Swiss Pass Rollercoaster 2006

[teerex51]

In preparation for our July tour of the Pyrenees, a bunch of Italian FJR owners (9 bikes) have just spent 2 days riding over almost 500 miles of twisties. I promise you the longest straight-away stretch was less than a mile in length (except for the positioning trip, that is).

For me this was the first tour after my get-off in March and a shakedown ride for the FJR after the repairs. Here are a few pictures.

This is the Albula Pass, north of St. Moritz. Road surface sucks but the scenery is incredible.

Big old house down in the valley. I'm the Galaxy blue FJR on the left.

Up there where the trees don't grow. About 8,000 ft elevation at Oberalp Pass.

Melting snow everywhere. Sometimes you round a bend and find a little stream crossing the road in front of you.

This Harley-riding lady owns a hotel in the valley and was happy to join our group on the climb to the Oberalp Pass. Not the easiest road for a Hog but she must have ridden it a hundred times.

Any of you happen to plan a ride locally, the Hotel Soliva in Sedrun is a biker-friendly, clean and moderately-priced establishment. After 8 hours of twisties their draft beer has no equal...

Due to the beautiful weather, there were zillions of bikes on the road and you had to lift your left hand to greet them every ten seconds.We saw Italian, Swiss and German FJR's everywhere and a few of the new Beemer K-GT's, too (never got to lock horns with them, though).

Stef

 

[Groo]

Beautiful pics Stef... :clapping:

 

[TheAxeman]

Stef,

I'm glad you guys have healed up well both physically and psycologically. The ride you took is one that Michelle and I have always wanted to do but can't seem to find the time. A few years back I did it in a rented cage but its certainly not the same. I did Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Tyrolean Alps in Northern Italy. Everything looks like a postcard....

Good luck to you in your future rides

 

[afterburn]

Nice pics.. except, Oberalp pass is only 6700ft high. Nice pass though, prefer the bit coming down into Andermatt. Although the highspeed S at the bottom on the other side leading up to the pass road is fun too.

 

[Woodstock]

Very, very nice.

 

[Mike-H]

Great pictures....glad things are back on track.....

 

[Bike Effects]

Great pics Stef. Glad to see your back in the saddle.

 

[NoCage]

Nice scenery Stef, thanks for sharing. So, back in the saddle again... what about the wife, is she riding with you again?

 

[HIGHLANDER]

Stef

So where's the yellow tricycle ??

 

[teerex51]

Stef

So where's the yellow tricycle ??

Er...that's where I took the picture from, nice and stable...

Southern, my wife Chris had to pass this time but she'll be there for the Spain/France Tour :specool:

Stef

 

[twowheelnut]

Ah, so that's the secret to the nekkid noggin'... What's next, Mail Pouch's 'Treat Yourself To The Best'?

Nice piccies, dude. How's the bike riding after all the repairs and mods? How's the rider ridin?

 

[devanator]

stef

One of my motorcycle mags gave a list a 10 must do's for any motorcycle nut. The swiss alps were one of the highlights and I can see why. Sice pics. :good: Hope your enjoying the bike again. I've never been down on a bike but the thought of it happening does scare me a little.

Mike

 

[teerex51]

How's the bike riding after all the repairs and mods? How's the rider ridin?

TWN, the bike's handling just fine with the new tires and all. I was initially pretty wary of road surfaces that were less than perfect... then I got into the swing of things and enjoyed it. Most of the Swiss roads are very good but you get the occasional B-class pass where the tar-snakes abound, you suddenly find sections still paved with cobblestones and others that are generally degraded.

So you roll off the gas and keep your ship straight and level Heck, no one says you have to race all the time...

Mike, I guess a healthy respect for those laws of physics that keep us buzzing around on 2 wheels ain't a bad thing.

Stef

 

[ladybug]

Stef, as always, great to see photos, and glad to hear you're riding again!

Gini

 

[Toecutter]

Nice pics and glad to hear you're back at it!

 

[Effjay]

A moto trip through the Alps is an experience never to be forgotten! Ist das richtig? Mine was way back in 1981 when I took delivery on a new R100RS in Munich (Bob Beach Tour) and rode the Alps for 3 weeks! Every day was a mind overload of vistas, narrow twisty roads, ancient history and European culture. Pass hopping was the norm each day, with personal challenges to see how many we could mark off on our Europa maps! An especially nice aspect of that "tour" was that each day, riders were free to do their own route, departure and arrival times with a nice "zimmer frei" and cold lagers awaiting us at days ride end! Motorrad farren ist die beste!

 

[jdog109socal]

Nice pictures Stef. Need to get that video back on the bike and make some videos for the boys and girls to cover my *** for a couple of months till we get the FEEJR back together

Jdog

 

[teerex51]

Effjay

Hundert Prozent richtig! :yahoo: Can't wait to do it again.

Here we are tangling with the beer... looks like the beer's winning .

My riding buddy Luca here is performing malt-fueled impersonations at the dinner table.

Jdog,

We're 2 weeks away from a Tour of the Pyrenees, video coverage will follow.

How about your repairs. Have you already got an estimate on the damage and

downtime?

Stef

 

[Thug]

You *******...

Great to see your up and about man.

Cheers