Back from the Alpine Trip... Image heavy...(Now with video)

[KrZ]

Snoopy, DrPain and myself just came back from the Switzerland alps (http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=25724) here are some of the pictures... hope you like it... i am sure Snoopy and DrPain has a lot more to add...

http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour/images/image023.jpg
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[falc]

Wow those shots are amazing mate, really really nice. Made me jealous!

Will have to put that on my to-do list.

Very nice though :thumbsup:

[sweetie_pie]

oh my, how beautiful it looks! are you a professional photographer? if not then you should be! :lol:

[Ed]

Stunning pics!

I love the one of the SV with the glacier in the background.

[Scoobs]

WOW

http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour/images/image053.jpg

[MitchC]

Hey,

Beauty pics mate!! Looks like an amazing trip! How long did you go for?

Mitch

[Amanda M]

Wow!!!! Stunning pics 8)

[PBx]

Phenominal :shock: :twisted:

[keithd]

simply the best pics i've seen on this site, IMHO. absolutely completely and utterly jealous!

[kwak zzr]

what great biking roads! great pictures matey :thumbsup:

[SV Shaun SA]

Oh my hat... Look at those roads!!!
I have to make a plan to ride those one day...
You guys are extremly lucky :)

[KrZ]

Hey,

Beauty pics mate!! Looks like an amazing trip! How long did you go for?

Mitch

All in all, we had 9 days, took 2 days to ride down from Amsterdam, and two days up.... via Germany on the way down, and came back up via France and Luxembourg. For most of the days, we just camped near Andermatt, and visited the passes around. occationally goes in and out of Italy, ended up 150km from Millan at one stage...
Some passes have very good visibility so you can really put some speed down.. most of the hairpin places are good for knee down. Passo dello Spluga's hairpin was very sharpe, some car has to do three point turn to turn, extreme caution there...

[Tara]

Superb pics

[Conrad Poons]

*stares wistfully out of the window*

[Anonymous]

! Wow !

[twotime]

I am soooooo jealous!

those roads look AMAZING. fantastic pics as well mate.

[KrZ]

thanks all for the positive comments about the pics... to simply put the scenaries are breath taking everywhere we go, its the scenary that brought the pics alive. wish i had more time to stop and take pictures... but the roads are just calling, and one twisties after another... one sweeping bends after another, it won't do justice to the road engineer that i stop too often... :wink:

[TC3]

Really enjoyed viewing the pics. Can you believe last year my bruv and his mate rode to south Italy and neither bothered to take a camera with em....i had a right go as i wanted to see the twisties in the Alps....and now i have!

[Cloggsy]

Stunning pics... Guess where I wanna go :twisted:

[amarko5]

KRZ what can i add :?

Brilliant
Fantastic
Excellent
Amazing
Jealous you betcha :!: :lol:

lucky bar-steward's the 3 of ya

Stunning roads is an understatement "just slightly"

speak soon dude :wink:

[KrZ]

cheers guys, i am getting snoopy's pic to put up sometime tomorrow and DrPain's mate Jason took some nice video following us on his Caterham (hopefully get it very soon), and you lot can watch snoopy nearly ran outa road on one of the left hand hairpin... :lol: :lol:

[Saint Matt]

Great pics, when you go next time, take me!

[Quiff Wichard]

Oh my hat... Look at those roads!!!
I have to make a plan to ride those one day...
You guys are extremly lucky :)




u made me cry !! OH MY HAT !
my grandad used to say that !!..no offence...

and he used to say- but not as often: "by the roast" !!!!


anyway woweeee- what piccies..superb..to look up and see those roads and then stop and look back from whence u came- bet u wannna turn around and go again !!

is that water on the 5th or sixth pic down frozen? a frozen river..and pic 3- is that the goatboy from heidi on the left..!! in the chelsea top!!..

I am an atheist but --!!! awe inspiring Gods country... BY THE ROAST !!

[Quiff Wichard]

cheers guys, i am getting snoopy's pic to put up sometime tomorrow and DrPain's mate Jason took some nice video following us on his Caterham (hopefully get it very soon), and you lot can watch snoopy nearly ran outa road on one of the left hand hairpin... :lol: :lol:


on his cattermarran- long wait for the ice to thaw!!..


oh above i meant pic 11...its late- i had beer..

cant wait for the vids.

[bluebell]

Wow, what fantastic pictures, glad you all had a good time.

[snoopy]

cheers guys, i am getting snoopy's pic to put up sometime tomorrow and DrPain's mate Jason took some nice video following us on his Caterham (hopefully get it very soon), and you lot can watch snoopy nearly ran outa road on one of the left hand hairpin... :lol: :lol:

Just for the record, I hit a greesy white strip and veered off (nearly over the edge!). I was saved by my incredible riding skills, luring the bike over with a bit of brake right at the edge.

Oh how modest ...

(actually I took that corner waaaay to fast)

I've got a clip of the caterham video, it's awesome.

[Jelster]

Krz,

Which pass is the image

http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour/images/image053.jpg

actually on ?

It looks fantastic, but I'm interested in where it is to see if it's on the trip I'm doing in a couple of weeks...

.

[thor]

Great pics

*books holiday*

[BillyC]

Wow! <sigh>

Oh well, back to work :(

[KrZ]

Krz,

Which pass is the image

http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour/images/image053.jpg

actually on ?

