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The Rhine and more

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Castle at Kaub - Rhine river Castle Mania on the Rhine We have really enjoyed our time here in Frankfurt. On Friday we took a daytrip west from Frankfurt to Weisbaden, Rudesheim, Lorch, Kaub, and St Goarhausen; all part of the Rhine valley. With a day reaching near 30C and sunny we rode the autobahn and eventually narrowed down near Rudesheim to a 2 lane windy road in the valley. With vineyards on the right and the river on the left we rode north until past St. Goarhausen stopping in Kaub where we had spent a day in 2006. Kaub is home to a castle above the town and another in the Rhine river just south of town. It is a very picturesque place and the bicycling as well as motorcycling is very active there. Castles at every stop and turn A view from the dining terrace at Schloss Johannisburg We have always talked about this part of Germany being full of castles and as the lead photo indicates there is alot of eyecandy to see. Bike Break in Bernkastel Kues Part of

Oberursel Frankfurt

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Frankfurt/Oberursel Mainz river and the Skyline of Frankfurt Our first few days travelling back to Germany were filled with recovering from jetlag, visiting with our good friend Heiko, and doing some maintenance chores on the ‘Strom’ . Since the last trip was over 20000 kms I knew it was time for another air filter but I couldn’t believe how bad the old one was, choked with flies, wasps, and sand.... oh yeah we did go through a desert come to think of it. Replaced it with a K&N lifetime filter and I really like the additional induction sound it provides. Though the brake pads weren’t worn out I wanted to do the preventative maintenance stuff, and installed EBC HH sintered pads well known in V Strom circles. Yes I can notice the better feel in the lever/pedal, and they feel very powerful. Should be great for the autobahn eh? Won’t bore you with the rest, but the bike is really easy to work on except the plugs and air filter. One thing I put to incredible use is a forehead h