for a ride and check that out! mind you it's proberly a tourist attraction with bus loads of dutch tourists taking photos.............

Actually, it's very hilly (is that even an proper word?) there. The geological area around Nijmegen is a "stuwwal" (Earth cache? A ridge formed by glaciers in the ice age.)

Here are some GPS coordinates you REALLY should give a go:

51.820655,5.920814
51.817387,5.927936
51.742168,5.952398
51.815172,5.922915

Some of the steepest roads I know here (up to 13%). You can do them all in under an hour. Or if you wait until I have a new bike (currently in the market as my ride is shot) I'd gladly ride with you and show you the area.

Nijmegen, and especially to it's east and south east is stunning and very hilly. By Dutch standards at least.

While looking for pictures I actually came across this (Dutch, sorry) site: www.klimbijnijmegen.nl With a description on almost all the steep inclines here, in categories. It's a bicycle site but don't let that stop you.

[NicoP]

Hey there, Nico calling from a firestation in the Amsterdam Bronx :-)
seen a lot of GSen around but with nonADV dudes on them.
Macho's in jeans, pilothelmet and a bomberjacket.

I'm riding a blue Transalp 650, and trying to keep her dirty. Just returned from a 5 weeks trip around eastern/northern europe. RR coming up.

nico

[jj5]

Hmmz never signed in here. Im from the hague. Driving a old honda dominator

Making plans for a longer trip since i hope graduate in August. And after that i will have all the time in the world.

[drabotic]

hy everyone, I'm not from holland, but I'm going to visit your country in about a month....

If you have any advices about good routes, places to visit, hostels (not expencive) in Amsterdam, I will be thankful...

anyone from Houten or Culemborg maybe?

[Silky]

Hi all

Just pulled into Amsterdam for a few days on my big trans-continental trip.

Let me know if anyone is keen for a few drinks on Thursday 22/7.

You guys can choose the spot, i've got no idea.

Ben

[GS@pie]

Hi I'm GS@pie from Apeldoorn the Netherlands. Waiting for my 2010 GSA to come in September..... In the mean time spent some time on my 2008 GSA.

[hdpaddy]

Hi,

I'm hdpaddy from the delta, aka Rijnmond Area.
I've owned a '82 Kawasaki Z750 paralleltwin and a '83 Suzuki GS550.
@ the moment i'm saving money for a) a chopper (HD of course) and b) a ADV bike, so i don't ride at all (except on my women , don't let her hear this as it will be my final ride )

I'm not sure what ADV bike i will buy, i'm in doubt of a XT 660 tenere and a F800GS, also don't know wich bike there's gonna be first, the chopper or the adv.

I came into contact with advrider.com by the thread of "the wrong way round", i've read this thread from beginning to end and was addicted immediately.

Fortunately i'm married with 1 child, so it's hard for me to disappear and discover the world on wheels.