Video - Sustenpass, Switzerland

GRiSO Capo Posts : 956 Join date : 2014-06-05

That is a mountain road that's hard to beat. GRiSO in its element. Jesus, why am I sitting here at a desk?! Oh yeah, because it pays for the GRiSO's care and feeding. Carry on.

Grignapoco Posts : 194 Join date : 2014-03-25

Pretty cool video, not much margin for error sharing that road with cars, bicycles and pedestrians. Beautiful scenery though.

Don Abbondio Posts : 135 Join date : 2014-11-12 Age : 65

LBC Tenni wrote:: That is a mountain road that's hard to beat. GRiSO in its element. Jesus, why am I sitting here at a desk?! Oh yeah, because it pays for the GRiSO's care and feeding. Carry on.

Enzo the baker wrote:: Pretty cool video, not much margin for error sharing that road with cars, bicycles and pedestrians. Beautiful scenery though.

Glad you enjoyed this video kinda blew me away for many reasons. BK

Grignapoco Posts : 117 Join date : 2013-08-12

That road was made for GRiSO. Thumbs Up

Grignapoco Posts : 144 Join date : 2014-09-25

Beautiful! Have ridden Susten and many others. Some of the best riding you'll ever do.

GRiSO Posts : 1406 Join date : 2014-01-02

Oh man, brings back memories...
Too many bicycles though. I hate those guys

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Well that was a beautiful piece of music to sway and dance to while I sank another beer.
Rule No.1 Tunnels must always be done at 8,000 RPM
Rule No.2 Do these rides on a week day when the furquen wannabe Tour de Frogs are at work.
Rule No.3 Please take me with you, next time. Please!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1722 Join date : 2014-07-03

That's one I watch frequently when my annoying jockette wife queen

tells me I need to hit the treadmill again in our "GITMO room." Embarassed

That is a great road. I have only done the Splugen on a Guzzi, but several others in a cage. Have never understood why folks extoll the virtues of, e.g., the Stelvio, as I don't find switchbacks on two wheels to be charming. Twists and turns and grand curves as on the Susten are great but one 180 after another, IMO, sucks sulfurous eggs.

As for bicycles, I love 'em. Back when I had a physique Rolling Eyes

in a universe far away, I rode with an amateur club in Italy -- Veloce Club Thiene. What a grand time that was, riding where folks respected and indulged individual cyclists and even pelotons.

Some asshat tried -- I still think on purpose -- tried to run me off the road in rural Georgia in the mid-80's Evil or Very Mad

and I hung up my cleats that day. Sad. Sad

Oh, well. the vid was great. When Kathi sentences me to GITMO time, I search y/t for "motorcycle tour europe" and filter for "long" and newer. checking first, of course, for GRiSO, which is how I first saw this one.

Hmmmmm. I think I'll have a donut for breakfast. pig

Squinternotto Posts : 8 Join date : 2014-09-02

Great. This video makes me think of my next holyday spending in Switzerland.
And trying Susten - Furka - Grimsel and Nufenen.

Is now a long til we have nice weather and some warm temperatures here
If i get the blues, i will look this video .

Don Abbondio Posts : 135 Join date : 2014-11-12 Age : 65

TalkingGriso wrote:: That road was made for GRiSO.

CPB wrote:: Beautiful! Have ridden Susten and many others. Some of the best riding you'll ever do.

Grisonut wrote:: Oh man, brings back memories...
Too many bicycles though. I hate those guys

ghezzi wrote:: Well that was a beautiful piece of music to sway and dance to while I sank another beer.
Rule No.1 Tunnels must always be done at 8,000 RPM
Rule No.2 Do these rides on a week day when the furquen wannabe Tour de Frogs are at work.
Rule No.3 Please take me with you, next time. Please!

Bill Hagan wrote:: That's one I watch frequently when my annoying jockette wife tells me I need to hit the treadmill again in our "GITMO room."

That is a great road. I have only done the Splugen on a Guzzi, but several others in a cage. Have never understood why folks extoll the virtues of, e.g., the Stelvio, as I don't find switchbacks on two wheels to be charming. Twists and turns and grand curves as on the Susten are great but one 180 after another, IMO, sucks sulfurous eggs.

As for bicycles, I love 'em. Back when I had a physique in a universe far away, I rode with an amateur club in Italy -- Veloce Club Thiene. What a grand time that was, riding where folks respected and indulged individual cyclists and even pelotons.

Some asshat tried -- I still think on purpose -- tried to run me off the road in rural Georgia in the mid-80's and I hung up my cleats that day. Sad.

Oh, well. the vid was great. When Kathi sentences me to GITMO time, I search y/t for "motorcycle tour europe" and filter for "long" and newer. checking first, of course, for GRiSO, which is how I first saw this one.

Hmmmmm. I think I'll have a donut for breakfast.

KlausH. wrote:: Great. This video makes me think of my next holyday spending in Switzerland.
And trying Susten - Furka - Grimsel and Nufenen.

Is now a long til we have nice weather and some warm temperatures here
If i get the blues, i will look this video .

I am pleased each of you enjoyed this video... I would so much enjoy someday before I'm totaly over the hill to get to ride that pass. BK

GRiSO Posts : 1163 Join date : 2013-11-26 Age : 60

That is a nice sounding GRiSO all right.

Don Abbondio Posts : 240 Join date : 2014-10-07 Age : 61

Done the Swiss passes a good few times in the past, in the days before most bikes were fuel injected. Carbs don't work well at all at those altitudes ! Sad

GRiSO Posts : 1406 Join date : 2014-01-02

True^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
You had to set up those carbs accordingly. More air needed...

Don Abbondio Posts : 135 Join date : 2014-11-12 Age : 65

DungeonMaster wrote:: That is a nice sounding GRiSO all right.

Tolle09 wrote:: Done the Swiss passes a good few times in the past, in the days before most bikes were fuel injected. Carbs don't work well at all at those altitudes !

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