Engine Trouble and a new way to start my bike

16:19 mareku 0 Comments

After a short trip to Geiranger town my bike was dead. It didn't wanted to start and the alarm was behaving very funny. the orange "engine trouble" warning light was blinking and things were not looking good. Eddie and I discussed our possibilities: which were not a lot being in the middle of nowhere... The first Yamaha dealer was a 1 1/2 hour drive. So I discussed with our hotel manager the options and he suggested that I would try to start the bike while riding of a steep hill in second gear. That did the trick and the engine was running again - we took no chances and drove to Lillehammer right away. There the local Dealer checked the battery and said evreything was fine. So what happened? I have no clue - but the bike is OK now!

Namsen Salmon Stairs

08:51 mareku 0 Comments

It used to be a very nice water fall - but the Norwegians  decided back in 1945 that they needed it for hydropower. So the Namsen water fall is now the Namsen hydro power plant, with salmon stairs.

Mosjoen

20:07 mareku 0 Comments

We are back under the Artic Circle (my Garmin GPS is working properly again) and reached the oldest town of Norway - Mosjoen. At a river between mountains, it is a very pretty little town.

Sunday's Best - Random colorfull houses in Norway

18:15 mareku 0 Comments

Unlike Sweden where every house is brown/red, the houses in Noway all seem to have their own color. Here are some ransom examples in a small village. Cute.