Had to try the Stelvio after all 😁🇮🇹
Some weeks ago I asked for advice on some favorite mountain passes to drive and have been looking to trying one or two since. The famous Stelvio (or Stilfser Joch in German), while namesake of a glorious Alfa SUV, did not seem to feature that highly and t...
Thanks for sharing
As a former motorcyclist I hate to admit it but I find the youtube vids of riders falling in slow speed hairpins a bit entertaining (generally not much harm involved other than to one's pride).
Quite frequent
Especially with dual purpose bikes with a high seat and center of gravity or heavy tourers with hard bags. A classic case of wallet size larger than skills
That makes a lot of sense 🤷🏻♂️
Not all bikers looked super confident and the average age is rising just like the average mileage might be dropping 👍🏻
Oh it’s great fun and not that difficult in the end 😊
But maybe not something all families would enjoy for a holiday 😉 Hence something that I tend to do with selected friends instead 👍🏻
Our ski club skied there one July back in the 70s.
It doesn't look like there's enough snow these days. The turns are so tight, on one turn our bus lost rear wheel contact on one side and we had to get out to place large rocks under the tire to restore traction. Many developed attitude sickness on the slo...
How cool is that 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Not enough snow for that nowadays, even if there is some left on the higher slopes 👍🏻 Buses might really struggle there nowadays due to the size and narrowness of the curves 🤷🏻♂️
Would work better with the Alpine 😁
The Merc was definitely a bit too large for the road 🤷🏻♂️
Great pics!
Transports the mood from the alps right to my living room. Wishing you lots of fun on your next winding road!