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Rauchfrei seit 1203 Tagen.......

Smoke free for 1203 days.......

Author: Michael

First preparations part two or, where to put all the stuff ….

First preparations part two or, where to put all the stuff ….

The question came to me directly, so only a fentosecond after draping the newly purchased “camping aids” around the bike.
Finally, I had not changed for some reason from a K1200RS with luggage system and “rear shelf” on the Z1000.
The whole “stuff”, which traveled there for years, mostly empty, should not travel with the new bike.

And no sooner had I decided to implement the term “traveling lite” while riding a motorcycle, the invitation to a 14-day tour (including camping) heading north showed up.

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First preparations part one or that I still do that at my age.

First preparations part one or that I still do that at my age.

So not the fact to drive with the motorcycle further than the next “Treffen”. This is actually, even with the in terms of comfort rather sparsely equipped Z1000 not an issue. For the fun of driving is still too big.
No, what I mean is this feeling, in the evening only after the enjoyment of a six-pack of beer or a liter of red wine to lay down on a gauzy mat for the night, then the next morning, I do not want to talk of the incredibly simple “toilletry-walks” at night, to wake up feeling numb in the hip, only to find that many other parts of the body have joined the hip and you probably need half an hour to restore all body functions reasonably.
I mean … .. right! Camping!

 

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Why we won´t make it …..

Why we won´t make it …..

…. to the next century.

So not only me, that’s clear, but, as I have to assume, the whole of humanity. Right now, so in the middle of April I’m sitting on the balcony after a day with 27 degrees and “enjoy”  the evening with a little more pleasant temperatures and think about, that at that time actually different temperatures would be announced.
But, the obvious temperature shift up is just one point.

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Buy motorbike clothes, the right way ….

Buy motorbike clothes, the right way ….

It’s always been the same thing.
Off to Polo, Louis or Gericke, a supposed bargain from the almost unfathomable fund of East Asian sewing art, pay the price and find out at home that either the sleeves of the jacket or the pants legs are too short. Of course, the special offer is not really waterproof, because the “membrane” (something with -Tex at the end) is only dabbed and stops the cooperation already in light showers completely.


Now you should think, if something comes in from the outside, something could actually get out from inside. Keyword “breathable”!
But, far from it. The lack of cooperation of the BlaBla-Tex membrane does not apply to all directions. Means, after a few minutes in the sun you stew, who does not know that, in your own juice.
But, that is well known, after all, we do not buy a high-tech astronaut suit for the equivalent of a dinner for 2 at a 3-star-chef-owned restaurant, even if the things are sometimes advertised that way, or as with some premium brands, the price actually moves in the direction “I want to fly into space”.

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