It looks fantastic, but I'm interested in where it is to see if it's on the trip I'm doing in a couple of weeks...

.

I believe that was the San Gotthardo pass close to Andermatt (awaits DrPain's confirmation, he was the navigator), most of my pictures were taken around Grimsel, Furka San Gotthardo and Oberalp Passes.

[KrZ]

cheers guys, i am getting snoopy's pic to put up sometime tomorrow and DrPain's mate Jason took some nice video following us on his Caterham (hopefully get it very soon), and you lot can watch snoopy nearly ran outa road on one of the left hand hairpin... :lol: :lol:


on his cattermarran- long wait for the ice to thaw!!..


oh above i meant pic 11...its late- i had beer..

cant wait for the vids.

I think that was at the Susten pass where you can walk onto the Steingletscher Glacier.

[TC3]

Isn't it time you took the warning stickers off the bike hmm?

[GC-SV]

Have to agree with the rest of the members, those pictures are amazing.
Stunning scenery.
Just makes you wish you were there.

[DrPain]

Krz,

Which pass is the image

http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour/images/image053.jpg

actually on ?

It looks fantastic, but I'm interested in where it is to see if it's on the trip I'm doing in a couple of weeks...

.

I believe that was the San Gotthardo pass close to Andermatt (awaits DrPain's confirmation, he was the navigator), most of my pictures were taken around Grimsel, Furka San Gotthardo and Oberalp Passes.


Incorrect young Kairong, no wonder you kept getting us lost when you were leading!! Pass in photo is the Grimsel Pass, going down to Gletsch, and in the distance is the Furka pass rising up towards the Glacier. (Rhone Glacier i think). Ha ha i only know all this cos i was the only one with the book :lol:

[DrPain]

I too have some pics to upload but i dont know how to do it, however i'm sure Krz will tell me soon enough. Except mine were taken on a little compact so cant compete with the two David Baileys of the trip AKA Snoopy and Krz with their lovely SLR outfits!

[El Saxo]

Amazing pics, am very jealous.

Would love to do a trip like that someday but it'll be while off cos heights like that scare the bejesus out of me!

[Warren]

bet it must have been a shame to come home to the roads of england.,

[Barty_b0y]

i think you just made every member on here soooo

envious of your trip





the pics are awesome

[hera]

WOW

http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour/images/image053.jpg
+1
WOW.......

[Frost]

:shock: Holy mash potato! Looks like you had fun!!

[KrZ]

Video of Sustenpass HERE (http://www.zhutek.com/VIDEOS/Sustenpass2005-256kbps_15fps.rmvb) (11M, need to use Real player)

Me at first, snoopy second and DrPain third..Jason on his caterham..

[snoopy]

Is this the one where I nearly go over the edge?

[Iansv]

oh man, I gotta go there...

[snoopy]

I'll have to get the whole thing as it's blocky. It does show my little 'incident' with the curb. Very very cool. I want to go back.

[KrZ]

Yeah, your little incident was more aparent on the dvd quality version :lol: :lol: well, next time we go there, i bet you'll not be able to keep up with me SV with your 1150GS :wink: hehe

[KrZ]

DrPain's pics
http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour2
Snoopy's pics
http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour3
Rest of my pics
http://www.zhutek.com/photos/alpinetour

[snoopy]

That's a bet I'll take up. After training with the Pennine Passive lot, I can keep up with anything ;)

Anyway, the GS is rather chuckable thanks to the wide handlebars.

[IanG]

Photographs amazing :notworthy:

Why the hell did I go to Portugal and lie around the swimming pool, when I could have been doing trip like that on my bike. Oh yes I remember, wife and kids.

Going to take some grovelling to get a pass out, for a trip like that. Best start now for next year then :cry:

[Cloggsy]

Why the hell did I go to Portugal and lie around the swimming pool, when I could have been doing trip like that on my bike. Oh yes I remember, wife and kids.

I was gonna say... "Coz yer missus said so!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

[KrZ]

IanG, u are welcome to join us ToonMassive afterwork or weekend rideouts anytime m8...
emm now, must arrange smt soon... we have a camping trip to scotland in Oct planned..

[didge]

i want to do a trip like that :O

[Peter Henry]

Awesome pics..my fave is the one with the lake and mountains in the background. And those roads? Hairpin heaven! :lol:

[IanG]

Why the hell did I go to Portugal and lie around the swimming pool, when I could have been doing trip like that on my bike. Oh yes I remember, wife and kids.

I was gonna say... "Coz yer missus said so!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

She told me I had enjoyed myself so much that I hadn't even missed my bike, to which I replied 'Your so right dear :^o ' :lol:

[IanG]

IanG, u are welcome to join us ToonMassive afterwork or weekend rideouts anytime m8...
emm now, must arrange smt soon... we have a camping trip to scotland in Oct planned..

Scotland trip sounds good to me, camping Scotland October :shock:
Anyways got any details on approximate dates & how long?
Just if I decided to come along I would need to give work plenty of notice (and the wife)
Back off to bed now, couldn't sleeeee..........falls off chair, bangs head zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[lynw]

Absolutely stunning pics....

Wistfully looking at bike.... remembering my trip round Europe. Switzerland, along with Black Forest and the Ardennes was certainly memorable. Just cant remember where we stayed in Switzerland other than Spiez... :roll: :? :lol: :lol: