
30 Sep 2005
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: England
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Originally posted by whele:
Good accurate information given here. I have just returned from a four week 4,000 mile trip from the UK through Holland, Germany, Czech Rep, Slovakia and Poland. I hope this information reaches you before you go.
Dutch and German roads are way better than in the UK. The Czech roads were a bit rutted and patchy but the polish roads were awful. We were on a Ducati 916 and an R1 so hardly touring bikes, however we had to curtail our original planed routes in Poland because of the unpredictability of the surface. Often 100yards of new super smooth tarmac followed by 200yards of 12 inch deep ruts and pot holes. It is not the actual surface that is the problem it’s trying to predict what’s around the next corner in readiness. We found it very tiring and decided that after five days we would go over the border and find better riding conditions.
For your safety I would advise avoiding most of the Polish motorway from the German border to Krakow (A4/E30) we rode over 130 miles on a contra-flow system made up of concrete slabs with 6 inch wide 12inch deep gaps between them. We came across two bike accidents (minor) where the bikes front wheel had got stuck in a gravel filled rut and spat the rider off.
As Seanh says Slovakia was the revelation to us, we spend 8 days there, riding great mountain passes with little traffic and a warm welcome. We found this much more suitable for touring on sports bikes than Poland and there is a lot of history and culture, its just a little more difficult to find because its much less commercialised. The High Tatra’s are bordering Poland and easily accessible.
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If you see this message please ring me on 07891273098 to discuss before 5.00pm 30/9/05 thanks Gez
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