2000-2009
2000
01.08.2000 - 25.09.2000
Marco Meier (Swiss, born 01.09.73) and Rudolf Berli (Swiss, born 08.11.69)
Switzerland - Turkey - CH. Rode from Switzerland to Turkey with BMW R 1100 and R 1150 GS, 7000 Km
Route: Switzerland - Italy - Greek - Ionic Ilands - Pelepones - Samos -
Turkey - Taurus Mountains - Adana - Kapadokia - Georgia Border - Trabzon - Black
Sea - Coast - Istanbul - Greek - Italy - CH
Purpose of travel: Challenge
to find a region with not so much tourism / travel trough the Kurdish region.
The best: Turkish People !! We found a Region with NO tourism!
Book
or publication: Motor Sport Schweiz, Magazin 20/21 2001
Useful informations
and TIPS for others: ...
Earlier Experiences of (big) Motorcycle-Tours: Northern Africa. Skandinavia. Europe
2001
29.06.-21.07.2001
Matthias Reusch
(German)
+ Scandinavia. Mathias
plans to ride around Scandinavia with BMW R 10 GS PD.
Route: Germany
bei ferry to Finnland (Helsinki - by bike tup all the way to) Norwegen (Noth Cape.
Down all the way though Norway to Oslo) - Sweden (Göteborg - Malmö)
by ferry back to Germany.
16.08.-14.09.2001
Patricia Govers (Dutch. *28.06.1956)
and Bernd Tesch (German, *20.08.1941)
+ Just motorcycle-holiday in Europe. Patricia Govers and Bernd Tesch made a small motorcycle-tour through Europe.
With Tesch-BMW R 80 G/S (1981) with new motor and gearbox (1st shorter, last longer
than original, all made from BMW-specialist Dirk Erker) we covered 5.400 kms through
10 different countries:
Route: Germany - exDDR - Tschechei - Austria
- Slowakei - Hungary - Kroatie - Slowenia - Italy - Switzerland - Germany - France
- Germany.
Patricia wanted to see Toscana in Italy and Schwarzwald-forest
in Germany. We crossed beautiful Toscana-mountains from north to south and to
Ascona at the beach in the east. We had wunderful views, saw all this similar
European trees and the curves were as well the same. I just learned the Italian
name for a 180 degrees-curve new: Tornante. We tested a lot of this famous red
Italian wine. The sheapest bottle were those besides the open daily fires in front
of our tent in the nowhere places of all this forests. Italian pastas you can
get as thin spaghettis or big hoses you can look through or even square ones filled
with greens. The difference was the price. The same was that after ten minutes
they are all in the stomache. So I ate mostly cheap ones while Patricia prefers
to eat a little more with luxury. On this trip I was just the riding guide for
Patricias tour.
But the bike-route showed her much more. In east Europe
we had a long time 30-35°C, which causes more stops to drink coffee. When we crossed
the Alps to the north via pass San Gottardo we had snow there on the road. And
all this snow covered huge mountains besides the road looked dangerous and asked
us to respect them. How have the first peolpe crossed these high rock-chains WHEN
? I assume that the name "Schwarzwald" (= black forest) comes from the darkness
of all this trees. The bike-route showed Patricia the "Grauwald" (= grey forest)
as well. While crossing all the Schwarzwald-Hochstrasse 1036 m high (= high steet)
south-north the mist was so strong that I could hardly see all this trees though
all this grey. I had to ride very slowly and careful in this misty-rainy season.
May be all this grey was the reason we missed to see all the crocodiles and elephants
there... Patricia and I had mostly a great time together seeing so much: Each
second while riding. Makes at least 30 days x 14 hours alive/day x 60 minutes
/ hour x 60 sec / minute >>> 1.5 mio impressions. I do not know if "to work out
this amount of impessions" is one reason that we had a few arguments "on the road".
Or is it that she loves more luxury and doushes than I (I can sleep for months
happily in a tend just with an open fire and a peace of bread/cheese and hot/sweet
tea) ? I know it is hard to ride with such a wild man! Or is it just that
she loves to visit towns / shops and art gallerys / museums much more (I hate
the traffic of big cities and always watch my motorcycle to be sure not to find
two of the same after an hour being away) ?
My intension was to ride two different
ways to Italy and back and to see the development of the east Europen countries
again. I have been there in the 1970ties already. At least I did not see the soldiers
at the borders with machine guns anymore. The faces of the people had more smiling,
more houses had colour instead of the old grey and the living standard had increased.
Sometimes we just had to show only the passport or even could pass without as
motorcycle-travellers. And I organised a small "1st Italian motorcycle meeting
for WORLD-travellers" in the Alps. And we visted the "Largest Sidecar Museum of
Europe: Museo Internationale Del Sidecar" in Cingoli near Ascona. GREAT ! Patricia
and I visited our travellers-friends Damiano (21) and Vania (21) in the Dolomits
whom we met in Australia in 1999-2000. This was a human higlhlight for Patricia
and me. There is much more to write. I wrote my diary in detail. I do not know
now when I will finish this report with pictures "from the road". When I came
home I had 50 cm of letters, 15 more calls on the answering machine and it took
34 minutes to get my 173 emails from last time. GMX closed my box fo emails: TOO
much bites!
In this moment I do NOT know what is most important to do next.To
answer all ?? How can I manage this all in time ? May be it is more important
to have other thoughts: What were the reasons that those terror-people made this
desaster in the USA ? Are WE in the civilised (?) western world are right with
all what we mean / thing / feel ? Is it most important to get most money / best
car / best TV / biggest house ? Must everything function like a timetable? Do
Americans really need 400 liter of water per person each day (Germans need 120)
while other people die of lack of water each moment?? AIs it not more important
to start to learn from other human beings in other countries ? Is it not more
important to help others and to be more modest here? We really have to find
those reasons that other people attack us AND to change. There is NO reason
to force other people to think / feel like we do and to tell / show them that
we are the strongest / best !!! In some cases their life is much better ! The
majority of Americans have to notice that there are other people in the world
than just they are. There is more need to travel abroad and to learn from others.
There are more ways of life than just ours ! Let other people live like they want
to live ! If we would avoid to transfer "our way of life" to others so strongly
at least this would cause less reasons to attack us. We have to punish this terror-people.
But there is no reason and way today just to bomb other places, people and even
countries at once. It is better to analyse very carefully and trying to find solutions
without war. If WE do not find the reasons of our mistakes at first and make a
change... This will cause more terror. Do YOUHHH agree?
My very personal
thoughts: The world is govered by the laws of nature. The atom, the mircro-cosmos
and the makro-cosmos like stars function in the same way: Plus and minus and reactions
between those. The human being and his brain is just a little part - a high complicated
one - of this great nature. So there are unlimited possibilities of reactions
between those plus-minus. Sometimes comes good things out of it like love or sometimes
worst. We have to live with this. Mostly it is great! Well, I have a lot of time
to think about this. In Tschechei at a lake in the forest with an open fire I
just turned sixty ! I still feel like 20 traveling with my bike.
20.08.2001 - 06.09.2001
Joachim Burkard (German, birthday 22.09.1957)
+ Alps in France. Italy. Swiss. Austria. Germany. Joachim fuhr solo in 18 Tagen mit Gepäck über Asphaltstrassen durch die Französichen, Italienischen, Schweizer, Österreichischen und Deutschen Alpen . 4375 km und 39 Pässe auf einer BMW R 1100 GS. Durchschnitt 243 km / Tag.
Der Grund der Reise: pure Lust am Motorradfahren.
Route: Germany ( Aschaffenburg - Darmstadt) Swiss ( Bern - Fribourg - Vevey - Genfer See). France ( Thonon-les-Bains - Cluses - Albertville - St.-Jean-de-Maurienne - Cap - Barcelonnette - Castellane - Grand Canyon du Verdon - St-Raphael - Cannes - Nizza - Monaco - Menton - Sospel - St-Martin Vesubie - Barcelonnette - Briancon - Modane - Val d'Isere - Bourg St.Maurice) - Italy ( Aosta Tal) - Swiss (Martigny - Gstaad - Thuner See - Interlaken - Brienz - Andermatt - Brig - Locarno - Bellinzona - Splügen) - Italy (Chiavenna ) - Swiss (St. Moritz) - Italy (Bormio - Meran) - Austria (Sölden - Oetz - Innsbruck) - Germany (Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Landsberg - Aschaffenburg).
Pässe in der gefahrenen Reihenfolge (Höhe in Klammern):
Col. des Gets (1163), C. de Chatillon (738), C. des Saisies (1633), C. de la Madelaine (1993), C. de la Croix de Fer (2067), C. d' Ornon (1371), C. Bayard (1248), C. d'Allos (2240), La Colle St. Michael (1431), C. de Toutes Aures (1124), C. du Bel Homme (915), C. de Castillon (707), C. de Turini (1607), C. de la Couillole (1678), C. de la Cayolle (2327), C. de Vars (2111), C. d'Izoard (2360), C. du Lautaret (2058), C. du Calibier (2646), C. du Telegraphe (1566), C. de Iseran (2770), Kleiner St. Bernhard-Pass (2188), Großer St. Bernhard-Pass (2469), Col de la Croix (1778), Col du Pillon (1546), Susten-Pass (2224), Furkapass (2431), Grimsel-Paß (2165), Simplon-Paß (2005), San Bernadino Paß (2065), Splügenpaß (2113), Maloja Paß (1815), Bernina Paß (2328), Fla.di Livigno (2315), Pso. d' Eira (2208), Pso. di Foscagno (2291), Stilfser Joch (2758), Timmelsjoch (2474), Kühtaisattel (2017).
Earlier experiences: Eine Soloreise mit Hitze (36 Grad) an der Cote d' Azur, Schnee und Minustemperaturen am Furkapass, Sonne, Regen und Begegnungen mit anderen Motorradfahrern.
Höhepunkte: Grandiose Landschaften. Wandern am Grand Canyon du Verdon. Baden im Mittelmeer. Schweinebraten in Deutschland.
Informationen: Sind alle über den ADAC oder über Joachim (via Bernd Tesch-Weiterleitung) zu bekommen.
Schotter war bei der ganzen Tour nicht dabei. Ich wollte viele Kilometer in den 18 Tagen fahren und (da solo) mit dem schweren Teil nicht riskieren zu stürzen. Es war ja auch, trotz der vielen Pässe, keine reine Alpentour. In Frankreich waren der Grand Canyon du Verdon und das Esterel Massif ware Leckerbissen. Auch die Cote d'Azur hat völlig andere Eindrücke hinterlassen.
