Some impressions of Croatia.
we visited the Plitvicka national park, where Winnetou’s “Silbersee” has been filmed.
Ein paar Impressionen von Kroatien.
Wir haben den Plitvicka Nationalpark mit den Seen besucht, wo Winnetou’s Silbersee gedreht wurde.
we spent the first two nights in Italy. first night on the passo Aprica and the second in Duino near Trieste, directly at the harbor.
Die ersten beiden Nächte waren wir in Italien. Die erste auf dem Pass Aprica und die zweite in Duino bei Trieste, direkt am Meer!
last photos at home and of Switzerland. my dad accompanies me for a week or so.
these are my last days at home.
on Monday I’m leaving to my biggest journey (and adventure) yet:
around the world on my Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin!
my back issues are not completely gone yet. but I’m doing exercises and training since two months and will continue so on the trip. this won’t stop me from leaving 😀
the first part will be from Switzerland to Australia. you can find my planned route here.
I will updating this blog as often as I can. expect some great photos and videos in the following months!
I’ll see you on the road!
some usefull stuff I added to my CRF1000 Africa Twin.
these are some spare parts I took with me on the great journey:
the parts marked with an 👍 are the ones I needed on the trip and was glad I had them with me!
here I’ll try to document my Africa Twin’s services and repairs.
| km | date | what | costs (CHF) | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8. Sep 2015 | pre order | 1000 | pre order on honda.ch |
| 1 | 27. Jan 2016 | new bike! | 15000 | official handover. unboxing was on 24. Dec 2015 |
| 1058 | 5. Mar 2016 | first service | 360 | official 1000km service |
| 1534 | 9. Apr 2016 | Tripmaster added | 0 | I've got #006 of Switzerland! |
| 12251 | 29. Jul 2016 | second service | 440 | official 12000km service |
| 12251 | 29. Jul 2016 | new tires | 260 | Continental TKC70 (16'183km) |
| 17371 | 04. Nov 2016 | replaced heated grips controller | 0 | free (Honda warranty) |
| 19540 | 01. Mar 2017 | third service Oxford heated grips | official 24000 service | |
| 28434 | 05. May 2017 | new tires | 300 | TKC80 (back), Capras (front) |
| 32903 | 30. May 2017 | new tires | 300 | Shinko E700 (front and back, 13kkm) |
| 42150 | 19. Jun 2017 | front fork/suspension leaking | 25 | 'revision' in Luang Prabang, Laos |
| 46098 | 29. Aug 2017 | service/oil change/fixed parking brake/air filter cleaned | 120 | Pattaya, Thailand. 4140thb |
| 46101 | 29. Aug 2017 | chain & sprockets | 170 | Pattaya, Thailand. 6000thb |
| 46287 | 02. Sep 2017 | new tires | 217 | Bangkok, Thailand. 7500thb Mitas E-07 (front 11'881km, back 18'072km) |
| 47752 | 16. Sep 2017 | front fork/suspension seals & new oil | 100 | at StreetBiker Phuket, Thailand. 2500thb + Honda seals 1000thb |
| 51670 | 26. Oct 2017 | left fan replaced | 650 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sent from Switzerland! |
| 52565 | 14. Nov 2017 | rear brake pads | 22 | Sumatra, Indonesia 770 thb |
| 58168 | 02. Mar 2018 | full Honda service oil & filters front tyre bearings (wheel & steering) parking brake pads 4 spark plugs | 1886 | Darwin, Australia 1200aud 40aud 160aud (TKC 70) 115aud 50aud 150aud |
| 64400 | 06. Apr 2018 | new rear tyre and front brake pads | 380 | Esperance, Autralia Heidenau K60 |
| 65813 | 18. Apr 2018 | chain | 142 | Nullarbor, Australia 191 AUD |
| 66733 | 20. Apr 2018 | sprockets rear break pads | 225 | Adelaide, Australia 80 AUD 70 AUD labor 125 AUD |
| 77080 | 16. Jun 2018 | minor service: Oil & filter changes | 230 | Cairns, Australia 316 AUD |
| 80414 | 7. Jul 2018 | new tyres (front & back) new chain guard | 440 | Cairns, Australia 500 aud (back 16kkm, front 22kkm) 100 aud |
| 85646 | 31. Jun 2018 | front fork/suspension seals & new oil | 270 | 365 AUD near Sydney, Australia |
| 86075 | 27. Aug 2018 | DCT issue | 210 | Santiago, Chile 140‘000 CLP |
| 89696 | 23. Oct 2018 | broken back tyre, new Pirelli Scorpion Trail | 350 | El Chaltén, Argentina |
| 91200 | 30. Oct 2018 | front forks (again!) | 200 | Ushuaia |
| 95320 | 15. Nov 2018 | Honda Service | 235 | Oil & filters change, bike cleaned! 8400 ARS Cordoba Argentina |
| 95320 | 15. Nov 2018 | Front tyre | 210 | TKC 70 (18kkm) Cordoba Argentina |
| 97300 | 26. Nov 2018 | Back tyre Back brake pads | 170 | Tyre bought in Cordoba (16kkm) Break pads bought in Thailand |
| 108250 | 23. Feb 2019 | Big service | 1300 | Medellin, Colombia |
| 113154 | 07. Jun 2019 | New back tyre | 230 | Heidenau K60 Scout (27kkm) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 113330 | 11. Jun 2019 | New front tyre | 130 | Heidenau K60 Scout, Guatemala City (22kkm) |
| 120525 | 9. Aug 2019 | Oil & filter change | 110 | Los Angeles |
| 131052 | 2. Oct 2019 | Oil & filter change | 130 | Cape Canaveral |
| 135166 | 25. Oct 2019 | New front tyre | 110 | 80$ TKC80 & 30$ mounting. They ordered the wrong tyre, I wanted a TKC70 |
| 137520 | 21. Dec 2019 | Back wheel bearings | 8 | 50mad labor, 25mad seal, spare bearings Australia |
| 140900 | 18. Jan 2020 | Oil Change Back tyre | 320 | 130€ Michelin Anakee Adventure |
| 143000 | 6. Mar 2020 | Givi Panniers | 780 | 750€ Rodaventura.pt |
| 143050 | 7. Mar 2020 | DCT e-motor | 240 | 220€ used e-motor (25kkm) |
I had the following issues with my Africa twin on this journey: