My Alpes & Dolomites trip Just back from 10 days and 2500 miles trip to the Alpes & Dolomites. UK-Nancy-Andermatt-Zernez-Cortina-Innsbruck-Zernez-Andermatt-Nancy-home. We (just two bikes) were pretty lucky with the weather, despite the gloomy weather reports before & during the trip. We had mostly sunny but cool days, which is perfect. About three days when we had part of the day in torrential rain, and thick cloud/fog over some of the mountains. Went over Stelvio twice, first time is pouring rain (quite fun chasing an MV Augusta) with heavy sleet at the top, and next time in sunshine. We spent a couple of days in Ulrichen (at the foot of the Nufenen pass) and rode the Nufenen, Grimsel, Susten & Furka passes. I been many times and love this area. We usually stay in the Hotel Sonne in Andermatt, but for a change booked a Swiss hay loft/chalet which made a nice change. Attached are a few pics. Unfortunately they don't capture the places........so you will just have to go :wink: The green rocks of the Grimsel pass. The only British bike at the Franz Josef glacier, Grossglockner pass. The must have shot from the Furka, with the Grimsel in the distance. Our Swiss hay barn in Ulrichen. Inside the Rhone glacier on the Furkas pass. Been past here lots of times and never stopped before. Well worth a break from bend swinging.
Dolomite, Cortina ... sounds like a 1960's motor show! Seriously, well done, sounds like a great trip. Did you not re-set your instruments to Kilometres will you were over there?
A few more pics: On the Nufenen pass. Another pass...... Coffee stop just before Passo del San Bernardino. Nice cow on the Grossglockner. My saviours !! On my return day to the UK (on my own, my friend was returning a few days later) on auto route from Nancy to Calais, I was keeping a close eye on the fuel gauge (which is very accurate on my bike). With 24 miles showing as left, I pulled into a service station. Unfortunately they were having a mechanical problem and all of the pumps were closed ! OK I thought, the gas stations are usually about 25 - 30 K apart, so I pressed on.......with 4 miles left in the tank I came to the next service station......pulled up the slip road to find a building site, with the old pumps being dug up and no new ones !!! Now I have a problem !! (I checked on my GPS for nearest fuel, but although it was 5K as the crow flies, it was 28K to the next turn off!!) There were two French bikes also there, just taking a break, and a Belgium biker in the same situation as myself. The French guys were ok for gas so offered to follow myself & the Belgium guy to the next service station. I ran out of fuel twice on the journey, but one of the guys had a syphoning pipe, so we were able to fill up my water bottle and transfer some fuel. This is a pic of us after finally filling up in the next service station, and the very useful syphoning pipe. (In future I will always carry a piece of plastic pipe on these trips !!). My new French friends refused to accept any payment for the 2.5 litres of fuel they had given me, just saying "non non Moto family" !!! It restored my faith in people & the "moto family". A really great way to end my trip
Rod, an awesome trip! Must have been great. Maybe I'll have to buy one of these mutley things and come touring!
the monnie would be good, but the fuel light comes on at 60 miles... Dismal range, but smiles all the way!
I did a very similar trip three years ago on my Monster 1100S, it was great. Jerry, I'm sure you would love the mountain roads, IMO it's actually much more fun than track days. It's much more varied and interesting with beautiful scenery thrown in :smile:
Nice pics Multirod, looks like you had a great time! Much respect to the guys who helped you out. It's nice to know the biking fraternity can still look out for each other.
Great trip Multi. A short while ago we must have came home the same way as you, only to find two or three services being dug up and re-modernised. Sure concentrates the mind when you only have a few miles left in the tank!!
Looks great, I'm pretty familiar with the Dolomites, usually look a bit different for us as we go snowboarding.
