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Spring Tour of Holland

Posted on May 14, 2013 ·
With our customers safely on a plane heading back to Dallas Forth Worth Airport, we can look back on some fun guiding days this month. Nina and I helped our guests tour some of the nice places in the North of our country, including the Windmill Museum in the Schermer, visiting the 400 year old mill there, strolling along the beach at Egmond aan Zee, climbing The Monument tower on the Afsluitdijk and admiring the first tulip fields along the way ! The second day was spent in the Muiderslot, one of the oldest and most complete medieval castles of the country, but also walking and crawling aboard the Batavia, the old merchant ‘tall ship’ that was rebuilt in [...]
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Alpentourer Magazin

Posted on April 19, 2013 ·
As of today you will spot the image of, and link to, the Alpentourer Magazin in the side bar. Stephan Fennel produces this German language motor touring mag and does a great job at it. Even if you don’t read/speak German it stil lis a great source of photos and routes for ‘anything European Alps’ and motor touring. The website has tons of information too, so well worth a visit. DUTCH Edition: yes, there is a Dutch Edition of this magazine as well, available here ! I’ll be adding more news on EuropeRides over the coming weeks, trying to get more active again now that European Riding Season has started for everybody and not just [...]
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BMW RT1200 2014

On April 18, 2013
Some lucky fellow found the new, but camouflaged, RT’s on Teneriffe of all places. Dunno if 2014 will be 2013 even? With all the silly stickers on them, the new form is hard to make out – which is why they do it – but nice to watch nonetheless. We are getting ready for the 5th RT Treffen here in Holland, next Sunday, with almost 200 RT’s meeting up for a tour ! Maybe see you there !  
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Next Rides and Activities

On April 12, 2013
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The good news: WINTER IS OVER ! You may think “well, duh!” But really, this winter has been the longest for many decades and although I have been riding our GS in France a few times along snow lined mountain roads, and the RT here in Holland in between frost periods, last week was the FIRST time THIS YEAR that Nina and I mounted up and rode along the West-Frisian country roads again! So what’s next? Ride whenever the sun is out !! AND….. …… the RT Treffen on APRIL 21st. That’s the now yearly meeting of BMW RT’s (mainly) of the members of the Dutch RT Forum ! Next will be EuropeRides BUSINESS (and as you [...]
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Check out our Twice Daily Motormag !

On March 15, 2013
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Being one of the first users of Paper.li, the Swiss attempt at making automated, curated on-line newspapers, we have the ‘EuropeRides MotorMag’ appear twice daily. The way it works is that it crawls through many thousands Twitter and Facebook pages and accounts that WE have liked, and picks up the articles on topics we indicate. Once in a while we also add other articles that we find. We haven’t upgraded the mag to ‘Pro’ status yet, since we don’t have much money to spare, but it is interesting in its present form already. Add it to your Favorites list and scan through it every morning, like we do, if you like MOTORCYCLING STUFF ! <grin>.
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Best wishes from EuropeRides

On December 24, 2012
To all of our friends, motoring or not…….
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Touring Cases? Beware !!

On December 4, 2012
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If you’re not used to riding with a large tour bike and its side cases……. or if you’re just not paying attentin to your riding at all…. THIS is what may happen to your expensive motorbike and your own expensive (??) head !   Chute de moto dans un port – Humour
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Hotel Belvédère on the Pt. Saint Bernard Pass road

On July 24, 2012
On the main connection between France and Italy in the eastern Alps, connecting the French Tarantaise region with the Italian Aosta Valley, lies this wonderfully equipped, motor-friendly hotel ! As you may remember, Nina and I checked them out earlier this year to get them their Motorrad-Tourer certificate of quality. And since we check upon the ‘partners’ once in a while, I found this nice Youtube video of the restaurant and breakfast room for you ! We also noticed that the new ‘motor cover’ has been finished, so now there is even more covered parking space for our stallions! I’ve made a video of the pass, up and down, but it will take quite some time to edit [...]
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I could do the turns…..

On July 23, 2012
…….. *cough*……..   …. but I could NEVER remember the track !!!!
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French Rules – for UK Riders

On July 21, 2012
Via one of our valued contacts we got THIS LINK outlining ‘what’s different’ in France. Well, regarding motoring laws and such…… we could fill 3 entire websites if we’d that that too literally … *grin*. Especially about the breathalysers, ethylotests, alcohol testers or whatever else you may want to call them, be aware that The Police – aka Les Gendarmes – will only start writing tickets to foreigners after November 1st ! Until then you can play innocent. ALSO because the bloody things cannot be found anywhere to buy in the country ! ‘Sold out’! Yeah, right. I got an extremely amazed stare when I asked about them at our local gas station, The Place where one should [...]
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Vakantietips voor buitenland ritten

On July 14, 2012
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Voor mijn Nederlandse lezers die misschien nog niet van de Motorrrijders Aktie Groep hebben gehoord: op onze site staat een goed overzicht voor motorrijders die naar het buitenland gaan: http://www.mag-nl.org/cms/index.php?page=vakantietips-internationaal Een leuk feit bij de debiele Franse wetgeving aangaande de verplichting om TWEE alcoholtesters bij je te hebben:  de Fransen ZELF trekken zich daar niets van aan en ‘als ze het al weten’ dan verklaren veel van hen om gewoon 11 EURO in de auto klaar te hebben, in plaats van 2 testers (die trouwens ethylotesters heten bij onze zuiderburen). 11 Euro is de boete die je krijgt als je die flauwekul aan je laars lapt……. voor die ene keer dat je ernaar gevraagd wordt is dat dan [...]
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New use for my smartphone

On July 12, 2012
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Of course you all being smart smartphone users, and I nothing but a rookie, you’ve all found this long time ago! But for me it was a brain wave! As Nina and I also hike the mountain trails in our are, besides riding the BMW, I always pack a lot of ‘ordnance maps’. I collect them too since many years. And so I actually hate using them because they get all crumpled, folded and tear on the folds eventually. Today it struck me that maybe I could copy part of the map by making a picture with my HTC smartphone. And indeed, it works….. clear enough to read the names on the map and see the trails. And I [...]
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Overbodige verzekeringen?

