The All-Star Motorcycle Circus & Expedition

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CURRENT LOCATION:  Upper right corner is my SPOT Satellite track provided by SPOTwalla.  When activated, it [...]

Points of interest!

No trucks or 18-wheelers allowed on the autobahn/autostrata on Sundays!  The truck stops are packed.  Trucks with special permits are allowed to continue moving but this rule eliminates 95% of all truck traffic on Sundays.  This eases the free flow of traffic all across Europe on Sundays.

The other unique road visual [...]

Sat-May 12, 2012 – First things first! Bamberg Beer

This is Schlenkerla Smoke Beer Wheat — It’s an ale with light smoky aroma.  As Bavarian wheat beers, it is being brewed with a mixture of both barley malt and wheat malt.  The portion of Barley malt is hereby a classic Schlenkerla smoke malt, the wheat malt remains [...]

Fri-April 11, 2012

We gotta get out of Germany!  Yesterday’s ride to Rothenburg was not wet.  Today we head for the city of Karlovy Vary, Ceska Republika (Czech Republic).  This city is historically known for it’s hot mineral water spas.  We weren’t looking to take a bath, just go for a ride.

Money:

Euro: $1 USD = €0.75 or [...]

Fri-May 11, 2012

Money:

Euro: $1 USD = €0.75 or €1 = $1.33 USD

Gas/Fuel in Germany: €1.68/l or $2.24 USD/l or $8.28/gal! You stateside riders quit your whining about gas prices.

Since we’re in flower smelling mode vs IBA power ride mode we’re letting the weather control our direction.  We’re doing 2-3 hour day rides out of Bamburg.

Point of [...]

All-Stars

A point of clarification.  The All-Star’s are not the clowns doing the ride.  The All-Stars are the people we meet who help make our experience unique.  Here’s who have qualified as All-Stars:

Stefan Knopf of KnopfTours for getting my moto to Germany and offering facilities/tools to switch my dog bones.  This kind of service is available to [...]

Fri-May 4, 2012

Local Harley-Davidson dealer, Bertl Paukner, Bertl’s Harley-Davidson, Bamberg invited us to dinner.  He is one of the finest HD dealer in Europe.  His other guest was Manfred K. Krueger, a German who has resided in the US and South Africa.  Manfred is planning a ride around lower Africa.  Since we are heading to St [...]

Day2-Wed, April 25, 2012

Finalized paperwork with Stefan.
1) International Motor Insurance Card (Green Card) good for 29 days.

Since I was staying for almost 2 months, I had to purchase a second Green Card for the following 29 days.  I also purchased the ADAC PLUS Europe-wide, vehicle-related benefits like assistance following breakdown, accident, vehicle theft Auto/Moto Travel Insurance.

Easter tradition [...]

SECOND NOTICE

It’s not to late to opt out of sometimes boorish behavior and indiscriminate moto shenanigans!  If you do not want to be on this BLOG about me wondering around Europe on a motorcycle, send an e-mail to me, dtanji@gmail.com and you will not be subject to two guys meandering around Europe.  My 2012 riding in Europe [...]