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08-22-2012, 04:23 PM | #1 |
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Ride in Spain
I'm just back from a week long biking holiday in southern Spain and got a taste of what you guys often talk about on here....Heat!
It was between 35/42C most of the time which is I believe around 95/108f which is damn hot in any measurement! Myself and 3 old friends (well they are in their 50's like me!) had a ball, they rented BMW G650GS and GS1200 bikes but as I don't like them and a Harley Ultra or heritage was around $1,000 per week to hire I got a Yamaha Midnight Star 950cc which proved to be the better bike for the trip, according to my mates at any rate! I'll know again what people are talking about here when they mention the heat being too much to ride in as over here in Ireland this Summer has been a complete washout and the temperatures have not gone into the 20's (70'sf) except on a few occasions. Here are a few photos;
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08-22-2012, 05:09 PM | #2 |
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Do you have more pics or video? I hope you had a good time, despite the heat.
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08-22-2012, 05:19 PM | #3 |
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That's great Caddy! I bet you had a great time despite the heat. I'd love to go to Italy and see all the sights.
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08-22-2012, 05:27 PM | #6 |
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Like I said we had a "Ball"
We just had to ride early in the morning and later in the evening and "Siesta" in between! Can anyone recognize the silver bike in the previous post? More photos;
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08-22-2012, 05:35 PM | #7 |
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I agree with you crazygene, my butt was feeling fine at the end of the week and we put up around 2,200km (1,400miles) over the 5 days we actually went riding (hangover days were rest up in the pool days!) including a ride from Malaga to Tarifa to take the ferry to Tangier in Morocco and that was during the day with the temperature in the 110f range! The other lads were complaining of very hard seats and being pushed up against the tank all the time with their "Crown Jewels" being crushed on the tank! Ouch!!!
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I was in Paris three weeks ago with the family and the kids loved it but it was VERY expensive with a pint of Carlsberg beer costing €11 ($14) so needless to say I didn't get drunk once!!
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Looks like a nice ride. Why not come to the Nat. Rally next year and try our Rocky Mts
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Route 66 - not much of it left to see. A lot of hype in my opinion.
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Anyway thanks for the info & goodnight as it's almost midnight here in the Emerald Isle :)
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I'll take a wild guess and say a Royal Enfield Trial 2. Very cool. Do I win a prize?
Trip looks like a blast. Would it be crass of me to ask how much they get for the rental bikes there?
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It looks like you had a great trip!
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Yeah a 500cc to boot, prerequisite transport for travelling in India, especially for riding in the Himalayas! I took a video of it and might post it later when I get home from work. It's 7:19am here now as I post this.
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