Featured Touring Spain 2021

Thanks for posting @andypandy (Andy) let's hope that we can get there this time

 

Doing a "big trip", Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France in September.
Otherwise I would have joined you.

 

We're hoping to be in Spain sometime next year to visit a friend of mine in Murcia. You never know how things will turn out though so I'll tentatively throw my hat in to the ring.

 

I need to get my arse in motion and do a tour on my bike.
Spain would be nice. And on the way there I cross a load of countries.

 

I had a funny thought when I read your post, roadrider. In Europe a big trip often entails riding in a number of different countries. In the U.S. we may do the same number of miles but our trips--especially in the West--entail riding in a few different states! Or if you live in Texas you can do big miles...and never even leave Texas!

 

Yep, as I just mentioned in my previous post!

 

Do you guys have the option to stick your bike on a train and cross a few states via train and then drive back?
I know they have that option in Germany which is a brilliant idea.

 

I don't know whether that's an option in the U.S. but I don't think so, SuperHans. I did see something that was posted about ten years ago indicating that Amtrak had some lines that allowed motorcycles. But I don't think or know whether that's still the case.

When Mr. Sandi and I talk about a trip where we'd primarily be interested riding in a particular region but would entail days of riding "the slab" just to get there, we're more inclined consider flying there and then renting motorcycles. Perhaps someone else on the forum knows if we here in the U.S. can transport by train??

 

@Sandi T.
You made me realise I still have the "crossing the US" on a motorcycle on my bucketlist, and to be honest, not just crossing, would be nice to cross over and go on another way back.
Start in SanFran via LA and then cross over via the southern states, up on the eastcoast and back again via the northern states to lets say...Portland or something.

I did cross India vertically in a Auto Rickshaw....but that was a while back, I need a new challenge.

And....sorry for hijacking the thread...back to Seranoham-land

 

I have done Dallas to Austin Texas in under an hour.

However, on that occasion, I was on a plane...I need to get back and do it on a bike, when they let us move again! Whoops..wandering off topic again.

Beerman

 

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Apologies both; I can get carried away!

Beerman

 

I apologize for my part in the thread digression, @andypandy. Hope you get a nice ride group together for your 2021 Spain trip!!

 

I could be interested in this as well Andy. It all depends upon my move back to the UK, but in theory yes, yes.

 

Hi Andy, I quite fancy a bit of a trip next year so can I lodge my interest for the Jaca and La Seu d'Urgell components please ?