Die GS hat sich, vielleicht weil ich keinen Schotter unter die Reifen genommen habe, super bewährt. Ich würde also wieder mit einer GS fahren (fahre in 2006 eine R 1150 GS Adventure). Mit diesem Elefantenmotorrad lassen sich große Strecken mit viel Gepäck relativ locker fahren. Schotterstraßen sind damit natürlich auch kein Problem, und ein Könner (zähle mich allerdings nicht dazu) kanns mit der schweren GS auch im Gelände richtig krachen lassen.
B.T.: Pässefahren ist ein alter Traum von vielen Motorrad-Reisenden. Ich kenne bisher niemnad, der 39 Pässe hintereinander gefahren ist... Zumindest nicht so schnell. UNd auch nicht mit einer BMW R 1100 GS . Wäre da - nach der Tour betrachtet - nicht eine leichtere Maschine von Vorteil gewesen ?? INterssant zu wissen wäre auch wieviel Prozent
ca. Asphalt-Strecke und Piste waren.
25.03.2006 Last update.
??.09.-
??.10.2001
Louis-Dieter Hempelmann (German) and a small group
Louis-Dieter and some friends rode with several scooters 7.500 km in 4 weeks.
Route: Germany - Austria - Italy - Greek - Turkey - Nort - Greek - Germany.
The best: No accident. Little reparations.
The worst: 7 tires
to change.
Plans: in 2003 Louis-Dieter plans a tour with scooters to
east Europa to Wolwograd and Krim.
08.10.2001
Cemal Cangal
and 20 others
+ Turkey. A big family
was stopped in Turkey (Südostanatolien) by police. They travelled with 21 persons
on three motorcycles. The big family of Cemal Cangal had already done the biggest
part of their 200 kms travel. The family wanted to travel form Osmaniye to Nevsehir
to gether potatoes in the fields. Before Cemal had a lorry but had to sell this
because of financial reasons. Cemal and the other riders had to pay fees to the
police. To reach Nevsehir the organised a bus.
06.10.2001 1st information
by Dr. Dunja Brodowski in Switzerland
2002
01.03.2002 - 18.03.2002
Thomas
Weller (German, born 29.11.1973)
+ Germany-Norway. Thomas
rode solo across Lappland to Nordkap with a solo BMW R 80 GS. 5.900 KM.
Purpose
of your travel: Fun in snow and ice.
Route: Travemünde - Helsinki
by ship, Rovaniemi(Fin) - Kautokeino (N) - Karasjok - Nordkap - back on E6 to
Oslo.
The best: Great weather with sun, blue sky in Lyngen after cloudy
days somtimes with fog, and lot of snow and wind. To meet surpriced people in
Norway and Finnland ("YOU ARE A EARLY BIRD; YOU KNOW? or "DO YOU KNOW
THAT IS WINTER IN NORWAY?")
The worst: Empty battery at morning
(-25°C) near of Karasjok. A snowscooter pull me on. Wind. Climbing out of
sleepingbag(brrrr)
Book or publication or website: no.
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: Finnish roads are boring, not many snow
but a lot of trucks. North finnish/norwegian roads are nearly without traffic,
fine ice - good to ride on it except wind blows snow on the road . Snowplough
min. 2 times a day on all open roads, mostly more, some roads closed at night
(20.00-08.00 or so). Temp. at night/morning -30°C, at day max.+2°C at
the coast. I use several fleece layers, trecking jacket, thermo overall, and kamik
boots, BMW use 0W30, Metzeler Unicross Front and Karoo with spikes no.....
>>>Hier
gibt es doch viel zu erzählen zu den Temperaturen auf der Reise (WELCHE wraen
da??) und wie Du das gelöst hast ohne zu frieren!
Earlier experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours: some trips to south and middle norway in winter
02/1996
(cold) Bergen, Hardangervidda, Fillefjell, Dovrefjell, Österdalen
02/1998
(2 solo bikes with Markus R100GS) Hardanger, Ringebu-fjell
18.03.2002
- 10.04.2002
Nicole Hauffe (German, 17.02.1974) and
Miroslav Blanarik (Slovak, 11.08.1974)
+ France
- Spain - Portugal. Miro and Nicole rode 10.000km on a Kawasaki Zephyr
1100 through southern France, northern Spain and Portugal.
Route: Narbonne
(F) - Andorra (AND) - Lourdes (F) - Biarritz - San Sebastian (E) - Bilbao - Santander
- Picos de Europa - Capo Finistera - Braga (POR) - Porto - Vila Real - Coimbra
- Lisboa - Badajoz (E) - Madrid - Barcelona - Narbonne (F). Munich - Narbonne
- Munich via train.
Purpose of travel: for Miro - getting back to places
where I used to study and work. for Nicole - getting to know the less known parts
of Spain
The best: Picos de Europa in Spain, rock engravements in Vale
do Coa (POR)
The worst: the bitter cold at night in the tent in the
Pyreneen and Picos in March
Book or publication: private diary
Useful
information and tips: Bring a warm sleeping bag and cloth with you when travelling
in spring in this area! At lunch time, make sure you take a "menu del dia" and plan for a rest afterwards as wine is usually included :-)
21.04.
- 11.05.2002
Martin Franitza und Henning Stein www.motorrad-gespanne.de
+ Germany - Morocco - Sweden -Germany. Beide fuhren 11.000 Kilometer in 21 Tagen die historische Route von Marrakesch
zum Polarkreis mit einem MZ-Scorpion-Gespann auf den Spuren von Oskar Weller und
Julius Krohn, die bereits 1930 ein Zündapp-S 500-Gespann auf dieser Strecke
auf Zuverlässigkeit getestet hatten.
Route: Weinböhla -
Mittenwald - Innsbruck - Genua - Marseille - Sete - Fähre nach Marocko (Tanger
- Meknes - Marrakesch - Casablanca - Tanger) - Spanien (Algeciras - Cadiz - Sevilla
- Cordoba - Madrid - Burgos) - Frankreich (Bordeaux - Paris) - Deutschland (Saarbrücken
- Erfurt - Berlin - Sassnitz - Schweden (Trelleborg - Stockholm - Umea - Kokkmokk
- und zurück nach Deutschland (Weinböhla).
The best:
Die Erkenntnis, dass unsere Vorgänger noch wahre Helden waren. Aus heutiger
Sicht beinahe unglaublich, wie die alten Recken das 1930 in 17 Tagen geschafft
haben. Das waren eben noch Helden!
The worst: 14 Stunden im Beiwagen
eingeengt zu sitzen.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: www.motorrad-gespanne.de
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Tunsesien, Marokko mehrmals
und immer wieder Europa.
B.T.: Martin is the chiefredacteur
from motorcycle-magazine "Motorrad-Gespanne". I got this summary from
him 10.06.2002
22.06.2002
- 17.07.2002
Peter Brohammer (Sweden, born 1962)
+
Around Iceland. Peter rode solo around Iceland with 2001 KTM 640 LC4
Adventure. 4.500 kms,
Purpose of your travel: Experince the wild nature
of Iceland.
Route: Sweden- Norway (Bergen)- Ferry to Seydisfjördur-
Thorshöfn- Myvattn- Latrabjarg- Branslaekur- Ferry to Stykkisholmur- Hellisandur-
Reykavik-Grindavik- Vikamyrdal- Stödvarfjödur- Eskifjördur- Seydisfjördur-
Faroe islands (3 day stop over)- Norway (Bergen) and back to Sweden
The
best: The Puffins at Latrabjarg. The lovely gravel roads here and there. Scenery
here and there.
The worst: The in all 4 boring days on the Smyril line
ferry. The rainy south coast.
Book or publication: -
Useful informations
and TIPS for others: Bring good books for the ferry!!!
Earlier Experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours: See Australia 22.03.1991 - 01.08.1991
April 2004:
1st information. Last update.
06.08.2002 - 27.08.2002
Dominik Retz (German, 11th March 1969) no website
+ Ireland. Dominik rode solo to Ireland with his YAMAHA XT 600 E.
Purpose of your travel: Hadn´t been there before, but met lots of nice Irish people who described their lovely country in such warm words that I had to just check it out.
Route : Germany- Belgium- France- England- Wales- Ireland and back
Highlights: Believe it or not: Lots of sunshine! Great hospitality, the Ring of Kerry was really breath-taking, magic atmosphere when cycling on B-roads through Wales, lovely English countryside in the south-west and -east
The worst: in the Irish Sea the ferry had an engine fire which prolonged the trip for another day ;-)
Book or publication : no
My useful informations and TIPS for others: The more Guinness you drink, the better it tastes.
My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: n.a.
20.03.2009 1st summary
2003
03.2003 - 04.2003
Jim Gould (born 1955, British) and Tish Reid (born 1963, British)
England
- Egypt. Plans in two parts: Plan to travel overland to South Sinai
(Egypt) from UK using 2 x Africa Twins
1st leg: UK to Bilbao (ferry) - then
travel around coastal region North West Spain, down west coast Portugal, around
southern tip and up eastern coastal region of Spain. Follow coast through south
of France, down west coast Italy, around Sicily, up east coast Italy, ferry trip
across to Greece, again mainly coastal route through to Athens - to take boat
crossing to Alexandria (Egypt) - last part will be from Alexandria to South Sinai.
We will be planning to stay in Egypt to work as diving instructors for perhaps
12-18 months - at least that is the intention! While in Egypt we would be hoping
to do trips around the Sinai, up the east coast to Dahab, and also up the west
coast and across to Cairo, then down the Nile some way. We would anticipate that
these excursions would probably last between 1 and 2 weeks.
We have not completely
decided about our return journey, whether we will be shipping the bikes back,
or whether we might be able to undertake another bike trip back - perhaps this
time through Northern Africa to Morocco then Spain, France UK- this is still open.
15.04.2003
25
presidents of now 25 European countries with 454 billion people signed a contract
to be the European community starting 01.01.2004.
22.04.2003 - 16.05.2003
Nicole Hauffe
(German, 17.02.1974) and Miroslav Blanarik (Slovak, 11.08.1974)
+
Greece. Miro and Nicole went on a Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 through continental
Greece and the Peloppones; all together 7.000km
Route: Igoumenitsa (GR)
- Ioaninna - Zagoria - Meteora monasteries - Delphi - Patras - Kalavryta - (to/back
via train) Diakofto - Olympia - Mystras/Sparta - Kalamata - Areopolo/Mani - Monemvasia
- Nafplio - Epidauros - Mycenae - Korynth - Athens - Marathon - Euboa - Volos
- Mt. Olympus - Thessaloniki - Athos - Prespa Lakes - Igoumenitsa. Ancona - Igoumenitsa
- Ancona via ferry, Munich - Ancona - Munich via through northern Italy (Lake
Como), Switzerland (Maloya pass, Pass dal Fuorn) and Austria (Reschenpass)
Purpose
of travel: making sure that Greece is not only package tourist beaches
The
best: neat Zagohoria villages, beautifull views and ruines in Delphi, great
wild camping in Mani, being with gods at the Mt. Olympus, taking part in a flowting
orthodox Easter ceremony at Athos, being alone with nature at the Prespa lakes
The
worst: the heat in the leather cloths (even in April it was horrible)
Book
or publication: private diary
Useful information and tips: (Foto
-> 013_NC.jpg)
09.05.2003 - ??.??.2003
Dr. Helmut Brammer (German, born 30.05.1941. *leider verstorben weit vor 2022)
- Helmut and ?? plan to ride...
