AndrewJK
Veteran Member
Hello,
it was my first multiday trip witn Granny Raspberry. Since two years I was looking for historic bikes rally attendance to look how it looks like from inside. Most events are far away from my home and the best option was to find something in my neighborhood. I was luck enough to get a chance to attend Gwido Langer IX Historic Motorcycles' Rally. Gwido Langer was Polish officer with quite interesting life:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwido_Langer
This rally was arranged by local automobile club. Two days, each with one route, combining history, driving skills tests, technical knowledge, scenic roads, safety notes, serpentines, steep hills ascents and descents were tough test for all bikes. In total I have made ca 360 km within three days. It was located close to tripoint with Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Poland.
I was familiar with some roads there, but most of them were new to me. It is very interesting how old bikes were/are good in handling, operation and bumpy road glide until 1950. Turning radius and gravel riding was also impressive. The oldest bike was Sokol (Hawk) 1000 '1934 with cart. The youngest one were Honda VF1000 and Suzuki GSX400 '1983.
We have received itenerer which was fun to check while driving. There were no major failures and all bikes except one have completed two day rally. There were hardest and steepest roads I have ever had on my bike.
Bike with cart handling You can see below:
[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/BK5rz8kpQmaHgfkq7[/video]
There are some pictures from this event. I liked it a lot.
it was my first multiday trip witn Granny Raspberry. Since two years I was looking for historic bikes rally attendance to look how it looks like from inside. Most events are far away from my home and the best option was to find something in my neighborhood. I was luck enough to get a chance to attend Gwido Langer IX Historic Motorcycles' Rally. Gwido Langer was Polish officer with quite interesting life:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwido_Langer
This rally was arranged by local automobile club. Two days, each with one route, combining history, driving skills tests, technical knowledge, scenic roads, safety notes, serpentines, steep hills ascents and descents were tough test for all bikes. In total I have made ca 360 km within three days. It was located close to tripoint with Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Poland.
I was familiar with some roads there, but most of them were new to me. It is very interesting how old bikes were/are good in handling, operation and bumpy road glide until 1950. Turning radius and gravel riding was also impressive. The oldest bike was Sokol (Hawk) 1000 '1934 with cart. The youngest one were Honda VF1000 and Suzuki GSX400 '1983.
We have received itenerer which was fun to check while driving. There were no major failures and all bikes except one have completed two day rally. There were hardest and steepest roads I have ever had on my bike.
Bike with cart handling You can see below:
[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/BK5rz8kpQmaHgfkq7[/video]
There are some pictures from this event. I liked it a lot.
