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    CB500X – Solo Norway trip Part 1 – Leaving the UK



    This is Part 1 of my trip heading to Nordkapp, Norway, on my Honda CB500X travelling from home in the UK to the port of Harwich to catch the overnight ferry to the Hook of Holland

    The whole journey took me through the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and into Norway right the way up to Nordkapp, the furthest point you can travel by motorcycle or car in mainland Europe and then back through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France over a 7 week period late May – mid July 2023

    I am back in the UK now, but please do add your comments and I’ll get back to you.

    Hoping you can “Like” the video, as this does help the channel.

    All my best wishes, thanks again for watching

    Nick

    CB500X 2022 model
    Hepco & Becker Tank bars
    Rally Raid CB500X 2019-on Engine Guard-RRP 747
    SW Motech Footrest Kit
    R&G Kickstand Shoe-RRP 474
    Outback Motortek Pannier rack and Rear rack (including exhaust heat shield)

    Metzeler Tourance Next tyres

    SW-Motech dry bag (60 litres)
    Lomo dry bag motorcycle waterproof panniers -soft
    Oxford tank bag (need to use rain cover in heavy rain)

    Garmin Zumo XT GPS device
    Rally Raid Billet Multi-Mount for 12mm (1/2″) Crossbar – part number RRP 643

    GoPro Hero 10 (helmet mounted)
    Adhesive universal helmet mount for GoPro
    Purple Panda microphone (helmet mounted)
    Sonicake wireless microphone (walking about)
    Insta360 X3
    DJI mini 3 Drone

    Vango Tryfan 300 (3 person tent)
    Sea to Summit Camp Plus Self Inflating Camping Mat
    Trekology air bag (topping up mat inflation)
    SLAAPLEKKER 800 Goose down mummy sleeping bag
    Eurohike sleeping bag liner
    Trekology Aluft pillow

    Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 – video editing

    RST textile jacket
    RST textile trousers (slight seepage in crutch area in heavy rain)
    TCX Airtech 3 Gore-tex boots
    Nolan 80 helmet

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    3. warrenr4 on

      Hi Nick,
      The screen extender, heated grips and more road orientated tyres should have made a big difference on this trip.
      I started with an eBay cheapie, and after it fell apart replaced it immediately with a Puig one. Wouldn’t be without it now.
      I went with soft side bags, a sixty litre roll bag on the pillion seat and a Givi Trekker Outback aluminium top box.
      I found the Givi stuff, racks etc fit the bike perfectly and when I’m not touring the pannier bars clip off, although I leave the top box on because I find it so useful.
      Thanks for this vid. Looking forward to future episodes 🙂

    6. Welsh Lad on

      Safe travels. Have visited Norway 🇳🇴 many times and it is one of the most stunning countries I’ve ever visited. Look forward to watching your journey 👍

    8. AHB on

      Been looking foward to watching your travels again Nick. Would love a mini review on those Heated grips.

    10. AMA on

      Hello. Nice to see a big trip again with the 500X. Have one and still in love after 36.000km😊 about the Lomo bags, do you have a rack for that? Have a nice trip✌️

    11. tonkie on

      Hi Nick
      Got a question to you😮
      How do you find the rear brake? as someone who has put the mikes in, I ask as I don’t think it’s fit for purpose, I’m tempted to change the pads, but as my bike is only 4 months old, I’m wondering if it will affect my warranty,
      Will be following you again

    13. Alex Morgan on

      This should be a very enjoyable series of videos.

      The longest journey starts with the smallest step. How did you manage to get 7 weeks off to do this trip?

      Btw your map at the end has the River Blackwater east of Chelmsford labelled as the North Sea.

    14. Rob Reed on

      Hi Nick, what a great adventure and looking forward to following you along the way 👍 safe riding and waiting for the next episode 🏍🇬🇧

    18. Karl Howard on

      Just joined here….really great, I like your gentle approach to things…one question, how is your bike kept from not falling over, straps etc and bike protection….it look a bit chaotic as to where you had to go to park up, I live in Jersey and look forward one day of taking my bike over to France, just wanted a bit of a heads up as to the mundane parking up and what the procedure is….safe riding and I look forward to your big adventure and will check out you previous one…..cheers Karl….my bike by the way a 2023 Honda NC750XDCT…

    22. M Jackson on

      Just found your channel Nick. You've done some great rides and tours. Really looking forward to the next episode in the series. Stay and ride safe.

    23. Rich L on

      I will be tuning in to see whether you managed to turn the trip around after suffering the devastating peg loss incident so early on! 😂

    26. Jonathan Mackie on

      New viewer. Thinking of a solo trip to Norway next year on my bike so looking forward to more of these. One wish, that you had shown the tie down process on the ferry. I'm a bit dubious about how that works. Thanks for the upload.

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