ATW in 24 years ~ BMW
| Who | Joop and Niek van der Heijden ~ email ~ website |
| Profession | none |
| Born 1965 | Nationality Holland |
| Previous travel experience | Traveling from Holland to Nepal |
| Previous bike travels | Holland to Nepal |
| This trip | ATW in 24 years |
| Departure date | 1985 |
| Number in group | 2 |
| Trip duration | 24 years |
| Distance covered | Much |
| Cost of trip (not incl. bike) | Guess: 60.000 euros |
| Best day | Death Valley California USA. (Realy hot with moto clothes!) |
| Worst/ hardest day | Accident in Monaco (Europe) in front of a Mac Donalds restaurant. |
| Favourite place | Chang Mai Thailand |
| Biggest headache | Electronic problems with a motorcycle. |
| Biggest mistake | Wrong lifting of the motorbike after a small accident, resulting in a Back-Hernia. |
| Most pleasant surprise | Reaching Kathmandu in Nepal |
| Any illness | Back-Hernia |
| Other trips planned | always |
| One travel tip | Better lived a minute than slept a lifetime. |
| Bike Model | BMW R RT and GS |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 0 year, new bike |
| Modifications | none |
| Mods you wish you'd done | none |
| Type of baggage | cases on the bikes |
| Tyres used | Mostly Bridgestone |
| Number of punctures | 1 |
| Bike's weak point | Heavy |
| Bike's strong point | Boxer always strong down below |
| Bike problems | none |
| Number of accidents | 7 |
| Same bike again? | yes |
| One biking tip | If it falls, pick it up with 2 or more persons. :) |