2009 Tshirt slogan "They told me to get lost - so I did!"
2009 T-shirt slogan:
2009 Front Pocket:
The front pocket's a lot smaller in relation to the back of course! :)
I've already registered - I just want to pay!
Present YOUR Travel Adventure!
Present YOUR Tech Clinic - good at something of interest to motorcycle Travellers? Please do a Tech Clinic for us!
Please Volunteer to help out! Odd jobs, registration, gate, etc. Just 2 hours of your time!
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"I'm so looking forward to another UK meet. My only problem is that I simply can't get to every talk I want, such is the amount of terrific presentations on offer. Each year I've been astonished at how articulate, intelligent, informative and entertaining the speakers are. I'm willing to help with anything that doesn't keep me from a talk - and my timetable will be full to bursting!" More comments here.
See what it was like last year! Deutschland 2008 Meeting Report here.
The plan is simple. Show up on Thursday or at the latest Friday afternoon, meet people and setup. Travel Presentations and Tech seminars are planned throughout the meeting, starting Thursday night.
Presentations in English or German as possible.
Rideouts are limited to 6 or 10 people per ride, no exceptions.
All rides will be back on site at or before 5.00pm
Road Rides - two planned, details to come.
Off-road - we could use some help - any ideas, locations, routes, off-road tracks?
The cost of going on any ride is included in the registration fee.
All rides are "register on the day." There will be signup sheets for each ride posted the evening before. First in best dressed.
Served all day, breakfast €5 from 08.00 every day, then hot meals from 11:30 till 22.00, a wide and varied menu - typical dishes of the area (Odenwald), including vegetarian, at reasonable prices. Try the Odenwald Äppelwoi!(applewine).
Camping is INCLUDED in your registration fee. NO 4 wheeled vehicles in the main camping fields, there will be an area specifically for you.
Dogs - Noisy dogs will be ejected.
We're looking for Travel Equipment vendors to come and display your products, and sell as well. Please contact Grant in London or Jens Ruprecht in Germany.
Touratech - expected
Kedo Performance Products "Heroes Legend Race to Dakar" support, travel goodies and more/
Petra Friedrich from OutdoorFieber will be there with motorcycle and outdoor products.
Jens Ruprecht
Are you an author coming to the meeting?
Plan on leaving from the Meeting! We'll make it a great send-off! Or coming home around the time of the Meeting? What a great place to arrive at!
An up-to-date schedule will be posted at the Meeting.
Registration open! CHECK-IN and sign up! You MUST be registered to go on a ride or entry to any events, seminars etc.
Presentations start
From 11:30, served all day. Payable to the venue on the day. Range of specials from the blackboard served all day, various excellent prices. Vegetarian meals available.
Breakfast served from 8:00, €5
Pack up, talk to a few more people, and head home!
Entry fee includes admission to the slide shows on Friday and Saturday, and other events during the day Friday and Saturday. Camping is also included in your entry fee for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. If you arrive early there is generally no problem finding a spot to camp, no charge. Just eat there and they're happy!
If you have NOT already registered - it's easy - just show up at the Meeting and you can register and pay there!
IF you HAVE already registered, and NOT paid, you can pay as follows, OR at the meeting: (more details in your confirmation email)
Option 1. Pay by PayPal
a. You will shortly receive an e-mail confirmation. Check to ensure the details are correct. If you don't receive an e-mail confirmation within a few minutes, it means your e-mail address wasn't correct, (or the Internet has eaten your e-mail). Try again. A human being will actually get a copy of the e-mail, and we promise we won't sign you up multiple times. ;-)
b. After you have filled in the form and submitted it, you will have an opportunity to pay by . Please be careful calculating the amount, the form isn't that smart yet!
OR:
Option 2. Pay by Bank Transfer
a. You will shortly receive an e-mail confirmation. Check to ensure the details are correct. If you don't receive an e-mail confirmation within a few minutes, it means your e-mail address wasn't correct, (or the Internet has eaten your e-mail). Try again. A human being will actually get a copy of the e-mail, and we promise we won't sign you up multiple times. ;-)
Make your Payment to:
Jens Ruprecht
Konto-Nummer: 20562200
BLZ: 553 900 00
Just to clarify the membership situation: Currently there is no requirement to be a member to access the website, the HUBB or to receive the monthly e-zine. For now, what you get for your membership contribution is our sincere gratitude, good karma and knowing that you're helping to keep the motorcycle travel dream alive.
We will also upgrade your status in the HUBB to Member. In addition to recognising your contribution through your status, this will allow you to upload a custom profile picture and custom avatar, store up to 50 private messages, upload more pictures (10 MB maximum storage) and create polls.
Another benefit we can provide is if you decide you want a t-shirt, mug, fleece jacket or other Horizons logo product from the Souk, you can purchase Member logo products at the basic price. Just let us know and we can arrange access to the Members Private Store.
Top quality heavy cotton t-shirts in black, or grey if pre-ordered. We will have a range of sizes available, but quantities will be very limited, so if you wait till the day, there might be none left in your size.
The new Synthetic t-shirts are in a beautifully made wicking material, and make great travel / riding t-shirts as well as all-round wear t-shirts. Available in black or grey at most meetings. MUST be pre-ordered.
Note that we will have a very few t-shirts extra at each meeting, but to be sure you must pre-order and pay in advance.
The front pocket's a lot smaller in relation to the back of course! :)
If you have a few minutes, please download the poster (Adobe pdf format) and print off a few and hand them round your club or your local bike shop or anywhere seems like a good place.
(You may need to right click and choose "save target as...")
Poster in pdf format, English (886kb) full colour Autumn 2009 poster.
Poster in pdf format, Deutsche (886kb) full colour Autumn 2009 poster.
Thanks for the help!
Gasthaus „Zur Schneeburg“
69509 Ober-Liebersbach
(30 min. north of Heidelberg)
GPS-Koordinaten „Zur Schneeburg“
N49 36.422
E8 42.421
Restaurant/Farm website, with details on getting there: www.zur-schneeburg.de
Map to the Meeting - click for more details.
If you have any information for the area please let us know.
Pretty nice hotel:
Der Watzenhof
69502 Hemsbach/
Balzenbach
Tel: 06201 70050
Fax: 06201 700520
Email Hotel: kont...@watzenhof.de
Liebersbacher Hof (clean, safe, maybe 2 stars)
Liebersbacher Strasse 63
69488 Birkenau(Nieder-Liebersbach)
Tel: 06201-32558
The Odenwald Region, a little bit south of Frankfurt, east of the Rhine river is a very nice area for motorcyclists because of its pretty little hills, forests, romantic villages and perfect motorcycle roads! If you have never been here – you will love it! A ride in the morning – an afternoon coffee somewhere in an ancient castle and then back to our campground with all these beautiful people – what else do we need? We are only 15 min. away from the nice little towns of Heppenheim and Weinheim. Once you are here in the region – don't miss visiting the old town of Heidelberg.
If you have any links or details for the area please let us know.
Jens Ruprecht is the lead organizer of this event. Thanks go to Jens for volunteering to bring Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meetings to Germany!
If you have any questions, contact with rideout registration, vendor, venue and speakers questions.
Grant and Susan
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