The dumb way 'round

derf · 02-10-2010, 01:19 PM

http://kccd.no/home_en.html

(videos for those that dont understand how to read norwedish, episode 27 stars eric buell)
http://kccd.no/media_en.html

The King Croesus Contempt for Death trip 2009

Around The World on 70 year old motorcycles

Now more ambitious, crazy and risky than ever! We going out there again, putting McGregor and Boorman to shame, those girlie-men who did such a rough trip driving from London to New York on new BMW GS bikes and with massive support. Unlike McGregor and Boorman we ride our usual two 1937 Nimbuses with sidecars, and there’s minimal support along the way. We also ride twice their distance, don’t call it quits when reaching The Big Apple, but continue all the way around The World.
In 2006 we took the quick trip from Oslo to Singapore. This time we’ll ride from Norway through Siberia to Alaska, then down through North and South America. A boat will take us to South Africa from where we’ll ride up to Europe. Time of departure is April 2009.

The first leg alone will be longer than the trip to Singapore and the full distance will be about 70,000 kilometres (44,000 miles). Good thing the bikes are not even older than 70 years...

Particle Man · 02-10-2010, 03:28 PM

Yeah, pretty interesting. I've been following this on ADV

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=419271

(though I've fallen behind as of late

)

02-10-2010, 01:19 PM	#1
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	The dumb way 'round http://kccd.no/home_en.html (videos for those that dont understand how to read norwedish, episode 27 stars eric buell) http://kccd.no/media_en.html The King Croesus Contempt for Death trip 2009 Around The World on 70 year old motorcycles Now more ambitious, crazy and risky than ever! We going out there again, putting McGregor and Boorman to shame, those girlie-men who did such a rough trip driving from London to New York on new BMW GS bikes and with massive support. Unlike McGregor and Boorman we ride our usual two 1937 Nimbuses with sidecars, and there’s minimal support along the way. We also ride twice their distance, don’t call it quits when reaching The Big Apple, but continue all the way around The World. In 2006 we took the quick trip from Oslo to Singapore. This time we’ll ride from Norway through Siberia to Alaska, then down through North and South America. A boat will take us to South Africa from where we’ll ride up to Europe. Time of departure is April 2009. The first leg alone will be longer than the trip to Singapore and the full distance will be about 70,000 kilometres (44,000 miles). Good thing the bikes are not even older than 70 years... __________________

02-10-2010, 03:28 PM	#2
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Yeah, pretty interesting. I've been following this on ADV http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=419271 (though I've fallen behind as of late ) __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.