Doing some cosmetic job inside. The old seats are not good for long trips and very bad in offroad conditions. It feels like sitting on top of some roman catapult 😀 Ok, the design is from the late 1960s. Yes, they started production of this … Continue readingHome Improvements
Just some minor modifications and its almost unstoppable now in the field. I got locking differentials for the axles. WOW! Now I only get stuck where no one else can go 😀
One year after being the owner of this car, I finally had the chance to go to the “mountains”. There is an annually meeting of friends in an old excavation place and there we can see what our cars can do. Its very impressive. Even … Continue readingBig Kids Playground
On my next trip to Russia I had the chance to bring a lot of spare parts to Germany. I was there with the company and we had empty space in some boxes. Finally I bought 50kg of parts 🙂 Buying the same parts in … Continue readingShopping
There were so many things to fix. It took me 4 months before the car was ready for the road again. Everything was big SH** … well, not according to my standards 😀 Brakes completely useless Engine broken in many places Electricity….. Wheels and axles…. … Continue readingPatchwork
The Plan:getting the car In Russia, I saw some cool cars and started resarch. Finally I found some Czech company who sells these cars in west europe. Â Ok, doesnt look anything like new, but if a car is older than 30 years its … Continue readingTravel Companion
…. except if your dreams are stupid…. The Plan: bring life to this idea of traveling to Japan by car Two years later this thought was still in my brain. And it was growing again. Now I know more of Russia, I know more … Continue readingNever Give Up On Your Dreams
The plan: none at all Sadly, I left my bike in Japan with the TV guys. I didnt want to go through all the troubles with the airline company. Bringing a bike to the airplane seemed too complicated and expensive to me. The guys had … Continue readingSurprise Visit
The plan: show my friends where I was Wow wow, for a trip without any organization I saw a lot of Japan. I was surprised by myself. More than 4000km with the coolest bike on earth. 40 days on the road, 30 nights in the … Continue readingWhat Did I Do?
The plan: see Kyoto, Hakone, Tokyo… I promised to show all this places to Olga in 10 days, so we did NOT take the bike 😀