I have put
the heating on in my workshop, that means that the winter is soon here. So now it`s time to have a look at what`s been
done this summer.
The main event (and quite a challenge it
turned out to be….) was “Trondhjemsridtet”. We set of on a 1250 km journey,
four days of riding on roads as close to the route from 1919. I was on the 1930
Sunbeam, my brother Dag on a 1933 Ariel Red Hunter. This time we had also lent
out two bikes, Odd on a 1954 Ariel HS and Gunnar on the 1953 Norton Big 4.
I carried tools for all four bikes….
The bikes
are lining up.
It looks
like Arne is trying to do a correct for the era bump start on his Inter.
Johan U.
all the way from Sweden on his HD U. Nicely dressed for the occasion….I think
he is what we call a party Swede in Norway…
Gunnar, a
man with a lot of glasses, is getting drilled in the art of riding Norton by
Knut.
Sverre, “Mr.
American motorcycles Norway” himself are nearly ready to go.
The way to
bring the necessities of the road on a vintage bike:
Did we have
trouble the first day?....A puncture, two lose clutches and petrol shortage…
At least we
made the dinner stop before closing time…
This 1920
ACE, displayed outside the restaurant, was the winner of the sidecar class in “Trondhjemsridtet”
1922. The combination was ridden by female competitor Mimi Larsmon.
Finnish day
one….We do like
the cowboys…..We tend to the horse first.
Ready for
day two!
Panther
Stein are eager to thunder along….
Dinner day
two was in the old mining town of Røros.
First thing
first…Finnish day two.
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