We faced a tough decision: now that our expedition vehicle has been chosen (more on that very soon here!), a problem emerged: our Mammothon already has a large lift for motorcycles (which is great – because those are seriously expensive!) – but weight-wise, our two motorcycles plus the spare tire just won’t fit.

And after long, agonizing deliberations, we’ve now sold Kazuko and downsized significantly (especially in terms of weight).

Now that we’ve passed our motorcycle license, we were able to take our time and choose a second motorcycle without any constraints like “must be big enough for Class A” and also take it for a test ride.

Several models made it to the shortlist, but we ultimately chose our 🐦‍⬛ Raven, a Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen 2024. Compared to our CFMoto 700CL-X Adventure, everything is a size smaller – making it lighter, more agile, and more economical.

Another big step for the journey is complete – we both now have our motorcycle licenses (Class A) and have already been able to take some first (local only) trips. These are the first rides as we envision them over the coming years, marking what feels like the start of Season 0 of our journey.

It all took a bit longer than expected (due to external factors), but now it’s done, and we’ve taken our first rides in the currently golden October with 和子 Kazuko.

Obviously, a large truck is not always the first choice to get into tight inner cities or other hard-to-reach places. So how do you get around there? With the motorcycle, of course!

As we both did not have motorcycles before, we decided to venture into the world of motorized two-wheelers. Our first choice was the CFMoto 700CL-X, which we liked the most after some research and test drives.

We have named her 和子 Kazuko.