KCCD duo to appear at Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in New York, Jan 22-24, 2010

Tormod Amlien and Klaus Ulvestad in Mongolia

Tormod Amlien

Following Tormad Amlien and KlausUlvestad, two self proclamined crazy men, (no, pure idiots, also self proclaimed), around the world can be exhausting, yet exciting. It also provides a means to live vicariously through this adventurous duo. The duo are making an around the world tour on two 1930s Danish Nimbus motorcycles, with sidecars, and will complete over 44,000 miles by trip's end, hopefully in time to spend Christmas at home this year. They don't have a charity, or even a reason for the ride, except that the open road and the adventure has called them once again. They're tagging the ride the "Dumb Way Around" because they are traveling alone, without any chase vehicles and such. They began the tour in April, 2009 and have had so many adventures and met so many great people. Be sure to scroll down and check out the slideshow at the bottom of this article.

Chronicles of their adventures can be found at the following links.

KCCD Facebook

KCCD Blog

The King Croesus Contempt for Death trip 2009 Around The World on 70 year old motorcycles

KCCD2009 King Croesus Contempt for Death motorcycle adventure duo checks in

KCCD2009 King Croesus Contempt for Death motorcycle tour - where are they now?

Tormod sent me an email today with a press release detailing what they have planned for the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in New York this weekend. On their blog, Tormod proclaims "We're preparing for the Cycle World's motorcycle show in NYC 22-24th of January. We got invited to have a slideshow and exibit the bikes. Not sure if the organizer has really thought through all potential consequences of inviting us, but we'll do our best to behave.

The email with press release follows:

"Hey Pinky,

Sending this one over in case you it has any interest."

Regards,

Tormod

Press Release:

It’s a pleasure to report that that the infamous Round the World Trip ”KCCD09 -The Dumb Way Round” will be represented at Cycle World's International Motorcycle Show at the Javits Convention Center in New York, January 22-24, 2010. The witless and fearless Norwegians Klaus Ulvestad and Tormod Amlien are currently halfway through circumnavigating the world on two Nimbus motorcycles with sidecars, made in 1937 and 1938. The travels so far have covered Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, South Korea, Canada and USA. The trip will continue from New York down to Argentina, over to South Africa and back home to Norway via East coast Africa. For detailed accounts of the adventure please visit the brilliant website www.kccd.no

Highlights for the appearance at the Motorcycle Show will be:

1) A Slideshow about the trip so far, from Norway to USA, covering 13 countries, two broken frames and front forks, 6 head gaskets, countless other breakdowns, too many liters of vodka and other trivialities you face when travelling the world on 70 year old motorcycles. The slideshows will be presented Friday, 1/22 - 1:00pm, Saturday, 1/23 - 10:00am, and Sunday, 1/24 - 4:00pm at the Hub Seminar Stage.

2) View the ultimate touring machine for those who love to wrench in remote desserts and completely disregard comfort on a motorcycle: the one and only 1937 model Nimbus that has been driven across the entire Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia over to the states. The bike was covered in authentic American road salt from crossing the northern states in December. It is a living witness of severe abuse of a classic bike for extreme touring.

3) Hear us swashbuckling about our ability to create disasters, chaos, and breakdowns. Learn from the best in class how bad planning, even worse execution, and low budget can be defeated by stubbornness and ignorance of common sense.

Please see the attached pictures from our slideshow and feel free to use them in relation to this press release. All rights reserved Tormod Amlien."

Best regards,
Tormod Amlien
“Adventure is just bad planning” –Roald Amundsen

I'll be following Tormod and Klaus throughout their journey, and hope to meet up with them for a cold beverage and in-person interview when they make it to the southern United States. Until then, follow them on their blog, on Facebook, and on the Shreveport Motorcycle Travel Examiner site. Click "subscribe" above to receive email notifications when articles are published.

Ride safe and HAVE FUN!

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