riding the AMAZING Passo di GAVIA [RAW Onboard]

[@lonhowell1]

Out of all the motorcyclist people I follow your videos are those that I look forward to most. Nothing fancy, a modest bike and committed riding. Excellent work.

[@Schaaf]

The more likes this comment gets the faster I start working on Part II

[@MOTOPT]

+Schaaf Go for. Big V .

[@Kwakboy]

+Schaaf Well get started already then. ;) I really liked it!

[@Schaaf]

okay okay, I'll edit Part II on Friday. Should be online on Sunday :)

[@katsugi183]

Awesome mountain views ^.^ looking forward to part two

[@expseeker]

+lsmanufactur some trancemusic or edm would be good in my opinion :)

[@abeledwards2895]

The sound quality is one of the MAJOR reasons why I love your videos. Awesomee!

[@Schaaf]

+Abel Edwards thanks a lot Abel!!

[@BavarianBiker]

Der legendäre Gavia-Pass... der fehlt mir noch auf meiner Liste !

[@Schaaf]

+Bavarian Biker die Südseite ist erst richtig legendär! Freu dich auf Teil zwei!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

The scenery is wonderful... Thank you for these 16 minutes of schaafsomeness! 😊

[@Schaaf]

+MrKiddo à ton service !

[@MrKiddoMoto]

😃😃😃

[@motofpv82]

Been there a few weeks ago, beautiful place! You have to check out Passo del Manghen next season!

[@TankGrrrlMoto]

I could watch your videos for daaaaaaays

[@Schaaf]

+TankGrrrl thank you Tanki :,) Glad I got some more!

[@Gabsy5]

A proper Schaaf quality again as always! great stuff man !

[@Schaaf]

+Gabsy5 thanks a lot man :)

[@796monster]

this is great stuff, can only dream of riding a road like this, and the only time I will get to see a part of the world is through your vids, awesome !

[@Schaaf]

+Jim V glad I can help :) Thanks Jim :)

[@ajgum]

lovely place soo peacefull n soo green

[@Schaaf]

+Ajgum Motovlog true that!

[@Matush]

Yay mirror is back

[@Schaaf]

+Matthias Cichon thank you!!

[@TheTotoro619]

You're giving me a hard time Schaaf! I was planning to sell my little CB500F next year to get a 600ccm naked bike, but watching you on your little 500 makes me reconsider my plans!

[@Schaaf]

+TheTotoro619 well for me I can only say that I would've been able to afford an upgrade to more powerful 600cc nakeds at certain times in my life but in the end the more agile and less expensive CB always won!

[@HoldFastFilms]

"balls, you have" - Yoda.

[@Schaaf]

+Hold Fast Films I'm afraid I'm on the dark side though lol

[@MrKiddoMoto]

+Schaaf The dark side is the coolest side... 😈

[@Schaaf]

+MrKiddo WAY more fun :D

[@bender2367]

+MrKiddo come to the dark side, we have cookies !

[@bender2367]

That was close for some moments, I surprised myself to be scared ;) Love your video especially on Stelvio Pass, can't wait for part II !

[@Schaaf]

+William Shire what exactly was close?

[@bender2367]

+Schaaf at 3:38 for instance

[@Schaaf]

+William Shire I even managed to stay in my lane. On a rather narrow road. I wouldn't call it close.

[@bender2367]

+Schaaf wouldn't offence you, it was just my feeling while watching your video, I'm not judging your way of riding, I find it amazing !

[@Schaaf]

+William Shire I didn't take it as an offence, no worries :) I'm just curious what other people view as "close" :)

[@jezzamarkham5285]

WOW! I mean WOW, i see what you mean about the scenery. That was a pretty scrappy road surface and if you add the issue's your bike had i take my hat of to you because that was fearless (i think i shit my pants for you). The end is truly stunning seeing that beautiful valley and then looking at the lovely road to come laid out before you. I really don't mind waiting for footage like that as the end result is truly awesome. Thank you Schaaf for a wonderful sixteen minutes. Ride Safe and as always keep it shiny side up. Ps the double "wow" is for the riding.

[@Schaaf]

+Jeremy Markham thank you so much for always taking the time to write these awesome and thoughtful comments Jeremy! Much appreciated!

[@Beaver314]

nice left rear view mirror ;) my honda scooter used to do that too when the road was bumpy!

