The better side of Stelvio pass [RAW onboard]

[@DasNik25]

Everytime I watch your videos my hands get sweaty and the need to ride gets stronger. But sadly as a north german I have to ride +200km to get the first real mountains with hairpins. Nevertheless you make awesome videos and are an great rider. Stay in the saddle and DlzG

[@Schaaf]

come with me and check out the EPIC MOUNTAIN VIEWS on the legendary Italian Stelvio pass!

[@katsugi183]

Couldnt agree more on spectacular view of the mountains ^.^ with the blue skies.looking forward to part two

[@Schaaf]

+Schaaf oh and by the way: unfortunately KZbin doesn't let me reply to some comments, even though the commenters have enabled direct replies. I type my comment and press "Reply" and nothing happens. Once again a new -bug- feature apparently.

[@katsugi183]

I see. bugs everywhere after youtube and google split

[@aserta]

+Keith Wong Nah, it's just GoogTube, they only split the obligatory G+ scheme they had to beat FaceBook. Same team runs this as before...equally buggy.

[@aserta]

+Schaaf A Schaaf video in the subscription box? Now, that's the highlight of the day, i've been looking for.

[@Leroyjenkinsjnr]

Riding looked spot on to me. I did this in late September. Did about 12 hours or more that day. Julier pass, St Moritz, Umbrial, both sides of the Stelvio. was going to try and get over to Como before going back to Laax, but traffic in Italy got the better me. Ended up doing the Splugen back into Switzerland. came down the Swiss side in total darkness. Awesome! thanks for sharing your video.

[@Schaaf]

Thank you for sharing the route!! At least on Umbrail I've been too. What a magnificent road!

[@AaronEMorales]

Haven't been to Stelvio but it's something I definitely want to do. The description is very true, some of the best riding roads I've been on have no real fame, like some other roads have. As always, great share Schaaf!

[@Schaaf]

+SuperAaron 99 thanks a lot Aaron!

[@MrAusadventure]

Oh how I wish I lived in Europe sometimes. It's moments like these that make me wish this was not on the other side of the world from me. Absolutely stunning scenery. I'd be one of the slower bikes that you passed just soaking it all up. I had no idea that there were two routes over this pass. I thought there was only one Stelvio Pass! There is definitely less traffic on this one on this particular day though than what I have seen on the other one.

[@Bikes-and-Bytes]

+MrAusAdventure I know, and so short between Italian Alps, and Switzerland, and Austria and Germany and ..... And more roads on each set of mountains too. There's only a couple of ways across the Victorian Alps or the Blue Mtns.

[@MrAusadventure]

+Bikesbabesbytes Plus the roads look nice an smooth in European videos too. Much better than the potholed wonders we put up with here. But on a positive note, at least we can ride year round in most of Australia.

[@Schaaf]

+MrAusAdventure I guess we are living in rider's paradise here. Not only because of the scenery also cause of the way the police handles speeding in most countries. Sometimes I'm amazed to see that it's usually no problem at all to get carried away a bit on these mountain passes. From the videos I saw coming from down-under it looks like Police is working way more eagerly against speeding. But I shouldn't try to judge from only watching videos ;)

[@Schaaf]

+MrAusAdventure yea that's a definite drawback here. Our season usually lasts from April to mid-October. Although all the "good riding" takes place in between June and September. Speaking of road surfaces. The best thing about Italy is the tarmac they use for their roads. Their roads are often extremely bumpy and beat up as well but they always use an extremely rough mixture which provides basically endless grip. I always have to watch my ass (= the bike's back wheel) very carefully when I get back to Austria because most of our roads are covered in tarmac which is a lot smoother but also provides a lot less grip

[@Bikes-and-Bytes]

And now the cops in two states are booking people for helmet mounted cameras. Maybe helmet bluetooth next!

[@hermanthegerman4001]

Sieht nach viel Spaß aus, ich hoffe die Bremse wird bald repariert. PS: Die Art wie du fährst und auch diese rücksichtsvolle Fahrweise gegenüber anderen die auf dem Pass fahren finde ich sehr beeindruckend!

