Italian tradition - post up your mountain passes - Page 4

stefano · 04-19-2007

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Originally Posted by bross

LOL, 1-800-ride-dolomites-with-stefano

Better be careful what you wish for Stefano, I remember not all that long ago that you wished you had somebody to ride with...

You, sir, have a good memory

I welcome some company, I've been doing my damndest to convince 2 of my best friends to get a bike but one is s.hit broke and the other one has been swamped with work the last couple of months...

But it does get lonely out there sometimes... riding is a thrill, yes, but when you're by yourself you have no-one to share it with. Also, I really want to start doing trackdays and go to a riding school, but again, I think if you're by yourself it takes away from the fun.

Yes... I'm a loser, I have no friends

A2rider · 04-19-2007

I guess we'll have to fly to Italy to visit. I have one good friend, and she doesn't ride, either.

bross · 04-19-2007

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Originally Posted by stefano

You, sir, have a good memory

I welcome some company, I've been doing my damndest to convince 2 of my best friends to get a bike but one is s.hit broke and the other one has been swamped with work the last couple of months...

But it does get lonely out there sometimes... riding is a thrill, yes, but when you're by yourself you have no-one to share it with. Also, I really want to start doing trackdays and go to a riding school, but again, I think if you're by yourself it takes away from the fun.

Yes... I'm a loser, I have no friends

I'd say you have a whole bunch of friends, we're just a flight away. Bill and I may have to have little competition to see who takes you up on your generous offer first!

Jodie and I will definitely be coming to ride in your country, but just not this year, starting to build a new house.

Next year, maybe.

stefano · 04-19-2007

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Originally Posted by bross

I'd say you have a whole bunch of friends, we're just a flight away

Those are the types of things that just put a fat smile on my face

I wanted to write this before, then I forgot, but if ANY of you are planning on coming to Italy, you have an obligation to touch base with me

bross · 04-19-2007

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Originally Posted by stefano

Those are the types of things that just put a fat smile on my face

I wanted to write this before, then I forgot, but if ANY of you are planning on coming to Italy, you have an obligation to touch base with me

Consider yourself obligated!

W-P Bill · 04-19-2007

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Originally Posted by stefano

Those are the types of things that just put a fat smile on my face

I wanted to write this before, then I forgot, but if ANY of you are planning on coming to Italy, you have an obligation to touch base with me

Certainly! I'm kind of planning a most graduation victory tour over the summer of 2008. Do the Dolomites again, possibly some more of mainland Italy before I hang out with my Navy buddy in Sicily. Followed by a couple weeks at my buddy's beach house in Greece, then Thailand for some custom made suits before joining the business world. Last stop Japan to see my Mom and my friends before coming back to Seattle.

Regards your question, Stefano, I am attempting a Master's Degree in Business Administration.

W-P Bill · 04-19-2007

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Originally Posted by bross

I'd say you have a whole bunch of friends, we're just a flight away. Bill and I may have to have little competition to see who takes you up on your generous offer first!

Jodie and I will definitely be coming to ride in your country, but just not this year, starting to build a new house.

Next year, maybe.

Competition?!

Forget that, lets impose upon Stefano together!

My trip won't be until summer of 2008 anyway.

bross · 04-20-2007

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Originally Posted by W-P Bill

Competition?!

Forget that, lets impose upon Stefano together!

My trip won't be until summer of 2008 anyway.

That might just work out.

stefano · 04-23-2007

Ha ha bring it on, the more the merrier

I managed to hit 2 passes this weekend

First one: Passo dell'Aprica. I'm real p.issed because this is the first Italian pass I come across without the characteristic brown sign. But they've put a fancy little arch over it. It's another low pass, about 3800 feet:

Second one: Passo del Tonale. My parents live less than 6 miles from here. In feet it's about 6000:

And here's a scenic shot of the second one

BTW I went skiing on the slope you can see in the right-hand side of the photo that same morning

*likearock4x4* · 04-23-2007

Yet more great pics, Stefano. Thanks. I'm digging them.

david8200 · 04-23-2007

Great pics Stefano,
Thanks and keep them comming.

**2WheelFun** · 04-23-2007

Nice pics Stefano!

What mountain range is that where you went skiing?

Very beautiful!!!

bross · 04-23-2007

Great pics Stefano, gotta love it when you can ride your bike to the ski hill!

stefano · 04-23-2007

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Originally Posted by bross

Great pics Stefano, gotta love it when you can ride your bike to the ski hill!

No doubt!

To tell you the truth though, I only went skiing to please my parents... I would much rather have been on the black stuff carving corners! When we drove up to the pass we got passed by about 20 bikes and I was in the back cussing, I so wanted to be out there as well!!!

