Published in MC avisa 23.09.2021 at 06:02
Press release, Straand Treffet:
Telemark was named Norway’s motorcycle county of the year, and eight motorcycles received awards in various categories at Straand Treffet 2021.
21.09.2021 – Telemark, with its many beautiful winding roads, was named Norway’s motorcycle county of the year this weekend.
Next in line were Trøndelag and Rogaland.
The award was presented in connection with Straand Treffet 2021, which is the country’s largest event for motorcycle enthusiasts.
In addition to lectures on good driving techniques, 60 different new motorcycle models were test-driven during the weekend.
A total of 27,100 km of test drives were driven by 774 riders who wanted to try a motorcycle during the weekend.
– A professional conference was also held on Friday with good motorcycle driving techniques as one of the topics.
“We’ve seen accident figures fall in Norway this year, and we’re delighted about that.
Competence in driver development with professional refills of theory and experience is important to ensure this development also in the seasons to come,” says Rolf Marthinsen, head of the jury.
BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Indian, Suzuki, Triumph, Zero and Yamaha participated in this year’s event.
NMCU, NAF MC, Førerutvikling.no, WIMA and The Litas also participated in the Straand Treffet.
WIMA and The Litas focus on creating a good motorcycle environment for the growing group of female motorcyclists in Norway.
Runa Grydeland from WIMA and Rogaland inspired everyone with her talk “Alone together on a motorcycle through Norway on a KTM” about riding along Norway on a motorcycle.
Rolf Marthinsen, who is a motorcycle journalist and editor of the motorcycle internet media MC24-7.no, is head of the jury.
The jury includes Kyrre Hagen, one of Norway’s most renowned motorcycle journalists and photographers at MC-avisa, Eli Johanne Stene, president of the women’s/motorcycle group WIMA, Bjørn Richard Johansen, who is responsible for the news portal Reitwagen.no, which focuses on motorcycles, and Trond Olsen, meeting manager for Straand Treffet.
From the BMW exhibition at Motor Teknikk in Kristiansand during Straand Treffet.
Telemark is the driving county of the year:
– “Awards and honors have always been handed out at Straand Treffet, but this was the first time that the best county for motorcyclists was named,” says Rolf Marthinsen, head of the jury.
“This is an informal but important award ceremony with an important message that motorcyclists are now actively contributing to better information and driving courses to reduce accidents, better road safety to prevent motorcycle accidents and the active use of information to create good attitudes to driving motorcycles.
The two counties competing for the top spot were beautiful Trøndelag with the beautiful Selbu and Røros tracts, and Rogaland with the beautiful roads to Lysebotn.
– “We are incredibly proud to have been named Driving County of the Year in connection with the award ceremony at Straand Treffet 2021.
Telemark has many beautiful winding roads and is therefore perfect for motorcycles, touring cars and cyclists,” says Anne-Hege Svartdal, Director of Tourism at Visit Telemark.
In recent years, like other counties, Visit Telemark has focused on attracting visiting motorcyclists.
WIMA, Norway’s largest women’s motorcycle network, on a motorcycle tour during Straand Treffet 2021 last weekend.
Eli Johanne Stene, president of WIMA, is in the front in a red riding jacket.
– Furthermore, we see that the motorcycle industry has now become an important partner for the tourism industry in Norway.
Vestfold and Telemark excel in all these areas,” says Rolf Marthinsen.
The jury says in its citation that: “HUB-riding, which are digital routes where you can stay in one place for a long time, has spread across the country and in total more than 20 hotels and accommodations have joined the concept.
This year’s county has distinguished itself with particularly beautiful surroundings and many fairground roads that we motorcyclists love.
– Vestfold and Telemark counties have also invested in driver training for motorcyclists in collaboration with the Norwegian Motorcycle Union (NMCU) and NAF MC,” emphasizes Rolf Marthinsen.
“We hope this can be a good inspiration for other counties in Norway.
General Manager Torgeir Magnussen (left) at Ducati Eberg Motor in Trondheim and salesman Thomas Nicolaisen.
Winners of motorcycle of the year in eight different classes:
Prizes were also awarded for moped of the year, with Aprilia SXR 50 winning in competition with Yamaha, Peugeot and Vespa.
The lightweight bike of the year was the Yamaha XSR125 in competition with the KTM 125 Duke, Honda CB125R and Kawasaki Ninja 125.
The A2 bike of the year was the KTM 890 Duke with BMW 310 GS and Honda CBR650R in the top row.
The surprise of the year was Harley-Davidson Pan America with Ducati Multistrada V4 and Indian Chief in the next places.
The people’s favorite was the Yamaha MT-07, ahead of the BMW R 1250 GS.
The most sustainable bike of the year was Zero with the supermotard model FXS.
They took over the throne from Harley-Davidson LiveWire who won the award last year.
The Economy MC of the Year was the Honda NC750X with the Yamaha Tracer 7, Kawasaki Versys 650 and Suzuki 1050 V-Strom right at the top.
The raw bike of the year was the Indian FTR 1200, ahead of the KTM 1290 Super Duke R, Kawasaki Z H2 SE and Ducati Streetfighter V4.
Adventure bike of the year was the KTM 890 Adventure, ahead of Harley-Davidson Pan America, KTM 1290 Super Adventure and Ducati Multistrada V4.
This year’s honorary award went to General Manager Torgeir Magnussen at Ducati Eberg Motor in Trondheim for his persistent efforts to promote Ducati in Norway.