A few vacation pictures
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) ahead of you.The Grossglockner is a wide open road and therefore a nice pass in a car. Something like the Splügen Pass on the Italian side would be pure misery in a car; speaking from experience as I can get by cars easily on my motorcycle, but cars are just following each other in a train. Same for the Gavia Pass on the south side.
The best time to go is before July and after September if you want somewhat traffic-free roads. Also very early morning or late evening runs are better.
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Agree with the mountain passes - nothing would beat a bike here - power to weight ratio and all that fun stuff. 2nd choice if you have to use a car - a Carrera S or of course even better - a Turbo S or GT3RS 4.0!
It's too bad Austria has a max speed limit of 130 - wonderful roads everywhere.
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I have heard the German refrain about the Dutch dozens of times, and it truth there does seem to be some Dutch mania for towing large trailers at low speeds on every possible road.
The very worst was decrepit Dutch RV leaking fluid at the Ring. I was a passenger in a car, and my very experienced local driver had me call the hotline and report it right away, as the driver ignored all signals.
The very worst was decrepit Dutch RV leaking fluid at the Ring. I was a passenger in a car, and my very experienced local driver had me call the hotline and report it right away, as the driver ignored all signals.
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Boy, could I lay out some great roads. I've pretty well been on them all in the last 17 years. I'm leading a tour for my friend and wife who are renting a motorcycle for the third year in a row...I warned them...they are hooked, not just on the roads and scenery, but the great food and drink.
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Back to regular programming and pics...back roads in Austria...
