Most biker friendly country in Europe?

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Most biker friendly country in Europe?

Postby Al » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:00 pm

I have just returned from a little mini (3500 mile, mostly wet!!)trip in the motorhome to Split and back via France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria and Slovenia and cannot believe how biker friendly Slovenia is, 10-15% off room rates etc and if you are unfortunate enough :lol: to ride a Harley lots of places will give you your first beer free!! Had a bit of a turn in Italy, petrol is 1.85 euro`s a litre :shock: and diesel 1.7 euro`s, ouch! Slovenia is 1.40 & 1.20 euros, roads not too bad either.

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Postby boxerscott » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:59 pm

Yep, true, but most rooms smell of tobacco, not that you will have noticed this :) drivers are mad bxstards and lethal to bikers, not that it will have bothered you :wink: but generally nice wee country to visit. :)
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Postby Al » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:17 pm

Can`t comment on the rooms but did not notice driving was any worse in Slovenia than anywhere else exept Belgium maybe, especially on motorways.

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Postby JoeyDeacon » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:53 am

€1.70 for diesel? Ouch. I'm in Italy later this week, may have to fill up in Split!
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Postby Blackal » Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:45 pm

For me - the prices in France don't seem far adrift from the UK, and even if they are higher - so what?

I think people in the UK have come to expect holidays to provide everything cheaper than at home - a legacy of the package holidays to lesser economy countries.

I go to enjoy myself, and don't care about the prices. I also don't want to go on hols with anyone who counts every penny.............

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Postby Herb » Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:50 pm

I've just got back from a short trip to Vosges in France. I had to cut short but my mates said its the cheapest trip they have done. It's hard to spend money when everything closes at 7pm.
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Postby Vince » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:33 pm

Well I and 4 other mates nipped down to spain a couple of weeks ago. I had to leave a week later but the roads are pretty good there however, dont park your bike on a massive wide pavement outside the hotel in Tafiella. 5 bikes chained by police, 100 euro each to be released!
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Re: Most biker friendly country in Europe?

Postby Fw190 » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:27 am

Al wrote:I have just returned from a little mini (3500 mile, mostly wet!!)trip in the motorhome to Split and back via France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria and Slovenia and cannot believe how biker friendly Slovenia is, 10-15% off room rates etc and if you are unfortunate enough :lol: to ride a Harley lots of places will give you your first beer free!! Had a bit of a turn in Italy, petrol is 1.85 euro`s a litre :shock: and diesel 1.7 euro`s, ouch! Slovenia is 1.40 & 1.20 euros, roads not too bad either.

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that would be autostrada price eh? local to to us it's around €1.50 for Diesel and €1.65 for petrol. welcome to 'cheap' Italy!

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Postby Al » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:43 am

No, that was the local garages, we did not go on the autostrada's.

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Postby JoeyDeacon » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:09 pm

It's pretty variable. Drove back yesterday and the highest price I saw for diesel was 1.68 (lowest 1.53 near Firenze) and petrol around 1.75. Autostradas were relatively cheap in comparison to Chianti where everyone is out to make a buck.
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