First European adventure on two wheels..

[King Rat]

Thoroughly entertaining for us stuck at home. We had planned to go to Belgium and onwards this spring.... maybe next year now. Things get in the way, so make the most of what you can do before all that happens.

Great pictures and that one of the bike parked with the Dragon's Back in the background deserves a place on the wall.

 

[Sly]

Providing, as I have seen happen, a later arriving bikermate or three, doesn’t block you in and then spend the next morning sleeping in or going off for a stroll around town.

Haha yes, thankfully I was at the front of the garage They were all fast asleep when I left

Great write up, thank you.
And fair play for doing your 1st trip of this type on your own.

Thank you mate. I needed this trip

Thoroughly entertaining for us stuck at home. We had planned to go to Belgium and onwards this spring.... maybe next year now. Things get in the way, so make the most of what you can do before all that happens.

Great pictures and that one of the bike parked with the Dragon's Back in the background deserves a place on the wall.

Dragon's back? Which one is that? The one near Stelvio? I've been looking for the name of it, that massive bloody mountain, thank you!

 

[Roberto]

Good luck, looks like it's going pretty well

 

[wessie]

Dragon's back? Which one is that? The one near Stelvio? I've been looking for the name of it, that massive bloody mountain, thank you!

I am assuming he means the one at the top of page 3, which google lens says is Churfirsten

 

[Wapping]

thankfully I was at the front of the garage They were all fast asleep when I left

It’s the peril of the shared garage.

 

[Sly]

I am assuming he means the one at the top of page 3, which google lens says is Churfirsten

Ah yes those. They are quite interesting. I'm still looking for that massive mountain by Stelvio but I know of Churfirsten. The wife's gran was telling me how, when she was growing up in this area, they used to explore those individual mountains.

 

[King Rat]

Haha yes, thankfully I was at the front of the garage They were all fast asleep when I left

Thank you mate. I needed this trip

Dragon's back? Which one is that? The one near Stelvio? I've been looking for the name of it, that massive bloody mountain, thank you!

The jagged saw tooth mountains - at your grandma's place I thought.

This one:

 

[Sly]

The jagged saw tooth mountains - at your grandma's place I thought.

This one:

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Ah yes. I have one with my daughter smiling next to the bike, I'm printing that one Not put it on here for obvious reasons

 

[Sly]

And just like that. The trip is done. 2200 odd miles I think it was. I'll be back for sure.

Last day was just a mile muncher. 715 miles in 13 hours. Not again

 

[GTMorgan]

That’s a big day, well done, looks a good trip

 

[russ996duke]

Nurburgring is a scary place, I plucked up the courage to do a few laps on my Multistrada when passing a few years back, GT3's everywhere and very unnerving when closing in behind you will headlights flashing!
Have a great trip.

No longer an issue they banned bikes from the track on safety grounds
Ironic really when you see buses rumbling around carving past gt3rs (NOT)

 

[Mongoose]

Enjoyed that, some great photos, thanks!

 

[Sly]

Enjoyed that, some great photos, thanks!

Thank you Not the biggest story teller but wanted to share this very short trip.

Now, to plan the next one

 

[Wapping]

….. but wanted to share this very short trip.

Trip lengths matter not. They can be a day (or less) or a lifetime. Even the mode of transport is of no real consequence. The important thing is more that you have taken the time to share what it was you got up, which (for some people) is more than they’ll enjoy for themselves, for whatever reasons. They can ‘live’ your trip through you.

Thank you for taking the time to do the write-up. Appreciated.

 

[Sly]

Trip lengths matter not. They can be a day (or less) or a lifetime. Even the mode of transport is of no real consequence. The important thing is more that you have taken the time to share what it was you got up, which (for some people) is more than they’ll enjoy for themselves, for whatever reasons. They can ‘live’ your trip through you.

Thank you for taking the time to do the write-up. Appreciated.

Thank you for the kind words Wapping - and thank you for the tips & advice pre trip.

My wife thought the paper with tape over it (self laminated) with key details was a brilliant idea..

 

[Rusty]

Thank you for the kind words Wapping - and thank you for the tips & advice pre trip.

My wife thought the paper with tape over it (self laminated) with key details was a brilliant idea..

Mr Wapping is both kind and very wise. He knows a lot of shit and is always sharing it amongst us GS'ers which I find most endearing. All this sort of stuff makes this site the "best ever"

 

[Hustler]

Mr Wapping is both kind and very wise. He knows a lot of shit and is always sharing it amongst us GS'ers which I find most endearing. All this sort of stuff makes this site the "best ever"

I agree with you totally about the Mr Wapping comments but please keep the praise of the website down a little.

The Janitor might be watching, and if the sub fees suddenly go up then we'll know who to blame.

 

[boatman]

I agree with you totally about the Mr Wapping comments but please keep the praise of the website down a little.

The Janitor might be watching, and if the sub fees suddenly go up then we'll know who to blame.

Mr Wappers gets just a wee bit ascerbic at times on here ( and I cannot blame him ) - but he is deffo one of the good guys ,,, approached in a civil ( and sensible ) manner ,, he gives freely of his huge and practical experience

 

[Burridge01]

My wife thought the paper with tape over it (self laminated) with key details was a brilliant idea..

I'm intrigued,do tell.

 

[Sly]

I'm intrigued,do tell.

Take a piece of paper and on it, write your key contact information down. Wife phone number, recovery number, insurance number (along with the policy numbers) and whatever else you might need then "laminate" the paper with some sellotape (I put mine on a piece of cardboard to keep it straight). This way, if your phone breaks/dies, you can at least call those via a pay phone / borrowing a hotel phone etc.