1 Spain next summer - any tips? Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:27 pm
ArbOl
active member
Hi folks, so finally planning a first tour around Spain come June.
Santander to Malaga via los Picos and onward to Valencia.
Has anybody else tried hefting a K100rs round Spain's beautifully smooth and traffic free twisty roads? In this case a 16v '90 with 60k miles, fully serviced with new fork springs and tyres.
The weight and handling isn't a problem, the addictive high speed straightline ability will make up for that. It's the 'characterful' baked left leg which is really off-putting. And tight bends, when fully laden? Not sure how enjoyable that'd work out over a 300 mile day in the mountains.
I don't want to regret taking the K when the alternative is an R1150R!
Any thoughts much appreciated.
Santander to Malaga via los Picos and onward to Valencia.
Has anybody else tried hefting a K100rs round Spain's beautifully smooth and traffic free twisty roads? In this case a 16v '90 with 60k miles, fully serviced with new fork springs and tyres.
The weight and handling isn't a problem, the addictive high speed straightline ability will make up for that. It's the 'characterful' baked left leg which is really off-putting. And tight bends, when fully laden? Not sure how enjoyable that'd work out over a 300 mile day in the mountains.
I don't want to regret taking the K when the alternative is an R1150R!
Any thoughts much appreciated.