1,326,616 kms / 824,321 miles of motorcycle rides

Mission Motos!

User Details

Member Since : July 19, 2006
Site Supporter : No
Region : Aquitaine, France
Motorcycle : lots - we rent bikes
Best Route Ever Ridden : The Pyrenees

Map Overview Of Routes For Mission Motos!

User Score : 169

Countries Visited : 3

France
Andorra
Spain

Map Key : Red = Excellent | Blue = Good | Purple = Other Recommended

D923 : Gavarnie - Port de Bouchero

Midi-Pyrenees > France > Europe
October 7, 2008 - 4 star route rating Motorcycle Road

4.5

A road to ride before you die!
It goes no where - just up the mountain and stops!

However, it is one of the most exciting rides I have ever made - I touched my boots twice on a 1200GS, the second time I knew it was coming and lifted it - but it touched anyway.
Incredibly fast, incredibly twisty - there is some tourist traffic but even in mod august it was light enough to get round. The mountain was above the snow line but warm - the google map does not look right - just take the 923 from Gavarnie and ride till it stops.

D44 : Saint-Béat - Portet-D'Aspet

Midi-Pyrenees > France > Europe
October 7, 2008 - 5 star route rating Motorcycle Road

5.0

I cant believe that this road is not on already - maybe it is under another guise.

Its where I take customers who want a little help with riding seriously twisty mountain roads before they set off.

I have only seen one group of foreign riders on it (GB) so maybe it is a secret - well worth riding.

L511 / Collada de Faidella / Coll de Boixols / Coll de Nargo : Isona - Coll de Nargo ()

Aragon > Spain > Europe
November 14, 2007 - 5 star route rating Motorcycle Road

4.9

One of the best roads I have ever ridden. Great road surface, great corners, no traffic at all and spectacular scenery. What else can a biker ask for?

N20 / N22 / CS240 / CS340 (Andorra) L'Hospitalet-Pres-L'Andorre - Andorra La Vella

Andorra > Andorra > Europe
April 20, 2007 - 4 star route rating Motorcycle Road

4.5

Assuming you are coming from France - you will probably com via D117/N20. When you hit Hospitalet-Pres-L'Andorre you will turn onto the N22. Somewhere about here look to take a break and do what ever you do to prepare. This is a seriously twisty road - and a fairly fast one - most of the hairpins you can safely take between 60 and 80 KPH but there a quite a few tighter slower ones - the good news is you will evenly wear every surface of your tires - the bad news is some of the corners merit 'back brake dragging' and that's going upwards! Low season (the Pics are from April 19th 2007) the roads are clear of tourists - so we only had about 5KM when people got in the way. The rest of it is indescribably brilliant! We did our base (Montrejeau) to Andorra and back in a day - 480 KM 8-9 hours ride time - every KM briliant! took the Fazer but the MT03 or the ER6 would be better. The route (all here) is D618/N117 and this final bit N22, CG2 CG3) if you're down here - treat yourself! Don't forget to look at the Pics!

D618 Saint-Girons - Tarascon-Sur-Ariege

Midi-Pyrenees > France > Europe
April 20, 2007 - 5 star route rating Motorcycle Road

5.0

This road notionally a continuation from the Fronsac - St Girons section - is by far the best section of the two halves. Please Note: NOT for the faint hearted. Climbing the Col De Port is without a doubt a peak motorcycling experience. It's a lane and a half - at 35 Km/hour (about 20 MPH) I had the bike hard over and getting round some of the bends was not a sure thing. After one 'straight' I looked down and realised I had peaked out at just under 50 MPH - but due to the road surface which is very bumpy (but good ie not loose) - which gives some idea of how involving the riding is. For 15-20 minutes I 'worked like a competition motocrosser' - a fabulous piece of slow speed motorcycling! Ti with d117/N20 to get into Andorra - good stuff!