I didn't go riding today. Turned into a bike maintenance and social day.
Another rider, Dennis C., showed up early this morning, to bring an end a 7 week vacation.
The list of countries he's ridden a motorcycle through is astounding. From the sounds of it, about the only countries he hasn't visited is central Africa. Siberia, Australia, South America, Asia, etc.
I believe he's in his mid-60's, knows at least 10 languages, and is a wealth of riding stories and insight.
Born in Munich, he moved to the US early in life. Growing up in Germany shortly after WWII was unpleasant. He lives in Georgia now.
I talked with him through most of the day, hearing stories and talking politics.
I also took the time today to swap out my rear shock with the rebuilt CBR929rr shock, and installed my Touratech GPS mount. I used this post to help do the shock replacement.
Two other riders showed up today, Paul and Brent.
Paul is another American of German descent, and finished a 6 week riding vacation throughout Southern Germany and area. In particular, he mentioned spending a lot of time in the Black Forest.
Brent calls Vancouver Island home. Brent rode up through Norway for 3 weeks. His wife is riding a bicycle down the entire Norwegian coast, so he joined with her for a bit, then did his own motorcycle tour of the coast. He gave me some great ideas for things to see.
The guys all mentioned that there is a shuttle service that is cheaper and way more convenient than taking the train to the Frankfurt airport. 35 Euros or so, door to door. For reference, the 1st class train option was about 41 Euros, and included a transfer in Mannheim from the S-Baun to a regional train.
I haven't really decided on my plans for tomorrow. I've sent a query to CERN about getting into a tour on Wednesday.
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