Route: Germany (by bike to München) - by train to Italy (Rimini - with ferry from
Ancona to) - Greece (Igoumenitsa - by bike to Thessaloniki - border Greece - Turkey
(Ipsala - here we meet 5 Harley-Rider from Turkey who escorte us to Istanbul -
Samsun - ...)
Liebe Freunde und Kinder !
Nun geht`s los!
Nach 1 Jahr
Vorbereitung und Überwindung mancherlei Hindernissen werden wir morgen um
06.30 Uhr nach München starten, um von dort mit dem Zug nach Rimini zu fahren.
Von Ancona bringt uns die Fähre nach Igoumenitsa in Griechenland, wo wir
unsere Reise auf Achse beginnen.
An der 1. Ampel vor Thessaloniki erwartet
uns Vassos Konstantinos, um uns in das Hotel"Telioni" zu geleiten, und
am nächsten Tag treffen an der griechisch/türkischen Grenze in Ipsala
5 türkische Harley-Fahrer, die uns in das Hotel "Greenpark" Istanbul
führen werden - alles bestens organsiert von Müge Toker von HD-Istanbul.
Die
nächste Nacht verbringen wir im Hotel "Büyük-Samsun"
in Samsun, an der südlichen Schwarzmeerküste, um dann weiter nach Hopa
zu fahren, wo uns an der türkisch/georgischen Grenze der deutsch-sprechende
Georgier, Herr Georgie, erwartet, um uns durch die Grenzformalitäten zu schleusen
und nach Kutaisi zu geleiten. Am nächsten Abend werden wir dann von Herrn
Kaufmann im Hotel "Kartli" in Tblissi erwartet, der schon einen Ausflug
in den großen Kaukasus vorbereitet hat.
Von Poti bringt uns die Fähre
am 19.05.nach Novorossijsk, von wo wir 160 km durch Russland fahren, um an der
Meeresenge vom Schwazen Meer zum Asowschen Meer, in der ukrainischen Grenzstadt
Kerc, unseren armenischen Bikerfreund Ashot Akopian auf seiner Goldwing zu treffen,
der uns durch die ganze Ukraine begleiten wird. Ashot ist der Präsident des
"Crimean Moto-Clubs" und wurde tatkräftig unterstützt von
seiner tüchtigen und netten englisch-sprechenden Sekretärin, Yulia.Sie
haben sich auch um die Unterbringungen gekümmert, so daß ich im Vertrauen
auf unsere Freunde keine Hotels auf der Krim, in Kanev und Kiev buchen mußte.
In
Odessa treffen wir auf Goblin, den Präsidenten des "Gold Wing Clubs
Ukraine", der uns in einem Aquapark-"Chabanka"-untergebracht und
zusammen mit Sascha, dem ersten und einzigen HD-Dealer in der Ukraine, eine Promotion-Tour
in Odessa organisiert hat.Vielleicht begleitet er uns auch nach Kanev, wo Bikerfreunde
mit uns eine große Party am Dnjepr feiern wollen.
Der nächste Tag
sollte einer besinnlichen Stadtbesichtigung der schönen Stadt Kiev gewidmet
sein, bevor wir dann in die ukrainische Grenzstadt L`viv (Lemberg) aufbrechen,
wo wir im Hotel "Anton" übernachten.
Organisatorisch endet hier
unsere Tour, aber vermutlich werden wir über Krakau, Breslau, Dresden nach
hause fahren, wobei ich allerdings in Krakau schon in die Tschechei abbiegen werde,
um mich von Ruzena noch etwas verwöhnen zu lassen.
Eine sicher ungewöhnliche
"Urlaubsreise" mit 15 Individualisten und ausgesprochenem Expeditionscharackter.
Wir
werde viele Erfahrungen über die Welt und uns selbst mit nach hause bringen
und uns freuen, wenn wir darüber berichten dürfen.
Mit Biker-Gruß ! Helmut
Report for Willy G.DavidsonSchwarzmeer-Rally 2003
HD-Anniversary-Ride
from Istanbul to Tblissi and from the Caucasus across the Ukraine.15 well
motivated men on an average age of already 60 years on 15 big bikes.
We
wanted to proof, that a good motivation is more important than the date of birth.
We
wanted to struggle for the international friendship of bikers
and support the
Central Children Hospital in Tblisi and we wanted to proof again that Harley-Davidson
after 100 years
development is able to go under extreme conditions.
In the
heat of Chot el Djerid, Tunesia, I got the idea to sur-round the Black Sea with
my 96-E-Glide standard 120.000 km.
I organized the rally with the help of biker-friends
basing on meetings in Athen, Izmir, Istanbul, Warzawa, Odessa and Crimea. The
travel agency just ordered the tickets for train and ship.
9th of may we get
together - list included - to start our Anniversary - Rally round the Black Sea
from Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Chzech.
Republik to Italy at first by train and to Igoumenitsa, Greece, by ferry-boat.
The
exact start was 11th of may 7 o`clock in the harbour of Igoumenitsa with 15 Harleys
and one service car.
In Greece the road conditions are quite o.k. but hundreds
of hairpin bends up to Larissa was not the hobby of everyone in our group. Nevertheless
exhausted but happy we ended that first rally-day in Thessaloniki with a good
meal in a typical Greece restaurant.
Next day 5 Turkish biker friends from
HOG Istanbul kept us at the Turkish/Greece border. These guys already came up
300 km from Istanbul and stewed hours in the heat only to embrace us as very best
friends . Together we reached Istanbul at rush-hour but nevertheless our guides
let us directly to a marble aqua-park.
Bikes in front of blue water, music,
welcome buffet and TV.
We got a splendid friendship-platelet and handsome presents
for everybody from the past president of 500-member HOG Istanbul, Varol Candar,
who personally led us next morning 7 o`clock across the Atatürk-Bridge to
the asian part of Turkey.
That day we did about 900 km from Istanbul via Ankara
to Samsun in front of the Black Sea. The highway now is following the coastline
- snowy hills at one and blue water on the other side, but with extreme changing
pavement - from brandnew over very bad to not existing , where trucks, cars and
motor-cycles struggle for their life.
In Hopa we got our Georgian guide, Georgi,
best organized from the German tourism-manager, Rainer Kaufmann, and his team
from Tblisi Travel Center. The customs asked us for 60,-$ and need 3 hrs., what
made us rather angry not knowing that this was ridiculous in addition to the future
border-crossings!
But at first we got to know the Georgian-food! Within 15
minutes our border-guide organized a generous buffet with salad, tomatoes, cucumber,
radish, onions, soup, joghurt, little meat balls, eggs and bred, orange juice,
coke, tea for 50,-$.
Well, this refreshments were really necessary to survive
the terrible road track from Batumi to Kutaisi besides rotten houses, destroyed
industries and deserted landscape with oil-water - the difficult heritage of the
USSR - sheep, cows , pigs, horses, ducks and goose on the road. Every 3 km stood
2 old police-men in very old uniforms, but nobody stopped us. In fact, they did
not get their sold from the state but had to look for their pension on the road.
At
every tank-stop within minutes we were surrounded by black dressed men, who tried
to pinch, what was possible, so we got a bit afraid of this "Black Thieves
of Georgia ".
The capital Tblissi was not as rotten as the country and
some buildings are already restored; one third of the population of only 5 mio
lives abroad, one third in the capital and one third in the country, 30% of the
export is scrape, the state nearly does not get any tax and nobody will pay money
for social systems.
Additional to our wish to relief the Central Children Hospital
of Georgia in Tblisi we became acquainted with Mr Irakli Sasania,MD.General Director
M.Iashuili Children`s Central Hospital from Georgia, the manager of the hospital,
a very engaged neurologist, who left his job for being educated as a manager in
England and the States to help the ill children in his country. His special problem
was not the lack of medicaments or instruments, but the fact that he has 200 MD`s
for 360 patients, because the old system guaranteed a job, but not the pay nor
the training for the young colleagues. So - besides the medicaments, we brought
to the hospital - we promised to help him to solve this problem- not yet knowing
in what way.
In 8 hours we shaked to the Great Caucasus, Kazbek 5.055 m, across
an exciting high mountain region near the Russian border - nearly impossible for
big bikes.
The last night we spent in an incredible hotel in reduced circum
-stances near the in former times beautiful but nowadays total neglected seaside
with ants in beds and dog-carcasses at the beach. So nobody was sad to leave the
harbour of Poti with an rusted old Bulgarian ferry, I have tried to organize since ½ a year and had become the o.k. 2 days before leaving Germany.
After
17 hours we didn`t know, that the harbour we reached in Novorossijsk, Russia,
was one with a criminal structure, owning to the minister of transportation, who
blackmailed everybody. The so called customers did nothing , but imprisoned us
in the heat of 30°C without any reason for 27 hours. After paying the ransom
from 850,-$ they allowed us to go - but only for 2 hours biking across the beautiful
countryside. Police stopped us and - not accepting German or US driver-license
from one member and roar at me for 30 minutes - he asked for 200,-$ - naturally
without any receipt, like the bandits before him. This facts Putin should know,
when he asked to trade without visa across Europe!
3 hours later we escaped
after 30 hours waiting and 1.000,-$ pay for 3 hours biking. Russia never again!!
Next
ferry, next border-stop of 10 hours in Kerc, Ukraine, between Black Sea and Asowschen
Mare and next corrupt policeman, who sold his conscious for 100,-$.
The Highways
in Ukraine are quite o.k., but gasoline was horrible - 98 octan as bad as 95 ,
but our bikes did not give up!
For heavens sake in Simferopol we met Ashot
Akopian, the friendly and extreme helpful Armenian president of the Crimean Moto
Club on his brandnew Goldwing, who lived on the road for already 2 days to meet
us permanent struggling against the police, because he had no license plate. After
a luxurious dinner for Ashot and his friends, who all want to join the HD-Anni-versary
Party in Hamburg, Germany, wonderful atmospheric
served by a butler "Sir
James" of the " Dinner for One " next day we raced to Odessa -
and promptly had to pay another 100,-$.The Ukraine is a large country with roads
like highways leading into the eternity, but it is cheaper to go not faster than
90 km/hrs.
