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Can you imagine flying a bike over on this island? "Funchal"

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Look at these roads that do anything but straight!! :sad5:
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that's what they usually do when the terrain is everything but flat...looks fun a lot like Kauai, a Hawaiian island I was on.
 
And you could hit all those roads in 2 days of determined riding...
it's all of 25km side to side as the crow flies.
 
Portuguese Island of Madeira, Funchal is the capital. Airfare to get there must be about 3k
 
crankcall said:
Portuguese Island of Madeira, Funchal is the capital. Airfare to get there must be about 3k
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Doubt it would be 3k more like 1k. I have been to Madeira gorgeous island but I am from Soa Miquel Azores and there are some crazy roads there to.You can ride along the coast right around the island crazy switchbacks curves edge of cliffs with beautiful views of the ocean and mountains the other side. Googlemap the island and you will see.
The interior roads through the mountains are a supermoto dream.Gonna do some body surfing and rip up the roads on the island late july and eat like a champ and 60 cents for a draft don't hurt. Beer is cheaper than a bottle of water or coke.
 
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my parents are from this island. madeira, camacha. iv been vacationy there since age of a 5 years old. driven the island both motorcyle and car in last 35 years. must do for any travler. insane tunnel driving, every thing from urban , country and desert tail of dragon driving. ill be there in aug. 2014 for 6 weeks on ducati 1098 white.
 
tc moto said:
my parents are from this island. madeira, camacha. iv been vacationy there since age of a 5 years old. driven the island both motorcyle and car in last 35 years. must do for any travler. insane tunnel driving, every thing from urban , country and desert tail of dragon driving. ill be there in aug. 2014 for 6 weeks on ducati 1098 white.
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Nice with a ducati 1098 good times to be had for sure and Hey you might run into Ronaldo LOL.
 
the bandit said:
Nice with a ducati 1098 good times to be had for sure and Hey you might run into Ronaldo LOL.[/QUOTE
lol, i hear u have better chance of finding ronaldo on island of port santo of coast of madeira. as he has three major hotels and night clubs there.
not much of fan of his.
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All you need is a Motard, a 1098 would never get out of 3rd gear. just think of a 100 mile deals gap with lots of elevation changes . The only thing I do not like are the high curbs they have on these roads to manage the water, but the benefit is that there is virtually no gravel or sand on the roads. Wore the tires off my rental car last summer in San Miguel.
 
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hey bandit, great pics thank you. must do and great place to vist on my list. what island is that excatly?.
 
tc moto said:
hey bandit, great pics thank you. must do and great place to vist on my list. what island is that excatly?.
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Soa Miquel, I have a house passed down from my parents there with a bar and restaurant attached to a 5 bedroom home which is just sitting idle. I was thinking of buying 3 600's and 3 klr's shipping them there and starting up a touring riding setup with accommodations... meals and support while leading tours around the island in the near future. My retirement:D

I will definitely be retiring there and live like a king. Wife is also from there so it's all good.

Here is another picture off the web of a freshwater lagoon beautiful area there is also hot water springs that is a waterfall that goes into a natural basin amazing place and the water is supposed to be therapeutic cause of the iron content.

What were my parents thinking coming here from paradise
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This is furnas natural venting of the volcanic activity which is producing power for the island and even underground is hot. People place a pot of food and actually cook it in the ground really cool to see

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oh yes, sounds like you have a great retirment plan. im from madiera also have place there. my parents and brothers and sisters all together we have 5 houses there. but havent been there as much as before. my sister was in furnas on a lay over to maderia had talked about this place furnas. must see for me as i will be there in august. forced to do 24hr layover in the acores.
 
tc moto said:
oh yes, sounds like you have a great retirment plan. im from madiera also have place there. my parents and brothers and sisters all together we have 5 houses there. but havent been there as much as before. my sister was in furnas on a lay over to maderia had talked about this place furnas. must see for me as i will be there in august. forced to do 24hr layover in the acores.
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It doesn't help that SATA is raping everyone for flights now since they bargained a monopoly to the islands,24 hour layover is good you could get a lot of the good sights in....furnas, sete cidades is really nice, lagoa and villa franca work your way around the island and finish with a super meal in ribeira grande.The views are very similar to Madeira just a bit larger.Something about the islands that draws me in it must be the fisherman in my blood line.
 
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Do bikes fly?
 
the bandit said:
I have no problem making mine fly...:rolleyes: and judging by the bike in your signature so should you
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I go faster when the wheels remain on ground :)
 
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