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Just found this great site with so much to see. I'm soaking up all your enthusiasm and learning. Rode push-bikes for years, never sat on one with a motor before but, at 52, reckon now's a good time to put my feet up and take things more leisurely.
I'll be buying in the UK, after getting my licence over there - then I'm off!
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Originally Posted by Muddywellies
Just found this great site with so much to see. I'm soaking up all your enthusiasm and learning. Rode push-bikes for years, never sat on one with a motor before but, at 52, reckon now's a good time to put my feet up and take things more leisurely.
I'll be buying in the UK, after getting my licence over there - then I'm off!
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Hi, what are your plans - route etc
Paul
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Get a UK licence (preferably) is the first thing. Though I'm currently living near Tel Aviv Israel, with my parents retired to Limassol, Cyprus.
Cyprus is a 40-minute flight and the country has no Highway Code, the Cyprus/Euro test involves a half-hour ride on your own machine. In my case it's the classic 'chicken or the egg' situation since my preferred ride is the BMW F800ST of which there appear none over there to buy first and bikes can not be rented for the test. But frankly I don't think such a test would improve my bike skills, so I'd prefer to get a UK licence. And to get one of those involves a return to the UK with the theory test pre-booked and then move on to getting the licence a.s.a.p through the Direct Access route.
Touring-wise I'd like a long, slow tour around the back roads of Europe without a time limit so I can really get to see things properly. No weekend 1000kms dash for me thank you.
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Originally Posted by Muddywellies
Touring-wise I'd like a long, slow tour around the back roads of Europe without a time limit so I can really get to see things properly. No weekend 1000kms dash for me thank you.
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Welcome to the HUBB!
ViaMichelin has been a great help to me planning my route around back roads, the roads with the green lines are scenic, mostly very very nice!
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