But besides this bullshit-police it is a beautiful country, the
one-time granary of the USSR and we always met people and biker-friends with golden
hearts, who helped us in any case wherever they could do. In Odessa Goblin, the
president of the Ukrainian Goldwing Club and Alexander Deidiker, the first and
single HD-dealer from the Ukraine, waited for more than two days to pilot us across
the old city and next morning to the Harley-shop. I think this was a memorable
event, when Goblin with his Goldwing commanded a parade with 15 dusty and exhausted,
but happy Harley biker across down town of Odessa to historic places for radio-
and TV-interviews.
The HD-dealer Sascha was very generous not only in Odessa,
but also in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine and we were passed from one biker to
the other ( There are nearly no Harleys in Ukraine) - so that we never got lost.
In L`vov Oleg, the single Goldwing-biker in the city - picked us up from a gas-station
to bring us to our hotel near the polish border.
Our rally-organisation ended
in L`vov and the last 1.000 km I did together with two other 61 and 64 years old
members within 16 hrs. without penalty!
For me as the organizer and road-captain
this rally was a big experience, so that I became willing to organize next year
the
"Caucasus-Rally 2004 " from the Caspic to the Black Sea - Baku
- Jerivan - Tblissi - to combine the three countries Azerbeid-schan, Armenia and
Georgia for a tourism route.
In the international meeting-point in Tblissi,
Hotel "Kartli" from Rainer Kaufmann, we probably met our sponsor, the
general manager of a big French mineral water company, who already had sponsored
other extreme tours.
Except the corrupt police and the "Black thieves
from Georgia" we have met only friendly people and became acquainted with
numerous biker-friends especially in Turkey and Ukraine.
Single technical problem
: Broken ball bearing , because the HD-dealer did not change this part; a ripped
throttle lever and broken carriers on several bikes.
The total distance of
the Anniversary Black Sea Rally was 7.500 km in 17 days with 15 "old men" on 15 big Harleys.
No accident - No severe break-down.
Thank God and three
Cheers to Harley Davidson !!!
Helmut Brammer
09.05.2003 1st request for
update
04.05.2003 2nd request for update.
17.02.2014 3rd request for best foto!
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17.05.2003 (Iserlohn, Germany) - 21.06.2003 (back home)
Hannelore Wirtz (German, born 10.03.1969) and Bernd Schartau (German, born 07.07.1964)
+ Germany - Baltics countries. Bernd (Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Tenere) and girlfriend Hanne (Yamaha XTZ 660, who even prefers more to travel by mc ) rode 5.000 kms in 5 weeks.
Purpose of travel : Polen hatte uns im Vorjahr gut gefallen. Wir wollten wissen, was dahinter kommt.
Route: von Iserlohn über Belzig (Deutschland) an die Masurische Seenplatte (Polen) - von da aus nach Kaliningrad (Russland) - Kurische Nehrung (Litauen) - Klaipeda - Palanga - Kaunas - Trakai - Lietuva - Bauska (Lettland) - Riga - Ventspils - Kuldiga - Tukums - Riga -Pärnu (Estland) - Kuressaaare auf der Insel Saaremaa - Tallinn - Valkla Rand - Narva - St. Petersburg (Russland) - zurück nach Tallinn (Estland) - von dort mit der Fähre nach Rostock (Deutschland) - Hamburg - Iserlohn - insgesamt rund 5.000 kms
Highlights: St. Petersburg zur 300-Jahr-Feier. Kurische Nehrung. Burg Trakai in Litauen. Ventspils und Riga in Lettland. Insel Saaremaa in Estland, östlich von Tallinn in der Kolga Beach gibt es einen phantastischen Campingplatz direkt am Meer: Valkla Rand. Insgesamt fast überall sehr nette Leute. Nette Preise.
The worst: Kaliningrad lohnte sich nicht wirklich (in 2003). Korrupte Polizisten in Russland. Lange Wartezeiten (> 3 Stunden) von Polen kommend an der Grenze nach Kaliningrad (Russland) sowie in Narva (Grenze Estland-Russland).
Useful tips for others: Reisezeit Mai-Juni sehr empfehlenswert
Earlier experiences of Motorcycle-travels only in Europe: Schottland, Dolomiten, Norwegen, Kroatien, Polen (Hohe Tatra), Tschechien, Ungarn
04.05.2006 last update
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23.08.2003 bis 06.09.2003
Jürgen Ulomek
(German, 1959)
+ Estland,
Lettland, Litauen. Jürgen rode to Estland, Lettland, Litauen
with BMW R 1100 GS. In total 4500 kms (3150 kms in Baltikum).
Route: Gevelsberg, Rostock, Ferry to Liepaja, Klaipeda, Nida, Silute, near the River
Memel, Jurbakas, Kaunas, Alytus, Vilnius, Zarasi, Birzai, Riga, Jurmala, Kolka,
Talsi, Jurmala, Jekabpils, Alüksne, Polva, Tartu, Mustvee, Jöhvi, Narva,
Aseri, Loksa, Tallinn, ferry to Rostock, Gieboldehausen (MRT Meeting), Gevelsberg.
14.02.2004
2nd request
03.02.2009 3. Anfrage um Updarte.
08.2003
Dr. Dunja Dobrowski (German) and Bruno Blum
(Swiss)
Toured together on two bikes in Baltikum. Dunja unfortunatrly had
two push downs.
17.01.2004 st request for update
2004
17.05.2004 - 13.06.2004
Corinna Ziebarth (German, 10.08.1977) and
Michael Paetsch (German, 15.01.1967) and Lothar Bertels (German, 08.12.1966)
Michael's website tells the story completely and shows some pictures: www.paetschman.de
+"East
Europe Tour". Corinna (BMW R1100GS), Michael (Yamaha XTZ850 Super
Ténéré) and Lothar (KTM LC4) travelled about 6000km from
Germany through Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakian, Czech. Republik
and back to Germany.
Purpose of your travel: Holiday. Enlagement of
the European Union on 01.05.2004. Advantage of Travelling by Motorcycle: Meet
interesting people, landscape and languages.
Route: Germany (NRW -
Hechlingen - Isny) - Italy (Schlanders) - Austria (Lienz (1.AWTET auf Camping
Amlacher Hof)) - Slovenia (Bled - Ljubliana - Maribor - Ptuj) - Hungary (Baja)
- Romania (Sibiu - Bukarest - Sinestre - Mamaia -Constanta - Valenii di Munte
- Dirste bei Brasov - Bran) - Hungary (Baia de Cris - Kismaros) - Austria (Höburg/
Herzogenburg) - Czech. Rep. (Vimperk - Hracholusky) - Germany (Pockau - NRW: Duesseldorf/Wuppertal)
The best: Friendship of Romanian people, Landscape of Carpati, Cycling
at the beach of Black Sea, Creation of our own Tour T-Shirt and Logo! This was
my first trip to Romania and I was fascinated by friendly people, nature and landscape,
and will travel to RO another time, because I like much woods and travel routes
of Carpatii. But I don't like nonstop-rain as we had! We reached the coast of
Black Sea hoping for sunshine and spending some days at the beach (and drying
our baggage and tents), but the rain followed us. Unfortunately, we cancelled
most of our trips cross country and cycling offroad due to bad wether.
The
worst: Flat tyre of Lothar's KTM near to Wiesbaden on 1st day. Defective thermostat
of KTM LC4 in Maribor. Bad Weather every day (windy, cold, rain non-stop), bad
roads in Romania. The motor chain of Michael's Yamaha teared, and 10 kilometers
away from German boarder on last day of trip - Help by ADAC four hours later:
Organising the Transport back to Wuppertal of Michael's Motorbike, because the
chain damaged "Hinterradschwinge" also. He took a car from Chemnitz
"sponsored" by ADACplus.
Book or publication: none
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: Avoid the main transit routes (radar/ control)
and you will get much experience of people and culture. Tell us your questions
at Bernd's Motorcycle Meeting in Malmedy or via E-Mail
Earlier Experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours: Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Slovenia & Croatia (12.09.-21.09.2003), Scandinavia (12.07.-02.08.2003), Italy from
North to South & Sicilia, Suisse (31.08.-14.10.2001), Portugal, Spain, Andorra
& France (23.07.-11.08.2000), BeNeLux (1998+99)
25.07.2004 1st summary
from Corinna who has been at the Tesch-Mc-Meeting for Worldtravellers in 2004,
2003, 2002
27.07.2004 1st last update
07.06.-04.07.2004
Thomas Risse
(German, born ??)
- Plan Ostseeumrundung mt SUZUKI
DR 800.
Search for partner to travel with
25.11.2003 1st information
06.12.2003
1st request for update
16.04.2003 2nd time 2003 + 2004 participant of TTTreffen
July/August
2004
Nicole Hauffe (German, 17.02.1974) and
Miroslav Blanarik (Slovak, 11.08.1974)
Miro and Nicole plan to go on a
FJ 1200 Side-Bike sidecar through Norway.
Route: to be planned
Purpose
of travel: going further north this time
The best: we will see
The
worst: we will see
Book or publication: private diary will be available
05.02.2004
1st information
15.08.2004 - 05.09.2004
Violetta Janzen (German, born 26.11.1973) und Jörg Walter (German, born 8.3.1974), und Benjamin Hargarten (German, born 10.05.1974)
+ Germany - Turkey. Violetta (BMW F650 GS Bj. 2002) and Jörg (BMF F650 GS Dakar Bj. 2004) and Benjamin (KTM 950 Bj. 2003) rode from Hanover to Istanbul and back in 20 days 6.000 kms (Macht 300 km / Tag ohne freien Tag).
Route: Germany, Austria, Slowenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany. We avoided big cities except for Istanbul and took where possible a rather direct connection. At the first half to Turkey we first crossed the Alps. After Slowenia we came to Croatia. From there we drove until Albania along the mediterranean coast. Albania enforced us to drove more in interior regions. After then crossing Greece we reached Turkey and had two nice recreational days in this huge city. Backwards we headed the route complete in the interior of Europe and startet in Romania.
The best: Each country and huge differences in culture, languange and nature all within europe
The worst: Destroyed cities in war areas ( Croatia + Serbia ) and the poorly developed and poor country Albania in the middle of rich Europe
Important useful information to others: A lot! But at the end just do it! If you've particular questions please contact us.
