Contemplations by Thor /tɔː(r)/

This page is created for sharing my routes from travelling around the world. Choose cateogry (e.g. Motorcycle) and zoom out to find my routes. They can be viewed in the interactive map or downloaded. Individual routes cannot be shared without user login (free). The example below illustrates this. I hope for the future that MRA Routeplanner will allow sharing without user registration. For now, I export most of my maps to Google My Maps. I cannot provide a link for all, only individual ones, like the example below.

Since the return of my fourth BMW Navigator VI, I have been driving without a dedicated navigator on my motorcycle. With only my phone attached with a QuadLock system, I knew this was not going to be solution for me. After careful consideration of my options, I went for the new Chigee AIO-6 MAX with a BMW Quick Release module. About half-way through my Eastern Europe trip this summer, my BMW Navigator VI stopped logging my GPS track. When I returned it (it was the fourth one in five years) I got most of the money paid for it back and was thus free to choose another option. The BMW Connected Ride Navigator was never really an option. Although made for BMW by TomTom this time instead of Garmin, the reviews suggested a product with a lot of flaws. Probably the most expensive option too. The Garmin Zumo XT2 looked to be a decent 6" alternative with 1280x720 resolution and 1000 nits brigtness. It fits the BMW Nav cradle with an 3rd party adapter that does not add much to the thickness...

Our R12?0GS motorcycles are comfort machines, designed for exploration of the world. My 2020 model had only been driven to Sweden so it was time to unleash its potential. With a bucketlist of countries and places in Eastern Europe, a trip to Easten Europa was planned. Two weeks were set aside for the trip and visits to Moldova, Iron Gates on the Danube and Beograd were made compulsory. The planning was started by consulting the insurance company. We were issued a green card for travel, excluding only Ukraine, Belarus and Kosovo from visits on this trip. The route planning was done using Calimoto targeting MC-friendly roads, avoiding motorways. The route was chosen as to follow the Carpathian mountains as much as possible. Navigable track and tracklog was transferred to my BMW Navigator VI. Day 1: Kristinehamn We started off from Trondheim towards Røros in excellent weather. Gauldalen is the best road going south from Trondheim. Due to the distance, we chose to drive through Trysil. Thi...