Posted by: Neil Hillyard
July 06, 2007
Topic: Motorcycle Trips

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.

Riding the Alps

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