Touring Norway by an Englishman.

Started by stopintime, January 24, 2010, 08:17:51 AM

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stopintime

I have showed you guys pictures, but this video shows the riding opportunities in my country quite well.
Just a couple of months away.....

BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE  + S + KTM 950 ADVENTURE  IN "THE NORWAY ROUND"
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

Kopfjäger

Awesome video.  [clap]  I need to go to Norway.
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

angler

I highly recommend the country!  Can't wait to go back.  Bergen is seriously the hottie capital of the world and the scenery is spectacular.
996 forks, BoomTubes, frame sliders, CRG bar-end mirrors, vizitech integrated tail light, rizoma front turn signals, rizoma grips, cycle cat multistrada clip ons, pantah belt covers - more to come

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken

MotoCreations

Fantastic video (nice camerawork as well) -- not many times that I watch something and wish I was there!

I need to go make the same trip sometime with side detours through Sweden and Finland (I'm USA/Finnish heritage) -- and do it when I'm still single!  Anyone have a spare motorcycle they'd like to loan me for 2 or 3 weeks?

Also anyone know whom is the musician/artist in the background music throughout?

Thanks for posting!

hunduc

Quote from: MotoCreations on January 24, 2010, 12:39:15 PM
Also anyone know whom is the musician/artist in the background music throughout?

Thanks for posting!

YouTube says Sigur Ros.    Iceland. 

stopintime

Mark,

You can either ---
Take my bike in exchange for some MotoCreations goodies
or
Rent a bike and we can go together

The music is the Icelandic band Sigur Ros (victorious rose).
It's their first CD, Von (hope). It's the third track you hear in the video.
Their following albums are less dark, but very very very good.
The amount of depth and mistery/adventure is astounding.
Lyrics are a mix of Icelandic and a self invented "Hopelandish".
It's my favorite band - by a large margin.

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

Fergus

Cool video! How's Denmark for riding? I've got the Danish-American thing going (unfortunately not a choice on the census, or for scholarships, or affirmative action).

What's the helmet the guy on the R1200 is wearing? It looks to be full-faced, but have a nice field-of-view...

stopintime

Quote from: Fergus on January 24, 2010, 05:15:18 PM
Cool video! How's Denmark for riding? I've got the Danish-American thing going (unfortunately not a choice on the census, or for scholarships, or affirmative action).

What's the helmet the guy on the R1200 is wearing? It looks to be full-faced, but have a nice field-of-view...

Danes are very nice people, laid back and welcoming. Denmark is completely flat, which makes their
roads a little boring, IMHO.

I don't know excactly which brand, but I think it's not a full face - the chin bar isn't fully covering the chin. I would call it a Gold Wing helmet.....
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

Chucko9-696

Fantastic video , Amazing scenery. Thanks for sharing
'09 Monster 696
2013 Yamaha V Star 950 tourer

gOoIe B

I must ride these mountains... one day...

geoffduc

Hi Lars the scenery looks spectacular, [bow_down]
are you trying to wet our appetite's  ;) ;)

[coffee]
2015 scrambler FT
2009 monster 1100s

stopintime

Quote from: geoffduc on January 25, 2010, 09:51:30 AM
Hi Lars the scenery looks spectacular, [bow_down]
are you trying to wet our appetite's  ;) ;)

[coffee]

Any- and everyone is welcome to join me [moto]
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it