Weekend ride

Whiff...
this weekend was quite eventful and filled with good rides. I'm still testing the new Held gear in every condition so I decided to visit the sea and my V-Strom forum buddy JZ who lent me his uncatalytic exhaust for the trip.

This time I was with my copilot/girlfriend Monika, who was filming the most interesting parts of the ride. But as it always goes with girls, her overpreparing and applying makeup made our start late about 1 hour :D
So, to make a long trip to coastal city Rijeka where we were headed, short, we took the highway.
After about 100 kms, the tire blew at 130 km/h! No tire spray could save it as the hole was gigantic. I took out my orange hazard vest and headed slowly to the nearest tire shop (in a small village 20 kms from the puncture site). The guy was a biker and quickly we were rolling once more to the city of Rijeka. Ariving and being late for 2,5 hours, hehe.
The rest of the ride was just great, with the Rijeka V-Strom crew. To cut my blabber short, I present you this wonderful film made entirely by Monika:

Oh yes, Held Carese&Torno pants and jacket performed great. I just noticed that it's not really an 4 season combination as expected, because there is no thermal liner. Below 15°C I'd have to wear a long sleeve shirt or a windstopper. But I guess in Iran I won't have problems like that :D Can't wait to try it out at +35°C

This week on schedule:

mounting Josips sidecases.

'till soon, take care & ride safe!

p.s. I crashed my helmet, the vent openings are broken and GPS device is broken too. Not to mention the flat tire. Quite much for 2 days of weekend in peaceful and quiet Croatia.

Held gear - preview

p.s. if the video doesn't work, please watch directly on Youtube. You'll thank me later.

Hello ya all!
This time it's me, your favourite fashion adventure biker :D
As you can see, our Held gear has arrived! WooHoo! It's real and it's spectacular.

Josip was offline for the weekend, doing preemptive strike on his wisdom teeth. Better safe than sorry, if it starts hurting on the trip. Maybe he should have taken out the appendix too @:)

see how wise I am? I've still got my wisdom teeth. Brushing teeth every day finaly paid off! Being wise.. who would know!?

Anyway, last weekend I was in Moto oprema AMD, with mr. Damir and his boss/wife Ana Marija, who are with us from the beginning and belive we can make the trip alive. And keep the gear alive too.

I hardly slept the night before, knowing what was waiting for me.. but little did I know how I'll feel. First time I saw the jacket, I saw love.. the first time I put it on, I felt love. And after 1000kms of wearing it, it's still the one I love.

But seriously, Carese&Torno combination are just great! It feels like quality and is exactly what doctor prescribed for Iran and hot weather. I'll make a detailed report on the Held gear after the trip.

As for Josips' combination Imola&Arese, it's quite different. Not in quality (which is superb, not telling just because Held is our sponsor), but in application. Black sport jacket (luckly with lot's of air vents) and black trousers. Haha, like The Ghost rider. After he tries it out, you'll be posted on his impressions.

38 days to lift off! Stay tuned as things heat up... literary.. tomorrow's forecast for Yazd is 38°C And it's middle of April. Brrrr....

Mireo - preview

Honestly,
I'm not a fan of GPS maps & routing. Not at all. Using it in few occasions, I've come to conclusion that it just makes you less road and surroundings aware and generaly a more stupid driver.
Or maybe it's just me :D

Josip, as a programmer, is thrilled with every type of hi-tec gizmos, so it meant only one thing. To take the proposition from my riding buddy Santa. He proposed us to try out his company's latest product, Mireo Don't Panic navigation software.
Reluctantly and carefully, few days ago we finaly went to Mireo and to see what they came up with. Bah.. no GPS would win my cold cold heart :P




filming afterwards was not allowed as we visited Mireo special laboratories located in the inner sanctum (?!). We saw some pretty disturbing things, haha..
Will I be drawn to the Dark Side of the GPS, will Josip's Android phone satisfy his unhealthy craving for yummy software, will Cruz finally find Eden??


to be continued... in next visit, to Mireo labs!