Motorcycle rides & adventures (general)

Here you find posts / series of posts  about motorcycle adventures & rides. In Norway and Scandinavia, as well as Europe. For Norway only? Try this page.

It’s all easy reading with some decent or half decent pictures. Occasionally videos too. I’m no vlogger, mostly use videos in a complementary way.  So short clips for the most part. Roads, routes and (good?) tips about accommodation (all non-sponsored) usually included as well.


Of five passes: Col de la Bonnette

Five passes on a day, in France

August 28th became the day of the five passes.  A long day, a pretty long ride. But what does that matter when you're in the ...
France . along D902

Gorges de Verdon and back up north

One of the plans of August 27th was Gorges de Verdon, and side south in France. There are beautiful sights to be seen there, in ...
Near Trelachaud. France

South into France, over to Italy

The next morning heading south in France was the plan. Said farewell to the great guys I met at Hotel Le Roitelet and continued first ...
Moto hotel Col de Bussang

Switzerland and France, 2021 Euro Adventure, day 5

Most people who travel by road in Europe, wind up in Switzerland. Or at least, travel through, on their way south, north, east or west.  ...
En route to Black Forest: somewhere in Germany

Black Forest and France, 2021 Euro Adventure, day 3-4

Black Forest, Schwarzwald in German, is a forested mountain range in south-west Germany. More precisely in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Bounded by the Rhine valley ...
Heading south: On the Larvik - Hirtshals ferry

Heading south, 2021 Euro Adventure, day 1-2

August 21st it was time to be heading south again. Given what happened to me last year the level of excitement was pretty high! Earlier ...
The 2021 riding season: Along Bjørgavegen

The 2021 riding season this far, posting lag

The 2021 riding season has been pretty exciting. So much so I've not had the inspiration to sit down a write something about it.  For ...
Before fate intervened: along Seljordsvatn (Seljord lake)

Fate and fatalities, early end of a summer season

Fate is, well for the most part, and for the most of us, unknown. Until it's the present or, as one sometimes look forward to, ...
August, view from the Miller's House in Aremark, Norway

Fall in Norway, seen from a motorcycle

Fall in Norway can be pretty spectacular when you ride about. On days with sun and decent temperature the brilliant colors transforms the landscape. Fall, ...
Through Wernigerode

Return north, 2019 Summer adventure, day 16-18

Return north was the next planned move. The adventure was coming to an end. But before the end, 3 days worth of riding, through Germany, ...