How to ride a motorcycle in Spain: 3,387km in a heatwave

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Who on earth thought it was a good idea to ride a cheap Chinese motorcycle, on my own, through France and Spain in a mid-summer heatwave?
This vlog covers great roads in Spain, places to stay, the best motorcycle riding kit to wear in hot weather, and tips and advice for riding in Spain. While I’d have loved to have done this motorcycle tour on my BMW R1250GS, that would have been too easy, so I took the Zontes ZT350-T that I bought for £4,000, despite the engine light coming on, it hesitating and stalling, and me just not trusting it.

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Travel & accommodation
Brittany Ferries: https://www.brittanyferries.com/
Les Ombrieres: https://www.frenchcountrypad.com/
Hotel Zenit Pamplona: https://pamplona.zenithoteles.com/en/
Hotel Torrenmangana: https://www.hoteltorremangana.com/
Eco Hotel Toledo: https://ecohoteltoledo.com/
Maison Barón de Galletta: https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/maison-baron-de-la-galleta.en-gb.html

Calimoto Routes
Saint Malo to Porcheresse: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/saint-malo-to-coteaux-du-blanzacais-r-4TXOXZ4WZ8
Porcheresse to Pamplona: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/coteaux-du-blanzacais-to-pamplona-r-SDWagmHBXW
Pamplona to Cuenca: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/pamplona-to-cuenca-r-xVAfUAonql
Cuenca to Benalmádena: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/cuenca-to-benalmadena-r-TsktU9V09W
Benalmádena to Toledo: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/benalmadena-to-toldeo-r-ca18Bp4VYX
Toldeo to Aguilar de Campoo: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/toldeo-to-aguilar-de-campoo-r-swiCGXZLTW
Aguilar de Campoo to Santander: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/aguilar-de-campoo-to-santander-r-Bu2HAri29E

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Chapters:
00:00 Day 1: Home to Portsmouth
00:38 Taking the ferry to Saint Malo
01:51 Day 2: Saint Malo to Porcheresse
06:13 Day 3 Porcheresse to Pamplona (N135 – best motorcycle road ever?)
07:21 A closer look at the Chinese Zontes ZT350-T
12:21 N135… The best motorcycle road?
16:07 Day 4: Pamplona to Cuenca
16:36 My best motorcycle kit for riding in hot weather
23:01 More of the best roads in Spain
24:51 Day 5: Cuenca to Benalmádena
26:02 Day 8: Benalmádena to Toledo
28:05 Day 9 Toledo to Aguilar de Campoo
29:00 Day 10 Aguilar de Campoo to Santander
33:35 The best way to get to Spain on a motorcycle
35:16 12 tips for riding a motorcycle in Spain

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