21.04.2006 Participant of the 28th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers.
21.05.2006 Last update
17.08.2004 - 11.09.2004
Klaus Blank (German, 1974)
and Markus Habdank (German, 1974)
- Along the "Black Sea". We are planning to travel from south-Germany
to a tour along the the black sea.
Purpose of your travel: Driving
offroad in Romania and Turkey, to experience the (almost) untouched beautiful
nature there and the very friendly people and there (poor) way of living to get
aware of our West-Europe affluence, to see what Chauchesco "created",
to broaden our horizon and last but not least to join sun and fun at the beaches
of the black sea.
Route: Germany - Austria - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria
- Turkey (little Asia) - (first planed to go with ferry to Russia & Ukraine,
but got Passport-problems for Visa) so with boat/ferry back to Constanta/Romania
- Hungary - Slovakia, Czechia, HOME
The best: We will see...
The
worst: We will see... (I guess the summer-heat around the black sea)
Book
or publication (about your tour): .......
Useful informations and TIPS
for others: visit http://www.bikeromania.de/
for more links and information about Romania
Earlier Experiences of big
Motorcycle-Tours: Also Romania - Bulgaria - Yugoslavia.... now I'm "infected" of the eastern countries...
27.12.2004 to 09.01.2005
Thomas
Weller (1973, German)
+ Euope > Russia
> Europe. Polar-Night tour to Murmansk
(Russia). Thomas rode solo with a ??? xyz kms ??
Purpose: Riding long
time on ice-tracks.
Route: Germany (Kausen - Travemünde) by ferry
to Finnland (Helsinki - Heinola - Kuusamo - Ivalo - Inar i- Kirkenes) - Russia
(Murmansk - Moncegorsk - Louhi - Kostomuksa - Kuhmo - Helsinki) by ferry back
to Germany (Travemünde - Kausen).
The Tour : Kausen-Travemünde,
enter the "finntrader" ?? ( was ist das ??) to Helsinki, the first 100km
in Finland were full of wet snow, then it became colder and the road conditions
became better and better, which meant "dry ice" on the road. Snow fall
most of the time during my tour. Sun goes down in south Finnland around 14.30
o´clock..... Passed the polar circle north of Kuusamo, rode to Ivalo/Inari
where the clouds allowed a look to the black heaven with thousands of stars. The
green polar-light began to glow : showtime ! Found a place for my tent, but it
began to snow......". Your motocycle is the first cross of the Russian border
in Kirkenes in this time of the year", the custom collector said. "Are
you sure?".... No problems at the custom or any checkpoint in Russia at all!
Rode to Murmansk, stayed there for two days. There was no sunrise at all, it´s
polar night. Rode to south, near to Petrosavodsk I turn to the karelian forest,
using small wood-cutter roads. Back to Finland.Back to Germany.
The best: I met very friendly Russian people.
The worst: I got bitten by a dog
(not really hard...)
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: many
km´s in Skandinavia summer and wintertime, Europe , Iceland. Could you please
ride about this earlier tours here a bit more detailed: How long , solo ?, with
which motorcycle ?
20.02.2005 1st summary.
20.02.2005 1st request for update.
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2005
03.05.2005
- 11.09.2005
Prof. Dr. Constantin Turcanu (Romanian, born 23.02.1940)
+ Rounds in Europe. Constantin rode 21.000 kms in 2005 on two tours in Europe with two motorcycles.
Purpose: Constantin plans solo a tour through Europe with
HONDA Deauville 650 beause the occasion of his 40th anniversary of his Motorbike
Driving Licence. Motto of the trip: A rational
life and a motorbike spirit allow ridding by motorbike around Europe through many
countries even at 65 years old.
The Aim of the Trip: To be an example for the young people; considering the possibility of motorbike travelling so many years; they will learn to organise much better their lives. This trip is also a good example for the seniors with regards the way to feel young for many years
Planned route: Phase 1. May 03-15, 2005, 7000km, Romania, Hungary, Austria,
Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, probably Norway, Sweden and return to Romania
Phase
2. June 06-26, 2005, 11000km, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland,
France, Spain, Portugal, (probably Morocco,Algeria), Italy and return to Romania.
Phase
3: August 05-10, 2005, 1600km, Bucharest-Iasi (Romania), Chisinau- Moldova and
return to Bucharest.
Phase 4: September 08-11, 2005, 700km, Special trip Bucharest-Danube
Delta-Bucharest combined with motorboats travel
Done route: 30.000 km
The first stage 29.04. - 15.05.2005: Romania ( Bucharest) - Hungary ( Budapest) - Austria ( Vienna) - Germany ( Munich, Hannover, Luneburg, Hamburg) - Denmark ( Flensburg, Kolding, Arhus, Kobenhavn) - Sweden ( Malmo) and back - about 9.000 km using Honda 650 Deauville.
The second stage 07.06. - 23.06.2005: Romania ( Bucharest) - Hungary ( Budapest) - Austria ( Vienna) - Germany ( Munich, Kempten, Freiburg) - Schwitzerland ( Basel, Lausanne) - Italy ( Torino, Savona) - France ( Nice,Marseille,Perpignan) - Spain ( Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia, Alicante, Cartagena, Almeria, Malaga, Algeciras) and back - about 12.000 km using Yamaha FJR 1300.
The third stage: Tour of Romania (Meetings in Donau Delta, Iasi, Cluj, Sibiu, Brasov, Ploiesti, Timisoara) - about 9.000 km, during the 2005 year.
The best: The proper organisation of traffic in Europe.
The worst: The heat of south of Spain.
Earlier experience: Travel from Danube Delta to INTERMOT 2004 Munich: Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany and return
Publications, films: 2 movies and many pictures.
Useful tips for others: Protection clothes for rain and cold in the north of Europe.
14.02.2005 I wrote to Constantin that I would recommend him to
start at the 27th.Tesch-Meeting. But for sure NOT to travel so many kms in such
a short time !
28.11.2005 last request for update
21.-23.03.2006 Constantin plans to participate the 28th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers.
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Hans Oostendorp before: He tried to swim over the lake...with Tesch-Travel-Tasche on XT 600 E....
Hans Oostendorp during his try...: He nearly made it with Tesch-Travel-Tasche on XT 600 E....
Hans Oostendorp after his try...: He neaded a comfortabele rest....with Tesch-Travel-Tasche on XT 600 E....
29.05.2005 - 26.06.2005
Hans Oostendorp (Dutch, born 11.06.1976)
+ Scandinavia. Hans rode solo Scandinavia with YAMAHA XT 600 E (with Tesch-Travel-Träger and Tesch-Travel-Taschen). In 29 day's, 12.784Km, 1300 pictures, everything went perfect..
Purpose: A test to see if I can make true, a long kept dream of making motorcycle travels. To see if I am able to do solo tours. This was a test holiday to test equipment and spirit. Perhaps the first tour of many?
The Aim of the Trip: To make dreams come true. Anything is possible, never give up. To live every day completely different then a normal office day and enjoy the world around us.
Route: 29.05.2005 - 30.05.2005 : Netherlands, Germany, Denmark. 31.05.2005 - 03.06.2005 : Sweden 04.06.2005 - 06.06.2005 : Finland 06.06.2005 - 07.06.2005 : Norway (passed 5000Km on 07.06) 07.06.2005 - 09.06.2005 : Northcape 09.06.2005 - 13.06.2005 : Norway 13.06.2005 - 15.06.2005 : Lofoten Norway 16.06.2005 : Sweden (again) 17.06.2005 - 23.06.2005 : Norway (Trondheim, Bergen, Oslo) 24.06.2005 - 26.06.2005 : Denmark, Germany, Netherland
The best: Difficult to say. The bautifull Lapland in Finland, Nortcape, Lofoten, Oslo. Small roads near Russia, muddy roads near Pokka. Empty camp sites. A warm sleeping bag after a cold raining day!
The worst: Day's I couldn't find a place to sleep, with rain pouring all day long with cold temperatures. Earlier experience: Driving by motorcycle for three weeks through snow and cold in december 1999 - december 2000 from Netherlands to Spain (also kept hand written diary). My very first motor cycle holiday in 1997: 5000Km's through europe (Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Germany, Tshechie, Austria, Switserland, France, Luxemburg, Netherlands.) Publications: Not yet, busy writing book about Nortcape 2005.
Useful tips for others: Bring a good tent with a very good sleaping bag. Even when you are wet and cold after al long day, your are warm and dry in your tent. A good sleep is very improtant! Also eat very well. If you don't eat and drink enough, you can't think well. If you can't think well you wont' enjoy your tour as much as you could. And even worse, perhaps make stupid mistakes.
Plans for the future: Iceland! after that: England, Greece
I still think about my holiday al lot. It was a perfect tour. I still use the panniers every single day, for shopping, moving computers etc. Where would I be without them? I realy don't need a car.
31.07.2005:
Thanks again for all your help, it made all that possible. The first travel of
many. Can't wait for the next one. The panniers are perfect.
30.11.2005 Last update.
2005: One month 13000Km Nordkapp through Sweden, Finland and Norway on a Yamaha XT600E 2001 with Tesch Alu-boxes and rack
2006: One month 10000Km Iceland, through Denmark and Faroe Islands on a Yamaha XT600E 2001 with Tesch Alu-boxes and rack.
2007: Car accident, neck injuries, unable to travel by motorcycle for a while.
2014: New KTM instead of XTZ 600 E.
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07.06.2005 - 01.07.2005
Franz Roentgen (German, born 07.05.1950) your www.dom-garten.de
- Franz plans to ride rode solo Around the Eastsea (Ostsee) with YAMAHA XJ900 S.
8700 kms.
Route: Germany (Cologne - Hamburg- Lübeck - Rostock)
- Polen (Szczechin - Reda - Gdansk -Elbag) - Russia (Kaliningrad) - Lithuania
(Taurage - Joniskis) - Latvia (Riga) - Estonia (Tallin) - Russia (Sankt Petersburg
- Vyborg) - Finland (Helsinki - Turu - Vaasa - Viltsaari - Vartius) - Russia (Kostomuksa
- Louchi - Murmansk - Raja - Jooseppi) - Finland (Ivalo - Rovaniemi - Tornio)
- Sweden (Kalix - Umea - Stockholm - Malmö) - Danmark (Kobenhavn - Lolland)
- Germany (Putgarden - Lübeck - Hamburg - Cologne).
Purpose of travel: Fun. Meeting the best girls / boys worldwide???
The best: Freedom.
Sun. Friendship of Russian people.
The Worst: ??
Earlier Experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours:...???
Useful tips for others: ??
