After six months on the bike and in excess of 31,000Km’s we have been fortunate enough to ride some of Europe’s great roads.  Catching up with old friends and meeting new ones along the way,  enjoying the scenery and at times feeling like we were riding on the top of the world. The bike has now been “parked” for the winter here in Warsaw Poland and we’ll be back on the road come April 2016 to continue the adventure. Looking forward to that!!!!

As always there was so much to see and to many photo’s taken, these roads are made for motorcycling !  The photos are set out randomly in no particular order covering the seasons and countries from early spring, summer, a stunning European autumn and early winter in Poland.

Pictures of roads and a few signs of the 50+ mountain passes we’ve crossed won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but what’s around and beyond them is often beautiful and spectacular.  Here’s the list of countries travelled so far and each one of them has unique roads and scenery to offer :  Crete, Greece, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, France, Andorra, Spain, England, Wales, Isle of Man, Ireland, Belgium, Neverlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic and Poland.

Go get a Harley and do it ! (Only joking…)

Just over the Swiss boarder and into Italy

Heading up Furka Pass but the zig zagging road ahead climbs to Grimsel Pass

A little cold here, riding through the Obertauern Ski Field Austria

Spanish side of Pyrenees mounts are a great ride

Landslides add to an interesting ride, Crete style

The unique Welsh countryside, no traffic, roughish roads, just right..

Dolomite Mountains

Looking up towards one of many mountain side tunnels, they are great to ride through

Some great roads winding their way through the Austrian Alps

France’s Millau Viaduct, a marvel of engineering and an experience just to ride over it

This mount road is on Italy’s coast line near Marina di Camerota

The traps of an unexpected snow fall

The clear waters around the finger of Corsica

Gap of Dunloe

All roads lead to the small Swiss village of Gletsch right down there..

Abandoned villages along the road

Road heading to the Frans Josefs Hohe and Pasterze Glacier

What scenery and paved road to finish it off..

Late spring snow on Sardinian mountains

Sweeping bends and Mediterranean sea backdrop, Crete at its best !

Stelvio Pass Bormio – KooWeeRup MCC sticker proudly displayed (Top RH corner)

Single lane road over the Dingle Peninsula mountains

Thoughtful location to build a bike size pullover point !!

One of Sardinia’s more interesting roads !!

That’s Jo keeping the bike warm down there

Crete, blue sky’s and fun roads

The road leading to Italy’s Stelvio Pass, how good does that look..

Looking down the many tyre wearing turns of Splugen Pass In Swiss Alps

Bavarian country roads are just the best..

Austrian mountains dead ahead

There’s nearly always a Rifugio at the top of high mountain passes

Sweeping views on road from Peel to Port StMary on the Isle of Man

Corsica’s West Coast, roads winding through unique rock structures

Something different around every corner…

Not many road signs out here

Another high Italian Pass

Pyrenees mountains just over French side of the Spanish border

Sicily’s Mt Etna lava trails, unbelievable thrill to ride around this mountain

Plenty of riding like this in England

Bikes eye view !

The lone rider, Swiss Alps

Irelands Wild Atlantic Way, some the worlds most spectacular coastline roads

Isle of Man roads make a great race track

What a view, taken from Edelweiss Spitze in Austrian mountains

Another pass with ski lift in background in Northern Italy

One of Austria’s best, the Grosslockner road is full of scenery like this

High altitude lakes are a feature of the alps..

Big mountains, big valley’s

Grimsel Pass

Dolomite Mountains, not many straight roads here

All roads traveling through the Cotswold Are worth the effort

Someone else enjoying the ride on Corsica’s stunning west coast

More Italian glaciers and great little dirt roads made for the adventurous..

High road in Sardinian Mountains

Irish mist, Irish mountains and great Irish roads….

Swiss Alp roads are hard on tyres and brakes and worth ever bit !

Biker enjoying the moment

Another of Italy’s high passes, who needs a better excuse !

