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Driving in the rain
First of all, it is to say that it is not a very pleasant experience to drive a motorcycle in the rain - not to say that I would try to avoid it in general. But as you know, it isn't always possible to do. Especially...
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Kismet
I guess it was fate that my day started with a broken car. It's one of those days you'd love to erase from your mind if you could. One of those days you'd just like to stay in bed until it's over. But nevertheless it...
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The TomTom for moped and car
I am a fan of navigation systems as I am having a quite very bad sense of orientation. My Citroen is currently equipped with a JVC system integrated in the car radio. I have to admit, sound isn't bad, but the maps and...
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Road Trip 2008?
Do you remember the Road Trip 2007? From my point of view each kilometer driven it was a great success and an interesting experience on the way. I have to admit that it was not always easy cruising through the country...
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Translation finished
For all non-german speakers, this is the promised translation of my road trip reports. For easier finding them, here are the links. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Happy reading.
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Greetings from Vienna
As my mobile phone had a little accident before my big trip I couldn't take any pictures on the way. Do you remember Günter? He took some pictures and finally they arrived here:
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The duck race
Today was the day where I officially came home. As you know, I was home far too early, but that's fine. 20:00 - my time. People were waiting for me at the Pförtnerhaus in Feldkirch at the duck race of the Netz für Kin...
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The day after
Yesterday was a hard day. So I decided to take it easy. The world may turn without letting me do great things - Just some easy things like updates, blogging and a small shopping tour where I bought a barrel of beer fo...
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Day 8
You might have noticed, that I am faster than planed. Well - it took me some time to realize, as this is the 8th day. So I should enjoy the days driving and honor the day by driving across my favorite pass, the Furker...
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Day 7
Smile, it could be worse. And that's what it does - especially regarding the freeway situation near Klagenfurt. It's a hell for 50cc engines here. I would be lost without my navigation system which is busy calculating...
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Day 6
It's a good day to hit the road: Sun is shining and the road is dry, inviting me to drive on. Todays theoretical goal is Klagenfurt. So I got on my scooter. Good mood, wind in my face and suddenly a sign in front of m...
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Day 5
I'll take that day as an easy one. The sun is shining and the downwind is blowing. This is the best for driving long distance with the scooter as it eases the engines' load. So I am arriving in Neusiedl. But let's hav...
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Day 4
It's a real advantage if you stay at your parents house - you can dry your stuff using the tiled stove. Well rested my route starts and leads me through Saint Florian, Asten and finally Enns, where I got hungry. So wh...
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Day 3
Do not even think of the idea that I could give up, dear reader. I was totally tired, but I do not give up that easily. So next stage. Having breakfast and some coffee the world looks way better. Ok, it's raining agai...
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Day 2
Night and breakfast passed by. The first thing I had to do was driving to the ÖAMTC base to get me some info about the flood in austria. My next stop is Wörgl - but that does not mean that it stopped raining. My glove...
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Day 1
Just after getting up I had to be ready to roll out. So I had a hot shower and an unwanted cold one just after departure. The current mileage of my scooter is 10991 km as I started in Dornbirn, rolling next to the esc...
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The day before the great day
The last days before an event are dreadful. It's not the things happening - it's just a matter of nerves being all on edge. Maybe realizing the length of my trip. But there are plenty of things to keep me busy like us...
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Learning
Finally. Today I went out to learn some new tricks. The guys of the scooter repair shop fahr.werk told me how to fix some things on my Neo's. So let's be optimistic and look forward to the Road Trip.
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Searching for a Co-Pilot
RedBull was raffling co pilot seats at the Air Race. What prevents us from doing the same thing for the Road Trip across the country? Let me introduce the candidates to you, so you can vote for your favorite one, who...
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Road Trip update
This is a small update on my charity trip across the country: I have published the actual route I am going to drive.
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Think we got the slogan ready
It is one of mother natures laws, that you do not find the things you are looking for as easy. Usually they appear shortly after you have given up or realize, that the things you are looking for are a side effect of w...
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Public Voting
Enough waiting - the logo contest gets to an end: It is time to do the voting to vind the official logo. Here are all logos that arrived here until yesterday, 23:59 Schellenbaum.com Chris Merriman ...
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Deadline!
Today the deadline for the Logo-Contest ends at 23:59. Files arriving later than that time cannot be accepted. Tomorrow you will decide on what's the best logo.
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Extending the deadline of the Logo Contest
I think I cannot trust my eyes, but ok. Since the deadline for the logo submission for the Contest to find a logo for the Road Trip I was asked several times to extend it so that they may participate. As you wish. Fin...
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OeAMTC
If you are about to do great things, it is better to rely on experts as they got proper knowledge to help you to get things done right. So we went to the Österreichischen Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club (OeAMTC...
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The result of the logo contest
To be honest, I am disappointed of the logo contest here on my blog as there were only two contributions. What is the reason for nobody contributing? Should I extend it until the 15th of this month? I do not know...
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Running Switzerland non-stop
Today I decided to do some training for the Road Trip, to have an opinion on 200 km on the road without moving the ass off the scooter. I started at home (as usual) and crossed the Swiss border at Höchst and went alon...
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Moped 2.0
This is a short note about the current status of my Yamaha Neo's, the 55cc moped which often gets mistaken as a Vespa by the media. The leather bags are currently not mounted as I already got plenty of loading space f...
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Logo contest
Well... didn't know if you know that the Road Trip for the Netz für Kinder organization does not hava a logo yet. So I am starting a contest here. Take a pen and start drawing - what are you waiting for? The best logo...
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Road Trip and Blogging
As already written on the project page, I want to blog while being on my road trip to keep you up to date about the things happening. That for I would need a simple and cheap way for submitting content to my blog. My...
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Golf Tour
Todays weather is inviting me to start the engine to take a ride. There is a Charity Golf–Trophy of the Netz für Kinder organization going on. Think there are some questions we should answer, right now: What the heck...
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Wonderful views
After all I have lost my good old glasses having some kind of accident. To be honest, hit-and-run drivers are a pain in the ass and I really start hating low slung cars and their driving style. But the world does not...
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Length matters!
Well - The topic might sound like a spam entry, but it is not. I am talking about a trailer, attached to my scooter. As I am doing my road trip it was necessary to get me more loading space. So I got me a one wheel tr...
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Keep it dry!
Things can happen when you do not expect them - so rain does. The Motorshop Loitz comes to help with rainwear to support the road trip! "It is pointless if someone pays for mileage if you cannot drive..." - that way t...
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Refill it!
The owner of the website Schellenbaum sells cartridges to refill printers. It is one of the best examples that this world is a real small place - he read about my road trip and likes the idea of it. To make it possibl...
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Fast food
After some time spent on planing for my Road Trip it is time to share some ideas about nutrition. Today I want to show you how to make a good shake while driving. You need: a vehicle a shaker milk shake powder a road...
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Things start looking great
Now that's great: My road trip gets more and more attention. A new sponsor showed up, supporting me with food rations! In other words, I do not rely on taverns and inns.
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Road trip - A status report
An idea needs time to grow - This also applies to my trip through Austria. But how do you get such weird ideas? This time, things happened without alcohol. The story so far is quite unspectacular: I was at the garage,...
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An idea grows
This weekend was one of those weekends to get strange ideas. It happened on Friday as I had to visit the workshop with my scooter. The idea itself is a road trip starting in Meiningen. Why Meiningen? As far as I know,...