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CCE on tour with the 2018 BOAR bike line.

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CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE Bolt On And Ride Tour Rhein Time – Germany’s most romantic ride! DECEMBER 1918 – the first Harley-Davidsons occupy Germany Once the main road from Koblenz to Mayen and the west, today a scenic sideroad – it was on L 96 that the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles rolled into the Rhineland in December 1918. Following the German Armestice of November 11th, the 32nd Division travelled this road to establish the „Koblenz Bridgehead“ as their part of the „Army of Occupation“ from 1918 to 1923. Stepping stones were Mayen and Ochtendung on December 9th 1918, the Rhine was crossed over the „Konprinz Wilhelm“ Railway bridge near Urmitz/Engers, one of the 3 bridges built for the war and the only one still in use today. Just to mention it for the record: All hilltops on the image are sleeping volcanos! The „Maifeld“ plain is covered with fields, thanks... ...to the fertile soil from the volcanic ashes. Approaching the B 258 Straßburger Hof crossing. Twisting roads through the Nette river valley

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE PRESS RELEASE - PUBLICATION FREE OF CHARGE ALL IMAGES: Mendig, Mayen, the „Maifeld“ and the surrounding valleys have been populated since humans could live here: Many Volcanos, some of them active until only 10.000 years ago, delivered a continuous flow of lava and ashes. The Romans already manufactured millstones at Mendig, leaving huge undergound caves. Long straights change suddenly into twisting roads and the famous Nürburgring is not far away! for a Rhine visit watching two spectacular firework displays. With the time-consuming ferry transfers, time is pressing again – no Café stop at the Rhineview Terrace this time. O = a Following the well-built B9 through vineyards and more castles we soon reach Boppard, located on a prominent S-turn of the river. The scenic town center and the surrounding area has been inhabited several thousand years – and the Romans had settlements here too. On Rhine km 571 we leave the river, because we are approaching Koblenz. A great town to visit, many significant and historic buildings and the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress – but Friday afternoon weekend traffic is not really the place to waste valuable riding time. O = a The quick and very ridable alternative is a small side road up the Mühltal, heading to Pfaffenheck and Udenhausen, neither of which are signed out from the main road – this is „insider“ knowledge for locals using the

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