Norway with a Tenere - .: XT660.com

Tom77 · # 1 30-06-09, 17:20

As you may know I recently moved to Norway and one of the first things I HAD to do was to get a new xt660 replacement for the one I was cruelly forced to leave behind in Denmark by the tax man! Anyway it provided me with the perfect excuse to buy a brand new xt660z, so I feel like I have benefited somewhat. Well my new mission is one of exploration. Exploration of the new and fantastic country I find myself in. I am embarking on a piecemeal, fairly unplanned "see where I end up" approach to my travels. I am fortunate that my job allows me some good time off every couple of weeks, so I am using this to base my travels on.
I have just started another period off, and the weather is very good so off I went for a little taster. I started out from Bergen and headed south to Os. A short ride through a valley to reach the port os Os. Then headed east into the hills. Here it gets interesting.
Almost no traffic, twisty roads and incredible views on every corner.

Twisty roads like this....

The views kept opening up, and I was having such a blast on my new Ten, that i didnt stop for so many pics on this run. I continued along Bj�rnfjord and toward Hardanger, through the small town of Tysse. More fantastic views and beautiful roads. I then headed back down toward Bergen.

A coffee stop here....

Then I took the old roads back down toward Bergen, avoiding all the tunnels, which really don't give you the best view! The old roads however, have hardly any traffic, because everyone else wants to go the quick way, and have impossibly fantastic views and are usually cling to the side of the mountains and valleys instead of underneath them. I think I will make it my modus operandi from here on to avoid tunnels wherever possible.

Here was the view down to the �steroy bridge from the "old road".

I continued on back down the valley, and whistled through town, and back to base. It was about a 250km round trip, which is a long way in Norway, and I was ready to go again. Still very comfortable, no pain, and after some 4hrs in the saddle, This is not too bad for a single, enduro based machine.
More to come soon. Next will be Hardanger.........

stuxtttr · # 2 30-06-09, 17:30

Sweet pics mate and you choose the best colour BLACK like a stealth fighter
I want to ride mine up to Nordkap when I have some spare time

Molgan · # 3 30-06-09, 17:36

You live in a beautyful country with a beutyful bike to explore it with. You are truly blessed!

duibhceK · # 4 30-06-09, 17:38

excellent pics, really looks like an awesome country to travel on the Ten.

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Originally Posted by stuxtttr

I want to ride mine up to Nordkap when I have some spare time

I was actually planning to do that this year but unfortunately(?) some real estate investments (new app with a BIG garage for all the motorbikes) have forced me to delay those plans with a year or 2...

21 incher · # 5 17-07-09, 19:01

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Originally Posted by Tom77

As you may know I recently moved to Norway and one of the first things I HAD to do was to get a new xt660 replacement for the one I was cruelly forced to leave behind in Denmark by the tax man! Anyway it provided me with the perfect excuse to buy a brand new xt660z, so I feel like I have benefited somewhat. Well my new mission is one of exploration. Exploration of the new and fantastic country I find myself in. I am embarking on a piecemeal, fairly unplanned "see where I end up" approach to my travels. I am fortunate that my job allows me some good time off every couple of weeks, so I am using this to base my travels on.
I have just started another period off, and the weather is very good so off I went for a little taster. I started out from Bergen and headed south to Os. A short ride through a valley to reach the port os Os. Then headed east into the hills. Here it gets interesting.
Almost no traffic, twisty roads and incredible views on every corner.

Twisty roads like this....

The views kept opening up, and I was having such a blast on my new Ten, that i didnt stop for so many pics on this run. I continued along Bj�rnfjord and toward Hardanger, through the small town of Tysse. More fantastic views and beautiful roads. I then headed back down toward Bergen.

A coffee stop here....

Then I took the old roads back down toward Bergen, avoiding all the tunnels, which really don't give you the best view! The old roads however, have hardly any traffic, because everyone else wants to go the quick way, and have impossibly fantastic views and are usually cling to the side of the mountains and valleys instead of underneath them. I think I will make it my modus operandi from here on to avoid tunnels wherever possible.

Here was the view down to the �steroy bridge from the "old road".

I continued on back down the valley, and whistled through town, and back to base. It was about a 250km round trip, which is a long way in Norway, and I was ready to go again. Still very comfortable, no pain, and after some 4hrs in the saddle, This is not too bad for a single, enduro based machine.
More to come soon. Next will be Hardanger.........

Beautiful! Debating to head for Russia or the Artic Cycle in a couple of years�looking at Google Earth to the names of the places you mention and the place looks, again, beautifully exhilarating.
　
Can I ask you three things?
Secondly: How far and how long would it take to get to the Artic Circle from Bergen, and back?
Thirdly: The second photo, who does the skid marks belong to?

　
　
　
　
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maxwell123455 · # 6 17-07-09, 22:58

Nice piccies mate, looks like a nice place to be and the tenere doing its job as your mule

Brewers Whoop · # 7 18-07-09, 10:36

Wow, looks a fantastic country to ride. I fancy doing a Nordkapp trip, too. Please post more photos as your exploration continues.

If only you'd chosen the superior white Ten.....

photographicsafaris · # 8 18-07-09, 22:49

Yes those skid marks indicate someone either avoiding something, or trying to stop in time for what looks like an exit on this side of the road.

Genuinely a worry

Tom77 · # 9 19-07-09, 11:18

Quote:

Can I ask you three things?
Secondly: How far and how long would it take to get to the Artic Circle from Bergen, and back?
Thirdly: The second photo, who does the skid marks belong to?

You can ride to the start of the arctic circle in a couple of days fairly easily from here. It would be a good ride, and there is some awesome scenery, with quite a bit of variety. I have worked up and down the coast, and I am always in awe of the scenery, plus I get to see it fro a very good perspective, usually about 2000'

The skid marks are nothing to do with me! Probably someone looking at the view as they drove by, then over correcting back across the road. There are no side roads here as it is a mountain road. Steep mountain one side up, and steep mountain other side down into the fjord. Wouldn't be many deer on this stretch either, so I would bet a sightseer.

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