[@Schaaf]

+HermanTheGerman jo, vor dem nächsten Saisonstart wird geschraubt. Und danke! Manche meinen, mein Fahrstil wär rücksichtslos. Und manchmal habe ich auch Probleme, meine "jugendliche" Ungeduld beim Überholen in den Griff zu kriegen. Aber die meisten Leute, die meine Manöver als "knapp" oder "riskant" bezeichnen, die tun das vor allem deswegen, weil sie selber NULL Gespür für's Motorrad fahren haben... Und diejenigen, die erkennen, dass bei solchen Fahrten tatsächlich noch einiges an Rücksichtnahme von meiner Seite kommt, das sind mir die liebsten. Den die verstehen ganz genau, was mit einem Motorrad möglich ist und was nicht, wenn man erst einmal die Angst (ABER NICHT DEN RESPEKT!) abgeworfen hat und ganz entspannt auf dem Ding oben sitzt. :)

[@catcaturday2384]

Honestly , seeing a bike packed with so many things bags etcetera is amazingly funny and incredibly good looking

[@Schaaf]

+Cat Caturday haha I think just the same :)

[@bloodyhell451]

That was the road of all roads ! Great stuff Schaff. Magnificent.

[@Schaaf]

+vitaly deuterium thank you Vitaly!

[@szeriman13]

actually the most perfect video for relaxing.

[@Schaaf]

glad it works! thanks!

[@MrKiddoMoto]

I've read the description (so my comment won't be ignored 😉). I'm not surprised by your opinion about the Stelvio pass: when people say something is the best in the world, it's usually overrated... Anyway, it's still an amazing road, with fabulous mountain views, specially at the end. So I wish to ride there one day. Thank you for this great video, Schaaf! PS: Glad you've haven't posted it yesterday night, I was partying 😈

[@Schaaf]

+MrKiddo hehehehe I just wanted to see how many more lost souls are amongst my subscribers who have to stay home at Saturday night just like me ;) Luckily not too many apparently ;) Merci Kiddo!!

[@iancarman]

Bloody breathtaking; the scenery and the riding! I swear I heard a tyre screech a couple of times there...

[@Schaaf]

+Carmo Motovlog you heard that right! Thanks Carmo!

[@tiagovsilva]

Great Great Great!! You're really the proof of no matter the bike we ride, the real important thing is how we ride it! And you are there my friend... you have it! :)

[@Schaaf]

+tiagovs2000 thanks a lot!!!

[@Vexoro]

Nice to see the lower bits of the south-western side, when I rode over Stelvio in late August I took the Umbrail into Switzerland. The Umbrail pass was very nice to ride, very smooth road with way less traffic than Stelvio.Looking Forward for part 2 :)

[@Schaaf]

+Vexoro I've been on the Umbrail 1 year ago with RJ. Indeed wonderful to ride!

[@JohnnyWooh]

Still good to see that videos without commentary can be this entertaining. I'll have to get down there next year or so. Btw, what's that guy behind you on? A Z800 or something?

[@jezzamarkham5285]

Well considering all of the problems with the little Honda you have nothing to worry about, i loved it. This is one road i would have to ride twice, once for the ride and once for the views. I personally prefer a road with a mixture of long fast bends mixed in with short sections of small flips from side to side left and right etc. Ride safe and keep it shiny side up.

[@Schaaf]

+Jeremy Markham Thanks Jeremy! Usually I would have two turns on a road like this too. One for the RAW onboard, another one for some selfiestick-action. But due to the problems I had with my swingarm-protection before I got to Stelvio I was running late to get to my destination for the weekend in Italy :/

[@Murtanio]

It looks fun riding your bike. When I am older I will get a "little" 2 cylinder bike again for the road. A 600 is too much for the road if you wanna ride it properly. By the way, beautiful landscape and nice riding. Always a pleasure to watch =)

[@Schaaf]

+Murtanio yea I agree! Two of my friends are seriously considering to buy a CB500 because they enjoyed riding with mine way too much :)))) Thanks brother!

[@jonowlz6092]

Tipp: Die richtig schöne "Seite" ist eigentlich der Umbrailpass. Musst du nur in die Schwezi fahren. Ist halt ne Frage der Strecke. Der Umbrail ist mittlerweile komplett asphaltiert und vom Straßenzustand mit Abstand der schönste Teil zum Fahren. Landschaft und Sicht hast du auf den anderen beiden Seiten allerdings deutlich mehr. Ich war Ende Juli 2015 oben und bin gleich jede Seite rauf und runter gefahren, weil es so geil zu fahren ist.

[@Whabligone]

I must confess . . . I don't look at your videos . . . I first download it AND THEN I watch it on my big tv with the sound system . . . THAT IS EXITING . . .

[@Schaaf]

+Whabie Whabligone sounds awesome :D Thanks for that :D

[@fahrvergnuegen]

+Whabie Whabligone or ... you sell the big tv, the sound system, get yourself a flight and a cb500, they are cheap! ;)

[@Whabligone]

+fahrvergnügen exelent idea . . . only one problem . . . where do you buy nerves . . . lol

[@Schaaf]

+Whabie Whabligone :D :D

[@Dracati]

Sweet run to Share !!! Even w/ the bearing-issues you did very well !!! Traffic around the 8min & those tunnels with turns...WoW !!! Looking forward to part 2 ;) RSMF

[@Schaaf]

+Dracati Ducati thanks a lot Dracati! Part 2 will keep them awesome tunnels coming :D

[@Dracati]

Proper !!!

[@NubbukHD]

Ein Ziel für 2016! Danke für die Mitfahrgelegenheit!

[@Schaaf]

+NubbukHD Bitte gerne! :D

[@NubbukHD]

+Loopo Same here Bro! :-D Nur dass ich mir wohl erst was im Frühjahr holen werde. Schaaf meint ja dass ich mir eine "DOPPEL R" gönnen soll. Dann muss ich mir wohl echt eine gönnen^^ Spaß beiseite, was es bei mir wird steht wohl noch in den Sternen...

[@FlecheDeFer]

Mate, you are really keeping it real. Respect.

[@Schaaf]

Thanks

[@DailyDerpsicorn]

This is definitely on the list of places I want to go and ride or drive. It's such a beautiful place and until I get there; that's for letting me feel like I've ridden it with this video ^_^

[@Schaaf]

+Daily Derps make sure to tell me once you've made it to Italy :) Thanks mate!

[@DailyDerpsicorn]

Schaaf Of course!

[@VadStalker]

It`s amazing!! You chanell is great! I`m sitting in front of the monitor, thinking: how beatiful Italy is! I ride Honda CB600 F, and use only a small percent of its potential. It`s my dream to ride from Russia to Italy, where is warm, good roads, and beatiful scene! Thank you for you films! It`s awesome!

[@Schaaf]

thank you for the comment! Good luck with fulfilling your dream!!

[@ninjanelly3506]

Epic riding and stunning views.If I was there I would stop at every corner! You are so lucky Schaaf!👍🏻😎

[@Schaaf]

+ninjanelly350 thanks a lot nelly!!

[@BikesDrones]

Stunning and exciting. Your disks must have been roasting at the bottom.

[@Schaaf]

+Bikes & Drones they usually start fading after 5 minutes of downhill riding :D

[@zoltanvarga3763]

Hi Schaaf! Bigger bikes faster in the straight sections, but they can't beat you in the corners. Your handling is much more closer to your bikes limit than others :-) That"s what I like in your videos!

[@Schaaf]

+Zoltán Varga thank you very much Zoltán :)

[@allyc85]

Awesome riding boss, would love to go back to Stelvio!

[@Schaaf]

+allyc85 me too! Thanks!

