Tornanti Road Yarns Part 3_Final

glitch

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Re: Tornanti Road Yarns Part 3

Hello Pete,
For Petra and me ist was a pleasure to spent those two half days with you!
And then the rest of that day: Creda, Broccon and MANGHEN :glu
It looks like you've enjoy it :bs

Firstly thanks for YOUR pics (recognize any of them in that lot?):so
It was great to meet with both of you!!
And YEAHHH...we enjoyed every second of it :woot::woot:
 

glitch

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On the Road...day23

Rudi calls…they made it home just fine….good to know.:chug::chug:

Yet another beautiful day growing…:so

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Everyone’s a bit weary still after the jam-packed day yesterday, so we only start off with some plans for the morning…. then see, where the rest of the day will take us.
Up the Pordoi Pass first…the morning sun makes things look totally different to what last afternoon's descent was…:glu

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Still on the down-ramp into Canazei, the Sella Pass turns off…

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The Langkofel…one of the most recognizable peaks around the area.
We can’t believe our luck…it certainly looks like another sparkler of a day is growing!:clap:

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The Sella Pass runs straight into the Groednerjoch road…they don’t call it the “Awesome 4-Pack” for nothing…:D

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In Corvara, we drop the “closing leg” of the square, tack 5k’s north to Stern, then it’s up the Passo di Valparola instead…which finishes right on top of the Passo Falzarego…yesterday’s “kick-off”.:eek::eek:

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Looks like everyone’s having fun…

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Having a look into someone else’s cup :???:, we decide to skip the coffee and keep going…twisting our way south this time, towards Caprile.
I’d heard of an “old road” through the gorge of Sottoguda along the way to the Passo Fedaia…

As described, it is a little hard to find, the village consisting of a maze of cobble-stoned lanes but eventually we make it out the other end on a tiny single-laner…

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glitch

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On the Road...day23 cont.

Let’s walk then…

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Always trying for THE shot !! :chug:

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:wow::wow::wow:
What a fascinating place…it’s good that they closed it to traffic, hopefully it’ll preserve this little pocket for many more years to come.

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Due to the (certainly deserved) reputation of the Dolos, there are a lot more bikes on the roads than what we’d previously seen in France and Switzerland …perhaps it’s the current weather, who knows…
From small groups of 3 or 4 to whole clusters of 20 and more, there are bikes everywhere.
Several times a day one or more of us are faced with one or more oncoming bikes in our lane….drifting wiiide out of the hairpins, taking ridiculous entries, taking the “going for the gap” to new levels :wow::doh::doh:, sometimes crawling around bends holding up even Campervans and tourist-coaches, literally a poofteenth away from just plain falling over in the middle of the bend due to the lack of speed.…moments, that leave one with heart-in-mouth…:eek::eek:
And this is the LATE low-season…during the summer-peak I don’t really want to be here, it’s gotta be mayhem…

A quick check in the mirrors afterwards usually shows nearly exclusively German plates…
It triggers a memory of all those little jibes and jokes in some of the Euro-bike-forums:
“The “Piefkes” can’t ride for shit”…”crashtest-dummies” etc…

“Piefkes” …the slightly derogative, provocative Austrian name for Germans…
Perhaps it’s just a good-natured rivalry between neighbours, but there certainly seems some solid “stock-in-the-broth”, there’s an extraordinarily large amount of riders who just can’t ride….and can't ride corners in particular.

For a possible reason why, let’s walk around a cluster of parked bikes at one of the lookouts…or the bike-garage at the Biker-Hotel Olympia…
“Look at that nicely restored CB750 over there!!” ….which then turns out to be stock and dead-original (bar the packrack and heated grips).
30+ years old, 24.000k’s on the clock….a 16y/o mint-looking TDM850 with 16.000km…parked next to it, a sparkling late 90’s Funduro650 with a paltry 8600km on the dial….and on, and on.
Keep checking, and there’s hardly a bike that’s seen more than 5000km/ year. Average around 2-3000km/ year.

No wonder then when they’re wobbling all over the road….and no surprise, when the Hotel offers a parking area for busted bikes.:bs:bs

Up the Fedaia Pass… and we’re in for a stumper.

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On the left, the green waters of the dam are crowned by a grandstanding cluster of peaks and glaciers.
The Marmolada, a breathtaking view after the recent re-coat of snow.

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glitch

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On the Road...day23 cont.

THIS is the place for that coffee we’d been looking forward to….:clap::clap:

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And what’d be a day without SPECK….aye, TT?? :bs:bs Both Tims get stuck into it…

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From Canazei it’s a quick run down-valley to Cavalese and across the Passo di Lavaze chased by the Karer-Pass, both easy and more enjoyable for their scenery than as riding roads…
:oops::oops:Perhaps we’re spoilt by now and are getting a bit snobby after the last 3 weeks ?

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The Pordoi is a different beast though….it’s ALWAYS enjoyable in more than one way…

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“Temps 2 to 16 with a big front coming in from the Northwest, bringing showers and snowfalls to 1200m. Patchy weather with showers across the coming weekend…”
Argghhhh...

Over the last few days we’ve been watching our tyres disappear before our eyes…we’ll never make it on those for the rest of the trip, Tim’s front on the 1150RT looks terminal right now…

We need some quick decisions!
A call for help goes out to Herfried in Troepolach, about 250km further east.
We haven’t been entirely successful with our continued moves eastward to avoid the weather-fronts, but are hoping to get away lightly…..as before.
:so
Herfried calls back: “ Yup, my tyre-guy in Hermagor will have 3 sets of hoops for the GS12s and the Pirellis for the RT by tomorrow….see you soon then! The tyre-swap is stitched for Friday afternoon…
Ahhh…can you fix the seat of my GS12 when you get here?”

Sure!

Let’s pack up then …



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Karel and Tim fashion a “shock-absorber” for the camera mount out of a pair of shoe-insoles…

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Perhaps we can have another nibble at the Dolos on the way back??
And even if not…it’s been a balltearer over the last 2 days…one that none of us will forget…
Strange though, to have stayed in one and the same country for 2 days in a row…:bs:bs:bs
 
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Clowndog

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Re: Tornanti Road Yarns Part 3

Which one?
(Just R-click/ properties the pic to get the URL, then re-post it here as a pic..)

This one mate this one :glu

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Don't get me to repost all my favorites tho, this thread would double in size :D
 

motorradrudi

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Re: Tornanti Road Yarns Part 3

Hello Pete,

you've showed us a thousand of lovely pics from your tour - still unbelievable!

But this one is the best of all! Still a dream!!!
Love it!!! :glu:glu:glu

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Best greatings and many thanks!
Rudi
 
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glitch

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Re: Tornanti Road Yarns Part 3

This one mate this one :glu

Don't get me to repost all my favorites tho, this thread would double in size :D

:D:D There's a few good ones amongst that lot....sometimes sitting here and sorting through, trying to pick what goes and stays is....painfull. And not fair....and sentimental...and...and :)

Perhaps after the lot is up, the story finished....we'll start another thread just for that....the one, or 5...or 10 pics folks most liked.
 

glitch

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Re: Tornanti Road Yarns Part 3

Hello Pete,
But this one is the best of all!
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:glu It's a good one, aye?:clap::clap:
I think, Karel took it...

Is it THE BEST??

Don't know, there are still some some real beauties to come!!
 
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