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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ cool teener trips with PERFECT weather

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:17 AM

the last days were just perfect autum weather here in my area - clear blue sky, not one single cloud the whole day, a little cold though
when I looked out of my living room on saturday, this is what I saw:

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:22 AM

so I decided to take some warm clothes and jump into my teener for a fine trip
for sure the top got stored in the rear trunk, door windows up, scarf on and "run"

every now and then a little stop to enjoy the day and take a picture or two

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:25 AM

due to the flat sunlight my digicam had little problems with exposure, but who cares ...

the most fun is driving through steep, narrow and twisty roads

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Posted by: scruz914 Oct 31 2005, 10:27 AM

Just the kind of day a 914 was made for. Have you ever climbed to the top of that mountain?

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:29 AM

today it was just the same weather, so I took a longer trip
I started a little earlier to do enjoy about 110 miles with lots of ups and downs

because I had no co-pilot I had to take some photos while driving

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:34 AM

QUOTE (scruz914 @ Oct 31 2005, 05:27 PM)
Have you ever climbed to the top of that mountain?

it's a shame, but no

this is the mountain which belongs to my home village - it's about 8000 ft
I could climb it starting from my door
every year I plan it together with a friend - but it didn't happen yet ...

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:35 AM

down the first hill - the real mountains came closer

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Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 31 2005, 10:37 AM

do you have to have your headlights on at all times?

Posted by: olav Oct 31 2005, 10:39 AM

Looks like a lot of fun. I think you need a co-pilot though...

Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:41 AM

unfortunately I wasn't able to take some pics from the following part of this trip
it's a super narrow and super twisty road up to the highes point of my day - about 4,500 ft
every curve followed by another, hardly any straight part, no little place to stop without blocking the road
this is one of my favorite roads in my area, highly amazing ...

at the first little parking on the top of the "hill" I took a little brake

this view is direction Italy

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:44 AM

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Oct 31 2005, 05:37 PM)
do you have to have your headlights on at all times? :)

yepp

on the one hand it's law in Austria

on the other hand for safety - twisty, narrow roads + flat sunlight => pretty dangerous

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:48 AM

QUOTE (olav @ Oct 31 2005, 05:39 PM)
I think you need a co-pilot though...

yepp

I'd prefere a female one

=> "Her long hair flowing in the midwinter wind"

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:50 AM

just to enjoy ... and give you an impression of that kind of road

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Posted by: olav Oct 31 2005, 10:50 AM

QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 31 2005, 08:48 AM)

QUOTE (olav @ Oct 31 2005, 05:39 PM)
I think you need a co-pilot though...

yepp

I'd prefere a female one

=> "Her long hair flowing in the midwinter wind"

That's what I was thinking too...

Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:53 AM

same place, direction Swizerland / Germany

the village you can see just behind my teener is at about 3,000 ft

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:55 AM

back on the road

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:57 AM

the long way down

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 10:58 AM

stoped at the next parking - this view is just too cool
(direction Italy)

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 11:00 AM

same place, a little more south

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 11:03 AM

due to the fact that the following half hour was extreme steep, twisty and narrow it wasn't possible to take photos while driving

this one is in the valley, on my way to the next hill

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 11:06 AM

running up the last hill for today
this is one of my prefered street bike hills too

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Posted by: Gustl Oct 31 2005, 11:11 AM

last one for today

it's pretty close to my home village - just about 20 min
at this point the battery pack of my digicam was empty
(otherwise I would have more cool pics )

@ admins: sorry for wasting server space, but this was just an amazing tour and I wanted to share my impressions

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Posted by: d914 Oct 31 2005, 11:14 AM

your shots are never a waste of space

Thanks

Posted by: bmunday Oct 31 2005, 11:19 AM

Beautiful countryside...

Posted by: VegasRacer Oct 31 2005, 01:46 PM

Wunderbar.