in planning » 3 blokes to isle of man for TT weeks

Me and my brother have been talking about going to the TT for 17-18 years and finaly we will do it! I will take my RS (off course) and my brother will go on his 20 year young Kawasaki ZRX1100. He tried to convince me that I should take my Z-rex as well, but thats not gonna happen. The RS is a 100 time better travel companion and the odds for us to make it all the way will increase alot... My son will join us on his Honda CBR650F.
The route:
-From Stockholm to Gothenburgh, ferry overnight to Kiel.
-A days ride through Germany and the Netherlands to Hoek van Holland, overnight ferry to Harwich.
- Crossing England from Harwich to Liverpool, staying there in a hotel quite close to the ferry terminal. (the hotel have camera surveilance, fence and gates for the parking lot.We will chain the bikes together with multiple locks. Have been scared silly conserning bike theft in the area around TT weeks).
-Morning ferry to Douglas and will be staying for 8 days in a homestay just in the outskirt of Douglas. (to old to go camping)
-Our return ferry will go to heysham, then north through the lake district, into Scotland and some easy riding north of Dumfries, (maybe visiting Annandale distillery) staying somewhere around Moffat.
- Going to Newcastle and take overnight ferry to Amsterdam,
- Go east on small roads through Netherlands and Germany, plan to stay southwest of Hamburg somewhere with a bier garten. :)
-A days ride to Kiel for overnight ferry to Gothenburg and then 500 km to Stockholm.

2 weeks and 3400 km excluding the riding on IoM.
Now we just have to locate a garden gnome to kidnap to accomodate us on the journey. ( have become sort of a tradition...)
my brother have seen one, but it was large as a small child and made of concrete..... :)

VERY jealous. This trip is still on my list! Long bike ride from Oz though...
Do you return the stolen gnome after the trip, with some “selfies” showing where he’s been?

Zitat von TimMc im Beitrag #2

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VERY jealous. This trip is still on my list! Long bike ride from Oz though...
Do you return the stolen gnome after the trip, with some “selfies” showing where he’s been?

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