I'm going Switzerland in August :)

Septembers the end of summer dood. Great time of year to take the bike mind.

Ithought about going in june..but unfortunately England did'nt have the same idea so boll***s to it.

That is all.

Originally Posted by plowsie

Whats the weather like in late August early September?

Staying here because the missus's auntie owns it...

Apparently, quite plush up there aswell. Will deffo go walking and picture taking, may even take a skateboard, take the wheels off and make it into a snowboard !

I always said that I would like to do one snow holiday in my life this is the chance, but I guess lessons etc for boarding would be expensive?

You could take lessons over here? May be cheaper than abroad?

The ex was into snowboarding. Think it used to cost about ?30 per hour for a lesson.

Either way, enjoy!!

Woohoo I go in the morning

So excited

3am get-up, screw that I'm not gonna go to sleep

I spent some time in Lauterbruann (bad spellin I know) quite high up in the mountains in a camp site in a valley and at night there was a huge thunder storm in the valley I nearly **** myself, the thunder was kept in the valley and just kept boucing around the mountains. All good though and great country if youv'e got the money!!!

It's bike nirvana (apart from the strict limits).

i just love being in the mountains in the alps summer or winter. winter is amazing where everything is just white and looks stunning. but i actually think the green of summer is even better.

it does get very hot though. i've been in france canoeing over the summer and it does sit in the mid 30's easily. plus there's so much to do, boarding on glaciers, mountainbiking, climbing, walking, generally just hanging around in stunning scenery, swimming in mountain lakes......

i'm very jealous. i'm off to look at holidays. need to start thinking about going to the snow for xmas or new year again!

Well I'm having a fandabbidosey time here, views are breathtaking, 27 degrees today. Amazing, apart from the fact that I have the worst ear infection evarrrr! So off to the quacks in the morning

Originally Posted by embee

While in Switz, stick to the rules, it's not worth pushing your luck!

You must have a motorway pass if you use them at all. You can get them at the border or at petrol stations (or at the Swiss tourist office in London if you happen to be passing!). On the spot steep fines for not having one.

Speed limit is 80kph on normal roads, again, on the spots for speeding and the fines get very steep as the speed increases!!!

Apparently they can be sniffy about foreign sat-navs, you're not allowed speed camera databases (they can confiscate).

Aug/Sept the weather can be very hot or very wet, as others say. Mountain thunderstorms are monsters.

Lovely country though.

+1. Do not push it with the law in any way shape or form and you'll be fine.

Pics here finally

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...20#post1667620