[@hlmgoertz]

@11 min 15 you should have turned to the right. A few years ago it was a pass back into Switzerland with Tarmac and gravel roads... Great fun :o)

[@funkymunky]

Damn, Schaaf. What a rush. You nearly gave me a heart attack at 10:00! You and that little Honda deserve a medal. Stay safe, yeah? Loved the outro, by the way ;-))

[@Schaaf]

+funky munky I was just trying to provide some entertainment for the Italians behind me ;) Thanks Tom!

[@funkymunky]

Schaaf You rascal, you :-D I don't know why you're so hard on yourself! Your cornering lines are clearly not random.

[@Schaaf]

+funky munky that's my only chance to improve ;)

[@MrPhilTonic]

No way. I was riding Stelvio up on the 3rd and down on the 4th of August. When have you been?

[@Schaaf]

+Phil Tonic shhhh you got me! ;) I was actually going over Stelvio on July the 31st.

[@blkmrkt781]

So cool to see it again :) So amazing roads in Italia .. And this one was so epic ... Damn .. i need to come back on this place one day with the same team and you ahah :)

[@Schaaf]

+blkmrkt we definitely need to do that :)

[@RaiderBarcelona]

Uauuuuu!! Beautiful, Schaaf! Un vídeo precioso!

[@Schaaf]

+Rider Barcelona gracias!!

[@jezzamarkham5285]

Ok i'm plugged in and ready for action! And Play-------

[@ajgum]

im so freaking jealous

[@Schaaf]

+ajgum no need to be. Just go on your own adventure. I don't live in biker's paradise. I have to work hard to be able to afford to go on these trips.

[@ajgum]

its just matter of time mate, im saving to go on trip like these too, someday, great vlog on this one

[@Schaaf]

+ajgum awesome!

[@bucifalro]

epic riding as always! would love it if you put a camera as far back on the motorcycle as possible, so that we can see your body movements on the bike :))

[@Schaaf]

+bucifalro thanks! That's not really necessary because I don't move my body an inch :)

[@grzybu8843]

That view on mountains

[@Schaaf]

+MotoGrzybu thank you :)

[@MaciakRen]

Nice one Schaaf! How good is CB500 in touring mode? Is she comfortable at highway speeds (100 - 130 km/h), or it is constant riding on high revs? I plan to buy little Honda next season. Of course I don't expect BMW 1200rt or Multistrada :P

[@Schaaf]

+MaciakRen I usually cruise at a 110kph on the open road. That's a comfortable speed for the CB500. On motorways I do something between 130-150 but I wouldn't be able to do that for much longer than 2 hours. She's incredibly good in touring mode considering how little she costs. But in the end I'd say any Japanese 600cc 4 cylinder naked with more power would be a better choice for touring.

[@MaciakRen]

Very good news, thanks! As I am broke AF, and even buying and running CB500 means spending 2 months of holidays abroad working, I will stick to her ;D Thanks for quick answer.

[@BCHOWW]

Your videos are nice. Seen a couple of your Stelvio videos and we'll they are quite informative. Also, that little Honda sounds quite nice IMO. I am planning to driving down from Innsbruck to como in June. Anything I should be knowing ? ... Speed cameras, traffic, tolls, dangers etc ? Thanks for the help in advance.

[@Schaaf]

+Bhuvan Chowdhary you'll always have to watch for speed cameras but in Italy they are usually clearly marked and visible. Watch out and ride as if everyone was actively trying to kill you, no joke. Cause then you'll be safe :)

[@BCHOWW]

+Schaaf I keep hearing that quite a lot about Italian drivers and their road ethics. Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully I will be driving 4 mountain passes next month :)

[@Schaaf]

+Bhuvan Chowdhary oh, that's not how I ride in Italia, that's how I ride everywhere. Italian drivers are actually more bike aware than Austrian cagers for example.

[@BCHOWW]

Alright. Stelvio or any pass would be a mistake on the weekend I am guessing ?

[@Schaaf]

+Bhuvan Chowdhary summer is always busy. Yes there's slightly more traffic on the weekend but you'll have lots of it Monday to Friday as well so I wouldn't think too much about that.

[@tonyd1948]

I'll ride with you anytime you get stateside~Great run!

[@latexdogg]

WOW I would love to ride this road, i mean we have some amazing places here in New Zealand but noting like this.

[@Schaaf]

and I would love to ride NZ roads!!

[@kahidunn7907]

Thanks Schaaf, that was awsum

[@Schaaf]

thank YOU

[@cattleNhay]

Nice weather too.. Imagine comming down in a thunderstorm = miserable. (been there done that ;-)

[@Schaaf]

me too :)

[@gazsermark]

That's one road I NEED to ride. Awesome... great vid even though you had bike problems! :)

[@Schaaf]

+Gázser Márk thanks man!!

[@Nikolai_The_Crazed]

Dude, I'm trying to find a certain version of this bike, it seems like all of them get bought up within a few hours of it getting posted. I'm trying to find a 1992-2002 Honda cb750f2 and I can't find one anywhere. I love the look, but can't find one for myself.

[@Schaaf]

:(

[@fundiver198]

It was the British motoring show Top Gear, who "discovered" the Stelvio Pass in 2007 and called it "best driving road in the World". Although in all fairness thats actually not quite, what they said. It was "the cherry for their cake". What they ACTUALLY called "best driving road in the world" was the entire section from Davos in Schweizerland to the Stelvio Pass. Which take you over the Fluela Pass in Schweizerland, though a tunnel into the duty free ski resort Livigno and then over the Passo di Foscagno to Bormio, before you get to the Stelvio Pass. Anyway it seems a lot of people have taken the statement of these TV-presenters much to literally. Of course there is no particular "best road in the world". Its an entertainment show ok? And a few years later they found a road in Romania, which was then "the best road in the world". Whatever. The truth is, that the northeastern side of the Stelvio with its 50 or so hairpins is mostly a section of road, that just needs to be overcome. Its not much fun to drive with its narrow hairpin corners. And the views are not very good also, partly because of its concrete walls. The section towards Bormio is much more open and much nicer. But for natural beauty even that can not compete with the nearby Gavia Pass, which is only a 100 or so meters lower than the Stelvio and an absolute stunner. I was lucky enough to go to the region around Bormio in 2000 and again in 2003 before all this Top gear hype began. At that time the Stelvio national park, which is what I came for, was a bit of an undiscovered gem between the much more turisted Dolomites to the east and Val´d Aosta to the west. But supposedly this has changed now, which is a bit of a shame actually.

[@Schaaf]

+fundiver198 I've been to this region ever since I was a child. I wouldn't agree with Top Gear creating a hype. There were always so many tourists with cars, bikes, and motorhomes driving around on the mountain passes. Even in the mid-90s. And I also think that the views (especially because of the magnificent Ortler) on the northeastern side are truly spectacular. And those sharp hairpin corners are actually a lot of fun to ride because they require quite a bit of skill in my opinion. Depends on the bike as well of course. But this just proves the point you were saying that there is no particular best road in the world. Everyone has to decide for him/herself. Even I've seen countless roads which were more fun to ride than Stelvio, no matter which side. I also enjoyed Gavia for instance a lot more though. Because like you are saying it's a much better place for enjoying the Alpine nature.

[@Supermofools]

Sharp hairpin corners are the best. :)

[@suzuki4ever829]

Traumhaft dieser Pass :-) Tolle Video Geile Sound

[@Schaaf]

+Afrim Ademi danke dir :)

[@Safety147Car]

Hey Mate, can you give me a hint, how to disable the windnoise. I like your video.

[@thijskennis8757]

Hey there is nothing wrong with the Dutch, okay!

[@22rember]

wow man, your donwshitf in 1st gear is epic!

[@Schaaf]

+22rember thanks man!

[@Theedappa]

We went there in september and also did a few others , including gavia pass on sportsbikes which wasnt fun.

[@Schaaf]

+Theedappa GAVIA ROCKS! I wouldn't like to ride there with a fat chopper for instance. But a sportsbike? Oh my, yes please!!!

