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January 11, 2015

Possible Means of Transport


I went a bit deeper into that rabbit hole of my latest flight of fancy. If I were to buy a bike overseas, what bike would it be? My budget is somewhat limited, as the vehicle will also need insurance as well as proper maintenance, plus I might need to have it stored between rides. Also, I'd like to have an appropriate financial wiggle room for food and shelter (you might have already guessed that I neither do camping nor fast food...).

A handful of models tickled my interest. Of course a Sportster would have to be on top of my list, as this is the bike that I am used to, and I really got into appreciating the laid back cruiser style.

Talking about cruisers, I looked up the usual suspects of classified ads, and found quite a few interesting Japanese cousins of Sporty priced for under 3,000 bucks, be it something along the lines of Yamaha Roadstar, Honda Shadow, Suzuki Marauder or Kawasaki Vulcan. Now we are talking!

2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 500LTD

A cruiser might be one option but what if there's gravel involved? I certainly know that my Sporty doesn't handle off-road stints very well. A Honda NC700X might do the trick on and off the road, albeit the investment will be considerably higher (4 - 5k $)

2012 Honda NC700X

One other viable model could be a street bike such as the Suzuki SV650. Supposedly it's quite the working horse, and often to be found well farkled up and equipped for long distance traveling.

2004 Suzuki SV650

Got any other ideas? Then please leave a note in the comment section. I am open to suggestions.

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Transportmöglichkeiten
Während ich so darüber nachdachte, welches Motorrad ich in Übersee kaufen würde, bin ich über einige Modelle gestolpert, die ggfs. in Frage kommen könnten. Mein Budget is natürlicherweise begrenzt, das Bike muss versichert und versteuert werden, braucht ab und zu einen Service und evtl. einen kostenpflichtigen Lagerplatz. Darüber hinaus benötige ich noch einen Spielraum für Essen und Schlafen, und der/die geneigte(r) Leser(in), wird inzwischen gemerkt haben, dass Camping nichts für mich ist und ich mir nichts aus billigem Fast Food mache.

An oberster Stelle steht natürlich eine Sportster. Ich bin mit dem Fahrverhalten vertraut und mag inzwischen den relaxten Cruiser Fahrstil. Manche japanische Verwandte der Harley sind drüben bereits für unter 3.000$ zu haben, wie z.Bsp. die Yamaha Roadstar, Honda Shadow, Suzuki Marauder oder Kawasaki Vulcan. Das hört sich schon mal interessant an.
Aber was ist, wenn ich mal auf Schotterstraßen unterwegs bin? Ich weiß ja, dass meine Sporty da etwas kitzlig ist, also doch etwas, dass sowohl auf Straße als auch für off-road geeignet ist? Die Honda NC700X könnte hier passen und wechselt für etwa 4-5.000$ den Besitzer, ist also schon etwas teuerer. 
Eine andere Option wäre ein Straßenmotorrad wie die Suzuki SV650, ein echtes Arbeitstier, wie ich heraus fand, oft bereits mit Tourenausstattung und trotzdem unter 3.000$ verfügbar.
Habt Ihr noch andere Ideen? Dann hinterlasst doch einen Kommentar. Ich bin für alle Vorschläge offen...

January 07, 2015

Into the Woods


The other day we had the most beautiful weather and decided to go for a short walk through the forest. What a good idea, as we had the most beautiful light! Luckily I had brought my camera to capture a bit of the magic!




January 05, 2015

New Camera (Again!)

Sonja allowed me to purchase (another) new camera! I was having so much fun with my Fuji X-E1, but it was such a hassle to continuously having to change lenses, so Sonja suggested that I should get the camera I originally was going for but could not bring myself up to buy due to its quite high price. So here are the first results from my brand new Fuji X-T1! I love this camera! So intuitive and easy to use, very light weight, but still shooting fantastic photos! What a great start into 2015!


Double Exposure Feature!

A first attempt at very long exposure. Will need some practice!


Sonja likes the camera, too!

Our favorite ruin!

I seem to love trees against the sun...



I wonder if the guy noticed that he lost something?!

One of the canons the Swedish "lost" in our home town during the Thirty-Years-War

Almost Carnival time again!