Ride: The Lysefjord road , near Stavanger, Norway

[Arf]

My son , Vidar, was out on one of our favorite motorcycle-roads near Stavanger, Norway on my 1994 Honda Africa Twin XRV750 in Dakar Rally trim. Riding the famous Lysebotn road from the Lysefjord to ca. 2000 feet / 640m at Ørneredet (The Eagles Nest) restaurant and viewpoint of the fjord and valley. The incline to the top is about 10%. Thats 1 meter incline for every 10 meters...not so noticeable on the video though...

Notice the 360 degree tunnel at the start....and try to count wheelies :
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Video was recorded in 720 HD with a helmet- mounted ContourHD camera.
Link to the manufacturers website:
HD Helmet Cam - ContourHD and ContourHD 1080p by VholdR

The song is Porcupine Tree - Trains.










Regards
Arf
Stavanger
Norway

[BIG D]

Lovely road Alf,

I cannot wait to get back to Norway for another trip, I just wish they would re-install the Newcastle ferry, oh well just have to go the long way through Europe.

BIG D

[Arf]

BIG D,
You can travel with DFDS Ferries from Harwich to Esbjerg,Denmark
Harwich to Esbjerg Ferry Crossing - Ferries from Harwich to Esbjerg
and then from northern Denmark to Norway.
We was planning to got I.O.M. for the GP races this summer, but there's no Newcastle route at any more....hopefully a ferry company will start again this route

Regards
Arf
Stavanger
Norway

[Lee Halsall]

When I stayed on Shetland 15 years ago,there was a summer ferry to Bergen
is that still running ?
Lee

[Kjell Lindberg]

Great road!
Great video!
And only one car on the road

Edit:

Arf, your thread made me do it!!
Although we drove slower than you.

[BIG D]

When I stayed on Shetland 15 years ago,there was a summer ferry to Bergen
is that still running ?
Lee

Would that have been the Smyril line from from Iceland to Norway stopping on route ?

BIG D

[Mutley]

The road looks perfect, so I've just asked for a price for the ferry


£948 !!!!!!(return, of course)

Looks like the IOM again then.......

[angelo]

The road looks perfect, so I've just asked for a price for the ferry


£948 !!!!!!(return, of course)

Looks like the IOM again then.......

Wow and so cheap but where would I keep the Ferry when I got it home!

Seriously - from where to where and what line? Cheaper to ride it around. Possibly hire a van and pop a couple of bikes inside.

[pdsquire]

Sweet Lord, that is a piece of road! Perfect surface, despite the Winters thrown at it, and what a piece of tunnelling!

I'd love to use my Pan's mid-range to get me up to the top.

[cbrpaddy]

I did that road a few years back with some mates and it was class. If I remember right we particularly enjoyed meeting an unexpected tight bend in the tunnel we couldn't see til nearly too late with water running across - the tunnel smelled for a bit after that