12.2002
1st contact
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12.08.2005 - 22.08.2005
Corinna Ziebarth (German, 10.08.1977) and Jochen Stather ("JoeDakar", German, 25.02.1971)
+ "Crossing Europe in 8 days". The trip including the complete story is presented on : www.CoWrinna.de , www.joedakar.com and www.Wunderlich.de Corinna ( BMW R1200RT modified by Wunderlich GmbH, Sinzig/Germany) and Jochen (BMW K1200R modified by Wunderlich GmbH, Sinzig/Germany) travelled round about 10.000km through Europe within 9 days (8 days were planned)
Starting from Sinzig/Germany through Poland, Lithuania, Lativa, Estonia, Finland, Norway (Northcape), Sweden, Danmark, Germany, Luxembourg, France and Spain to Europe Point at Gibraltar (GB). Flight back from Jerez de la Frontera/Spain to Frankfurt-Hahn/Germany by Ryanair. The motorbikes were driven back to Sinzig/Germany by Erich Wunderlich and Frank Tholey.
Purpose of your travel: Testing the brandnew BMW Motorbikes and Accessoires produced by Wunderlich and testing ourself. Reaching the best time in long distance riding on a motorbike and crossing Europe. Gaining a worldrecord in motorcycling from the Northcape/Norway to The Europe Point/ Gibraltar.
Route: Germany (Sinzig - Zwickau - Dresden) - Poland (Breslau - Piotrkow - Warschau - Suvalki) - Lithuania (Kaunas) - Lativa (Riga) - Estonia (Kabli - Tallin) - Finland (Helsinki - Lahti - Oulu - Kemi) - Norway (Kautokeino - Alta - Olderfjord - Northcape - Olderfjord) - Finland (Pello - Tornio) - Sweden (Haparanda - Lulea - Umea - Stockholm - Helsingborg) - Denmark (Helsingor - Kopenhagen - Rodbyhavn) - Germany (Puttgarden - Hamburg - Hannover - Köln - Sinzig - Trier ) - Luxemburg - France (Metz - Dijon - Lyon - Montpellier - Perpignan) - Spain (Girona - Barcelona - Valencia - Almeria - Granada - Malaga - La Linea) - Gibraltar/Great Britain.
Info:This trip was quite different to our normal way and intention to travel. We like more to ride slower, having time to relaxe, to rest on nice campsites and places. We like to talk to native people and other traveller we meet. We only wanted to know, if it is possible to do a trip like this. Now we know it works! And that is enough! Both, we prefere traveling more intensive without a counter of time and kilometers.
The best: No technical problems!!! We never break traffic regulations (e.g. speed limitations etc.)!!!!!! On tour together with Jochen. Interest of people alongside the roads, different landscape of European Continent.
The worst: The third day! Pain everywhere.... Many changes of weather, it was raining every day a few times! +0,5°C at Northcape, Less time to see interesting places during the trip.
Book or publication: in several newspapers and motorcycle journals, Websites ( www.wunderlich.de , www.joedakar.com , www.cowrinna.de)
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Always travel that you have time to watch the flowers (Quote). Easy crossing of country borders, because of enlargement of the European Union.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours of CORINNA: Marocco (21.10.-12.11.2005), Middle & Eastern Europe (05.2005), Andorra & Spain (09.-10.2004), Romania (2004), Slovenia & Croatia (12.09.-21.09.2003), Scandinavia (12.07.-02.08.2003), Italy from North to South & Sicilia, Suisse (31.08.-14.10.2001), Portugal , Spain , Andorra & France (23.07.-11.08.2000), BeNeLux (1998+99) Corinna has been at the Tesch-Mc-Meeting for Worldtravellers in 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours of JOCHEN: Eurasientour (2003), Siberia (2004), Syria (Winter 2005). Jochen has been at the Tesch-Mc-Meeting for Worldtravellers in 2005.
17.11.2005 1st summary. At once o.k.
20.02.2012 1st request for best foto.
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11.09.2005 - 30.09.2005
Violetta Janzen (German, born 26.11.1973) und Jörg Walter (German, born 8.3.1974), und Benjamin Hargarten (German, born 10.05.1974)
+ North-East-Europe. Violetta (BMW F650 GS Bj. 2002) and Jörg (BMF F650 GS Dakar Bj. 2004) and Benjamin(KTM 950 Bj. 2003) rode from Hanover around the baltic sea
Route: Germany , Poland , Lithuania , Latvia , Estonia , Finland , Sweden , Germany (5000 km round trip) in 19 days.
The best: Good weather conditions (with luck) even in Finland. Natives told us that usually the floor is covered with snow this time. Interestingly the baltic countries are each different in culture and landscape. As not insider of these regions we had expected more differences.
The worst: Carcass ("Überreste") of soviet culture in the baltic countries. Sometimes cultural clashes ...
Important useful information to others: Not that much surprises due to most countries are within the Western European Union.
21.04.2006 Participant of the 28th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers.
21.05.2006 Last update
14.10.2005 - 27.10.2005
Klaus Blank (German, born 24.01.1974)
+ Germany - Israel. Klaus
rode solo overland 5688Km in 13 days wih a BMW 1150. Includig two adventures in Syria.
Purpose of your travel: To experience the Moslem- and Arabic countries and their hospitality. The Turkish landscape. The Syrian desert. Finally to arrive in a nice, civilized country.
Route : Laupheim (south Germany), Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel. (5588Km)
Highlights: Beeing fully independent and free, landscape in Turkey, invitations/presents from Turkish people, hospitality of the Syrian people, invitation for dinner from a poor Syrian man, who didn't speak english at all, driving through the Syrian desert - hitting military-camps..., the great feeling to be after all in a civilized, modern, clean country with friendly, educated people.
The worst: Holded and interviewed for app. 13hours from Syrian "security"
Book or publication: No
Useful informations and TIPS for others: contact me.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Driving along the Black Sea
11.11.2005 ist summary
2006
01.04.2006 - 30.08.2006
Gine Willrich (Germany, geb. 09.03.1959)
+ Europe. Gine rode solo 25.000 kms crossing through Europe with a Suzuki GN 250 (1987).
Purpose of your travel: Looking for adventue and to see a part of the world.
Route : Europe 25.000 kms (Germany - Poland - Slowakia - Hungary - Romania - Hungary - Austria - Germany - Denmark - Sveden - Norway - Finnland - Estonian - Latavia - Lithuania - Poland - Germany.
Highlights: It was a very geat time and an absolutely experience to ride all allone and to sleep only outdoor !
The worst: I had an bad accident in Oreada (Romaina). There are very bad roads with big holes, broken rocks, gravel, tracks, sand and much other not very funny things. Crossing the road, my frontwheel was caugt up in a track and we (my bike und me) took a purler. My knee and my rips were badly hurted. So I had to travel about 3000 kms with a bad woundet knee and rips...But my bike was all well!
And a short time further an attack. 50 kms further, out of the city, I needed a break, a little bit out of a village. There I had an attack: A very poor womem with a little gilrl by her side wanted to get money from me. I didn't give her, she tried to get it with violence, but I cood chase her. I had much luck, that she was alone.
Book or publication : You can read my report in "Megaphon", the newspaper of MC Kuhle Wampe, Germany, Nr. 1, 2 and 3 in 2007 (www.kuhle-wampe.de). A book is in work
My useful informations and TIPS for others: ... Ask for me by writing to Bernd Tesch..
cI never offer an email in my website because of prtotecd datas Give me an email: journalism.willrich@web.de...
My next experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: We (who ???) want to ride to Russia, Ural-Montains in 2009
09.04.2008 1st summary
15.04.2008 Last summary
25.04.2008 Participant of the 50th. Tesch-Globetrotter-Meeting
Book or publication : You can read my report in "Megaphon", the newspaper of MC Kuhle Wampe, Germany, Nr. 1, 2 and 3 in 2007 ( www.kuhle-wampe.de ). A book is in work.
My useful informations and TIPS for others: ... Ask for me by writing to Bernd Tesch.
My next experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: My husband an I want to ride to Russia, Ural-Montains in 2009
08.06.2006 - 08.07.2006
Hannes Rochau (German, birthday 26.06.1984)
- Plan:
Solo with a BMW F 650 GS from Germany (Stuttgart) to the Norwegen (North Cape) and back about 7.500 kms .
Purpose of your travel: to see a bit of the world
Route: Europe (Germany - Poland - Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia - (perhaps Russia) - Finland - Norway - Sweden - Germany)
Highlights: we will see
The worst: hope nothing
Book or publication : non
Useful informations and TIPS for others: non so far
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: non
08.03.2006 last summary
12.07.2006 1st request for update
11.06.2006 - 07.07.2006
Emanuel Karlsson ( Sweden , born 14.09.1979)
+ A round in Europe. In less than a month Emanuel rode solo 4000 km with a scooter Piaggio NRG MC3 50cc scooter through 12 countries.
Purpose of travel: To see how far you can get on a scooter
Route: Sweden - Germany - Czech Republic - Austria - Slovenia - Croatia - Italy - France - Italy - Switzerland - Austria - Germany - here the motor blew up. because it would take a week to get the spareparts Emanuel went home without scooter. This one will be trabsported to Sweden by insurance company.
The best: Great wheater, slow and quiet, great scenery. Taking only the small roads through every country really makes you experience it.
The worst: Beeing passed by all faster vehicles which made me really scaring. Info: A scooter is not made to go this far. The exaust-system broke after 12 hours. The engine broke down after only 16 hours, and then again after three weeks. Don't go this far with a scooter, you might get yourself killed. Website: http://www.mobilblogg.nu/emanuel
10.07.2006 1 st info and summary by Emanuel.
17.07.2006 1 st request for update
17.007.2006 Emanuel plans to travel farther with a stronger bike..
17.07.2006 -28.08.2006
Egon Milbrod (German, born 1954) http://www.milbrod.eu
+ Kaukasus. Egon fuhr solo mit BMW R 1100 RT ca. 10.000 km zum Kaukasus.
Route : Auf, in den Kaukasus! Deutschland - Polen - südliches Weissrussland (Region Golmel) - Ukraine (Kiew, Tschernobyl, Wolhynien, Lemberg, Odessa, Krim) - russischer Kaukasus (Naltschik, Elbrus, Beslan, Wladikawkas) - Rückfahrt über Ukraine (Donezk-Gebiet) - Rumänien - Ungarn (Budapest und Balaton) - Österreich (Großglockner) - Deutschland.
