YCC Rally Sweden-Denmark with International Meeting
for YCC, Star and Virgo bikes. Also known as
Yamaha Custom Group Europe
We (Bente and I) left the west coast of Norway Thursday June 2 and arrived at Inger and Per’s campingplace in Daftö in Sweden at the afternoon. Kirsti and Jan was also meeting us there. The day after we was driving, together with Per, up to Hebbe in Karlstad. We stay for the night and drived all four together to Stockholm at Saturday. Hebbe and Per should drive to Monica and Tomas to meet the YCC Colombian there, but Bente and I would meet them at Sunday.
PART 1 – The ride to Stockholm
Sunday June 5 we met the Colombians together with the swedish YCC at a guided bus tour in Stockholm. We finished the tour in the Old Town where we had dinner later in the evening.
PART 2 – Stockholm
Monday June 6 we drove from Stockholm to Solviken and we had fantastic sunny and warm weather. At Solviken we where entertained by a Swedish Folk group.
Part 3 – The trip to Solviken
Tuesday June 7 we drove from Solviken to Hanksville Farm at Skåne in southern Sweden, and stayed the night there. Next day we drove down to Kåseberga outside Ystad in South Sweden. YCC was found there in December 1997 by Stig “Gunner” Gunér and Tommy ”Blondie” Nilsson.
Part 4 – The trip from Solviken to Hanksville Farm, and then to Kåseberga
We continued from Kåseberga to Lynge in Denmark where we stayed for the night.
Part 5 – The trip from Kåseberga to Lynge in Denmark and YCC-Denmark
Thursday June 9 we drove from Lynge to Jels, and stayed at the Rally to Sunday. The Colombians drove together with the Swedish back to Stockholm, where some of the Colombians traveled to Norway and visited YCC-Norway.
Bente and I drove up to Hirtshals and took the ferry to Kristiansand and drove the coast up through Stavanger and to Halsnøy island, just south of Bergen.
Part 6: Jels (the last video)
The end
Dear Trond, my Bro, great videos, you have an special “eye” , you know how to tell everybody what was each day. Great Job !!
Dear Trond & all guys, wonder places I hoope w´ll be there next June, maybe if things go well.
By the way, have a Holly Chritsmas an a happy new year.
We are very happy and Specting for the next rally in Colombia,
a warm hog for all
Sincerely Gustavo Camargo
YCCC Colombia
Dear Trond: this is a wonderful christmas gift, more than that: A LIFE GIFT so we can keep “fresh” in our minds and eyes our terrific experience in the 2011 rally in Europe with such great friends. A big hug to you, Bente and other Norwegian fellows. Fernando Peralta
Fantastic website, great memories!!!
Carlos Julio, Mi casa es su casa
Fantastic job you done it was so great to see !
See you in Öland
Hugs Liza and Mats