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Around the world Amazing roads FiLMic RoUtEs
chosen By henry cole, Presenter of world's greatest motorcycle rides 1 - nullarbor Plain, australia Nullarbor means ‘no trees’ in Latin. The Eyre Highway, crossing the vast, semi-arid Nullarbor Plain in south western Australia, boasts one of the world’s longest stretches of straight road – the famous 90 Mile Straight. “There’s not even a slight kink in the road,” says Cole. “It’s the most remarkable place.” 2 - salt laKes, australia “People think the Bonneville Salt Flats are the only place to ride a bike at crazy speeds, but there are salt flats all over Australia,” says Cole. This one is near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. “The red roads give you a really different kind of imagery.”
3 - laKe WaKatiPu, neW Zealand “New Zealand is the finest place in the world to ride a motorcycle,” says Cole. This stretch is on the South Island, on the way to Queenstown along Lake Wakatipu.
4 - south island, neW Zealand “There’s not one straight road in New Zealand,” says Cole. “But the bends are so beautiful and Images courtesy of Henry Cole & Taras Vyshnya
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