NorthCoast 500 - A few thoughts

[Ian Comerford]

Something I forgot to add earlier.  We reflected on how good our cars were on the roads we covered in terms of compactness on narrower roads and also comfort.  I know that Les considered his car a little harsh at times on the, sometimes, poor surfaces but we agreed that the profiles of our tyres gave much needed comfort on these surfaces.  I would not have liked to have taken a more modern car with 30 profile tyres over some of the roads.  Another win for old 911s in the best touring and sports car on the planet competition!

[70sThrowback]

its a good point Ian. I think this frequently whenever I am tempted to go for more sporty suspension, rather than my standard Boge set up. I then drive a pot-holed b road and think no, only if I move to Europe.

[MarkJ]

On 26/09/2024 at 21:59, Ian Comerford said:

Thanks Mark, it was worth doing but I’m glad I bought the Curves book and used it to modify what we did by going off the NC500 route.  The Curves book contains a useful map detailing the routes they did and not all are in the north west.  Well worth the £20

i've got a couple of those lovely 'curves' books, one for the Swiss mountain passes and another for southern Germany. Well worth getting if you like road trips and finding/using exciting roads.

[70sThrowback]

I find Calimoto and Motorcycles Diaries are very good for finding roads. Especially Germany and the Alps as thats where they ride a lot.

[MarkJ]

Yes I have Calimoto too (being a biker)  an article in Octane alerted me to it a while back.