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17 September 2012 is the first day of the Israeli new year, the Hebrew calendar is different from what we are used to. But any reason is good enough to go for a ride.
In 2002 some riders got together for a ride to Masada close to the Dead sea, to see the first sunrise of the new year from there. My son was one of them. Since then it has become an annual ride and every year more riders are participating. Last year some 1500.
So this year it was time for me to have a go at it.
The sun rises here pretty early in the morning and to get there in time I will have to leave home at midnight.
First meeting was at a fuel station on the road from Haifa to Tel Aviv with riders from the North.
From there south to Tel Aviv and between 1 and 2 o’clock in the morning we gathered in a parking lot of a supermarket somewhere in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
The riders just kept pouring in, on any kind of two wheeled vehicle with a motor on it.
We took of from the parking lot around 2 o’clock with a 3 hour ride ahead of us, there was some police escort out of the city.
Two stops where planned for fuel and food/drink. The coffee shops at our fuel stops got notice and will be open for us, with extra workforce to handle the load.
First we ride South on road 4 to Ashdod, where we take road 41 Eastward, at some junction we go South on road 40 till Beit Kama, the first fuel and refreshment stop.
At Lahaviem junction we take road 31 to Arad, another fuel stop at a coffee shop at the Shoked junction and on to Arad and beyond on road 31 till road 90, where we go North on the shore of the Dead see till Masada.
Everyone was riding at his own pace, so that the about 2000 motorcycles stretched out over several km.
When I arrived at Beit Kama, at 3.15 o’clock, the place was already full with motorcycles and still more came in while others already moved out to the next stop. It was too dark to make a good picture, the flash on the camera is only good for close up.
After Beit Kama you have to watch out for camels on the road.
Along the road there were more fuel stations. I did not stop at the Shoked junction, but drove on to Arad.
There I made the first pictures at a fuel station. That was around 4 o’clock.
Here was only one person working at the fuel station/coffee shop, so service was kind of slow.
This first pic is of my old TW and a new XTZ 1200 Super Tenere.
The SuperT won with a 6 gallon fuel tank that is 1 gallon more than my TW. But I wonder who has the biggest range.
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Some other motorcycles at the Arad fuel station.
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In 2002 some riders got together for a ride to Masada close to the Dead sea, to see the first sunrise of the new year from there. My son was one of them. Since then it has become an annual ride and every year more riders are participating. Last year some 1500.
So this year it was time for me to have a go at it.
The sun rises here pretty early in the morning and to get there in time I will have to leave home at midnight.
First meeting was at a fuel station on the road from Haifa to Tel Aviv with riders from the North.
From there south to Tel Aviv and between 1 and 2 o’clock in the morning we gathered in a parking lot of a supermarket somewhere in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
The riders just kept pouring in, on any kind of two wheeled vehicle with a motor on it.
We took of from the parking lot around 2 o’clock with a 3 hour ride ahead of us, there was some police escort out of the city.
Two stops where planned for fuel and food/drink. The coffee shops at our fuel stops got notice and will be open for us, with extra workforce to handle the load.
First we ride South on road 4 to Ashdod, where we take road 41 Eastward, at some junction we go South on road 40 till Beit Kama, the first fuel and refreshment stop.
At Lahaviem junction we take road 31 to Arad, another fuel stop at a coffee shop at the Shoked junction and on to Arad and beyond on road 31 till road 90, where we go North on the shore of the Dead see till Masada.
Everyone was riding at his own pace, so that the about 2000 motorcycles stretched out over several km.
When I arrived at Beit Kama, at 3.15 o’clock, the place was already full with motorcycles and still more came in while others already moved out to the next stop. It was too dark to make a good picture, the flash on the camera is only good for close up.
After Beit Kama you have to watch out for camels on the road.
Along the road there were more fuel stations. I did not stop at the Shoked junction, but drove on to Arad.
There I made the first pictures at a fuel station. That was around 4 o’clock.
Here was only one person working at the fuel station/coffee shop, so service was kind of slow.
This first pic is of my old TW and a new XTZ 1200 Super Tenere.
The SuperT won with a 6 gallon fuel tank that is 1 gallon more than my TW. But I wonder who has the biggest range.
Some other motorcycles at the Arad fuel station.
