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Steinar's VFR season of 1996

In may 1996, I bought a 1995 VFR750F, registered in october 1995, with 3400km on the clock when I bought it.

This picture archive, contains pictures from my first (but hopefully not last) season, on a VFR.

My VFR 750F, in front of Polarsirkelsenteret. Arctic Circle, Rana municipality, Northern Norway. (JPEG 69K).

West view of the arctic circle. As a kid, I used to think that the markers went all around the globe, and I used to wonder about the people who had put them up. Now I know better... but it's like there's a bit of magic missing... (JPEG 75K).

My VFR 750F at the arctic circle. (JPEG 56K).

The VFR as a dirt bike. There was a road marked from Ål in Hallingdal, to Hemsedal. It started out as an asphalt road. What to do when I hit dirt? Turn around? Nah! (JPEG 64K).

Engabréen, an arm of the Svartisen glacier, Norway's third largest glacier, seen from the seat of my VFR, on route 17, "kystriksvegen". (JPEG 70K).

A zoom in on Engabréen, showing how it stretches almost all the way to the sea. (JPEG 39K).

Climbing up Sognefjellet, the markers for each 100 metre zips past pretty quickly. Kinda steep... This is the 1000 metre line. (JPEG 59K).

The highest point of the road, on the Sognefjellet crossing. 1434 metres. Cold, windy, rainy (August 1996). (JPEG 55K).

My VFR 750F outside Hove fjellgard. I'd hoped for better weather, and their outdoors 'restaurant' to be operating. But this is Norway after all,... too cold and wet. (JPEG 78K).

Morten Huseby ser betenkt ut, der han står og grubler over V4-motorens mange overlengenheter i forhold til rekkemotoren. (JPEG 76K).

The roadsign that trancends languages. The text part of the sign goes "The road between Hvarnes and Nes, is". The rest is left as an excercise for the reader. (JPEG 116K).

View front right, of my shiny new VFR, sporting the rear seat cover. (JPEG 82K).

View rear right, of my shiny new VFR, sporting the rear seat cover. (JPEG 79K).

My Viffer surrounded by an unexpected snowfall, on the weekend I had planned to get it into storage (weeken November 9 to November 10, 1996) (Photo: Steinar Bang) (JPEG 55K).

My Viffer surrounded by an unexpected snowfall, on the weekend I had planned to get it into storage (weeken November 9 to November 10, 1996) (Photo: Steinar Bang) (JPEG 82K).