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Motorcycle ride in USA on Harley Davidson

Saturday, May 6, 2017 @ 08:18

4 days motorcycle ride, 3 colleagues and a lot of good experiences

Motorcycle rent
Thursday 13th April 2017 my colleagues Karsten, Kasper and I ready at Bayside HD which is located in Portsmouth, Virginia aprox 40 minutes drive from Norfolk on the eastcoast of USA. Experienced from earlier rentals, we showed up well before 9 am which is the official opening time as to be ready for an extended week-end with some rented Harley Davidson motorcycles.

As usual there are a lot of papers to fill in and sign and check of the motorcycles for damages. We have earlier experienced that even all details are sent on e-mail prior the rental, it takes easily 1½ hours from you

NMC had a self organized Tourstart training

Thursday, April 27, 2017 @ 07:36

Self organized Tourstart.org training
Henrik Jeanty Jensen is the preseident of Nordsjællands Motorcykel Club, Denmark (NMC) and Henrik is an enthuastic Tourstart.org user. NMC is a touring club in the northern part of Zealand, Denmark with 80 members. NMC goes for some common rides on both Sundays and Wedensdays - always planned on Tourstart by Henrik and Bjarne.

So the club members have heard a lot about Tourstart and they asked Henrik to have a Tourstart GPS training course. Quickly Henrik agreed - and the plans started. Henrik planned the training togehter with

Michelin Pilot Street tire review

Saturday, November 5, 2016 @ 07:48

Michelin Pilot Street tire review

As it happens with each of us, the time came for me to change my tires. I noticed a great improvement after changing my trusty YBR's horrendous stocks to a set of Heidenau tires. No more unpredictable behaviour on wet tarmac.

Yey! Anyway, after the German rubber wore out, it was time to try something French. I've heard great things about the Michelin Pilot Street – the little brother of Michelin Sport Touring for small to medium-size bikes. I fit a 2.75-18 and 100/90-18 onto my nifty '06 YBR 125.  


As with new running shoes, I start with new tires slow. I've noticed that there's barely any improvement in terms of handling at low speeds, it might be a simple

Bridgestone Battlax S21 test

Sunday, September 11, 2016 @ 19:31

Test of Bridgestone Battlax S21 tires

 
The conclusion of the test
The ultra short conclusion of the tire test: Impressive performance of the S21 tires.
 
The test
The tires were testet on my own Honda VFR 750 F and on a BMW S1000 RR which were kindly provided by the official BMW dealer in Denmark  Xpedit.
 
The tire test on the VFR
The tire test made on the VFR were made riding the route "Bridgestone S21 test tour"

Riders on the road

Thursday, April 28, 2016 @ 18:45

Riders on the road – what unites them all?

Many choose to ride motorcycles: some all year round, some just on the brighter days. But have you ever wondered why we enjoy taking our bikes out for a spin? Or why we often end up thinking about riding? I have stumbled upon similar musings several times and I think I might have just found an answer that is true for most.

The feeling of freedom
Power, noise, instantaneous response, agility – keywords often used to describe one's motorcycle.

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