Motorcycle tour of Poland

Oldy	Jul 3, 06, 08:48 #1
I want to tour Poland by motorcycle, anybody living there have some insight on this?

Wujek_Dobra_Rada	Jul 3, 06, 09:26 #2
What do you want to know ?

Oldy	Jul 3, 06, 09:54 #3
Have you done this? Can you think of any suggested roads or even whole routes that I should take? Fun roads/routes with winding turns, changes in elevation, etc. Do you know any good places to rent a motorcycle? Helmet laws, I always ride with a helmet on, but should I carry a spare for a passenger?

TomPoland

Jul 3, 06, 10:22 #4

All I know about driving on all sorts of bikes, choppers, etc. it's legal here in Poland smile

As far as helmets are concerned - yes, everybody who uses a motorcycle has to put their helmet on - it doesn't mean actually whether you're just a passanger or not. Everyone has to adhere to this rule.
The next important thing worth remembering is that you always have to turn on the motorcycle's lights even when the day-light and good driving conditions are provided.
I would also recommend you to be more careful here. The roads here are generally pain in every driver's a.. back smile

, namely most of them are narrow with plenty holes on them, etc.
Finally, there is still just few motorcycle users in Poland, so there are minority. Still many car owners simply don't notice them on roads - so you'd better be careful especially during overtaking them.
That's all I think.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06 ♂	Jul 3, 06, 10:40 #5
Becareful of the drunk russian truck drivers and of course be careful on the bad roads.

Wujek_Dobra_Rada

Jul 3, 06, 10:47 #6

OK - I haven`t done that - I don`t even have a motorcycle smile

but I`m Polish living in Poland.

I don`t know the details about roads when it comes to the wind - but I can tell you that 99% of the roads here aren`t steep - even in the mountains.

You and the passager are going to have to carry a helmet - that`s for sure.

When it comes to routes - here you`ve got a very good map:

http://mapa.szukacz.pl/

You can zoom it and search it as you wish. I would recomend 2 routes.

Warszawa-Radom-Krakow-Wroclaw-Poznan-Torun-Warszawa or

Warszawa-Torun-Malbork-Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot-Hel-Gdansk-Frombork-Lidzbark Warminski-Ketrzyn-Ryn-Ostroleka-Warszawa

There is a lot to see in those places and along the way as well.

I have no idea where you can rent a bike - but Im sure that in Warsaw youre going to find something.

Wujek_Dobra_Rada

Jul 3, 06, 10:53 #7

Quoting: TomPoland

As far as helmets are concerned - yes, everybody who uses a motorcycle has to put their helmet on - it doesn't mean actually whether you're just a passanger or not. Everyone has to adhere to this rule.

Yes this is very important.

Quoting: TomPoland

Finally, there is still just few motorcycle users in Poland, so there are minority.

Bikes arent very popular in Poland - and the car drivers - especially in Warsaw drive very aggresivly.

Oldy	Jul 3, 06, 12:12 #8
Thank you, that is the kind of information I was looking for. I found moto4fun.pl - Moto4Fun out of Warsaw has motorcycle for rent.

Gary st1100	Jun 29, 08, 17:08 #9
We went to Poland in 2005, the people are very freindly We crossed the border from Germany at Gorlitz and headed south to Zacopane, it is a place I would reccomend to visit We are planning another trip there this year with the idea of Zacopane and crossing the border into Slovakia and returning thru Czech republic

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Jun 29, 08, 17:16 #10
Hi...I am an English biker living in Poland.....Send me a private message , with your email address....I will help you all i can....I love riding in Poland , and yes you do need to be a bit carefull , but its not as dangerous as some people think.....The last long ride i took was from Poland to Ukrainia...now they do have some really bad roads.....ride safe.....

ukpolskaThreads: 51 Posts: 2,238 Joined: Oct 23, 06 MEMBER ♂	Edited by: ukpolska Jun 29, 08, 17:33 #11
Hey rover, have you seen the date on the start of the thread mate :) I think he has twice round the world by now hehe This must be one of the oldest threads out there lol

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Jun 29, 08, 17:34 #12
ukpolska: Hey rover, have you seen the date on the start of the thread mate ERR..no ..but i have now.......ooooppppssssss

ukpolskaThreads: 51 Posts: 2,238 Joined: Oct 23, 06 MEMBER ♂	Jun 29, 08, 17:36 #13
wildrover: ERR..no ..but i have now.......ooooppppssssss Still doesn't take away the gent in you though, helping a guy out :O)

miranda	Jun 29, 08, 17:39 #14
Mr Rover, maybe is it time to organize a bike tour for likeminded people and you will the guide and collect some cash while having fun.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Edited by: wildrover Jun 29, 08, 17:40 #15
ukpolska: helping a guy out I do my best....lots of peeps have helped me here in Poland...i try to return the favour....As for organising bike tours...its on the cards ....My plan is ultimatly to have a bunch of Harley,s and take people on organised tours of the pretty parts of Poland...and beyond....

