There was only a couple new models this year to the market. So in this video I’m also making some comparing with older models.
And unfortunately this video is only in Finnish!
Bikes in this video:
Kawasaki KLE500
KTM 390 Adventure R
Suzuki DR-Z 4s
BMW F 450 GS
BMW R 12 G/S
KTM 1390 Super Adventure
CF Moto MT450
Zero DSR/X
This was the greatest Aurora Borealis show in 20 years!
All pictures by Esko Koivula
In the very south parts of Finland it was cloudy so we didn’t see anything!
I got surprising email few days ago!
It was from HMK ry who is primarily responsible for organizing the 2026 Päitsi. This year the “Päijänteen ympäriajo” (Race around Lake Päijänne) is held for the 90th time!
And this year the route of the race is first time offered also as a GPX -file and HMK was asking help from me! “What would be the easiest way to make the file?” -They asked.
First I answered that using myrouteapp.com or osmand.net is maybe the easiest way but if they want to have some additional info on the file it must be done by Basecamp software.
Then on second answer I offered myself to be the one to do it! And the answer was YES, please!
So I got the route of the race as a pdf -file and I just used the myrouteapp to make the first raw-version and then I was fixing the file on Basecamp. I added some smaller roads/ tracks that were missing from the raw-file and I added the starting places of the ET stages as a POI to the file.
So I didn’t make the route for this years race… But I made the gpx -file for the racers who wants to follow the route with the GPS device!
This was a good year! It was very good for me and it was quite good for my bike!
When I started the season in the spring (first ride was already in the beginning of March) the bike didn’t have any technical problems. It felt good just to go out and ride!
In May I changed new sprockets and chain to the bike. link here
Right after the midsummer festival I started the motorcycle adventure to other countries than Finland. This was the first one for me after 2019! And even I had to give up the adventure on the half way it felt so special to be able to do something like this! link here
Then in the end of the season I had to change the steering bearings. I’m so lucky to have friends around me that have some special tools so this wasn’t too hard. With my own tools this would have been pretty much impossible! link here
Feels good to go to 2026! There’s nothing in the bike that needs to be fixed at the moment. Have to keep my fingers crossed that it might even stay like this for the whole year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!
After fixing my steering bearings I can ride again!!
I tried already on monday (22nd of December) but there wasn’t enough juice in the battery. So I had to charge the battery full and now I’m hoping it will still be ok at least for this winter (and spring – summer) because it’s already 2 years old battery.
So this morning (The morning of 24th of December) I took a ride with my motorcycle! It wasn’t too cold but it was little bit slippery because of the light snowfall. Everything in steering was working as it should!
Video here:
I wish you all will have a very merry Christmas!
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Did some riding after christmas too
Noticed in November that I had a little bit of Jamming in my steering. So I started to look for spare parts.
Luckily the bearing is the easy one to find! Found it (them) from Germany and ordered 2 bearings.
But soon I realized that maybe there is only 1 (??!!) Here is the picture from service manual:
Number 9 there is the bearing. But how on earth does it stay together at the bottom of the steering shaft? It’s a mystery to me? I didn’t open it yet… maybe I will soon. EDIT: There was 2 bearings!
This is how my bike looks at the moment:
Without some special tools this job would have been very difficult or almost impossible!
Here my friend is helping me to remove the bearing “covers” from the bike chassis.
This post only in Finnish!
Viime vuosien aikana on paljon puhuttu Raaseporin eri päättäjäpiireissä että Kaupungin pitäisi säästää kustannuksia opetuksessa. Ensimmäisenä lopetettavien koulujen listalla olisi Billnäsin koulu.Tätä tukivat monet asiasta tehdyt tutkimukset ja vihdoin maanantaina 17.11.2025 Kaupunginhallitus äänesti Billnäsin koulun lakkauttamisen puolesta. https://yle.fi/a/7-10088273
Mutta mutta… Koska asiasta on jo keskusteltu ja riidelty vuosia niin eihän se nyt tähän jäänyt! Kaupuinginvaltuuston jäsenet eivät nielleet hallituksen päätöstä vaan vastustavat sitä!
https://yle.fi/a/7-10088337
Kuvaan astuu Raaseporin kaupunginjohtaja Petra Theman joka ilmoittaa vastustavansa kaupunginvaltuuston vastustusta! https://yle.fi/a/7-10088370
(Linkit valitettavasti vain ruotsinkielisiin artikkeleihin koska niitä ei ole julkaistu Suomeksi!)
Jäämme odottamaan seuraavaa siirtoa!!!
Edit 25.11.2025 Billnäsin koulun kohtalo alkaa nyt olla sinetöity! https://yle.fi/a/7-10088353
Ja löytyihän suomenkielinenkin uutinen! https://etela.com/2025/11/19/yhteistoimintaneuvottelun-tulos-vahvistettiin-raasepori-vahentaa-45-tai-34-henkilotyovuotta/
I was riding in the 8th of November but was it the last time?
It was in July 2024 when I had made the route in Bromarv peninsula for a short adventure. And I went there with the camera… but I forgot to take the spare battery! So I couldn’t shoot everything that time.
Finally now I made “the same” and now I had spare batteries for the camera.
There is also this one “famous” Padva beach on that Bromarv peninsula.
This year the Legendary Motorcycle exhibition in Milan offered only 2 interesting new models!
Kawasaki KLE500 and BMW F450GS. They are both in the same competition than almost every other brands are: Middleweight bikes that you can ride with A2 license.
Kawasaki KLE500 has 451cc parallel twin and 21″ front wheel (17″ rear). Almost all other specs are still unknown.
BMW F450GS has 420cc parallel twin. It weights 178kg and it has 48hp.
Front wheel is (only) 19″ and rear is 17″. Ground clearance is 22cm.
Here are some more bike brands and bike models that were in EICMA 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-s_KmtGM9E
I’ve been riding around Karkkila – Pilpala area now already 2 times to find the new route for section 13!
First time was 11th of October and second time was 25th of October.
In the map those 2 times look like this:
And luckily now I can say that Yes I have found the new route for the section 13 and the update will be published soon. I can definitely say that the area near Cafe Lättis has some very nice roads and tracks and now I know the area quite well.
Ofcourse I made the videos and you can watch them here:
Make sure you will always have the latest version of TET tracks when you go riding!
Download the TET Finland here: https://transeurotrail.org/finland/
GoZa Mite 