Double D Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 While looking through some old pictures when I was stationed oversea and while on a trip to Italy, I found this picture of REAL curvey road.
Venturous Randy Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 "curves to brag about" by Double D. I was not sure what was going to come up when I opened it, but I could not resist looking. RandyA
Pecker Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Man, the title had me a little worked up, guess the Mod Squad wouldn't allow what I was thinking:whistling::2143: The road sure does look like a lot of fun, almost as much as what I had in mind!!
Yammer Dan Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Bet it gets a lot of looks!!! And it would be a great ride.
eagleeye Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 I have the summer view of that one. Always wondered where exactly it was. Steve
Guest JGorom Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Yes...that sure looks like a road built for a sporting motorcycle! Beautiful picture...looking at that road makes you wish you could ride it!
Double D Posted April 2, 2008 Author Posted April 2, 2008 I have the summer view of that one. Always wondered where exactly it was. Steve Steve, it is amazing that our pictures are almost the same. I took this picture when I was traveling from Italy to Swizterland in 1975. This road was closed for traffic but it would be fun to try it once.
Squeeze Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 This is the Stilfser Joch/Passo di Stelvio in Italy. Could be that i'm going there this Year. :whistling: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelvio_Pass http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Passo+di+Stelvio&sll=51.124213,10.546875&sspn=14.971322,45.087891&ie=UTF8&ll=46.55225,10.475636&spn=0.063983,0.176125&t=h&z=13
eagleeye Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Hey Squeeze, Thanks for the site and maps. Very cool indeed. How could you not go there. Man, I can only imagine riding in the alps. Hope you go. Steve
Squeeze Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Well, my Problem is ... Work keeps constantly coming in my Way. Riding Time means also high Season in my Business. But i will be in Swiss on the End of April. Plans are set for Saturday of riding local Swiss Passes and Back Roads. Some 200 km/125 mls for this Day ... Estimated Time is 6.5 Hours of plain Riding without Fuel or Coffee Stops. Sort of a longer Riding the Dragon. :D
V7Goose Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 I rode that pass in 1976 two-up on my BMW R90/6 while I was living in Germany - it was truly amazing. Several hairpin turns INSIDE one-lane tunnels. At one point we had to get off and lay the bike against the tunnel wall to allow a truck to inch by us! The streams of water running out of the tunnel ceilings in places also made the ride interesting. Goose
Squeeze Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 There's another View ... http://www.weltderberge.de/alpen/pics/bbe15649.jpg
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