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Hello everyone,

Here is my planed route for next summer:

Uffenhein, GE - Nordkapp, NO

I am leaning towards the Baltic states first and then shooting north.

1996 BMW 1100GS

Any Ideas, Suggestions, Comments.

Yes, I have read very many post, but a lot of them are from years ago.

This just an overall route.
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Hi,
I plan a tour like this for next summer.
We want to do it with two bikes. at first the plan was norway. than maybe NordKap and now Back from NordKap crossing Baltic states. We want to start near Frankfurt/Main. You start in Germany? Are you from there?

How long did you plan for this trip? I think it should be 4 weeks.
It would be nice to heer from you.
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Going via Swedish east coast on road E4 is one very boring ride. Almost all the way up riding between steel wires, either one or two lanes going one direction and all camper vans, trucks etc. slowing down and nothing to see.

If going via Sweden, go further west or then all the way up on small roads through Finnish eastern roads, close to Russian border.

Much more pleasant ride!
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Travelling through Norway is slow, very slooooooow. Roads are windy and not allways in a great condition, and there are a lot of ferries. On the other hand, most of it range from scenic, to very scenic, to mindboggling scenic. Sweden on the other hand is fast, but boring...
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NightAlp,

Yes, I live here in Germany (Uffenheim). I speak German, but I can not write it very well (I am American).

I plan to be on the road for approximately 30 days. I am not sure when, but I am planing between July and August.

My main objectives are the Fjords and the Nordkapp. I might leave the Baltics for a different trip if necessary (depending on time).

I am also plan on camping as much as possible, and riding on secondary roads (Bundesstrasse), no Autobahn for me!!!

The complete route still in progress. So let see!!!

What kind of Bikes do you and your partner ride?
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Ilpo & Wheelie,

Thanks for the tips.

It is always good to hear from people that live there rather than the personal view of other travelers (just my opinion).

I might just change my plans and stay only in Scandinavia.

My most see places:

Fjords - All the pictures that I have seen are amazing.
NordKapp - Is the top of the "world"
Findland - I have never been there. ( Helsinki, Porvoo, Turku, Tampere)
Stockholm - Old High School sweetheart lives there.

Any personal recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again.
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Hi Maluk,

my bike is a Honda Transalp XL 600V and my mate drive a Yamaha XT 660Z. Not to heavy on dirt roads but comfortable enough for long trips ;-) .
We plane to drive in june, because of the midsummer (23. June), there will be a festival in the north.
Some years ago (2007) I do a trip to norway with my car. Now I want to do it with my bike. 2007 I dove Danmark(Hirtshals) and along the west coast to the Trollstigen than back to east to Sweden and back to Gernamy. So it wasn't my first trip to the north.
Now we want to go to Hamburg in one day, the second up to Danmark Hirtshals. This are ca. 1000km from Frankfurt. So the first two days we ride the Highway (Autobahn) to make the long distance.
We plan 3 week now, if so we can't go to NordKap. We try to reach the northern polarcyrcle and want to drive to sweden and maybe the baltic states. Back over Poland. Until June maybe we can drive 4 weeks (make enough Overtime at work). :-) Then we want to go to NordKap at the westcoast of norway, and back over finland, sweden and baltic states.
We are at the beginnig of our plans so we are very flexible in our plans.

If you want to know more about our plans let me know.

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Maluk & NightAlp,

Time & weather permitting, when riding as far as Nordkapp, you
should not miss Norway's
Lofoten Islands, Lofotens offisielle reiselivsportal!
and
Norway's national highway 17, Kystriksveien - the coastal route - accommodation, activities and attractions along the Nordland coastline in Norway
along the coast between Bodo & Trondheim
rather than sticking to the main highway E6 N<->S
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