Germany & Holland was the target of day 2. I’d made reservations in Harlingen, by the Dutch coast. Planned to ride small roads, didn’t work out very well. Germany & Holland, and ferries Started reasonably early, the leg would be around 500 kilometers. I’d made the decision to take it easy in the beginning of…read more>>
Author: Knut Meyn
2019 Summer adventure, Day 1
2019 Summer Adventure, awesome, but things didn’t pan out as I’d planned them to. On the other hand, would that be abnormal? Nope, it’s more the norm. Looking back on the previous year’s adventures they all, pretty much, went down the same way. Things happened, shit or no shit happened. The plans morphed into pure…read more>>
10 000 kilometers on Michelin Anakee Adventure
10.000 kilometers on Anakee Adventure. 9.984 to be exact. That’s the fasit to date. I am every bit as satisfied as I was after the first impressions. Recently I was out riding on gravel again. No other tires I’ve had on my BMW R1200GS Adventure have felt this good near 10 000 kilometers. Some of…read more>>
2019 BMW S1000XR, a rocket ship with wheels
2019 BMW S1000XR model really is an awesome machine. A rocket ship on two wheels. In the hands of the not too experienced maybe even a tad too frisky. For the older lot, like myself, it’s about a lot more. Like comfort, smoothness, good geometry, excellent ride capabilities, plus power where you need it, when…read more>>
Anakee Adventure, gravel, dirt and offroad review
Anakee Adventure by Michelin is a dual sport tire. Designed for pavement as well as riding off the beaten track, on gravel, dirt and offroad. That is the claim, and so says all reviews I’d seen prior to acquiring them. Being a 80/20, or 80 percent on-road and 20 percent offroad, I was excited to…read more>>
Spring riding motorcycle style in Norway
Spring riding in Norway can be fun. Especially on the days when temp suddenly flips into early summer level, with snow across fields and along dry roads. Spring riding Good Friday or April 19th, if you like. Regardless, it was one fantastic day in the southern parts of the country. Truth be told, during this…read more>>
Michelin Anakee Adventure review & first impressions
Michelin Anakee Adventure was introduced early 2019. As the first reviews came out it was pretty evident this was a tire to be reckoned with. But how good are they? Naturally I had to find out. The tires from last year were almost done. So the BMW R1200GS Adventure was fitted with a set of…read more>>
Reminiscing & consuming, a fools tale
Reminiscing & consuming. A few days ago a friend shared some links to prog rock music not heard in ages. That sent me into a musical reminiscing mode. One particular song but it did not end there, thankfully. More about that shortly. On second thought, maybe not so shortly. A package from Chinesia Fast forward…read more>>
Modern engineering, not meant to last?
Modern engineering might be clever, but often not solid. Modern engineering is about cost efficiency, to save material or allow use of cheap material. The statement is founded on experiences made in recent time. I am referring to experiences made June 2018, when I had my motorcycle incident in Germany. Read about the details here…read more>>
Michelin Sirac review; a tire for allround usage
Michelin Sirac is a great allround tire for medium size adventure bikes. On pavement, gravel, dirt or offroad, it is a good choice. Here is my review. Michelin Sirac – first experiences Fall 2017 I bought my second motorcycle, a 1995 Honda XL600v Transalp. Decided that I needed something lighter, something for commuting and shorter…read more>>