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8 December: Top 3 Winter Rallies of Norway

Posted on December 8, 2019 by HansP@RideNorway

RideNorway is counting down to Winter Solstice with trip planning tips and trivia!

8 December: Top 3 Winter Rallies

Norwegian riders rides in the winter too. Where there are riders, there are rallies. These are RideNorway’s Top 3 Winter Rallies:

The Primus Rally. Sometimes snowy, sometimes just downright cold. (Image: RideNorway.com)

1. The Primus Rally

Probably the most know of them all on these shores. This quintessential winter rally has been going on for some 50 years. No-one seems to know exactly when it was organized – or rather: Not organized – for the first time, but it was sometime in the very early 1970s. It is the Norwegian winter rally that attracts the most foreign riders too. It’s always in the last full weekend of February – book your ferry tickets now! Check out YouTube for videos from the rally, or have a look at this one, from 1980. The funny thing is that it looks more or less the same today as it did 40 years ago.

The Woodgatherer Rally is always in the 1st full weekend after the 1st winter day, which is 14 October. (Image: RideNorway.com)

2. The Woodgatherer Rally

Even though this rally is held in October, and not nearly as cold as the Primus, it is technically still a winter rally. It is always held at the 1st full weekend after the 1st winter day, which is 14 October. It is also held at the same place as the Primus Rally, at Fjorda in Bjoneroa. A wonderful rally!

The New Year’s Rally is a fantastic blend of bikes and fireworks. And snow. (Image: RideNorway.com)

3. The New Year’s Rally

In the first full weekend of January – sometimes the second full weekend – the ladies and gentlemen of Sandefjord MCC throws a New Year’s Rally at Trollsvann in Vestfold. People show up with their bikes, tents, cooking gear and – above all – fireworks at a parking in the deep forest, celebrating the New Year as only winter riders can. Highly recommended!

For more information on winter rallies, visit this page. For tips on winter riding, read here. And if you disagree with this list, let us hear in the comments below!

Cool rallies in Norway

Posted on January 3, 2018 by HansP@RideNorway

So you’re planning on doing a winter bike trip to Norway? You badass! Welcome! Here are the tips on how to prepare and where to go.

Winter motorcycle riding does not involve any magic tricks. Just some common sense and a few preparations. It’s a whole new world awaiting you out there!

Winter riding is – if not common, so at least not unusual among Norwegian riders. Judging by the attendance at our winter rallies, it’s quite popular also among riders from abroad. Brits, Italians, Spaniards, Germans, Belgians, French, Danes, Swedes, and more: They have all been here, and keep coming, to experience this wonderful world of winter riding. And some even to have a glimpse of the Northern Lights.

But where to go? How do I prepare? Where are the rallies? And when are they? Do not despair: RideNorway is here to help!

Firstly: If you’re new to this game, make sure you are all set to ride in the winter landscape. There are no magic tricks involved, just common sense – and a few preparations. You will find all the info you need right here.

Secondly: Here is a list of some of the best winter rallies in Norway, commencing in October and ending in February. Alas, you will be too late for two of them, but you can still make the others.

A whole new, wonderful winter world awaits you! Enjoy!

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