Give me Water!

We are completely landlocked. The Black Forest couldn't be further away from any ocean, be it the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea or the Baltic Sea... every ocean is a day's ride away.

Sometimes a lake or a river will do to satisfy the need of a water view, but every now an then there comes the time when Sonja's Northern soul cries for salt water, and with a week of vacation left, the man was happy to oblige.

Nine hours and 1,000 kms (620 mls) later we had arrived at Stralsund, located in Northeast Germany, in the region of Western Pomerania, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, close to the Polish Border, opposite from Denmark, at the Strela-Sund (Strela Inlet), which opens into the Baltic Sea.

Stralsund is a founding city of the former Hanseatic League. It was founded in the year 1234, but settlers had been living here long before it was given formal city rights. The town had a lively history, and was under Slavic and Scandinavian control in the Middle Ages, Napoleon's army was here, and after WWII it belonged to the German Democratic Republic before Germany's reunification in 1990. Luckily some of the historic architecture survived and in 2002 the city was honoured with the title of a UNESCO World Heritage.

Here is a walk though the old town core of Stralsund:

Strela Sund - Strela Inlet

Gorch Fock

Bridge to Rügen Island

Good Evening!

Riding with the new-to-me seat installed, it's looking good. And it is comfy, too. Wishing everybody a great (moto-) weekend!

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Ein guter Abend!

Ich habe gerade meinen neuen Sitz eingeweiht. Er sieht gut aus und ist super bequem. Allen ein schönes (Motorrad-) Wochenende!

W.I.P.

A couple of weeks ago I was digging through my basement in quest for some stuff to sell on Ebay, and came across my old solo seat. Should it stay or should it go?

I pondered awhile over the matter. My Sportster, although fully functioning is a project bike. So I decided to give the seat a second chance, have it reworked and use it just for different looks on my W.I.P. bike.

Here is, what my local car upholsterer did with it. I can't wait to install the refurbished seat. It should match perfectly to my recently procured frame bag.

And here it is installed:

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Noch in Arbeit

Meine Sportster ist noch längst nicht fertig. Klar es funktioniert alles wunderbar, aber es ist eben doch noch ein Projekt. Vor ein paar Wochen hatte ich den Keller aufgeräumt und wollte ein paar Teile auf Ebay verschachern, als ich über meinen alten Solositz stolperte. Ich überlegte einen Moment und entschied dann, meinem freundlichen Autosattler um die Ecke den Auftrag zur Umarbeitung zu erteilen. Das Resultat kann sich sehen lassen. Der Sitz wird bestimmt super zu meiner im Juli gekauften Schwingentasche passen. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, den Sitz auszuprobieren.