Almost crashed on Transalpina - Romania 2024 Eps 2

[@MotoAndy]

The first episode of my trip to Romania can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHfcaGZqrLaUesUsi=20onNyGc21RuHlLw

[@denisclog7804]

This part we didn't make this summer. Storm Boris was behind our bike between Drobeta-Turniu and Turda. Romania is Amazing, we were here twice... My best souvenirs : Fagaras and Sapanta. Thanks for your vidéos, Denis, East France

[@LRijt]

Beautiful video - thanks for sharing. Missed the notification so only saw it now

[@astrozito]

wonderfull !! thank's Andy

[@thewoodster8607]

Great video and some fantastic drone footage. I was there with three friends in September last year and we pretty much did what you did, riding wise. We flew from the UK and hired bikes. I had a 1300GS and the others had 900GSs. Bucharest - Bran - Sighisoara - Ranca - Bucharest. A wonderful trip which I intend to repeat. Romania was such great value compared to the rest of Europe and it was relaxed with very friendly locals.

[@thewoodster8607]

Cracking place to ride. I was there in September last year with four friends. We hired bikes and I had a 1300GS. Rode the Transalpina and the Transfargarasan. Fantastic value in accommodation and restaurants, plus friendly locals. Hard to beat.

[@marekbryknar8246]

Super video Rumunsko je fajnovka 👌

[@PAUL-yv2kk]

Wow, Romania is much more beautiful than I imagined (nice work on the drone cam) and the roads look really quiet. I hate those days where for whatever reason you aren't at your best on the bike. Glad you negotiated your way through it safely anyway 👍 Thanks Andy, you are really covering all corners of Europe !

[@MotoAndy]

Thanks Paul, yes it is beautiful country, the roads.....these are very interesting and winding roads, unfortunately their technical condition is poor, which surprises me because it is a very tourist area and maintaining these roads should be in the interest of the country. If you compare similar areas in the Alpine countries, the roads are of the best quality because they bring profits, I would gladly pay for a good mountain road in exchange for high quality travel. Unfortunately, Romania will not be able to match the Alpine countries in this respect for a long time. But it doesn't affect the views of nature and that makes me happy :-)

[@gbinman]

Andy, I very much enjoyed your ride which was accented by the drone views. I also liked seeing the local culture along the way. Question, are you able to look over the windshield?

[@MotoAndy]

thanks, I'm glad you liked the vid. It depends, without the clip-on I can see just above the screen, if the clip-on is on then not, but it doesn't bother me too much, I prefer this than wind noise in my helmet.

[@thomasmakro]

Nice video. It is human nature, part of our survival instincts, to focus on what we perceive as danger. That's obviously what you did at those two occasions - you looked at the road side, where you didn't want to go. Since motorcycles goes where the rider looks, well, you almost crashed. That's why it's important for us riders, to keep reminding our self not to follow our instincts, but to look at where we want to go. Even experienced riders can become unfocused, letting the instincts take over, focus at the somewhat dangerous road side, and bang, one more solo motorcycle accident. Everybody can be tired while riding, in which case one should slow down a bit to compensate. Yeah I know, it reduces fun, but it gets you home alive.

[@MotoAndy]

Thanks, glad you like the video and thanks for this comment, a very accurate comment, nothing to add, nothing to take away. As you wrote, my eyesight was not where it needed to be due to a sleepless night, as I mentioned in the video. Of course, I slowed down to a speed that I was sure would not harm me (although it may look different in the video). So the conclusion is simple, if you don't feel like Rossi, don't act like one. ;-) cheers.

[@bartlibbrecht8624]

Zijt maar voorzichtig met de nieuwe remmen.

[@MotoAndy]

Ja, ik weet het, het is niet zichtbaar op de video, maar de eerste tientallen kilometers heb ik de remmen behoorlijk intensief gebruikt om er zeker van te zijn dat ze goed inremden. Ik ging Transalpina met veel vertrouwen, maar ook voorzichtig binnen.