Schultz said:
Delpel
Can you confirm that you can now travel into the North of the Island freely,I have been told that the scenery etc in the N is stunning. Last time there we visited the border post/museum near Protaras and were able to view Famagusta from it dead eerie it was to.
Schultz
Yes you can travel quite freely over the border. You need your passport and a small fee for car insurance if you coming from the south side. At the moment it is £10CYP for a car and £8CYP for a bike for 3 days. Not worth the paper it's written on, think of it as a toll. There are several gates to cross, from AY Nik (Black Knight), Nicosia and another at Astromeritis (bottom of Troodos/Nicosia road) near Morphu.
You can take red plate hire cars/bikes over as well. When you hire the car/bike don't hand over your driving license as you may get asked to show it at the border.
The scenery is stunning as said. There are some fantatsic castles perched in the mountains overlooking the sea. The road to the pan handle is a treat on the GS, mixture of fast sweeping bends and broken single track tarmac.
We did a round the island ride covering both North and South side - brilliant
The closest brothel (The Pink House) closest to the Ay Nik gate is just the ticket when you have ridden up from Akrotiri to Ay Nik for a meeting and fancy a bite to eat
and claim motor mileage to boot.
We did the Green Line tour last year and it is still all there exactly as it was left, plates, clothes cars etc. Really spooky and sad at the same time.
The island is definetly worth a trip on a bike. Enough to keep you occupied for a week of intense riding.
regards
Delboy