The best: Die verhältnismäßig guten Zustände in Weissrussland. Die vielen einfachen, herzlichen und freundlichen Menschen in den bereisten Ländern sowie die Gastfreundschaft unterwegs. Die herzliche und uneigennützige Werkstatt-Hilfe im Kaukasus. Der Zusammenhalt unter den "Bikern" ohne Ansehen der Person oder des Motorrades! In Wolhynien konnte ich nach einigem Zögern bei Altgläubigen (Mormonen?) schlafen. Überall war die Bewirtung landestypisch, nicht bombastisch aber ausreichend und uneigennützig!
The worst: Die korrupten Beamten des Ukrainischen Staates, die jeder Mafia konkurrenzlos überlegen sind! Da wird man einfach wegen Überfahren der Sperrlinie beim Überholen angehalten und soll 1000 Euro Schmiergeld zahlen, um nicht ins Gefängnis zu wandern. Man wird mit 90 m/h in einer Ortschaft geblitzt, obwohl der Tacho 60 zeigte und das gleiche Spiel. Da wird man gezwungen, 50 Euro Ökosteuer auf das Motorrad zu entrichten, trotz nagelneuem TÜV. Da werden einem an der Grenze notwendige Formulare nicht ausgehändigt, weil man die angeblich bereits am Mann haben sollte. Gegen ein "Dankeschön" bekommt man die Papiere und für die Hilfe beim Ausfüllen darf man wieder "Danke" bezahlen. Und unser Auswärtiges Amt kann angeblich nichts machen und nimmt diese "armen" Beamten in Schutz! Das gibt es so in dieser Häufigkeit und Dreistigkeit weder bei den Weißrussen noch in Russland und schon gar nicht im Kaukasus!
- Direkt in Naltschik tropfte Öl aus dem Simmerring, weil das Kugellager am Hinterrad defekt wurde. In Wladikawkas halfen mir dortige Biker in einer Motorenwerkstatt mit einem Simmerring von Toyota und einem Kugellager vom Panzer. Für die Reparatur und 5 Übernachtungen in der Gastfamilie wurde keine Gegenleistung verlangt, was nicht heißt, dass ich nichts gegeben habe!
- Die Grenze zu Georgien war komplett geschlossen. Kurz vorher gab es Grenzstreitigkeiten, die mit Waffengewalt ausgetragen wurden. Also hatte ich nur die Option an das Schwarze Meer zu fahren und mit der wöchentlichen Fähre um Abchasien (für EU-Bürger gesperrt!) nach Georgien zu gelangen oder umzukehren. Ein wahrlich schwerer Entschluss!
Important useful informations for others: Kann nur jedermann empfehlen diese Tour zu machen. Leider ist die Grenze nach Georgien nur schwer passierbar und zeitweise völlig geschlossen.
Book or publication : Eventuell demnächst ein Reisebericht in einer Zeitschrift oder auch auf einem Treffen!
21.02.2007 1st summary.
31.02.2007 First summary
30.03.2013 Last summary
31.07.2006 - 05.09.2006
Corinna Ziebarth (German, birthday 10.08.1977) www.cowrinna.de and Jochen "JoeDakar" Stather (German, 25.02.1971) www.joedakar.com
+ Germany - Wolga - Russia - Germany. Die lange Reise ca. 13.000 km nach Trulala. A long trip to Trulala ca. 13.000 kms: After a novel of the german/russian writer Wladimir Kaminer)
Purpose of your travel: Fun, Testing new assesories for Wunderlich, meeting people, discovering new landscapes
Route : Germany (Sinzig - Berlin) - Poland (Masuren) - Russia (Kaliningrad) - Lituania - Latvia - Russia (Wolgowerchowe - N.Novgorod - Kazan - Volgograd - Astrachan) following the river Wolga from the spring to the delta into the caspian sea. Crossing the russian Kaukasus to Ukraine (Krim). Back via Ukraine and Poland. In total approx. 13.000km
Highlights : Russian friendship and their open hearts and unconditional help! We hope we can give them somewhere and somehow something back! The worst: Russian Police trying hard to get money from us - they failed!
Book or publication: Daily update on www.wunderlich.de, report about the first leg of the trip in ReiseMotorrad Oktober edition, Presenz on INTERMOT Cologne at Wunderlich and Tourenfahrer. Book will be writen after the tour. Extended reports on our webpages www.cowrinna.de & www.joedakar.com
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: Make sure you stay into the rules! If the police takes you into the office ask for their personal number and name. They have to give this to you and you have something to deal for your papers! What ever they tell you, they can NOT take you into jail. Bring a lot of time and nerves.... talk in loud German to them!
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Eurasien Tour (Düsseldorf - Vladivostok) 2003 (Joe), Sibirian Altai 2004 (Joe), Europe up and down (Corinna) East Europe (Corinna), X-Europe Recordtrip (Sinzig - Nordkapp - Sinzig Gibraltar in 9 days) Joe & Corinna, Marokko 2005 (Corinna), Moskau express (in 6 days) Joe......
05.09.2006
I got an overview before and short after the tour. Thanks, Jochen !
2007
01.06.2007 - 30.06.2007
John Ross (British, birthday 20.03.1966)
- Europe North- South. John plans to ride from the North Sea to Gibraltar over some 6,000km with YAMAHA XT600 Tenere 3AJ.
Purpose of your travel: We intend to maximise the off-road component and at present the route is 70% off road. We hope to raise money for the Charity Riders. Website ???
Route: Europe 6.000 kms (Netherlands - Belgium - France - Andorra - Spain - Portugal - Spain - Gibraltar)
Highlights: Camaraderie, new experiences
The worst: All will be part of the adventure
Book or publication : Hopefully a motorcycle magazine article or 2
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ....??
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: UK - Cyprus, South Africa - Zimbabwe - Malawi
06.03.2007 1st request.
13.03.2007 1st request for update
20.10.2006 - 22.10.2006
Torsten Merz (German, birthday 09.02.1977) no homepage
+ Germany - Romania.Torsten rode solo from Offenbach am Main to Bukarest with BMW R 1100 GS. 2.000 kms.
Purpose of your travel: start to work as a cook in Bukarest, to visit the east europe a bit.
Route : Europe 2.000 kms ( Germany (Offenbach, Würzburg, Nürnberg, Passau) - Austria (Wien, Nickelsdorf) - Hungaria (Györ, Budapest, Szeged) - Romania (Arad, Deva, Sibiu, Pitesti, Bukarest)
Highlights : no problems at all 3 borders, to cross a part of the carpats, no rain
The worst: the temperaturs in the evening
Book or publication: A long detailed story which you can ask via B.Tesch of him.
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: take care about the dogs and the streets in Romania.
Other Experiences of Motorcycle-Tours: during my time there I had a short travel to Odessa, Ukraine and Varna, Bulgaria. As well there I never had any problems. I thing what you hear about those countries is too bad. If you stay a bit normal and do not show your money to everybody and if you do not visit some "dark-places" the countrys are nice to visit.
28.03.2008 1st summary.
2008
Jens-Frederik Maug
in ??. The water was very cold.
??.??.2008 Abfahrt - ??.??.20?? Ende der Tour
Jens-Frederik Maug (German, born ??,??,1984) no homepage yet
+ Andorra . Jens (KTM 690 Enduro R) rode Germany-Andorra-Germany 1600km in 10 days.
Purpose of your travel: Jens is a beginner in traveling by motorbike since 2008. This was the first tour.
Fun. Meeting the best girls / boys worldwide / see beautiful countrysides.
Route : Germany - ?? - ?? - Andorra - ?? - ??- ?? - Germany.
Highlights: A very big Enduro area in south Andorra ( 2600m high ).
The worst: ??
Book or publication (about your tour): None.
My useful informations and TIPS for others: .... ??
My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: No. My plan in 2011 is to ride to Sweden with two other bikers. This will be my first travel by bike with only a tent.
04.04.2011
First summary
04.04.2011 First
request for update.
13.09.2011 Second request
03.01.08 -23.01.2008
Hans-Velten Reisch (German born 1965) mit
+ Germany - Northcape - Germany. Hans-Velten rode solo in wintertime to the northcape with HONDA CBX750 F km ?? in 20 days.
Route: Germany (Flens) - Danmark (Fredrikshavn) - Sweden (göteborg - E45) bis Finnland (mit Abstecher Kiruna-Kautokeino-Alta-Nordcap-E6) - Sweden (Göteborg mit Abstecher Hammerfest und Tromsö) - Danmerk (Fredrikshavn)- Germany (Flensburg?).
The best: Die freundlichen, hilfsbereiten, ehrlichen Menschen und die Natur sowieso. Man lernt mit der Natur zu leben und schürft seine Instinkte - keinen Streß mit der Polizei - Daß die Maschine wieder Flens erreichte.
The worst: Hinter Sweg Beinahcrash mit ner Rentierherde. Einige Stürze (ließ sich nicht vermeiden, da Vierzylinder und keine Spikes).
E6 (ausgenommen Pässe) war wettermäßig unintressant. Immer noch keinen wilden Elch gesehen.
Information for others: Ehrlich gesagt, Spikes wären schon empfehlendswert
Publication: norwegische Tageszeitungen
05.
04.2008 1st summary. Fisrt request for update.
24.03.2008 - 26.03.2008
Torsten Merz (German, birthday 09.02.1977) no homepage
+ Romania - Germany.Torsten rode solo from Bukarest to Offenbach am Main with BMW R 1100 GS. 2.000 kms.
Purpose of your travel: Finishing my work as a cook after 17 months staying in Bukarest.
Route : Europe 2.000 kms (Rumania (Bukarest, Pitesti, Sibiu, Arad) -Hungaria (Szeget, Budapest, Györ) - Austria (Nickelsdorf, Wien) -Germany (Passau, Nürnberg, Würzburg, Offenbach).
Highlights : no problems at all 3 borders, to cross a part of the carpats
The worst: the temperaturs, the snow, the rain and the trafic at Würzburg 30kms stop and go
Book or publication: A long detailed story which you can ask via B.Tesch of him.
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: take care about the dogs and the streets in Rumania. it was too early for this tour. A day before i rode in Austria they had a big crash on my way. 80 cars crashed together because of snow and ice on the street.
Other Experiences of Motorcycle-Tours: Offenbach am Main to Bukarest . I thing what you hear about those countrys is too bad. If you stay a bit normal and do not show your money to everybody and if you do not visit some "dark-Places" the countrys are nice to visit.
28.03.2008 1st summary.
23.05.2008 ca. plus 6 weeks
Günther Howecker (Austria, birthday 21.10.1962)
- Europe - Turkey. Günther plans to ride on his v-strom 650 ccm solo from Austria to the eastern part of Turkey.