Guest	Aug 26, 08, 09:14 #16
Hi... Can you help me out? Will be visiting Krakow in September and Oct. I am looking to rent a bike for a couple of days for touring S. Poland. I can't seem to find a dealer or shop to rent a bike. Do you know of a rental company? Any other suggestions? Thanks- Cary Young cary.young@ipaper.com

Moto EvolutionThreads: - Posts: 3 Joined: Aug 26, 08 ♂	Aug 26, 08, 15:07 #17
Sounds like a fun trip!

bugster	Sep 28, 08, 22:30 #18
I'm looking at doing a trip across Europe say from Poland to UK or the other way around I'm not sure if I should buy or hire? has any one here done something like this? any help would be great Cheers, Konrad.

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Sep 29, 08, 02:04 #19

I rode from London to Krakow and back in 2004. Motorway all the way to the German/Poland border at which point the motorway simply stopped (although they have built it now).

My only advice is do it in summer time because wet and cold on a bike for so many hours isn't fun. Plus choose something comfy rather than sporty.

Hiring vehicles in Europe is generally very expensive (relative to the US from what I have seen). If you have the time to buy something before you start and sell at the end that would be most economical, but you will have to jump through a few hoops to be able to register your motorbike if you want to register it in somewhere such as Poland or Germany.

bugster	Sep 29, 08, 20:13 #20
Yeh I'll be doing it during summer have already done enough trips to know what it's like ride in cold and especially wet :) I'm not looking for a a to b ride either I want to zig zag a bit and actually ride through some fun winding roads rather then highway I'm thinking of doing it over two weeks

maddog26	Jan 23, 09, 11:34 #21
you can hire bikes there www,bikers-tours.com [i][/i]

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Edited by: Wroclaw Jan 23, 09, 11:39 #22
maddog26: you can hire bikes there Edit: Not so nice site. Those rental bikes look good though.

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂	Jan 23, 09, 12:13 #23
Wroclaw: Nice site. Those rental bikes look good. dude, are you plugging the site or in 4 minutes of looking at it you decided it was kosher, got back to the forum and posted about it...?

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Jan 23, 09, 12:28 #24
BubbaWoo: you decided it was kosher, got back to the forum and posted about it...? BubbaWoo is right. The deeper you go into the site, the more 404s crop up.

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂	Jan 23, 09, 12:31 #25
its outragous, i cant believe they get away with it

PolskaDollThreads: 44 Posts: 4,134 Joined: Jun 15, 07 ♀	Edited by: PolskaDoll Jan 23, 09, 13:41 #26
maddog26: you can hire bikes there www,bikers-tours.com [i][/i] Most of that site is still under construction. I'm sure if you ever get it finished it will be a good site. Wroclaw: the more 404s crop up. A bit disappointing that the links lead to 404s. Here was me planning a motorbike tour around Poland too...

fredexThreads: 2 Posts: 40 Joined: Nov 26, 08 ♂	Jan 23, 09, 15:19 #27
Ok so the roads are bad, drunk drivers, people who do not look for motorcycles , sounds like the U.S. !....So what kind of motorcycles do they use or rent in Poland ???

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Jan 23, 09, 16:30 #28
If you manage to sort out a bike , and you find yourself in the Drawski national park area you can drop by my place and stay for free...I am an English Harley owner living on my own farm in the forest...come and have a beer and a barbie at my place....

fredexThreads: 2 Posts: 40 Joined: Nov 26, 08 ♂	Jan 23, 09, 16:35 #29
Wildrover , did you purchase your H.D. in Poland ???also on the news today Harley sales have dropped 53% and they will be shuting down some plants and yes layoffs .

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Jan 23, 09, 17:27 #30

fredex:

did you purchase your H.D. in Poland ???

No , i bought the bike in UK , and rode it to Poland , well apart from the wet bit between UK and Holland , quite a nice ride actually...

Its sad that Harley have lost sales , and are laying people off , but i guess the recession affects everybody....I am sure the factory will survive , they have been through trauma before , and they will get through this one too....Maybe if things get worse people will start buying fuel efficient Harleys instead of thirsty cars....?

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