On July 10, 2012
Het is weer vakantietijd en net als wij gaat u straks weer op stap met de (liefst) motor, auto of anders. En u checkt natuurlijk nog even uw verzekeringen. Of niet? Hierbij een stukje van André Janssen over dat onderwerp.   Zijn al die verzekeringen wel echt nodig? door André Janssen Verzekerd op reis gaan is belangrijk, toch? Wist je dat je vaak al veel verzekeringen hebt zonder het te weten? Nederland is zo’n beetje het land met de hoogste uitgaven aan verzekeringen ter wereld. Met zijn allen geven we zo’n 3.500 euro per persoon uit aan een “zeker gevoel” In dit artikel een overzicht van de meestvoorkomende dubbele verzekeringen en dekkingen waarvan je niet wist dat je ze [...]
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First Video Attempt

On July 3, 2012
I am a photographer and really s**k at making video, but since this is our vacation and I happen to have a copy of Camtasia…. AND a ContourHD helmet camera, I figured I might as well upload my ‘doings’ anyway and share some of the awesome places we ride at! This first little video shows us riding through the ski resort of Méribel in the French Alps (Savoie region), down to our place in the small village of Les Allues. No need to watch it all….. I took out the sound because the camera has a fault in sound recording…… you may not like the default music I added, turn the volume down,….. the camera was aimed a tad too [...]
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Zomers Reisblog / Summer Travelblog

On June 1, 2012
    For English, please scroll down a bit ! Een leuk nieuwtje voor onze Nederlandse volgers: we gaan deze zomer wat berichtjes schrijven voor Motorkledingwinkel.nl, over onze trips en reizen, en over produkten voor motorrijders.  Eén van die produkten krijgen we mee; een Held Multi Pack rugzak! Kunnen we hopelijk fijn ons Netboekje in kwijt, en wat andere spullen voor onze dagritten.   We vertrekken dit jaar eind juni naar de Franse Alpen, ons tweede thuis. En na een paar weken terug in Nederland gaan we eind augustus wéér. Beter nu nog doen,  zolang we de benzine, tol, verzekering en torenhoge wegenbelasting nog kunnen betalen!   Wat doen we in Frankrijk – behalve lekker op [...]
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A SECOND motorbike?

On May 4, 2012
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We have more or less decided that we want one. A second motorbike. Used. (Even) more comfortable in the mountains, i.e. steering through the hairpins even easier than our RT. Did I mention ‘used’? We’ve thought about this long and hard and come to the conclusion that I (specifically) would just LOVE to have a GS-ish sort of motorbike in the mountains, but that WE do NOT want to give up our trusty 1150RT. And we’re certainly not rich in any way, so getting a new bike – first or second – in this current economic climate will be totally out of the question. For the rest of our life, by the looks of it. So there. So I like [...]
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Motorbeurs Utrecht

On February 18, 2012
Wij zijn volgende week donderdag, 23 februari, te vinden op de Motorbeurs Utrecht. Als bezoekers, dat wel, want het loont voor ons niet om daar professioneel te staan. Maar we vinden het leuk om diverse ‘internet kennissen’ te ontmoeten, en uiteraard om het laatste chroom te bewonderen!   Next week Thursday, February 23rd, we’ll be at the national motorcycle show in Utrecht, The Netherlands. As visitors, mind you, because paying for a booth there is not feasible for our little outfit. But we like meeting our ‘Internet Acquaintances’ and of course we love to see all the latest chrome! Maybe See You There !
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Certified Motorcycle Lodging

On February 16, 2012
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Motorrad-tourer from Berlin, Germany, has started a new service, called ‘Zertifizierte Unterkünfte’, freely translated as Certified Lodges. There are more such ‘groups’ or certifications, providing a sort of guarantee to motorcycle riders and -travelers that they’ll end up at hotels and other lodgings that will actually WELCOME them. Not all hotels do, you see! Note that I tend to use the term ‘riders’ and not ‘bikers’, since the latter seems to have a negative ring to it in both Europe and the US. I am happy to tell you that Nina and I have joined the group of ‘testers’ for Fred, the owner of Motorrad-tourer, and we’ll very likely be looking at some hotels this [...]
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The Speed Cam that catches everybody !

On January 26, 2012
  This is so funny, I simply had to share it here. Nothing to do with our riding directly, but for sure one of the many things that is hampering our sheer pleasure of freedom on the roads are the darned Cash Cows that they so conceivingly call Security Cameras in England! They are everywhere in France too (and in Holland), but there at least you’d get a warning sign before one. I hear that THAT is going to change as well. Maybe this guy was protesting against that? Have fun…..   Radar (Rémi Gaillard) door nqtv
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For our German-reading visitors

On January 20, 2012
I have added a link to Reisetourer.de, the site and company of Ralf and Helene Voigt of Cologne, Germany. The site is certainly word perusing, but to make things easier, here’s a direct link to one of their tour reports. They visited northern Normandy last Autumn and made a wonderful story AND a great photo report of the trip ! Check the Normandy tour here.
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