Hi from Switzerland

Swissbiker · Post by **Swissbiker** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:21 pm

Hi guys

My name is Vito, i'm 30 years old and live Switzerland where i ride a black 2001 R1150R since a half year now.

It's very interesting to read in this forum and i hope i'll have interesting discussions with you guys.

That's my black baby

Ciao
Vito

Arbreacames · Post by **Arbreacames** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:10 pm

I'm not jealous of your bike. I'm jealous of your road.

Swissbiker · Post by **Swissbiker** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:22 pm

You mean those...?

Boris Badenov · Post by **Boris Badenov** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:06 pm

...is this a St. Bernard Pass?

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:20 pm

Beayoootiful!!

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:41 pm

Welcome Swissbiker...Wow!...What great roads that you have..Great pictures...and beautiful looking black beakster.

DJ

Swissbiker · Post by **Swissbiker** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:24 pm

Thanks DJ Downunder for your welcome

The 1st two pics have been taken at the St. Gotthard pass (elevation 2091m (6860ft)).

Lake on top of the Gotthard pass

southside of Gotthard pass

southside of Gotthard pass

The 2nd two pictures are from the Furka pass (elevation 2436m (7992ft))

Hotel right beside Rhone glacier

Furka pass with Rhone glacier (picture taken from top of Grimsel pass)

Some crazy people are using the pass streets where i'm usually having fun with my Q to have even more fun...

Check this crazy guy out rollin' down Furka pass...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obvDwkfZdXA

and even more crazy when rollin' down Grimsel pass!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLbu1wIIEo

how fu...kin' crazy must one be to do somthing like this????

Ciao
Vito

Boris Badenov · Post by **Boris Badenov** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:36 pm

OMFG!!!@!
how fast was he rolling?

Swissbiker · Post by **Swissbiker** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:50 pm

In the comments he said he can get about 100km/h (62Mph) topspeed...

Pretty fastt with only havin' a few rollers from inline skates on the body...i wouldn't risk to do that as i at least know how it feels when it push the breaks on my Q...then my bike just bits the concret...but this guy...i don't know....

Ciao
Vito

Post by **Robert_winter_1000** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:42 pm

Well, in spite of his skill, I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t think that this person has one single healthy brain cell in his head. As far as I know that this kind of adventures is strongly forbidden in Switzerland!:?:
regards

Robert

Samiam · Post by **Samiam** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:02 pm

By far the most beautiful country in the world. I really love Switzerland. By the way, what are you gasoline prices like there?

Capt. Blackadder · Post by **Capt. Blackadder** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:10 pm

Wooow... awesome roads. Welcome!

Boris Badenov · Post by **Boris Badenov** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:27 pm

Robert_winter_1000 wrote:...As far as I know that this kind of adventures is strongly forbidden in Switzerland!:?:
regards

Robert

...and so does speeding in US...

wile e · Post by **wile e** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:11 pm

Swissbiker-

Nice bike. I ride the exact same bike, 1 year newer. I'm flying it into Munich in 5 weeks and heading south into Italy with it, but will be coming back north into Switzerland in the springtime. I would love to hit those passes in your pictures above. Absolutely gorgeous! If you're interested in meeting up and doing a day run or two, let me know.

Mike

Sunbeemer · Post by **Sunbeemer** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:17 pm

Amazing pictures! You are lucky to be living and riding there.

The glaciers appear to be melting from how I remember them 40 years ago. I suppose this is an effect of global warming observable in my own lifetime...

Swissbiker · Post by **Swissbiker** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:47 pm

Hi guys

Thanks a lot for your comments and the warm welcome!

@Samiam: 1liter (0.264 U.S. Gallons) unleaded 95 octane is currently at 1.72 swiss francs (1.48 US$).

Unleaded 98 octane (that's the juice i prefer to give my Q) is currently at about 1.76 swiss francs (1.51 US$) per liter.

Gas is still much cheaper in the U.S....

@Mike: Great! Let me know if you're around and i would be glad to go for a ride with you

@Sunbeemer:

That's a picture from the Rhone glacier in the year 1900

Looks unfortunately pretty different from what's left now...

Same for the Aletsch glacier. The biggest and longest glacier in the alps.

The Aletsch glacier is 23km (14.3 miles) long and in some areas the ice is more than 900m (2952 ft) thick!

Now look at those pics.

The left picture has been taken in the year 1979. The picture in the center in the year 1991 and the right one in the year 2002...further comments not needed

Ciao
Vito

munchmeister · Post by **munchmeister** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:46 pm

Hey Vito:
Thanks for the photographs and your posts. From the looks of those glaciers, I need to get to Switzerland sooner rather than later. I've been planning to visit the area around the Jungfrau, Eiger and Monch and then make my way toward toward the Dolomites some time but had a small setback last April when I crashed my R1150R.

So now I am looking at an R1150GS.

If you'd ever be interested in a visit to Colorful Colorado and a bike swap, let me know. The bike swap concept is one I've heard about from the Horizons Unlimited crowd, (http://www.horizonsunlimited.com) and think it would work well. Basically, if you come to Colorado, you can ride my motorcycle. When I come to Switzerland, I can ride yours. I can guarantee you some majestic mountains, great small towns and some tips on good places to visit.

This bike swap idea would work with you, too, DJ !!! I'd love to get down unda' !!

Anyway, thanks for your posts.

--Doug

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:05 pm

Thanks for the offer Doug...The same goes for here...

DJ