Going east never was a part of my plans. But as the weather forecast brought news of a heatwave in France I had to, regrettably, drop the French Alps. Sometimes in life, well maybe a little more often than sometimes, things don’t turn out as you’d hoped. When it happens one just have to improvise,…read more>>
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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>>
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>>
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>>
Months of waiting, but soon over
Months of waiting is soon over. Later half of February I was briefly “reunited” with my bike. I’d not seen it since I left it at my dealer late August 2018. Since then it’s been given a complete overhaul. When I say complete, I really mean… complete. What happened? Full details you can, if you…read more>>
Waiting in limbo for the beemer return
Waiting, a state that often brings the sense of progress to a grinding halt. Or, an Idleness that sometimes seem to consume any sense of progress. Waiting is indeed what i am doing these days, in limbo. For my “adventure tool” to return home. For the past month and a half my big motorcycle has…read more>>
West Germany & Zonk – 2018 Summer adventure (Part 3)
West Germany is easy to travel in, or through. With a plethora of road alternatives, friendly and forthcoming people, nice small cities, it’s quite enjoyable. Accommodation normally isn’t any problem. What might be tough is to get motorcycle service done during summer. Especially if you’ve not booked, good time in advance. It depends on where…read more>>