Hairy Hairpins!

[John Barrett]

I've been looking for this photo for ages, and I just found it on a backup disk. This was taken on the SS63 from Ancona travelling to the other side of Italy. Anyone else been there? Any other hairy hairpins?

 

[bobnick]

Yes done that.
Pic of Stelvio, now shown many times on here.
Hardknott Pass much more severe

 

[dunnah01]

Not too hairy but got stuck here trying to get out of Banassola in Italy - dry day but inside wheel spinning on hot tarmac. Encouraged by a healthy crowd of local Italians I eventually got going again in a cloud of tyre and clutch smoke, only to get stuck again further up the hill..

 

[Brains]

Here you go, the Stelvio on a big Beemer

 

[Brains]

And here is the same pass, from the Austrian side in winter in a Hymer

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[bobnick]

Promised myself i would do the Stelvio on my bike, not got around to it yet.

 

[2657]

Here you go, the Stelvio on a big Beemer

Did that in our camper a van a few years ago, glad there weren't that many cyclists about then getting under the feet and I must admit to having doubts about the riding of the motor cyclist!

 

[Dorwyn]

you go, the Stelvio on a big Beemer

Wonderful! Did you notice the scenery? Beamers never sounded like that in my MC days

 

[WESTY66]

Promised myself i would do the Stelvio on my bike, not got around to it yet.

A little tip on the stelvio, and I’m not teaching granny to suck eggs but so many riders do not do this and can end up a cropper, BUT always swing your head round and look past the exit to the bend, as there are coaches and vans coming against you and the camber is wicked and your legs might not be long enough to hold you up if you stop! Two mates tipped their Harley’s over like this, if the exit isn’t clear stop on the straight bit till it is
Have a safe ride on the stelvio, but the Großglockner is a far better road on the bikes

 

[Brains]

Here is the Grossglockner film

It runs for over an hour and was filmed from a open top Tesla.
It's doable in a motorhome, but you need to start early and there is a €40 toll !

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[Jackd]

A little tip on the stelvio, and I’m not teaching granny to suck eggs but so many riders do not do this and can end up a cropper, BUT always swing your head round and look past the exit to the bend, as there are coaches and vans coming against you and the camber is wicked and your legs might not be long enough to hold you up if you stop! Two mates tipped their Harley’s over like this, if the exit isn’t clear stop on the straight bit till it is
Have a safe ride on the stelvio, but the Großglockner is a far better road on the bikes

WESTY66 is right. The bottom of Stelvio is great fun on a bike, fairly quick and flowing bends. Once you reach half way, all right handers are like switch backs. They catch many bikers every year. You get a sense of achievement but not a particularly nice ride.
In hindsight, a K1300s was probably the wrong bike. A KTM 990 supermoto would be the kiddie.
As for the Gross Glockner, Awesome. Much faster, free flowing and longer. Great cafe at the top too.

 

[jongood]

Picos de Europa has some stunning roads. This summer I was at Posada De Valdeon, and put San Vicente de la Barqera into Google maps, and it said 33kms but 3 hours and it was in the motorhome, would have been a lot faster on a good m/c ie not a Harley but still not impressive as average speeds go.

Also love Grosglockner ❤ would love to do it on my Guzzi as long as I could lie down afterwards

 

[WESTY66]

Here is the Grossglockner film

It runs for over an hour and was filmed from a open top Tesla.
It's doable in a motorhome, but you need to start early and there is a €40 toll !

Done it in a motorhome (and a dozen times on bikes) it does warm the brakes up on the way down t’other side!! We stayed on an aire (€10) at dollach on t’other side, in the grounds of some restaurant or other

 

[jongood]

Here is the Grossglockner film

It runs for over an hour and was filmed from a open top Tesla.
It's doable in a motorhome, but you need to start early and there is a €40 toll !

Can't watch that, the sound of the car is totally drowned out by somebody drying their hair.

 

[clanjones]

When you mentioned doing it by bike I thought you were talking about a push bike! DOH!

There is a closed road day on the first saturday of September for cyclist and we thought we would have a crack at it but the Saturday had 6 inches of snow so it cancelled! We managed to do it on the Monday - it was the top or bust! As you can see we were quite pleased with ourselves!

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[Jackd]

Done it in a motorhome (and a dozen times on bikes) it does warm the brakes up on the way down t’other side!! We stayed on an aire (€10) at dollach on t’other side, in the grounds of some restaurant or other
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Photo taken @ Biker point per chance?

 

[Bailey58]

Trollstigen in Norway, not too bad in a motorhome, we saw worse further south.

 

[Terry242]

I took this photo from the drivers seat as we started down the 21 hairpins of L'Alpe D'Huez.

Forgot to mention i was on the back of a lowloader. The first couple of bends scared the crap out of me!

Terry

 

[WESTY66]

Photo taken @ Biker point per chance?

Yep

 

[Ridgeway]

When you mentioned doing it by bike I thought you were talking about a push bike! DOH!

There is a closed road day on the first saturday of September for cyclist and we thought we would have a crack at it but the Saturday had 6 inches of snow so it cancelled! We managed to do it on the Monday - it was the top or bust! As you can see we were quite pleased with ourselves!

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Well done you two, proper cycling !!!

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[David and Sally]

Promised myself i would do the Stelvio on my bike, not got around to it yet.

Done it. Just superb.

 

[Itsmcb]

And here is the same pass, from the Austrian side in winter in a Hymer

A 4 x4 Merc

 

[Winger]

I did Stelvio a few years back on an 1800 Gold wing, 2 up with luggage, I have no inclination to do it again! Footpegs took a hammering

 

[WESTY66]

I did Stelvio a few years back on an 1800 Gold wing, 2 up with luggage, I have no inclination to do it again! Footpegs took a hammering

You wanna try it on a lowered glide!!
Worn out boards and chamfered boots
Like Jackd says it’s an achievement but I wouldn’t say it’s really enjoyable, just different. One of the best roads I’ve done is the Villacherstrasse, not long but very flowing

 

[Jackd]

You wanna try it on a lowered glide!!
Worn out boards and chamfered boots
Like Jackd says it’s an achievement but I wouldn’t say it’s really enjoyable, just different. One of the best roads I’ve done is the Villacherstrasse, not long but very flowing

And the B500 in Germany. Wow! (Minus the over banding)

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[clanjones]

A very quiet but long and amazing climb is Col Angel. Would recommend it for amyone who likes quiet roads! The descent back down on the tandem is one of the best!

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[Lenny HB]

Picos de Europa has some stunning roads.

I'm not so sure about that after finding this one.

 

[Jackd]

I'm not so sure about that after finding this one.

Was that in the MoHo? Fair play to you Lenny HB

 

[Lenny HB]

Was that in the MoHo? Fair play to you Lenny HB

Yep in the wagon.

 

[jongood]

I'm not so sure about that after finding this one.

OK on a m/c but I think both of us would gave reversed the mh out of there long before that point

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