• Every country in the world
  • Peter and Kay Forwood, Australia
    All 193 countries on a Harley in 13 years, the Challenges, Enjoyments and Logistics of Visiting Every Country
• Sjaak Lucassen, Netherlands, RTW on an R1; will team up with Peter and Kay to present a unique take on travelling the world, on two very opposite - but highly successful - bikes.
• Africa Solo: The Long Way Around
  • Werner Bausenhart, Canada (Germany) in English or German
    A Circumnavigation of Africa from London via Cape Town back to London. Werner will have some of his books too.
• 15.000km Down Under with 3 Triumph Tigers
  • Wilco Vonk and Frank van Gerwen - TigerRaid
    A story and a double DVD movie about 3 guys and 1 girl doing 15.000km in 8 weeks through the Red Centre and the Westcoast of Australia
• With Enfield Diesel to Lake Aral and back
  • Gerben from Holland
    nearly 20.000 km in 5 Weeks -Tashkent, Usbekistan, Turkmenistan
• Canada to the southern tip of South America, Ushuaia
  • Kevin Bradley and Erin Van Zant, Canada
    A six month adventure
• Vietnam and Laos
  • Peter Kongsbak, Denmark
    Riding around Vietnam and Laos on a Minsk Motorcycle
• Offroad travelling and taking "Enduro" seriously
  • Stephan Eichenlaub
    From traveller to sport rider and back: The fascination of trying the "impossible": Riding the big KTM twin on a rallye and on the Enduromania. Travel by bike, change tyres and be ready for action.
• An Enfield in India
  • Jörn Buchleitner, Germany
    A quick 3 weeks on a rented Enfield through India, tips and tricks.
• Dakar Rally 2009 the easy way
  • Jens Ruprecht, Germany
    Argentina/Chile and the Dakar Rally 2009 on a 125cc Suzuki
• Morocco: safe, exciting and inexpensive
  • Tim Cullis, UK
    Overview and hidden/special places (NOTE: Friday night only)
• Panel - volunteers please!
• How to get someone of the opposite sex to go travelling with you - panel and discussion. Why is it so hard? What are you doing wrong - or right? All viewpoints please!
• Women only
  • a very popular session - I'm told it's a must for the ladies, so be sure to plan on being there! A chance to talk to experienced travelling women without the men around!
  • Doris Wiedemann lead the session, with an introduction into travelling as a woman.
• Fix that flat! How to change a tire anytime, anywhere
  • Workshop
    How to prevent flats in the first place, and fix them when you get one. The best tools and how to use them for tube and tubeless tires. Hand's on practical and tire changing contest for beginners to experts!
• Diesel Bike Workshop
  • Peter Selzer, Germany
    Interested in better fuel mileage? Find out from an expert!
• How to write and publish your travel book!
  • Jens Ruprecht, Germany
    Want to get your story published and on Amazon? Jens did it, and here's how!
• Photo Composition for Travellers
  • Grant Johnson, Canada
    The one everyone SHOULD take, but no one does... We all want to take great photos of our trip - so why don't we? This easy clinic will transform your motorcycle travel photos from boring to fabulous! BRING your photos on a CD or Flash Drive, max 10, and we'll critique and discuss YOUR photos - what's good, and what's not - and how they could be improved.
• GPS Tech clinic
  • Matthias Zörcher, http://www.rswolf.de/ (30 minutes from the meeting if you need anything for GPS, Ducati or Suzuki)
    Friday and Saturday presentations on using a GPS

Rideouts are limited to 6 or 10 people per ride, no exceptions.

All rides will be back on site at or before 5.00pm

Road Rides - two planned, details to come.

Off-road - we could use some help - any ideas, locations, routes, off-road tracks?

The cost of going on any ride is included in the registration fee.

All rides are "register on the day." There will be signup sheets for each ride posted the evening before. First in best dressed.

All times - and everything - approximate!

An up-to-date schedule will be posted at the Meeting.

Friday 08:00 - Breakfast, all morning, €5

Friday 1600

Registration open! CHECK-IN and sign up! You MUST be registered to go on a ride or entry to any events, seminars etc.

Friday 1730

Friday 1900

Presentations start

• No Papers - No Problems!
  • Bjoern Bundschuh
    An unusually unproblematic trip through Latin America - without papers nor plates
• Testride for RTW; Morocco!
  • Daan Stehouwer
    We did a testride through Marokko on two Africa Twins, to test us and the equipment for a RTW-trip. We'll show the route (gps-track) we took, the equipment and the "test idea", some movies and pictures of the trip. At the end, some conclusions from us of the testride, (lessons learned) and an interactive discussion with the crowd; perhaps you have future tips for us also.
• Dakar Rally 2009 the easy way
  • Jens Ruprecht, Germany
    Argentina/Chile and the Dakar Rally 2009 on a 125cc Suzuki

Saturday 08:00 - Breakfast, all morning, €5

9:00 - 11:00 Late Check-in.

Saturday - Tech sessions will start in the morning!

Saturday Lunch

From 11:30, served all day. Payable to the venue on the day. Range of specials from the blackboard served all day, various excellent prices. Vegetarian meals available.

• Fix that flat! How to change a tire anytime, anywhere
  • Workshop
    How to prevent flats in the first place, and fix them when you get one. The best tools and how to use them for tube and tubeless tires. Hand's on practical and tire changing contest for beginners to experts
• Staying connected on the road: netbooks and mobile internet devices for travellers
  • Martin Jungowski
    A guide to Netbooks and MIDs (mobile internet devices), and how they have enabled us to take computers on the road without lugging around six pounds of way too large equipment
• Women only, with Susan Johnson
  • a very popular session - I'm told it's a must for the ladies, so be sure to plan on being there! A chance to talk to experienced travelling women without the men around!
    
    
• How to write and publish your travel book!
  • Jens Ruprecht, Germany
    Want to get your story published and on Amazon? Jens did it, and here's how!
• GPS Tech clinic
  • Matthias Zörcher, http://www.rswolf.de/ (30 minutes from the meeting if you need anything for GPS, Ducati or Suzuki)
    Friday and Saturday presentations on using a GPS

Saturday 1900

• Little Calf In South America
  • Uschi Hetzinger
    Argentina and Chile, half a year, woman on a DR 350
• 'Stans of Central Asia
  • Krzysztof Samborski
    Travel in the Stans can be hard, but rewarding!
• From Germany to the Throne of the Gods - Turkey
  • Sherrie McCarthy and Patrick Schweitzer
    A newbies guide to overland travel - Or how drinking beer in a bar in South Korea can land you in a Turkish Hospital
• Experienced Travellers Panel - ask the experts anything you want!

Sunday

Breakfast served from 8:00, €5

Pack up, talk to a few more people, and head home!

Just to clarify the membership situation: Currently there is no requirement to be a member to access the website, the HUBB or to receive the monthly e-zine. For now, what you get for your membership contribution is our sincere gratitude, good karma and knowing that you're helping to keep the motorcycle travel dream alive.

We will also upgrade your status in the HUBB to Member. In addition to recognising your contribution through your status, this will allow you to upload a custom profile picture and custom avatar, store up to 50 private messages, upload more pictures (10 MB maximum storage) and create polls.

Another benefit we can provide is if you decide you want a t-shirt, mug, fleece jacket or other Horizons logo product from the Souk, you can purchase Member logo products at the basic price. Just let us know and we can arrange access to the Members Private Store.

Top quality heavy cotton t-shirts in black, or grey if pre-ordered. We will have a range of sizes available, but quantities will be very limited, so if you wait till the day, there might be none left in your size.

The new Synthetic t-shirts are in a beautifully made wicking material, and make great travel / riding t-shirts as well as all-round wear t-shirts. Available in black or grey at most meetings. MUST be pre-ordered.

Note that we will have a very few t-shirts extra at each meeting, but to be sure you must pre-order and pay in advance.

GPS-Koordinaten „Zur Schneeburg“
N49 36.422
E8 42.421

Restaurant/Farm website, with details on getting there: www.zur-schneeburg.de

Map to the Meeting - click for more details.

If you have any links or details for the area please let us know.

The Odenwald Region, a little bit south of Frankfurt, east of the Rhine river is a very nice area for motorcyclists because of its pretty little hills, forests, romantic villages and perfect motorcycle roads! If you have never been here – you will love it! A ride in the morning – an afternoon coffee somewhere in an ancient castle and then back to our campground with all these beautiful people – what else do we need? We are only 15 min. away from the nice little towns of Heppenheim and Weinheim. Once you are here in the region – don't miss visiting the old town of Heidelberg.

If you have any links or details for the area please let us know.