DangerRuss58 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I haven't contributed much recently as I haven't done a dam thing for ages but last Thursday I was contacted by one of the local motorcycle groups that I belong to here in Spain called the PD Riders Group and asked if I fancy I ride out to the mountains...how could I say no! We were to meet at a petrol station just outside a town called Castalla which is in the mountains about 20 miles north west of Alicante some 60 miles from where I live near Gandia. Had to be there around 10am so left just after 8am to be on the safe side the weather was ok but a bit blustery as I rode past Alcoy I notice snow on the mountains, the first time I have seen snow in four years.. I made it in time and met up with 3 other intrepid souls we left a few minutes later. We made our way up and over mountains down passes and ended up at our first stop near Guadalest where we stopped for a bit and had a drink and a sandwich as all the cafes and bars etc ae closed in our region at the moment. From there we wound our way up and up to the Coll De Rates one of the if not the highest point in the region where we took lots of photos and ate more sandwiches. We parted ways at the bottom of the hill and I made my home I had to drop off at a car wash and give the bike a good soaking to get rid of road salt I had ridden a little over 300km and the next morning I knew I had ridden a fair few miles LOL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerRuss58 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I also made a video of the trip I cut it short to around 10mins probably a bit too long to put up here as I don't want to hog all the memory so I have stuck it on YouTube here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerRuss58 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 That didn't go according to plan LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Brilliant Russ......looks great! And all vids need to be linked to YouTube......and then they stream in. But you mentioned salt on the roads? We don't have any of that here so there must be a variation in your province. @Skippy.......they don't put salt down in Murcia either do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Seen this report @skyrider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 minute ago, XTreme said: Seen this report @skyrider we get lots of salt snowing this morning and freezing now just to make things interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, skyrider said: we get lots of salt snowing this morning and freezing now just to make things interesting I've never seen any where I am though. And never seen any bikes showing signs of salt damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, XTreme said: I've never seen any where I am though. And never seen any bikes showing signs of salt damage. thats a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, XTreme said: Brilliant Russ......looks great! And all vids need to be linked to YouTube......and then they stream in. But you mentioned salt on the roads? We don't have any of that here so there must be a variation in your province. @Skippy.......they don't put salt down in Murcia either do they? Only on the chips mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Skippy said: Only on the chips mate What about the stuff you eat that tastes like Cockney Fanny though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, XTreme said: What about the stuff you eat that tastes like Cockney Fanny though? No salt needed on that mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, XTreme said: What about the stuff you eat that tastes like Cockney Fanny though? tripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 hours ago, DangerRuss58 said: That's a stop with a proper view! Great stuff! Similar to that I've only had Monchique int he Algarve, it's probably higher but a lot farther from the shore too so it looses some of the impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerRuss58 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 10 hours ago, Pedro said: That's a stop with a proper view! Great stuff! Similar to that I've only had Monchique int he Algarve, it's probably higher but a lot farther from the shore too so it looses some of the impact. Until I looked at the map yesterday I had no idea how far from the coast we were probably up a bit higher than I thought LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerRuss58 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 14 hours ago, XTreme said: Brilliant Russ......looks great! And all vids need to be linked to YouTube......and then they stream in. But you mentioned salt on the roads? We don't have any of that here so there must be a variation in your province. @Skippy.......they don't put salt down in Murcia either do they? I was surprised when one of the other riders mentioned salt but I could see it all over the screen etc,, its very fine salt nothing like they use in the UK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Very nice report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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