SLOVAKIA,HUNGARY,SERBIA

SLOVAKIA

After Lublin,Poland we ride to small town in Slovakia called Vranov nad Taplòun.We take only hotel they got and room with air condition.It starts to be hot here ,around 35C.In our room when we put air condition max. it was still 31C hot.It helps alot.Next morning we start to ride to Hungary and on our way we see road sign HELL,wondering what kind of place is that.

Water melon season in Slovakia

HUNGARY

We just ride throu Hungary one day using big roads .They were really good condition ,boaring to ride but fast.Before Serbia boder line we stop at gasstation  and meet one man from Albania .He gave us wery good tip about boder crossing.He say that don`t take the main cross over point,take small one called Tompa it is only 30 km further.He said that main cross over point ,it can take 4 to 5 hours to go over because so many people.We ride to Tompa and he was right there was nobody.For us it take 5 minutes go to Serbia.When custom man said you can can go now ,we try to start our bikes and Pers bike did´ say anything.Perfect timing bike broke down middle at Serbian custom,cool.

We push start the bike and ride to Belgrad.

Tompa,cross over point to Serbia

SERBIA

In Belgrad Serbia we find finally hotel with really good air condition.Feels like in paradise.Next morning we call one man who is working at local harley shop and he help us to repair Pers motorcycle.We need help because of some parts of startmotor needed to be  machined.After very hot day at hotel parking place everything was ok and we hit the road again.We arrive a place called Nis 

at south serbia and spend one night there.Next morning we wake up and go to breakfast i see that tomatoes are more red and sweet here than back home.There was also pear tree outside of our balcony.Start to look like we are in south now.

Startmotor repairing

Nis Serbia

Pearl tree out side of our balcony Nis,Serbia

This friedly man was helpping us at Belgrad,Serbia

Kaunas,Liethuania to Lublin Poland

From Riga,Latvia we ride to Kaunas ,Liethuania .Nice ride with Martins and his friend.
Later that evening we go to eat some traditional Liethuanian food what they call zeppelins.
That is like minced meat covered with shmashed potatoes and deep fried in oil.Very good.
Next morning we were visiting war museum and then we ride to Lublin,Poland.
In Lublin many years ago we first time meet members of Roadrunners mc.Since that it has always nice to see them.This time Radeck shows up with his old russian M72 (copy of BMW).Really cool bike.He tell us that even nowadays it is easy to find spareparts for this bike because they make same ones in China!

Radeck and super cool machine

Per and Radeck

Street art from Kaunas ,Liethuania

Fighting boots at Kaunas  warmuseom

BALTIC COUNTRIES

From Pärnu,Estonia we ride to Saulkrasti,Latvia .There was VBO Mc traditional autum party.Many friends from scandinavian and baltic countries shows up and wish us good luck for the trip.Thanks friends, we already miss you.

Jonnes show winner ,we are proud of you

VBO MC party at Saulkrasti ,Latvia

After VBO MC party we ride to Riga and take room from TWO WHEELS HOTEL.
That hotel is small very nice place for bikers .Check it out if you are in Riga.Owner of
hotel ,our long time friend Martins Sils has ride around the world several times with motorcycle.
We have small drem that we can ride some miles together with him and his friend at south america.

Checking Argentina map

TWO WHEELS HOTEL,WE RECOMMEND

NICE PLACE

Monument of dead motorcyclists out side of Riga

Kode,Tarja and Hanelle also wish us good trip,thanks

START THE TRIP

HELSINKI,FINLAND to PÄRNU,ESTONIA

We start our trip very rainy morning 6th of august.We ride just few kilometers from my home to
Tallink Silja terminal and we take ferry Tallinn,Estonia.It takes only two hours to go to Tallinn from
Helsinki.When ferry arrived to Tallinn wheather start to be much better ,no more heavy raining.
From Tallinn we ride to Pärnu.Nice small summertown at seaside,only 160 km from Tallinn.
We spend one night at Alexsander pub/hotel .That is a biker hotel ,what we can recommend.
Reasonable prices and very good food.

Alexsander pub/hotel

old gaspump

onni and gustav take a rest 

Our friends Pasi and Jonne was follwing us few days after beginig

SPECIAL THANKS

It is only 2 and half week before we start to go.We like to thank some companies who has supporting our trip.

JOFAMA/LINDSTRANDS ,Anders and Lasse thanks for our motorcycle riding gears

FLATHEAD POWER. Anders Nygren thanks for Pers motor rebuilding and technical support

BIG TWIN Magazine ,Tomas thanks for showing interest for our trip

KOPTERI Magazine,Mala Malk thanks for showing interest for our trip

ÅDALENS BILDEMOTERING AB thanks for extra EVO engine and spareparts for really cheap price

BILLFINGER INTERPIPE and SELÅNGERS LASTMASKINER AB ,thanks for supporting us

ADAS MC and NIGHTRIDERS thanks brothers for everything

VISUMSERVICE,Stockholm, thanks for helping us with visas

KALUSTOKESKUS,Helsinki,Thanks Pasi and Maria for Tecnical report I needed for Carnet de Passage

TUKTUK TRAVELLERS thanks for contacts to Pakistan and India

 PAKISTAN HOLIDAY TOURS,Sayed Rahman ,thanks for Letter of invitation we needed
for Pakistan visa

OVERLANDTOIRAN,Hossein Sheykhlou,thanks for letter of inivitation we needed for Iran visa

We also like to thank our friends for interest and support for our motorcycle trip.

Last we like to thank our lovely wifes SANNA and ULRIKA and Pers children KASPER and NADJA .Without YOU this will never happened.

ANA AND SANNA

ULRIKA,ANA AND PER AT STOCKHOLM VISITING VISUSERVICE

KASPER AND ANA

Pers family,Nadja,Per,Ulrica and Kasper

PLAN NUMBER 1

                                      HELSINKI,FINLAND ---LAHORE,PAKISTAN

PLAN NUMBER 1

BEFORE THE TRIP

VACCINATIONS

We start to plan our trip two and half years ago.This kind of trip you need to take many vaccinations.
I start to take injections about christmas time and i already take more than 10.They are very important for trip.Many countries have very dangerous diseases what we dont have here in north.Also you need to have certificate for yellow fever injection otherwise there is some countries you are not allowed to go.



VISAS

At this point it is only possible to try to get visas to Iran,Pakistan and India.And big thanks to Sweden
and Finland passports .They are top of the world if we are talking about passports.With Sweden and Finland passports you can go more than 160 countries WITHOUT visa.I guess our diplomats and leaders have done good work at early days.

Picking up my INDIAN visa from INDIAN embassy of FINLAND
They make excilent work.I got it in 4  days.Thanks

Picking up my IRAN visa ended like a group picture out side of Iran embassy of Finland

CARNET DE PASSAGE

Carnet de passage  is like passport of your car or motorcycle.You need basicly carnet de passage

at asian, south-american and some african countries.Here in Finland it is impossible to have carnet de passage.Earlier we could have it from Autoliitto but not any more.Finland is under Sweden about this.First place i try to get it from Germany because it is more than three times cheaper there than it is in Sweden but Germany say no.In sweden it is motormannen (local automobile club,belongs to FIA too)  who can write carnet de passege to you.It is unbeliveble that we are taking about two automobile clubs at two different countries ,both european union countries ,both under FIA organization,same paper and other country is 3 times more expencive than other one.Strange world.But thanks MOTORMANNEN anyway.

Carnet de Passage