Purpose of your travel: to see Kappadokien and most important: the experiences meeting other people and their culture
Route : 10.000 kms via slowenien, kroatien, bosnien, monte negro, albanien, mazedonien and greece to turkey - kappadokien. If there is enough time to the mountain ararat in Turkey. Back to Austria more to the north via bulgarien and serbien
Highlights : this I will tell you afterwards :-)
The worst: dito
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: ??
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:
2006: 4 weeks from austria via slowenien, kroatien and bosnien to dubrovnik, with the ship to bari (italy) and back (v-strom 650, 6.000 km)
2004: 6 weeks from austria via italy, france, spain to portugal (northern route) and back in the middle and the south. 2 people on a DR 650 incl. a tent.
2003: 4 weeks in india on a enfield from manali to leh and back (and over the highest pass in the world: 5.603 m to nubra valley - solo)
1997: 5 weeks from austria via switzerland to france (lac leman), via westalpen to provence and via italy back (cagiva elephant 900) and a lot of other small trips through europe (exept the northern part)
24.11.2007 1st summary
Motorrad-Russland. Motorrad-Novosibirsk.
01.07.2008 (8 weeks planed, after 4 weeks crashed and broke his shoulder)
Konrad Amandi (German, born 1977 http://planlosost.blogspot.com /
+ "Around Lake Aral". Usbekistan and back. Konrad planned to ride solo 11.000 km to Lake ARAL and back on a BMW F 650 GS DAKAR.
Purpose: To fullfill his wish after he finsihed his study. His "wife and girlfriend Natalie" recommend him to do this !
Planned route: Europe (Deutschland - Tschechien - Slowakei - Ungarn - Rumänien - Moldawien - Ukraine) - Asia (Russland - Kasachstan - Usbekistan.
Zurück über Kasachstan - Russland) - Europe (Estland - Lettland - Litauen - Polen - Deutschland)
Real route: 5.600 km - Germany - Czech Republik - Slovakia - Hungary - Romaina - Moldova - Ukraine - Russia - Kazakhstan (and back to a german hospital by plane)
The best: Beautiful Romania
The worst: Accident in the desert near the usbekistan border. Broken shoulder and game over for this motorbike solo trip.
Best Tips: Visit Krim in the Ukraine - one of the most beautifull places I ever saw
Earlier experiences: few motorbike tours through western and north europe
25.04.2008: Participant of the 50th. Tesch-Travel-Treffen
May 2008. Tesch-Travel-Taschen
01.07.2008 1st summary by Bernd Tesch
01.07.2008 Asked Konrad for update
15.03.2011 Konrads update (sorry for the delay)
14.08.-25.08.2008
Egon Milbrod (German, born 1954) http://www.milbrod.eu
+ Um die Ostsee. Egon fuhr solo mit BMW F 800GS ca. 5.000 km um die Ostsee („Kurz weg“ - Tour)
Route: Bitte konsequent jeweils VOR den Angaben wie Z. B. Odessa ec. konsequent den Staat angeben, wo das liegt, damit das jeder versteht.
Route : Deutschland – Pommern - Preussen – Litauen – Lettland – Estland – Petersburg – Kishi – Karelien – Deutschland
The best: Eigentlich alles! Ich rate Jedem, der diese Länder bereisen möchte, es unbedingt zu tun. Einfache preiswerte Herbergen sind ebenso wenig ein Problem wie hochpreisige gute Hotels. Die Landschaft ist bezaubernd und die Infrastruktur gut. Es gibt viele Nationalparks, die touristisch gut erschlossen sind. Die Städte sauber und ordentlich und kutltiviert, wenn auch nicht immer ganz billig!
The worst: Die russische Polizei kann einen EU-Bürger jederzeit vorläufig festnehmen und 12 Stunden ohne Rechtsbeistand verwahren (russisches System!).
Important useful informations for others: Ein wenig Englisch genügt, wenn man dann noch Deutsch kann, ist alles paletti! Die jungen Leute im Baltikum sprechen mehrere Fremdsprachen! Russland ist nicht das Baltikum und Petersburg hat nichts mit Russland zu tun!
Book or publication: Eventuell demnächst ein Reisebericht in einer Zeitschrift oder auch auf einem Treffen!
16.05.2010 First summary.
17.05.2010 First request for update.
20.02.2013 Second request for update.
14.08.-25.08.2008
Egon Milbrod (German, born 1954) http://www.milbrod.eu
+ Um die Ostsee. Egon fuhr solo mit BMW F 800GS ca. 5.000 km um die Ostsee. Ich nannte diese meine Tour „Kurz weg“ .
Purpose: Einfach mal einen kurzen Urlaub machen!
Route: Deutschland - Polen – Litauen – Lettland – Estland – Russland (Petersburg – Kishi – Karelien) – Finnland und dann non stop über Schweden und Dänemark nach Hause (Lübeck)!d.
The best: Eigentlich alles! Ich rate Jedem, der diese Länder bereisen möchte, es unbedingt zu tun. Einfache preiswerte Herbergen sind ebenso wenig ein Problem wie hochpreisige gute Hotels. Die Landschaft ist bezaubernd und die Infrastruktur gut. Es gibt viele Nationalparks, die touristisch gut erschlossen sind. Die Städte sauber und ordentlich und kutltiviert, wenn auch nicht immer ganz billig!
The worst: Die russische Polizei kann einen EU-Bürger jederzeit vorläufig festnehmen und 12 Stunden ohne Rechtsbeistand verwahren (russisches System!).
Important useful informations for others: Ein wenig Englisch genügt, wenn man dann noch Deutsch kann, ist alles paletti! Die jungen Leute im Baltikum sprechen mehrere Fremdsprachen! Russland ist nicht das Baltikum und Petersburg hat nichts mit Russland zu tun!
Useful tips for others: Einfach hinfahren und selbst schauen! Die Länder und die Orte auf dieser Route sind einfach grandios und sicher!
Book or publication: Vorträge, kostenlose Motorradzeitschriften.
16.05.2010 First summary.
17.05.2010 First request for update.
20.02.2013 Second request for update.
18.07.2009 – 14.08.2009
Egon Milbrod (German, born 1954) http://www.milbrod.eu
+ Kaukasus. Egon fuhr solo mit BMW F 800GS ca. 8.000 km in den Kaukasus zu Freunden.
Purpose: Visit Friends in the Kaukasus-Region, exploring Romania and Moldavia
Route: Lübeck – Slovakei – Ungarn – Rumänien (Kaparten) – Moldavien – Ukraine (Krim) – Russland (Wladikawkas – Wolgograd – Moskau) – Ukraine - Polen - Lübeck.
The best: Die Karparten-Region und Rumänien im allgemeinen sind ein hervorgendes Ziel für Motorradfahrer. Die Infrastruktur (preiswerte Unterkünfte) und die Straßen sind in Ordnung. Kulturell hat diese Gegend viele Schätze zu bieten! Im Kaukasus konnte ich viele Freundschaften auffrischen. Wolgograd sollte unbedingt von jedem Deutschen einmal besichtigt werden. Von der russischen Grenze ging es non stop bis nach Lübeck!
The worst: No problems at all, wirklich!
Useful tips for others: Die Versorgungslage wird immer zuverlässiger. Ersatzteile gibt es ausreichend. In jedem Dorf können kleinere Reparaturen ausgeführt werden. Der ADAC hilft flächendeckend, wenn auch nicht in 24 Stunden. Überall war problemlos Handy-Empfang möglich. Jeder kleine Stadt hat ein Internet-Cafe!
Book or publication: Vorträge, kostenlose Motorradzeitschriften ???
20.07.2010 – 11.08.2010
Egon Milbrod (German, born 1954) http://www.milbrod.eu
+ Albanien. Egon fuhr solo mit BMW F 800GS ca. 8.000 km in Albanien umher
Purpose: Neugierde! Man hört viel über Albanien, aber es gibt wenige, die bereits da waren!
Route: Von Hamburg mit dem Autoreisezug nach Triest (Italien), dann nach Zagreb (Kroatien) und mit einer Station in Sarajewo nach Albanien. Zurück entlang der Adria nach Istrien (Kroatien) und ab Triest mit dem Autoreisezug nach Hamburg
The best: 3 Wochen in Albanien!!!!!! Kultur, Strecken in allen möglichen Zuständen, nette Menschen, gute Versorgung.
The worst: Die Hitze! Schwarze Rukka macht sich nicht gut bei permanent 35 – 39 Grad im Schatten!
Useful tips for others: Unbedingt vorher Grundmann “Reisehandbuch Albanien” studieren!
Book or publication: Vorträge, kostenlose Motorradzeitschriften, Motorradfahrer 6/2011.
2009
19.07.-13.08.2009
Egon Milbrod (German, born 1954) http://www.milbrod.eu
+ Kaukasus, Wolgograd, Moskau. Egon fuhr solo mit BMW F 800GS ca. 10.000 km zum Kaukasus und über Wolgograd und Moskau zurück. („Bei Freunden“ - Tour)
Purpose: ???
Route: Bitte konsequent jeweils VOR den Angaben wie Z. B. Odessa ec. konsequent den Staat angeben, wo das liegt, damit das jeder versteht.
Deutschland - Schlesien - Slowakei - Ungarn- Rumänien (Bukowina) – Moldawien – Transnistrien - Odessa – Krim- Naltschik – Wladikawkas – Wolgograd – Moskau – Kursk – Wolhynien – Deutschland.
The best: Auf der Hin-Reise waren der Besuch von Ausschwitz und die Klosteranlagen in der Bukowina das besondere Highlight. Moldawien und Odessa enttäuschten etwas. Danach war es eine Tour „Bei Freunden“. Nahezu überall wurden Bekannte aus den vorherigen Reisen besucht bzw. neue Bekanntschaften geschlossen. Der Schwerhörenden-Kindergarten in Luzk und die Schwerhörenden-Schule in Wladimir-Wolhynsk gehörten ebenfalls zu den Höhepunkten.
The worst: Eigentlich gar nichts. Die Ukraine ist immer noch korrupt. Kein Polizist, der auch nur im entferntesten unserem Bild von einem Freund oder gar Helfer entspricht. Am Besten man kann kein Wort ausländisch!
Important useful informations for others: Bitte sich unbedingt in diesen Ländern nach den Sanktionsmöglichkeiten für EU-Bürger erkundigen. Immer die Botschaft kontaktieren, wenn man angehalten wird, auch bei Kleinigkeiten (die wollen das so!). Immer genau informieren was eine „kleine Träne“ ist, wenn man denn schon unbedingt zahlen will! Ansonsten viel Zeit haben!
Book or publication : Eventuell demnächst ein Reisebericht in einer Zeitschrift oder auch auf einem Treffen!
16.05.2010 First summary.
17.05.2010 First request for update
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