One of the last motorcycle adventures of the year!

Published MC avisa 21.09.2023 at 16:07 Last updated: 21.09.2023 at 16:27 Text: Ole Martin P Eidevik The Straand meeting is one of the last events of the year for motorcyclists in southern Norway.
The event is held at Straand Hotel in Vrådal in the middle of Telemark.
The hotel reports around 1800 participants and 1121 test drives over the weekend.
Below you can see a picture cavalcade for this year’s event.

You will also find a report in MC-avisa/Bike #9, which is 100 pages long and will be available on October 5.
October!

Although Speedway isn't as popular now as it was in the 70s, these bikes are just a beautiful sight. Here in front of the stand area of clubs and organizations.

Although Speedway isn’t as popular now as it was in the 70s, these bikes are just a beautiful sight.
Here in front of the stand area of clubs and organizations.

 

Pan America with its own pizza oven got a lot of attention.

Pan America with its own pizza oven got a lot of attention.

 

Ole-Andreas Isdahl is, among other things, the initiator of the Straand rally, and concluded the lectures on Friday evening on motorcycle fun and three motorcycle news! Behind the bike is Bjørn Richard Johansen, who is involved in organizing the meeting.

Ole-Andreas Isdahl is, among other things.
initiator of the Straand meeting, and concluded the lectures on Friday evening on motorcycle fun and three motorcycle news!
Behind the bike is Bjørn Richard Johansen, who is involved in organizing the meeting.

 

Royal Enfield was in attendance and was popular with the younger generation as they only have A2 models. Here represented with the new Super Meteor 650.

Royal Enfield was in attendance and was popular with the younger generation as they only have A2 models.
Here represented with the new Super Meteor 650.

 

NAF MC is now Norway's largest interest organization with over 14,000 members. Jan Harry Svendsen from NAF was of course in attendance.

NAF MC is now Norway’s largest interest organization with over 14,000 members.
Jan Harry Svendsen from NAF was of course in attendance.

 

Odd Aarhus from Speed MC was one of the main attractions at this year's event, here at the AMD stand together with the new KTM 890 SMT.

Odd Aarhus from Speed MC was one of the main attractions at this year’s event, here at the AMD stand together with the new KTM 890 SMT.

 

For those of us who remember the last millennium, it was a wonderful reunion with the best-selling Yamaha Virago.

For those of us who remember the last millennium, it was a wonderful reunion with the best-selling Yamaha Virago.