Many fine valley roads through out the Italian Alps

Italy’s mountains and blue skies. = A great day for riding

Part of Southern end of the Grosslockner road Austria

Part of the Dolomite Mountains Italy

Looking down Furka Pass with Grimsel in back the ground

The famous Passo dello Stelvio, one of Europes highest at 2758 mtr’s

Not all roads have a happy ending but there to be explored…

One of many narrow tunnels

Road near Wolfs Lair in North Poland with remains of destroyed WW2 bunker

Great small Road heading towards Crete’s Southern mountains

Simplon Pass near Italian boarder

Vstrom looking at it’s next challenge, mountains inland from Greece’s Patra

Some roads are a work of art and the back grounds not bad either

Jo reminding me what I’m meant to be photographing

Riding roads in Italian Alps in amount glacial mountains

Another section of good road..

Grimsel Pass – One of the great passes in the Swiss alps Note- KooWeeRup MCC sticker strategically placed 🙂

Roads winding down to small seaside villages on Corsica’s coast

Barely had enough time to look a the view riding this road…

A Dolomite Mountain traffic gnome keeping an eye on things…

Riding through beautiful Autumn forest in Polands Masurian Lakes district

One of many gorges in French Pyrenees mountains

The perfect Welch road, small, no traffic and goes for miles

Not a lot of Sardinia’s road budget used here…

Riding through Irelands lush green countryside is a privilege

This road winds it way through the Dolomites which are UNESCO listed

Dolomities Mountains Italy

A foggy Susten Pass but still plenty of bike riding the Swiss Alps

Overlooking some of highest mountains in Austria Alps

Just great riding along Ireland’s West Coast Dingle area

Road heading to Grindelwald Switzerland

Small roads and an abundance of wild flowers along Irelands west coast

Crete was full of great roads and this was one of them..

Roads along Spain’s Southern Coast can be some of the best

High mountain lakes in the Swiss Alps

So many roads, so little time !!!! – Swiss Alps

Kotisifou Canyon – Crete

Amalfi coast Italy – A little more traffic but still worth the ride

Irish mountain roads stand alone for scenery

This small cobbled stone road was found in Polands Masurian Lakes forests, just perfect..

Heading north on highway towards Poland’s Masurian Lakes District

Looking down Furka Pass with Grimsel in back the ground

Small roads not far from glaciers in Swiss Alps

Sweeping bends – Dolomite Mountains

Some famous pubs on this piece of road – Creg Na Baa

Another high Swiss Alps pass overlooking one of many glaciers

Italy’s Stelvio Pass has over 40 hairpin turns on each side, that why bikers like it 🙂

Bikers paradise in the Swiss Alps

Some beautiful small roads and villages on the Ise of Man

Sicily’s Mt Etna is a great ride keeping one eye on road and the other on the smoking volcano….

Pyrenees mountain road on French side just after border crossing from Spain

Road looks like it’s been painted in to this picture…

Some Corsician roads have very little to stop you tumbling off the edge

Irelands lush green countryside

Crete South Coast dirt roads are worth the trip

Wide angle view of the way up and the way out..

Sign post at Hel on Polands Baltic Coast

Not all roads are well sign posted, Irish south coast beach flats (only when tides out!)

Nice newly surfaced road with handy sun shade ? They think of everything in Corsica

Small dirt switch back road in Donegal Ireland

Typical Irish coastal road

Few interesting side tracks down there..

Abbey Road, one of England’s best !

Quite often the views coming out of tunnels are breathtaking

Ruggered Sardinian mountains

Riding the Dolomite Mountains, traffic never got much worse than this

Looking towards the mountain range separating Swiss and Italian boarder

Odd place for a light house ?

West Coast Wild Atlantic Way road

Isle of Man has plenty of great touring roads, just don’t run into the Rock fences

This lovely bit of road cut through the Cambrian Mountain Range Wales

the view from Edelweiss Spitze

Nothing better than coastal road riding, especially in Italy

Sign post in the middle of a Polish Forest

One of Switzerland’s great passes

Tram to top of the Isle of Man mountain, you find it crossing on race days !

Andorra Pyrenees Mountains

This road was spectacular on Sadinia’s mid east coast

Crete’s mountains roads are generally in good condition

Small Polish forest roads in autumn, how goods that

The Bormio side of Stelvio Pass with over 40 tyre wearing, brake destroying hairpins to enjoy..

Irelands Gap of Dunloe

Just a mass of perfect motorcycling corners, Crete South coast

Another high pass on a beautiful day in the Dolomite Mountains

Grossglockner road at Hochtor Pass