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Just try and stop me from going there!
Video: TOP GEAR - Transfagarasan Romania
Wikipedia: The Transfăgărăşan or DN7C is the highest and most dramatic paved road in Romania
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The twisties are there for sure (been there done that, but not on the bike), but the quality of the road may not be as good as you think ...
Can't be much worse than most roads in my fatherland. Besides, I wouldn't go there to drag my knees through hairpins but rather to enjoy the view and smell the Transilvanian rosesOriginally Posted by too much
. Thanks for the heads up though, it's appreciated. Top Gear guys must have cherry picked the sections they were filming because the pavement looked fine to me. As for guardrails and other security features, I don't expect them on a road like that anyway.
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Actually the pavement quality is as the video shows it, I don't think they picked a lot. It is a bit rough, not very even, except for areas where there may be very rough patches because of frost or terrain movements. It is only accessible from end of May to end of September, and there may be ice in some areas on the top even in August. The views get actually even better than what the top gear guys managed to pick.Can't be much worse than most roads in my fatherland. Besides, I wouldn't go there to drag my knees through hairpins but rather to enjoy the view and smell the Transilvanian roses
^ All good info, thanks. I don't plan of ever going to that part of the world during winter months - spent first 36 winters of my life in the neighborhood and don't want one more. Now, if I can only find a good motorcycle to rent in Belgrade...
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http://www.motorcycle-tours.travel/
I'm so thinking of going
Just found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFfR6...p_fresh+div-HM
Looks like there is some "road hazard"
Last edited by adv_round; 11-22-2009 at 11:03 PM. Reason: found youtube link
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