Hi, I am a bulgarian living in Spain.
I cycled through Romania and Bulgaria 3 years ago. A nice place to cycle. Maybe with a motorbike too.
Don't worry about safety. The thieves are interested in cars, not motorbikes ; the only dangerous places are the resorts near Burgas, Plovdiv and Sofia. In Varna I was told this summer that there is no expensive car theft in the last 2 years.
Just park in paid parkings.
In both Romania and Bulgaria you will have to pay more in hotels, because you are a foreigner, like nearly anywhere in the world. (in Romania unoficially and in Bulgaria oficially), but it is still relatively cheap by western standards.
When entering Bulgaria maybe you have to buy a "vignette" to use inter-city roads. It's 4 euros for a week for a car (and 2 euros for desinfection).
Be aware of dogs in southern Romania.
If you go from western Romania to Bulgaria, better use the Portile de Fier bridge passing a bit through Serbia, instead of cathing the ferry.
Have a nice trip.
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