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Most of my riding life I have wanted to ride the Alps. I've seen all the tours and watched so many videos on U Tube etc but always felt I just didn't want to pay for a guided tour. Plus the cost was always ... just too much.
Well I now have an airplane ticket and a bike rented so it's finally going to happen! [THUMBS UP SIGN]
I fly out of Charlotte June 29th midday get to Munich early 30 June. (I changed the way I present the date because that is how they do it over there) We will be spending the night in Munich and picking up our bikes 1 July. I say we, Chris Jernigan is on the entire trip with me, my friend Howard from Ohio will be on the first 10 days of the trip. I am renting a Yamaha MT09 Tracer with tankbag, Givi 36ltr saddlebags and a 46ltr trunk. Chris is getting a Honda 800cc Crossrunner. Howard a BMW 800R, the same model he owns here.
We fly home 21 July.

More details... Soon.


I am out riding my Super Teneré'!

So you're staying 3 weeks? Enough time to see "everything".

If you come back with no pics you're dead meat.

That's a once in a lifetime type trip, for sure!

I love Munich. Wish I had the time. We toured southern Germany, Barvaria, 4 times. In a car. Enjoy the trip.

Congrats, will we be able to track you with your spot over there? Hope so. Have fun and keep us up to date on the details. Don

Congrats. I am Happy for you.

Great news, Brick! So it's finally gonna happen. Make sure you take pics for us and I know you'll enjoy the riding but you will also find the food is quite different and quite good. I enjoyed France, Belgium and Germany in a car. Once in a lifetme expirence and I am happy for you and of course, jealous as hell!

Yes, I intend on running my SPOT and will create a SPOTWalla trip so you can see where I am. I also intend on using the http://checkmytour.net/ app on my phone as it will make daily routes that can be downloaded as GPX and GDB files.

I've never wanted a GoPro and don't really want to own one but I might really like to have one on this trip. Oh well not a big deal.

I intend on taking my camera around my neck and downloading images each night. I think I might start a SmugMug account to put them. Any other ideas of photo sites to upload to so I can also share?

Here is a Google map of a proposed first 5 days... Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, small bit of Switzerland, the tip of Italy, back into Austria.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Munich+ ... 980865!3e0

I wish I had a faster internt connection I would do this with Google Earth!

Yarbi wrote:Congrats, will we be able to track you with your spot over there? Hope so. Have fun and keep us up to date on the details. Don

Seriously jealous too. Such a great trip! Someday................

Far Out. That is awesome!

Yo, Brick...Here's a Euro "Tracer". When it comes to farkling they don't mess around over there.

Damn that looks great. However the bike rental place said my bike would have Givi 36ltr bags and a 45ltr trunk. I like the looks of these!


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Counting down to Alps Riding! view this live countdown click
http://fncd.net/v?id=JTgQnAm


I am out riding my Super Teneré'!

Brick, just saw this ride report at ADV and thought you might be interested. I sure was! Read the whole thing.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=984352

Wow what a great report. I have been to most of the areas. It is amazing how narrow the roads are. Brick don't break your foot or wreck. You are going to have a great time.

Sure to be an amazing adventure, Brick... looking forward to the ride reports!

Ed wrote:Sure to be an amazing adventure, Brick... looking forward to the ride reports!

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I am out riding my Super Teneré'!

Well it's now less than 3 days until I fly out so I created my Spotwalla trip.

If you want to see where I am or where we are riding... click here:

https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id ... d75db3190c

It won't be live until July 1st through the end of July 20th.

Here are some photos from the last couple of days.

All the rest of my photos are on the camera not the phone. More later.

We got the rental bikes at 12:30 and still rode 286 kilometers.

I must be out riding my MT 09

The MT09 is a hoot! Love this bike!


I must be out riding my Super Teneré'!

Looks like you are way too much fun.

Meat and potatoes--it must be Germany. More bike pics please!!

Edit: SPOT looks like you visited a large composting plant. Nice.

Edit: When do you hook up with the Finns? Need pics of the whole group.

That's big beer!

I see 2 Tracers...did you both get one?

Yes the Honda Crossrunner was not available. Mine, the red one has 5 kilometers when I got it. Chris's, the silver one had 1298 kilometers on it. Great bikes. I'm sold!


I must be out riding my Super Teneré'!

356 kilometers today was hot hot... Went from just north of the Neuanswantz castle to Switzerland. I wanted to hit this one pass but knew I didn't like we're it went on the other side so we turned around.


I must be out riding my Super Teneré'!

I google-earth'd your last Spot point, I guess where you're staying. Damn thats a beautiful lake and setting.

OK here it is.-->

Very cool...you went all the way through Liechtenstein.

LeeDavis wrote:Very cool...you went all the way through Liechtenstein.

Lee, I know it's hard to believe but yes we did go all the way through Liechtenstein AND in 1 day too!
:-)



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Bob that's the spot the hotel restaurant is just to the right one the hill of this photo. And pictures just don't do it justice!
Oh and don't tell Lee but dam both Chris and I REALLY love this bike! It is THE tool needed for theses tight passes!


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It's been very hot here. 35 to 40 every day.
This was in the corner of Italy. We will be back to Italy to ride more the end of this trip.

A fun ride.

many of the Finnish riders on this trip. Oh hell look to see how far that is from where we are.


More later. Hot long days don't make me want to do much internet.

I must be out riding the Yamaha MT 09 Fazer. BTW I think I will try to sell my SV650 when I get home. This bike is GREAT!

This is a great photo showing back through the valley.



I must be out riding the MT09... Not my Tenere'

Great pics. Make us long to go back to Bavaria. Keep them coming

Brick, thanks for the piccies! I am shocked at the temps there, though....what is the elevation?? 95F to 105F sounds so hot for that part of the world but maybe I am just ignorant? (don't answer that) I thought you'd probably stay at a minimum of 4-5K feet when not running the passes..... Kinda like Colorado.

Edit: what does the "A-R" stand for on those little oval cards everyone is holding up? Is that the Finn group?

Where we are tonight the elevation is 660 meters. That seems to kind of be the norm. However this is very unusual for here. Forecast says it will go back to more normal temps now.
AR is from web site and forum that this rally for the Finnish put together. http://Www.alpineroads.com.
Re: more pics... These posts are all from my iPhone. I have a lot of pics on the camera that I hang around my neck. in Munich we took the train up to Landshut to pickup the rental bikes at Maier Honda/Yamaha.


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Thanks for taking the time to post. I enjoy any and all Euro pics!

The view from our room here in Malta, Austria. Just picture perfect. Tomorrow we ride the Grossglockner pass. [THUMBS UP SIGN] another of the famous passes
This bike, the Yamaha MT-09 proves its self everyday. What a wonderful machine. [THUMBS UP SIGN] the version shown here is a VERY early model.


I must be out riding my Super Teneré'!

I had a bike like that once. The brakes were crappy, had a very wooden feel to them.

You're in Austria...that's a KTM...and it still costs $25,000! Mid 90s here so you might as well be hot there because you're not missing anything. Keep those pics coming!

It was 55 when we left this AM. A huge change! Had the heated jacket and gloves on a lot. When we went to the top clouds were blowing across. Brrr!
All the other photos are on the camera. Perhaps I will download tonight?
344 kilometers today


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Now THATS more like it! Keep em coming.