North Cape by GTL

78jotadave said:
No sleeping in then? Thanks for sharing your ride, you are well prepared(y)(y). Don't sweat the oil change intervals; modern oils, even non-synthetic ones, will go the distance. You're not crossing deserts. No bears in Norway?
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Very few bears, but mosquitoes in the far north can get you through toughened glass. It does not get dark, bedroom windows have heavy blinds. North of the arctic circle the sun does not drop below the horizon.
 
Tippie said:
Very few bears, but mosquitoes in the far north can get you through toughened glass. It does not get dark, bedroom windows have heavy blinds. North of the arctic circle the sun does not drop below the horizon.
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Where do the mozzies get their blood from in a place with so few humans and warm blooded animals??!!
 
I am sure the Ramstaads at Alta will help you with an oil change, my own personal peference is that I never bother on a trip, no matter how long it is, since I need (currently) to put in about 400/500mm's after about 1500K's its constantly getting a bit of fresh. In the past, as in 1973 and new SF1 and 1980 and new 1200 (TOG) I did a roadside oil change on an earth or gravel lay by, straight onto the deck, then covered it up as best I could with loose stuff, environmentally friendly? definately not, which is a bit odd, since the oil usually comes out of the ground, its just a tad deaper or got the sea on top than where I dropped mine, but dont do that any more. since some 43 odd years, so was I advanced in my enviromental thinking?
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We were kayak camping just north of Trondheim last week, and were mercilessly attacked if the wind stopped by midges (sandflies, gnats, whatever they are called), at our campsite and bought nets to wear over our caps to at least keep our heads free of them. We were glad it wasn't mozzies though, and one guy from the uni told that there have been found reindeer in Finnmark, the far north, found dead from blood loss by mosquitoes, I believe it as I have seen a documentary that showed a herd stampeding into the sea with the air above them solid black from the swarm of the bloodsucking bastards. Be aware if you camp out Piet!
 
There are some horrible long-term diseases you can get in Oz from Mozzies, Ross River Fever, and Murray Valley Encephalitis, to name 2, bet there are similar ones there as well. Really hard to get over these. Best to avoid Moscektos. The best personal mozzie spray I have used is called RID. It was the only thing that stopped Sand Flies after floods that I have found.

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Jo said:
Interesting point (I mentioned this more as a joke). A lifetime HOG membership should certainly help with that (I wouldn't necessarily have expected one from you), and I'm sure they won't turn their backs on you! Besides, I think you've already checked out potential dealers of this type along your route.
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Yeah, I'm always good for a surprise... ;)

piet
 
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Encountered mozzies while sitting in the garden enjoying our Tuborg yesterday evening, moved into the sunshine and they left us alone.

Short quick ride today, 270km over the E6 to Sandvik. Only 4 hours, including fuel stop (!:ROFLMAO:) and bum recuperation. Instead of tackling the entire 570km to Bodo in one day, we decided to remain under our self-imposed limit of 350km/day. Bodo is planned for tomorrow. Landscape has once again changed, becoming quite barren again. Hung on to a local on a big enduro for a while, he towed us through the sparse traffic well over the limit... when in Rome, do as the Romans do. ;)

Temperature has been well over 20 degrees all day, 21 when we arrived at our B&B. Host said 30 degrees are expected next week! A chance of a fog-free pic at the Cape?

Cracked 3000km today, roughly another 1500-1700 to the top with our detour over the Lofoten Islands.

Along the way...

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Roads are generally excellent. Quite a lot of road construction is under way, the E6 is apparently being further developed, wider (faster?) than the remnants of the old road that can be detected in places.IMG_1993.JPG

The ol' beast still going strong. Quite a few looks of disbelief at the filling stations! Bit of bother with one of the zippers of the throw-overs, water and dust got to it and prevented it from closing. A dose of Motul Wash&Wax got it running smoothly again.

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Sunset today tomorrow 0:01, sunrise 2:22... "nights" are getting shorter by the day!

piet
 
Again great pictures. In my opinion, you both did well not to "tear down" the 570 km in one leg. What is a day more? Taking care of body and soul is utmost important ...
 
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Hi Piet.
What a great idea.
With a 750 Laverda to the North Cape.
Who still does that these days?
I don't begrudge it to anyone more than you.
It's cool that you're sharing it with us.
Have a good trip.
Stay healthy and no technical failures.

Ecki and Arndt
 
Jo said:
The only criticism I've so far, is that you should please make sure that you put the beautiful motorcycle in the foreground and the less beautiful one in the background ...

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I don't mind the firecracker Jo, it's performing well, no issues. Woki installed a Scottoiler, so even chain maintenance hasn't been necessary. Hasn't used a drop of oil, other than filling up, it hasn't been touched!

piet
 
Tippie said:
Very few bears, but mosquitoes in the far north can get you through toughened glass. It does not get dark, bedroom windows have heavy blinds. North of the arctic circle the sun does not drop below the horizon.
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Looking forward to that, Lee.

Already quite eerie with it being light for so long, I usually go to bed around 1:00-2:00, but Woki's tired around 23:00, so I need to try hard to fall asleep that early. Reveille is at 6:30, no issues for me getting out of the sack...

Sat outside in the sun with our reward Tuborg this afternoon. No mosquitos, but bloody big horse flies!!

Absolutely no wildlife to be seen... maybe for the better, don't fancy running into an elk, or having him run into me. :rolleyes:

piet
 
The trip is going fantastic for you Piet. After the delay due to the invasion by vlad it must be extra good. You are into reindeer country soon, they can be very hard to spot too.
We found that without heavy drapes, waking from night sleep felt like waking from an afternoon nap, fairly groggy. You cross the arctic circle just south of Bodø, it won't be much further before the sun doesn't set, three weeks since the solstice.
I finally got my SF out yesterday with it's new battery, shame on me, everyday life getting in the way. Our west coast ride a matter of which bike gets neglected. SF ride to Nordkapp in the future, hmmm....tick tick tick.
 
sfcpiet said:
I don't mind the firecracker Jo, it's performing well, no issues. Woki installed a Scottoiler, so even chain maintenance hasn't been necessary. Hasn't used a drop of oil, other than filling up, it hasn't been touched!

piet
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Adds credibility to Paul’s belief that the more you ride ‘em the better they run. When they were new there would be no hesitations about such a trip, no reason a rebuilt/restored one shouldn’t do just as well.
 
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