[@Schaaf]

+Beaver 314 hahaha in its defence: I had no decent tools with me when I installed them. And later I of course forgot to "further" fix them

[@AngryPrawn]

So jealous. What a beautiful place and what a glorious road.

[@Schaaf]

+AngryPrawn indeed!

[@MarcderMotovlogger]

Aaaaawesommee! I really need to get down there in the future 😍

[@Banane756]

+Marc der Motovlogger Mit Isabella ! :D

[@Schaaf]

+Marc der Motovlogger unbedingt! Und sag bescheid, wenn du dort bist :)

[@fahrtwind2578]

+Schaaf Aber gib ihm 10min Vorsprung :)

[@Schaaf]

+Fahrt Wind Ich krieg 10 Minuten Vorsprung wegen halber Motorleistung xD

[@iancarman]

Absolutely spectacular mate, with views like that I'd have been transfixed and ridden off the edge!

[@Schaaf]

+Carmo Motovlog ouch :D Thanks Carmo!

[@Ranic_nl]

lovely road!! :D and nice "notes" as always in your video !

[@Schaaf]

+Ranic thanks bro!!

[@Slipprymongoose]

Oh my dearly lord. You have no idea how jelly I am of you

[@Schaaf]

+Slipprymongoose but you can go surfing at least :D

[@TheSwissMotard]

Added to the list! Beautiful riding in a beautiful place :)

[@Schaaf]

+The Swiss Motard thanks mate :)

[@mornbar1]

Dat road, the view, the ride. Ist gut!

[@Schaaf]

+mornbar1 danke :D

[@ricardoslhenriques]

Hi there, Schaaf! Long time no...comment! :D I must say, being a CB500 owner myself, and knowing it is a fairly simple bike, when it comes to braking, frame, suspension and such...I keep having a sense of awe, every single time i see your videos. But, i must say: you took some severe risks on this one, specially with some of those road conditions... I´m surprised how suspension handled it so well... :) Lol on that left mirror! Keep it entertaining... but keep it safe! :) Gooooooo, Schaaafentino!

[@Schaaf]

+Ricardo Henriques well... I wouldn't be able to ride the way I do with stock suspension :) Thanks a lot Ricardo! :)

[@ricardoslhenriques]

+Schaaf indeed ;)

[@dealwithit6696]

Nice ride as usual. I'm a little bit envy about your ability to ride these roads with 'some' corners and the passes. ;) Is it possible that you make even longer videos of you motorcycle trips?

[@Schaaf]

+Deal with it thank you :) What do you mean with "longer" - these videos are always as long as the ride through the nice bits of the road is taking me :)

[@dealwithit6696]

+Schaaf , your travel list on the tank of your bike is a lot longer than the videos on your channel. I'm asking you if it is possible to upload the whole/bigger part of journey on 2 wheels. Raw footage would be ok. :)Thanks!

[@Schaaf]

+Deal with it that's not a travel list, it's a road book. I'm only filming the exciting bits. I'll upload them all here.

[@jezzamarkham5285]

Before i start to watch this video i want to say HOLY SHIT !! You rode your bike the fearless way you do with all of these potential major handling altering problems and recorded it for us ! Forget Akrapovic titanium, Respect for the man with balls of titanium your bike must have handled like a pig on bricks!!. And now to watch some twisties.

[@Schaaf]

+Jeremy Markham I had two full days of riding before this day to get used to it :D

[@jezzamarkham5285]

A full two days!! It would take most people a week and that would be at thirty KPH.

[@TheXTDonkey]

I bet your Tire supplier really loves to see you Coming ......... What does your tires look like after blazing up all these roads ? and how many would you go through same in a year ? As Always keep`er Lit Dude XT Donkey

[@Schaaf]

+The XT Donkey thanks mate! It's not that bad since I ride very little each season. The rear lasts for a bit more than ~4500km and that's about what I ride each year. This year it was a little more so I had to change before going on the ITALIA tour

[@markwatters4998]

I,m heading there in 3 weeks on my vstrom,coming from Ireland....

[@allyc85]

Simply incredible views!

[@Schaaf]

+allyc85 indeed!

