CB500X - Solo Norway trip Part 16 - Reaching Kystriksveien - the 630 Km Coastal Road
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- This is Part 16 of my trip continuing the journey today reaching the start of the 630Km Kystriksveien (a really scenic Coastal Road), Norway is just full of fabulous roads and scenery, the weather continues to be very kind to me, and the hours of daylight make it difficult to know when to stop for the day. If you're reading this and get the opportunity I can truly recommend it!
The whole journey took me through the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and into Norway right the way up to Nordkapp, the furthest point you can travel by motorcycle or car in mainland Europe and then back through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France over a 7 week period late May - mid July 2023
I am back in the UK now, but please do add your comments and I'll get back to you.
Hoping you can "Like" the video, as this does help the channel.
All my best wishes, thanks again for watching
Nick
Hoping you can "Like" the video, as this does help the channel.
All my best wishes, thanks again for watching
Nick
CB500X 2022 model
Hepco & Becker Tank bars
Rally Raid CB500X 2019-on Engine Guard-RRP 747
SW Motech Footrest Kit
R&G Kickstand Shoe-RRP 474
Outback Motortek Pannier rack and Rear rack (including exhaust heat shield)
Metzeler Tourance Next tyres
SW-Motech dry bag (60 litres)
Lomo dry bag motorcycle waterproof panniers -soft
Oxford tank bag (need to use rain cover in heavy rain)
Garmin Zumo XT GPS device
Rally Raid Billet Multi-Mount for 12mm (1/2") Crossbar - part number RRP 643
GoPro Hero 10 (helmet mounted)
Adhesive universal helmet mount for GoPro
Purple Panda microphone (helmet mounted)
Sonicake wireless microphone (walking about)
Insta360 X3
DJI mini 3 Drone
Vango Tryfan 300 (3 person tent)
Sea to Summit Camp Plus Self Inflating Camping Mat
Trekology air bag (topping up mat inflation)
SLAAPLEKKER 800 Goose down mummy sleeping bag
Eurohike sleeping bag liner
Trekology Aluft pillow
Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 - video editing
RST textile jacket
RST textile trousers (slight seepage in crutch area in heavy rain)
TCX Airtech 3 Gore-tex boots
Nolan 80 helmet
Thanks again Nick!
Many thanks
Nick
Love this series Nick, thank you , some journey and the video is a great way to relive it and for us to see it , cheers.
Glad you're enjoying the series, the editing process is a double edged sword... a bit laborious but reminding myself of the journey is a huge plus (including the stuff that doesn't make it into the video).
Many thanks for the comment!
Nick
Loving your trip. Thanks for sharing it with us. Your the personification of calm. Badly needed in these times.
😊 Many thanks!
Nick
Great series Nick enjoying it thanks.
Many thanks!!
Nick
Even E6 looked like a pleasant ride. You were lucky finding such nice campsites. Looking forward to next week’s episode. Cheers for now, Jim
Thanks Jim, it was very tranquil at the campsite and if all else failed I'm sure I could have found somewhere to pitch the tent
Nick
Sometimes motorways/fast roads are a necessary evil when progress is required. The camp site at the end seemed very peaceful.
Absolutely, I preferred the scenery of major routes I had to take on this trip over the UK's M25 any day! And yep, the campsite was a nice find
Nick
Whatever you're doing with your audio is working great at times! Your voice is coming through the best I've heard in any of your videos at certain times, cutting out most of the wind and really making your voice crisp. Keep on experimenting, you're really onto something now!
Many thanks for the feedback... will do!
Nick
Yet another great episode Nick thanks. Audio whilst riding was pretty muffled I thought.
Yep, sorry about the sound, I'm experimenting with different "tweaks" in the edit and oddly, on my laptop it sounds "ok" but once uploaded and played in TH-cam it is definitely more muffled. Hopefully I'll get it right "soon"
Nick
I'm norwegian and agree with you on E6. Røros if going east and the ferries west of Trondheim if going west would be my recommendation. Anyway, thank you for visiting our country.
Many thanks, and I enjoyed Norway greatly, roads, scenery and people were all very memorable
Nick
Love the Journey, did most of it back in 1984 on a gsx750, would be interesting to do a vidoe on costings for the trip.
Me too. As for cost, my guess is "lots" even given the fact Nick has been camping. Then again, it's all relative I suppose...
Time to do it again perhaps??? 😊 I didn't keep track of expenditure, I keep meaning to look at the credit card detail but was scared to do so. Biggest costs though would have been ferry from Harwich - Hook of Holland and fuel. I guess I should really figure it out some day "soon".
Nick
When we went you could get the ferry from Harwich to Esbjerg then from Friedrickshaven to Gothenberg. We only went as far as Narvik, but the road from Narvik to Kiruna was under construction so we had to dodge diggers and bulldozers otherwise a lengthy journey back south from Narvik. Planning to go again in 2026 and reckon on at least £5000 for 4 weeks.@@bikingtravels
As I recently got a CB500X I follow you closely and looking forward to summer when I can ride my own in Sweden. A little suggestion: In some situations your voice is very low and sometimes hard to understand, at least for a non-englishman, so please raise your voice a little.
Many thanks for the comment and suggestion, I'm afraid I tend to mumble as I ride along. I'm trying to improve the sound quality in the edit. I hope you enjoy the bike as much as I do when you get back on the road next year
Nick
@@bikingtravels It was your experience that inspired me to get the CB500X. So far not regretting it.
It would be interesting if after this series you could do a video breaking down the cost of how much a trip like this would cost. It’s something I’d love to get into but honestly have no idea where to start 😂 great videos as always!
I need to look into my expenditure on the trip... just need to actually do it! Hopefully "soon'. Many thanks for the comment.
Nick
@@bikingtravels thanks for the great videos! Best wishes 😃👍🏽
Those campsites right next to the road seems to be annoying. All the cars driving nearly on your head...
Yes, sometimes there can be a lot of.road noise, but I manage to sleep through it!
Nick
You never show whats on the menu how do you survive?
Thanks for the observation! When I remember to take a photo of what I eat (usually forget) I put a photo up. Generally, boil up some porridge with a coffee in the morning. Late morning snack of coffee and pastry then lunch at a cafe usually attached to a fuel station and quite often grab something from a supermarket (baguette etc) for my dinner. I also have snack bars etc. Basically, I "graze" each day 😀
Nick
Not the most interesting episode Nick…. Bit of feedback:-the audio quality is somewhat ‘dull’, not always able to hear your ‘mutterings’!
Yep, had a similar comment about the sound, working on it for future episodes. I wasn't sure whether to even post this one as a standalone, I'm going to look at grouping some days together, but I enjoyed the actual day - just not much to show. Many thanks for the comment and feedback - noted.
Nick
@@bikingtravels may also be down to your quiet spoken manner?