Having read and followed a raft of British car magazines for a long time, apart from jaunts to often undisclosed stretches of Welsh and Scotch tarmac there is one destination and stretch of road that comes up most often, and is always being waxed lyrical ...
Seldom felt so at one with a car - I believe Mazda calls it ‘jinba itai’ (horse and rider as one). Just enough space on the road to turn the fast taxi into perfection 😁🚖 Sure, something weighing less might be easier on the consumables and possibly a tad m...
The whole adventure has not been discussed at home yet - so if I start watching this now it will lead to unpredictable discussions But thanks so much for digging this up - sounds amazing!
Given that the season is about to end in October for all intents and purposes it would have to be next year, as we haven’t gotten a visa yet and have some holidays planned for early October.
I suppose outside of the holiday season it’s generally OK, as there are faster routes to get from North to South and not everyone will take the historical route. And next time I would probably focus more on individual sections as opposed to doing the whol...
Here is a test I had on a small country road... I had to cut the video to hide the odometer... Now, the R gave me some ideas for mine. Which are I am currently working one. At the end, I will get an A 110 which is better than the R, for a tad less money. ...
I was driving it many years ago - actually to long ago… 😂 However, you mentioned the key sentence! „The road takes a lot of willpower to ensure you do not stray too far from the posted speed limits, as it draws you in in a sort of flow, closing off everyt...
I remember us attacking these roads back in 1996 with 3 bikes. Ducati Monster M900 Ducati 851 (with fake registration of a 916 LOL). And me on my 1993 Honda CBR600f2, clip-ons moved under the triple clamps .. so I could move the steering 2 cm left or righ...
I can so vividly imagine your trip 👍🏻 Was just about to ask if the route would be as much fun on a motorcycle (I simply don’t know, not riding 🤷🏻♂️). But I believe you provided the answer 😁 As for the need for speed, it’s there in a car as well but not s...