[@Mr451414919]

"Bei Schaafstadt links, dann rechts an Hondatown vorbei, am Kreisverkehr geradeaus, KURVENKURVENKURVEN, dann wieder links,..." :D Sehr geiles Roadbook! :)

[@Schaaf]

+Hofnarr Dennis war diesmal nur Backup, falls das Navi versagt. Bin zum ersten Mal mit Navi unterwegs gewesen. Sehr angenehm, muss ich schon sagen :D

[@Mr451414919]

Schaaf Steht auf dem Navi dann auch "KURVENKURVENKURVEN"? :)

[@Schaaf]

+Hofnarr Dennis bei KURVENKURVENKURVEN hat es meist die Orientierung verloren, weils nur ein billiges AutoNavi war^^

[@filipkavcic664]

Schaaf, will you ever do an Euro tour? That would be soo awsome to wach! Another great video to watch thoe :)

[@Schaaf]

+Filip Kavčič I've got a few Euro countries on my list: Croatia, Italy (again and again), France, Spain, and Poland. But it will take a couple of years until I can afford to visit all these places :) Thanks!!

[@filipkavcic664]

+Schaaf RIP Slovenia xD

[@Schaaf]

+Filip Kavčič I'll visit Slovenia again when I go to Croatia ;)

[@granddayforspins9909]

How late in the year do those roads stay open? Great video, I find them so chill to watch! Keys didn't annoy but aargh... dat mirror!?! Upset my OCD! :)

[@Schaaf]

+Grand day for spins! thanks! This one usually from June - October

[@granddayforspins9909]

Hey for those tight hairpins on the CB do you come right down to 1st or do you recommend leaving it in 2nd?

[@Schaaf]

+Grand day for spins! Definitely 1st. On the tight inside you actually need 1st. But I also use 1st on the outside in left hand hairpins for faster acceleration.

[@earltash2152]

Good job. U survived another one.

[@Schaaf]

+Earl Tash thanks :D

[@Dracati]

Exhilarating Share !!! Thx for stopping @ 13:30mim, WoW !!! ;) Ur skills handled any slippy spots, Well Done !!!

[@Schaaf]

+Dracati Ducati thanks a lot Dracati! For me it was indeed very unusual to stop. This time I simply couldn't "fly by"!

[@Dracati]

It was worth it !!! that descending view was picturesque :) thx for reply

[@HugoGSamuraiHg]

What a fantastic road " A bit bumpy in some places :) " and the scenery to match , Great Ride Thumbs up

[@Schaaf]

+Samurai H (SamuraiHg) hehe true that although it wouldn't be THAT noticeable without the annoying clanging noise I think :D

[@nippelfrost]

Wie steckt deine Bremse die schnellen Abfahrten weg? Die dürfte ja gut an ihre Belastungsgrenze kommen in kurzer Abfolge - super Produktionsqualität, danke Schaaf!

[@Banane756]

Die wird doch bei so Geschwindkeiten so gekühlt, das passt :D

[@Schaaf]

+MandatoryGooglePlusName die war schon vor der Abreise kräftig am Sand, ist ordentlich altersschwach. Nach 10-15 Minuten flotter Passfahrt tut sie fast gar nichts mehr. Echtes "Fading" kommt aber selten vor, da ich einen relativ flüssigen Fahrstil habe, und eher wenig stark bremse

[@geislermotorsport7552]

Die Bremse steckt viel weg. Selbst bei 36 grad und langer Talfahrt hab ich noch kein Fading bemerkt.

[@HoosierThrottle]

Loved it, what a great road!

[@Schaaf]

+Hoosier Throttle thank you!!

[@TheKruxed]

Some of that is so much like up here in Scotland, other than that last bit lol. I really need to make a video one day or invite you over in a non serial killer way :-)

[@Schaaf]

+The Kruxed the Highlands are on my list as well! My time will come, gotta be patient for now though!

[@caglarb6530]

hi man what is your tire brand and model?

[@gazsermark]

The tunnel part was the perfect way to end this video....braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap..................pop. :D

[@Schaaf]

+Gázser Márk although it sometimes bothers me that the CB doesn't backfire that nicely on higher altitudes. She just remains quiet and suddenly BANG - the tunnel was a great example for that :D

[@gazsermark]

Oh yes, that backfire doe :D

[@catcaturday2384]

If you keep traveling those roads one day i might be able to meet you and shake ur hand

[@Schaaf]

+Cat Caturday I'll even give you a manly bro-hug

[@catcaturday2384]

+Schaaf I take no hugs from dudes!

