Mon Jun 23 18:44:19 1997 - Message No. 1085
From: "Florian Mosch" (Tel (+49)228/936-1686)

Subject: Tuscany Report


Hi all,

just returning from Tuscany and the alps, here my trip report:

First the facts:
# of riders: 11
Bikes: , Kawa GPz 750, BMW R1100GS, 2xBMW R1100RT, BMW R1100R, Suzuki 1200
Bandit, Honda sevenfifty, Yamaha FJR1200, Triumph Thunderbird, BMW
K1100RS,@RD07 (mine)

km: 2690
durance: 7 days

Trip: 
Start: Munich
Day 1: alps, with Reschenpass, Stilfserjoch
Day 2: alps, with Umbrail, Ofenpass, Livigno, Gaviapass, Passo di Croce Domini 
            northern Italy via Brescia and Castel l´Aquarto
Day 3: Emilia Romagna with Bardi, Borgo, Aulla, Castellnovo, Ceredello
Day 4: Tuscany with Pisa, Voltera, San Gimignano
Day 5: Tuscany with Siena, Greve, Passo la Calla, Borgo San Lorenzo
Day 6: back to the alps via Passo di Raticosa, Bologna, Padova, Bassano, Passo
di Manghen, Passo di Labaze, Penserjoch
Day 7: alps with Penserjoch, Jaufenpass, Timmelsjoch, Kesselberg back to Munich
      
Weather was great, except day 6 (Thursday). This day, it was raining cats ´n
dogs :o((
Wet to the bones, Goretex & Co gave up.
My @ was running without any defects. The streets were *very* curvy and bended
though even the 1200 Bandit couldn´t run away. :o)
No problems with noise due to the MRA Windshield !!! First choice of Drivers
exceeding 1,80 m.
White power fork is tremendous ! This thing "eats" *everything ! Now thinking
about changing rear suspension to WP...
Michelin TX66 is very good on dry streets, but a pain on wet grounds. Worse
than a TX66 on wet roads is only a flat TX on wet road !  =>>Gonna change to
Metzler Enduro 4.
Still waiting for my Corbin saddle, meanwhile using a biker´s short. Works
quite ok, the other riders had the same probs with their buts....
I had the chance to try every bike, but  @ rules!! ;o)))

Rgds, 

Flo


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