In Lapland (with the land owners permitting), you could try riding on roadless terrain with plenty of swamps around. And it´s a short ride from there to Norway, where you could possibly try the same, and cross some mountains and fjords not allowing yourself to use any kind of road.

Those may not be as easy tasks as you think. My suggestion would be to really try these out, before you make any decisions about riding in Greenland.

And if the bike breaks down in the middle of the wilderness (not very uncommon, when you ride outside the road network) - then what?

Fugitive:

Part of my work includes ferrying aircraft from Canada to Europe. The easiest way for me to get there is to fly across Greenland, then land in Iceland. I usually try to do this on a sunny day (simply so that the aircraft won't ice up), thus, I have had the opportunity to observe Greenland first-hand many times. This has led me to the following conclusion:

There ain't no fricking roads in Greenland!

You won't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting any further than perhaps 10 km outside of any coastal settlement. That assumes you ride to the edge of the settlement on the gravel paths provided, then you ride about 9 km more before encountering a glacier, or a rocky fjord, etc.

Believe me, I am speaking the truth. Below are some photos I took during a transatlantic crossing in mid-July this year. You couldn't even make the trip on a snowmobile, let along an enduro bike.

Michael

Approaching the Eastern shore
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/a...tonIslanda.jpg

Approaching the Western Shore (from Canada)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/a...tromfjorda.jpg

The largest town on the East Shore (Kulusuk) - It is located on an island.
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/a...ulusukBGKK.jpg

I am sorry if I "blow out candles" now.

It is not possible (read: it's illegal) to bring motorcycles to Greenland.
It has been like that for around 15-20 years or more.

Those bike up there now have been imported before the law was voted for.

Everybody going around on anything close to motorcycles are using snowscooters.

Niklas

Heh heh. That's pretty funny; even more funny that I never considered the question of why there were not trailbikes everywhere.

Niklas, there are a lot of four wheelers (quads). Are these also forbidden for import?

Thanks.

Mark

I don't know about Quads / ATVs.
It's an option to call and ask the police in Nuuk. (Capitol City)

Niklas

Thanks, Niklas. I'm not the one who wants to ride in Greenland; I was just curious, since I do remember a lot of quads but no bikes.

Mark