Motorcycle Trips

Motorcycle ride in the Alps 2008
Posted by: Neil Hillyard
July 15, 2008

In the summer of 2008 my wife Sherry and I, along with our sin, Greg and his girlfriend, Janine, rode motorcycles throughout the Alps region of Europe.  While I have ridden a motorcycle in this area a number of times before, this was my favorite trip.  We hit Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy over a two week period.  This is a summary of our trip including what I consider to be highpoints.  It is a longer than usual blog and will only be of interest to those who long to experience the beauty of this wonderful region.  You don't have to be a motorcycle rider to enjoy this area, but, in my opinion, it sure helps!

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Riding the Alps
Posted by: Neil Hillyard
July 06, 2007

On Monday, July 9, my wife and I are embarking upon an adventure.  We are headed to Europe to ride two up on a BMW 1200 RT through the Alps of Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Germany.  We have made this trip before and, each year, I can't wait to come back and do it again.  (I can't say my wife has the same enthusiasm)  As a Colorado personal injury lawyer, and more particularly, as a Colorado motorcycle accident lawyer, I am very sensitive to safety on a trip such as this.  From past experience I know the sportbike riders in Europe are wild and crazy and only know how to ride as fast as they can.  That's ok, I want to be able to come back and do it again!

We pick up our bike in Aarau near Zurich, Switzerland at the largest BMW dealership in Switzerland, Moto-Mader AG.  Their website is www.moto-mader.ch.  Peter Volgger is the manager and is always a great help.  We then ride to Andermatt, Switzerland, a great motorcycle town in the Swiss Alps.  Then its eastward across switzerland to northern Italy and the famous Stelvio pass.  For some great webcam scenes, do a google search for Stelvio Pass webcam.  We then travel to Bolzano, Italy to one of our favorite hotels, Hotel Eberle.  It is located on a hillside in the middle of a vinyard.  Wonderful family owned hotel and great wine. (Only at night!)  Then north to the Innsbruck area of Austria.

The Alps are a wonderful place to ride!  However, we see at least one motorcycle accident a day when we travel there.  The Germans in particular ride very fast and there are many blind curves.  I plan on updating this blog when I return with pictures from our trip. 

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