Jebel Hafeet - one of top 10 best driving roads in the world

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Covid cases in the UAE dropped to 3 digits some time ago, and the government decided to cancel many of the restrictions that were in place for over a year now, one of those was to remove checkpoints at Abu Dhabi border and allow free transit. Obviously we seized the opportunity and rode to a place in the middle of the country called Al Ain, which is home to a very weird rock sticking out of the sand, that is Mount Hafeet. With approximately 4000ft height it's hardly the highest mountain anyone has ever seen, but as it is sticking out surrounded by the desert it's very prominent, and road to the top is an epic 11-ish km (7.3miles), proclaimed one of 10 best driving roads in the world by many publications. And I tend to agree.
For me it was a 500km ride to and fro, one would think a long ride for a 7 mile blast - trust me, it's worth it. And this was the first time I went there with the CB1100, and boy oh boy did I love it! It has got torque for days, pulls uphill so seamlessly without any need for a downshift, and it makes it steady and smooth, a dream really.

A few pics from the way. Pics of the road are not mine, just downloaded some aerial shots to give you an idea of what's it like.

'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed