Liljevalchs Exhibition the Dream Room

Old E-18 Stockholm - Enköping....

Not really that exciting but a nice way to stay off the Motorväg, along it's 70km it winds through some nice towns, the Kalmarsands beach (!?!?!?!) and on into Bålsta where in all places there's this awesome little Thai place, it's mainly a take-out but has a couple of seats on the sidewalk outside, this is a must stop on my rides, the food is awesome and beeing spoild with great Thai in LA & Orange County I have to say this one is among the best. Ohh Mae Tahi is the name, Bålsta is the place....

DP says: Just some noodles & a Loka or two...

Bogesundsleden Vaxholm...

This was Mullholland Drive Sweden back when, everybody in and around Stockholm that has ridden a bike since the late 60's has made their mark on Bogesundsleden, either serious damage, even deaths but mostly braggin' rights. Bogesundsleden has been the Mecka of sportsbikeriders during the summer but sadly it has disturbed the neighbours in the last couple of years that the County has been forced to resurface it with what we in Sweden call oljegrus it's tar underneath gravel wich makes a loose surface not good for speeding, sad. During the 70's it was mostly Japanese bikes running back and forth with some Rickman Triumphs (I had one and there were a couple of others). I have set my mark in one bend going straight off out in the sticks with a one week old Kawasaki 750 H2 that after that looked like a Swiss Army Knife, sadly during the last 5-10 years many young kids have lost their life and some nasty accidents have gone down and that's the reason for resurfacing....

Bogesundsleden ends (or starts if you go that way) in tourist trap Vaxholm, a place for an Ice Cream and always during the summer you see some cool bikes, then if you feel like it it's 2 ferry boat rides to Gustavsberg and on into Stockholm City....

DP says: Bogesundsleden RIP....

Frestavägen Täby...

His is where we all cut out teeth motorbikin', back in the 70's I started out on a tuned Suzuki moped nailing the bends and blasting the straights, some of the guys moved on to 125's but I bought a 69 Triumph Bonneville and chopped it, worked badly on Frestavägen but won prizes, next up a Sportster also chopped, no good but loads of prizes, needed something faster and a Kawasaki 750 H2 that was crashed on Bogesundsleden gave way for a Rickman Triumph with Morgo cylinders, that was good. Later it was back to choppers again...

Frestavägen was THE place to show your skills, 2 or 4 wheels during the 60's, 70's & 80's, it was a great set of twisties and not alot of traffic but when Täby started to grow traffic flow also grew and the road got worn and torn untill they some years ago built a new 4-laner to take the traffic off Frestavägen it again is a wonderfull bikeride, it has lost a couple of it's curves and been rerouted in places but today there's almost no traffic and the view from a bike is awesome. Yesterday I picked up a loaner XR1200 from Harley Davidsson Sweden, wich by chance is headquartered and the end of Frestavägen in Täby and this all started a trip down memorylane.....

DP says: What a great bike, what a great road, what a kick....