Hi Ben, a more economical bike would make a big difference, I reckon £800 of that was fuel. Plus the costs of traveling via Rotterdam added a lot. If I did it again I'd try and book the freight ferry out of Immingham, that would shave a lot off the time & cost, although of course you'd miss seei...

Fantastic report mate really enjoyed that ! Out of curiosity what sort of budget did you have for the whole trip ? Hi mate, The 990 is a bit of a thirsty beast and paying for huts & pitches solo was expensive so inc all ferries food & fuel just under £2.5K. I started off trying to log it al...

Hi Austin, yes most places were around £20 a tent pitch or £30 - £40 for a hut. The hut sizes varied quite a bit, from a very cramped two beds to more usually four beds in a twin bunk arrangement. Bedding was just a mattress and pillow, never any covers so I just chucked my sleeping bag on top. They...

Thanks everyone for the feedback @qcnr - cheers for the offer, may well take you up on it! @mosel - I gather I was very lucky with such a day in Bergen, had plenty of soggy days elsewhere to make up though! @spike - Not sure I'd go all the way to Nordkapp again but I'd go love to go back and explore...

Rather late write up, I did this last August but only recently sorted my photos out.
The whole thing here
or without all my waffle just the photos here

also interested (thumbs) would like to know the rough costs

There's a lot of research being done in supercapacitors at the moment, and if they can bring it to market at the right price it should be a game changer. If it comes good you'll be able to recharge a car in the same time as it takes to fill up with petrol and have a 400 mile range. Quite how we gene...

If there's still room please add me to the list (thumbs) loved the ride report

The price I'd heard was £4K on the road or 4.5K as shown with the luggage & racks

If it has find poi "along route" then I'd be tempted to ditch the Montana.