[@Schaaf]

+Cat Caturday I'm not gay but I do hate homophobic people :)

[@catcaturday2384]

+Schaaf Ha! If u want to hug me u have to let me offer you a beer first and I really hope it can happen in the next season. Aside from this I was wondering how did u manage to drive in all those places with out anti sun glass/internal visor

[@Schaaf]

+Cat Caturday because I like to stare Grim Reaper straight into the eyes :)

[@StupeflixDnBMusic]

What does the note on the bike say? :p

[@Schaaf]

+StupeflixDnBMusic it's a list of people whose comments I should ignore :D

[@xMighty777]

stört dich das hin und hergestelle mit deinen Spiegeln nicht? gehen die nicht mal richtig festzubrummen?

[@Schaaf]

+xMighty777 klar kann man die richtig festmachen. Ich hatte bei der Installation nur kein anständiges Werkzeug zur Hand und hab dann vergessen, die Dinger später richtig festzumachen.

[@xMighty777]

Ok, naja wenn sie jetzt fest sind ist ja alles gut ;) Mir würde das nur tierisch auf den S**k gehen, deshalb, trotzdem tolle Fahrt, weiter so!

[@BurnSomeFuel]

Great ride, been there also.

[@Schaaf]

+BurnSomeFuel awesome! Thanks!

[@BurnSomeFuel]

+Schaaf you know our lil honda's are rock solid for roads like that. 👍

[@Schaaf]

+BurnSomeFuel it's like they were built with roads like that in mind :)

[@NB_Automotive]

That's crazy but you video relaxing me ^^'

[@Schaaf]

+Agnz cool! Thanks!

[@timwendt2999]

dat sound in the tunnel :ooo

[@Schaaf]

+Tim Wendt baBÄMMMM

[@Madlife77]

soooo f***in awesome! keep goin!

[@Schaaf]

+Madlife 77 thanks man!!!

[@MidwestMotoRider]

Ah.. I see you also suffer from the dreaded loose mirror syndrome! Sucks.. Oh and the keys in your backpack not a problem at all I very much enjoyed the video and hardly even notice them.

[@Schaaf]

+MidwestMotoRider good to read that! Thanks a lot mate :)

[@ppagouro]

Agreed! The clunk noise from your keys makes your vid more alive! It outputs the feeling of riding on this bumpy road. Nice vid awesome scenery ;)

[@150Rooster]

dat twisties doe

[@Schaaf]

+150 Rooster !!!

[@Whabligone]

COOL . . . I like . . . I like

[@Schaaf]

+Whabie Whabligone thanks :)

[@roserothenburger4917]

.... und ewig dreht sich der Spiegel .... :-)

[@Schaaf]

:D Der drehende Spiegel wird in den 2016er RAW Videos, die ich in Italien gemacht hab, sein Comeback geben :D

[@YummisakiiRides]

Pure Bike porn! that road looks like a lot of fun!!

[@Schaaf]

+YummisakiiRides so much fun!! Thanks!

[@NeeroxZ]

Wie einfach immer deine Raster schleifen :D

[@Schaaf]

+NeeroxZ da waren ja auch noch Angstnippel dran :D

[@NeeroxZ]

Finde das aber schon krass. Wie du in so "kleinen" kurven raster Schleifer hin bekommst. Ich freu mich wenn ich es in einer 90° kurve schaffe xD mit meiner kleinen Duke

[@Schaaf]

+NeeroxZ die Rasten einer kleinen Duke streifen sicherlich auch erst wesentlich später :)

[@NeeroxZ]

Möglich. Also ich brauch das Maximum an Schräglage für einen raster Schleifer :D

[@Banane756]

Das gefällt !

[@Schaaf]

+Grobstollen AsphaltHunter freut mich!

[@MsBill4bong]

Sooooo geil - die Aussicht ist echt der Wahnsinn.. mir gefallen diese Miniseen zwischendurch total und die Berge sind natürlich bombe :)

[@Schaaf]

+Beautip by Becci fast so schön wie das Gaberl xD

[@MsBill4bong]

komm ma net mitm Gaberl an xD

[@Schaaf]

na geeeh was hastn gegen das Gaberl?

[@MsBill4bong]

na es is eh schön, aber ich habs die letzten Monate einfach zu oft gesehen :D

[@Schaaf]

+Becci wärst halt amal Richtung Nordosten gefahren xD