Cary, the name of the mountain range is "Adamello". It is basically smack in the middle of the Alps, and just west of the more famous (and much larger) Dolomites range. There are not that many slopes there compared to other places (I think about 100 miles of slopes) but I've been going there since I was a toddler and I love it

And now that I have my bike, the road to get there from my parents' house is wild

When I was a teen and I had my 50cc scooter (the same one I use to go to work now!) I'd time myself on that road... I'm actually curious to time myself now and see how many minutes I can shave off

bross · 04-23-2007

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Originally Posted by stefano

And now that I have my bike, the road to get there from my parents' house is wild

When I was a teen and I had my 50cc scooter (the same one I use to go to work now!) I'd time myself on that road... I'm actually curious to time myself now and see how many minutes I can shave off

I don't know Stefano, you may not want to know. Same for me and golf, I used to play 36 holes every day all summer as a kid, and would hit low 80s consistently, and broke 80 the odd time. I would be very lucky to hit low 90s now!

So you never know, it may have only been a 50cc scooter but I bet you used to rail that thing around the corners!

stefano · 04-23-2007

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Originally Posted by bross

I don't know Stefano, you may not want to know. Same for me and golf, I used to play 36 holes every day all summer as a kid, and would hit low 80s consistently, and broke 80 the odd time. I would be very lucky to hit low 90s now!

So you never know, it may have only been a 50cc scooter but I bet you used to rail that thing around the corners!

You have a valid argument there Brent but the built-in chronometer on the 636 is just SO HARD TO RESIST

Besides, you may be right that in the corners there may not be much difference... but with my fiddy my top speed on that road (uphill) was 45 m/h... the other day riding 2-up I hit 100 with the 636... and I was riding conservative

I already timed myself on another stretch of road - from my parents' town to the next one down the road (about 9 miles). Best time in a cage: 14 minutes. Best time (to date) on the 636... 11 minutes 7 seconds

I know, I should grow up. That will come, I'm sure of it.

bross · 04-23-2007

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Originally Posted by stefano

You have a valid argument there Brent but the built-in chronometer on the 636 is just SO HARD TO RESIST

Besides, you may be right that in the corners there may not be much difference... but with my fiddy my top speed on that road (uphill) was 45 m/h... the other day riding 2-up I hit 100 with the 636... and I was riding conservative

I already timed myself on another stretch of road - from my parents' town to the next one down the road (about 9 miles). Best time in a cage: 14 minutes. Best time (to date) on the 636... 11 minutes 7 seconds

I know, I should grow up. That will come, I'm sure of it.

Hope not, grown ups are no fun!

*likearock4x4* · 04-23-2007

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Originally Posted by bross

Hope not, grown ups are no fun!

True dat!!! The key is to know when to turn it on and when to turn it off.

W-P Bill · 04-24-2007

You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever!

My motto.

stefano · 04-24-2007

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Originally Posted by W-P Bill

You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever!

My motto.

I am going to adopt that line

04-23-2007	#69 (permalink)
stefano Needs A Real Job BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Milano, Italy Posts: 2,085	Ha ha bring it on, the more the merrier I managed to hit 2 passes this weekend First one: Passo dell'Aprica. I'm real p.issed because this is the first Italian pass I come across without the characteristic brown sign. But they've put a fancy little arch over it. It's another low pass, about 3800 feet: Second one: Passo del Tonale. My parents live less than 6 miles from here. In feet it's about 6000: And here's a scenic shot of the second one BTW I went skiing on the slope you can see in the right-hand side of the photo that same morning __________________ 06 636 - the last of it's kind

04-23-2007	#70 (permalink)
likearock4x4 Thanks to all Veterans!!! Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: PGR Member #7955 O'Fallon, Illinois (Near St. Louis) Posts: 16,026	Yet more great pics, Stefano. Thanks. I'm digging them. __________________ RIP Deron Harden. :-( You are truely missed.

04-23-2007	#71 (permalink)
david8200 Forum Supporter Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leesburg, Georgia Posts: 1,031	Great pics Stefano, Thanks and keep them comming. __________________ david 900LT Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

04-23-2007	#72 (permalink)
2WheelFun the "fun old" guy Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Albion, Washington "Pacific Northwest" Posts: 30,372	Nice pics Stefano! What mountain range is that where you went skiing? Very beautiful!!! __________________ *KING KAHUNA* *2007 V2K LT* ****PICS** 2007 Brute Force 650i **PICS** I love the smell of SeaFoam in the morning**

04-23-2007	#73 (permalink)
bross Let's Ride! Forum Supporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Osoyoos, BC Canada Posts: 6,509	Great pics Stefano, gotta love it when you can ride your bike to the ski hill! __________________ 08 CBF1000 07 DR650 Pic 06 Triumph Scrambler

04-19-2007	#62 (permalink)
A2rider Banned BTK Expert Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KCK Posts: 19,729	I guess we'll have to fly to Italy to visit. I have one good friend, and she doesn't ride, either.

04-24-2007	#79 (permalink)
W-P Bill Way Too Much Free Time BTK Expert Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Posts: 1,071	You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever! My motto.