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Motorcycle tour of Poland [137]
In march it may well be a bit cold , might even be some snow still around which can be a problem on a bike as the roads are not often gritted and you can wind up with the snow compressed into a layer of ice , quite good fun in a car , but not too much fun on a bike...
However , i am hoping that march will be snow free , and warm enough to drag my Harley out into the daylight for a ride or two..
Some roads in Poland do have one or two holes , especially after the winter , and these can be a problem untill the roads crews get around to repairing them , the main motorways are in very good condition , as are major roads , but in towns they can be heavily rutted , that and the tram lines can be a bit tricky...
I can,t deny that the Poles have a high accident rate , and drinking and driving seems much more popular here than in the UK...
Strangely enough i find that that people pulling out on me , which was common in the UK , just hasn,t happened here at all , ok , i live out in the sticks , but i travel all over the place on the bike , and i have had much less tricky moments than i have in the car...My car is not looking too good after a drunk Polish driver hit it a glancing blow at 80 mph and trashed the side of it , well i think he was drunk , he didn,t stop...
If you have a fair bit of experiance i don,t see why you can,t survive the cold , Polish roads , the nutty drivers , the odd wild animal jumping out of the forest , and the loose sand at junctions , its all part of the fun...
I have been riding here for five years , and apart from a minor bump with a Polish drunk i have survived intact....
If you want any further advice on riding here , or want to call for a hot coffee on route send me a pm , or post on here and i will send you one with my email address.....safe riding mate.....
