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I rode 950 kms on a PCX 125 last weeked (3 full days) in Spain with a couple of friends on Vespas (actually, one blew up his and ended up on a GS 1200, cheater). Nice bike, consumes very little (steep rise if you you pass 80 km/h on the clock), more than enough.
I felt kind of sitting in the toilet the whole day, hey that was fun as well. Wish you'll have plenty, that's the way to go!
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Thanks Esteban, was the toilet sitting well for those 950 km's?
My journey is for the most part through Spain. Coming in Spain south of Biarritz and then I'm not sure if I should go down in a fairly straight line or take the west part through the Picos, a piece of Portugal and Sevilla. Going all the way down to Tarifa/Gibraltar and going up on the east side of Spain (Sierra Nevada, Barcelona). My real goal is Finestrat near Benidorm because that's where the ashes of my parents is buried.
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Thanks Esteban, was the toilet sitting well for those 950 km's?
My journey is for the most part through Spain. Coming in Spain south of Biarritz and then I'm not sure if I should go down in a fairly straight line or take the west part through the Picos, a piece of Portugal and Sevilla. Going all the way down to Tarifa/Gibraltar and going up on the east side of Spain (Sierra Nevada, Barcelona). My real goal is Finestrat near Benidorm because that's where the ashes of my parents is buried.
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It was great, I enjoyed it a lot. I only missed a magazine to read! :-)
No, really, no worries, it'll be great.
You can make a loop around Spain. I'm not in Seville, my home town, but if you plan to get close to Geneva, Switzerland, just tell me, we'll arrange something! You're very welcome in here, so keep in touch and feel free to ask (I'll be "absent" for 2 weeks though)
Read this post as well for good ideas: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-advice-63630
I'd then go to Doñana, it's the Mediterranean nature at its most, beautiful. I love Portugal, so I'd go there as well, no doubt.
Hope you'll have a great trip, you've got a reason to do it, so wish you the best.
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It was great, I enjoyed it a lot. I only missed a magazine to read! :-)
No, really, no worries, it'll be great.
You can make a loop around Spain. I'm not in Seville, my home town, but if you plan to get close to Geneva, Switzerland, just tell me, we'll arrange something! You're very welcome in here, so keep in touch and feel free to ask (I'll be "absent" for 2 weeks though)
Read this post as well for good ideas: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-advice-63630
I'd then go to Doñana, it's the Mediterranean nature at its most, beautiful. I love Portugal, so I'd go there as well, no doubt.
Hope you'll have a great trip, you've got a reason to do it, so wish you the best. |
I'm not going to Geneva, too far east for this trip. I was close twice last year, once Lausanne on a trip (3900km) through the Alps to Italy on a BMW F650. Later Nyon on a Honda Zoomer 50, brought with me to the Haut-Jura on a trailer. But I'm not a great fan of riding through big cities unless they are really worth it.
Seville, if I take the west Spain/Portugal route, I probably reach around July 20. Will be very hot I think so a short visit. Do you know very special places to see in Seville? Mostly I'm searching for nice buildings. Going inside churches, palaces etc I usually don't do because I don't want to leave my (soft) luggage unattended on my bike.
With Doñana you probably mean the national Park near Seville?
Thanks a lot for your nice response Esteban!
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13 Apr 2012
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It's going to be damn hot, it's the hottest time of the year, so I would remain close to the coast. You'll take nice pics of the urban thermometers if you come to Seville. It's a lovely place, beautiful buildings (Unesco Heritage site), but horribly hot at that time of the year.
Doñana is the national park.
Nice trip, bring swimming trunks and lots of sun screen! (Algarve in Portugal and Cadiz towards Tarifa have beautiful beaches, could give you tips). Hats off for your trip.
We are going too way from the topic here now, but you can PM whenever you want (I'll answer... whenever I can!  )
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I´m using a F800GS.
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Thanks Esteban, was the toilet sitting well for those 950 km's?
My journey is for the most part through Spain. Coming in Spain south of Biarritz and then I'm not sure if I should go down in a fairly straight line or take the west part through the Picos, a piece of Portugal and Sevilla. Going all the way down to Tarifa/Gibraltar and going up on the east side of Spain (Sierra Nevada, Barcelona). My real goal is Finestrat near Benidorm because that's where the ashes of my parents is buried.
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Hi Duive01!
How is the trip going and how is the PCX 125 coping with the 7000kms? I hope that you're having a great trip in spite of the hot temperatures, and that it doesn't feel like toilet (as I said) plus sauna!
Way to go! 
Take care,
Esteban
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10,000 K's since mid May, small tank, hard seat but what a sensational ride.
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10,000 K's since mid May, small tank, hard seat but what a sensational ride.
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Very nice Drwnite - what's she weigh loaded up? And is that the 89L Ortlieb bag?
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G'day Paul,
Prior to purchase I loaded the HP2 with the tank bag a HEIN GERICKE and the TATONKA BARREL BAG MEDIUM (65 LITRE) to see how everything sat on the bike, no drama. The bags are water proof to a point, the bag stays put, even in the rough stuff! After 10,000 K's I have no issues to report, apart form the hard seat and small tank, the HP2 is 100% stock standard.
The 2 bags weigh about 25 Kgs, (17 / 7) the HP2 full of fuel about 215 Kgs, me and all the riding gear 110 + Kgs. All up weight is around 350 Kgs, seems quite a bit although the HP2 is incredibly nimble with heaps of grunt, simply raw and effortless.
It's just amazing to ride, a great conversation starter, forget the autobahn it just doesn't cut the mustard. Back roads and dirt it's simply awesome which is what I (we all ?) prefer.
Cheers Dave
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Well, was running one of these,,
But now have one of these,, had to be done really, it was the only way I was heading..
But just in case,, I keep one of these,, 4x4 Hiace
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This is what I run now, it no longer looks quite so shiny or stock.As you can see this was new with under 50 km on it. I am prepping a set of mounts for a set of Happy Trails Panniers, working on a high endurance type front end. IE windscreen, GPSmap 76CS, and Vapor dash display. Soon I go to a HID front light, and speak to a friend about tank bags. I am, as you may guess getting ready for a long range ride, Gonna see about southern South America, after that who knows?
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