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« on: June 24, 2009, 11:17:35 AM » |
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Tomorrow morning we'll start from Hamburg to Helsinki to be at
the 3rd European InZane in Kouvola (Finland).
Yesterday we loaded our Valk's (29 bikes) on a Truck.
Here the link to the loading:
http://www.m-boeckmann.de/Verladen.htm
The Event will start on Thursday and end on Sunday.
Sunday we'll do some sightseeing in Helsinki and we'll
fly back on Monday.
I'll post the pictures of the Event next week.
Best regards,
Werner
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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 11:42:12 AM » |
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Looking forward to the pictures of the event............... can't speak for other board members, but personally I am looking forward to photos of historic sites, lots of customized valks, and tall & pretty Finnish blonde women  |
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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2009, 01:05:17 PM » |
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Have a great time, Werner!
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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2009, 01:19:05 PM » |
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those euro parties always look like a good time!
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 09:20:43 AM » |
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« Last Edit: June 30, 2009, 09:46:27 AM by Werner »
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2009, 11:10:01 AM » |
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Very cool pics! Thanks Werner! How cool is this?  -Scott |
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2009, 12:03:32 PM » |
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WOW! That is too cool! What countries were represented? How many guest and how many bikes? That would be worth saving your pennies! fb
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2009, 02:31:17 PM » |
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210 guests from 14 countries (Finland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Holland, England) whis maybe 150 bikes.
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« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2009, 03:34:24 PM » |
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Superb! Thank you for sharing the pictures. Makes me want to go to Europe and ride my Valk to the next one.
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« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2009, 03:43:10 PM » |
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It was great to see you again Werner. I was home 5 hours ago, with totally 3415km
A good ride, good people and a well organized event.
I have a few pictures and a couple of minutes with video, but I'm too tired to upload it now.
You forgot one country, France. See you in France next year!
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« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2009, 04:15:59 PM » |
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Thanks for the info, OK I'm going to start a campaign to visit France next year for the VRCC 4th European Inzane. I'm going to need dates and all the info. Who wants to go to France. How cool would that be. Flamingobabe
PS Hey Dag, today is day 28th.
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« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2009, 05:06:39 PM » |
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Werner Thanks for the pics - I thought I saw Strider in one of them!  Looks like a great time.  Werner and Naoko in March  |
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« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2009, 06:08:18 PM » |
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Dag, was that you I saw in one of those pictures in the burn-out competition??? Burnin the tire off that Bumble Bee!? Hay  |
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« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2009, 12:00:00 AM » |
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Dag, was that you I saw in one of those pictures in the burn-out competition??? Burnin the tire off that Bumble Bee!? Hay No, I go for a normal tire wear... I could smell the rubber in the hotel bar  |
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« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2009, 12:20:24 AM » |
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Thanks for the info, OK I'm going to start a campaign to visit France next year for the VRCC 4th European Inzane. I'm going to need dates and all the info. Who wants to go to France. How cool would that be. Flamingobabe
PS Hey Dag, today is day 28th. FANTASTIC
4th European InZane will be in BUSSANG, France. May 13th - May 16th 2010 I have never been there, but I have heard that it is a beautiful place with some great motorsycle roads.  |
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« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2009, 11:09:04 AM » |
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Here is a link to my pictures from my ride and the event: http://www.valkyrienorway.com/inzane2009.html |
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« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2009, 11:48:15 AM » |
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I've not seen nearly enough of the world!
thanks for sharing euro trip all.
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« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2009, 12:42:45 PM » |
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Great pics, Dag, I looked into a flight from Houston to Zurich May 2010, about $625.00, very reasonable, renting a bike is costly, $1500. to $2000. per week, that is a Goldwing, is there a place where you can purchase the bike and then sell the bike back when your holiday is over? If we were to go to Europe, I think the holiday should be a month long or longer. FB
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« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2009, 02:02:25 PM » |
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Great pics, Dag, I looked into a flight from Houston to Zurich May 2010, about $625.00, very reasonable, renting a bike is costly, $1500. to $2000. per week, that is a Goldwing, is there a place where you can purchase the bike and then sell the bike back when your holiday is over? If we were to go to Europe, I think the holiday should be a month long or longer. FB
Bring a bike from USA and sell it here. Send it by seafreigt 5 weeks before you leave. The seafreigt from Miami to Oslo is less than $700 A 97 - 98 Valkyrie cost about $25000 here (included tax) |
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« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2009, 04:24:14 PM » |
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Dag, we need to talk! FB
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« Reply #20 on: July 01, 2009, 04:34:14 PM » |
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Dag, we need to talk! FB
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« Reply #21 on: July 01, 2009, 05:20:18 PM » |
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Pictures from the Event.
We have a great time at Finland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Werner, thank you very much for sharing. That looked like a great Valk rally. It is interesting that there really are so many similarities to Valk rallys in the US. Rides, food, friends, custom bikes, etc.
One thing I do notice is that the European riders seem to wear more protective gear in general than we do, and everyone is in full face or 3/4 helmets with face guards. Are half helmets illegal over there? Or is everyone just more safety conscious? |
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« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2009, 11:18:14 PM » |
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I don't really know how it is in europe. In Germany braincaps are not allowed.
Usually it has to be a jethelmet at least.
Most people in Germany drive with an integralhelmet, because of the safety.
Same with the clothing. Most wear Jackets with protectors.
That surely has to do something with the Autobahn, cause we don't have speed
limits there.I drive with a leatherjacket and on events I wear my jethelmet.
Otherwise I use my Schuberth J1.
It gives me the safety of an integralhelmet and the feeling of a jethelmet.
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