Article published in Motociclismo magazine in 2 parts in 2003.
Pictures published for the Aprilia Caponord catalog in 2002.
Is it possible to reach the extreme borders of Europe, following an alternative route to the more logical, usual and popular one? The answer is affirmative: go north via Karelia, Russia, covering almost 13,000 kilometers, crossing 13 states, in a fantastic 5-week journey chasing "the midnight sun", accompanied by a blinding sun that dominates the spaces, the our thoughts, and the sky of a dazzling blue, a blue Cyclops, with a bright eye that will not close, if not in a few months. Intoxicating! Yes, this is the great North!
The story at the time was published in 2 episodes in the Motociclismo magazine and the photos used for the Aprilia Caponord catalog.
Read the story published in the magazine, part 1.