[@Theedappa]

maybe Iam thinking of the wrong place haha it wasn't even a road at times lol we found the black forest in germany amazing and austria! love your videos dude .

[@Schaaf]

+Theedappa one lane wide and extreme drops to the side? Cause that's what Gavia looks like :) The Black Forest is proper sportsbike territory :) But as long as you know the right riding techniques on a sportsbike you basically never have an excuse to go slower than anybody else ;)

[@yodagoat]

Stelvio is good but I prefer the Val D'Isere to Col De Bonette roads in France. I've only been over a few times. hopefully get over again next year.

[@Schaaf]

+yodagoat hopefully I'll make a French Alps tour soon too :)

[@yodagoat]

+Schaaf Get your arse over here to Scotland too.

[@Schaaf]

okay! Just send me the plane tickets and a rental bike. Maybe I'd be able to pay for accommodation myself ;)

[@yodagoat]

+Schaaf bring a tent. You can camp wherever you want. I'll give you a loan of the ZZR.

[@yodagoat]

+Schaaf or just ride the CB over. it only takes a few days.

[@chrisk7693]

wir sind auch über die südtiroler seite aufs stilfser joch rauf und die andere seite runter ins schweizer dorf santa maria auf nen kaffee u danach alles wieder retour...war ne tolle strecke!

[@Schaaf]

sehr schön!

[@Kwakboy]

Can't wait for part 2. ;) Giving that bigger (sport)bikes a run for their money on the humble Honda must give a real kick. :) Wow, what a nice views.... RSMF

[@Schaaf]

+KwakboyMotovlogs in Part 2 they'll quickly give ME a run for my money ;) Thanks!

[@Kwakboy]

LOL, but still in this part you're the winner! ;) Can't wait.... already envisioning commentary from Murray Walker on the next part then, LOL. Chips and beer ready. ;)

[@bender2367]

Great ride ! Such an epic road !

[@Schaaf]

+William Shire true that! Thanks!

[@MidwestMotoRider]

Another amazing video!!

[@Schaaf]

+MidwestMotoRider thanks!!

[@Gabsy5]

That is one super road ! Also nice riding.

[@Schaaf]

+Gabsy5 thanks a lot!

[@sarides3663]

what a perfect day , what a perfect view... and that road ofc :D

[@Schaaf]

+PandaBike indeed!

[@GEMANARUCRISTI]

Hello! I recomand you to go in Romania and ride on Transfagarasan (world's best road trip according to Top Gear) and the new Transalpina roads.

[@Schaaf]

it's on my list already

[@GEMANARUCRISTI]

Good for you! I promise! You will no regret.

[@Earlthepear69]

Nice ride, Great views....I told u....You needed a new bike....LOL. Thanks for bringing us long...

[@Schaaf]

+Earl Tash tehehe thanks Earl :)

[@bog1dan]

Hello ! Very nice ride ! At 9:28 there is a big brake, right ?

[@Schaaf]

thanks! Not really, I just changed into first gear and released the clutch too quickly which is causing the rear wheel to hop. I always did that on purpose!

[@mark.us84]

Leiwand wie du die ganzen Mopeds wo das Gepäcksystem mehr wert ist als die kleine Honda versägst 😊 Freu mich schon auf den kommenden Sommer dann bin ich auch dort.

[@Schaaf]

Viel Spaß schon jetzt :)

[@HoldFastFilms]

Granted wide-angle can make it seem like you are going faster than you really are but considering that the bikes behind you were only catching up in straightaways and looked like had twice the power of your bike, I'd say you were definitely faster than them ;) unless something crazy happens in part 2...

[@Schaaf]

+Hold Fast Films I eventually get passed by the first guy but they won't manage to get rid of me completely ;)

[@Ranic_nl]

Beautiful!!

[@JasonSimonSmith]

Wow. .. thank you so much for sharing all the great footage of all Epic. F'ing. Roads! Wife and I keep having this joke where we live on the wrong continent.. Cheers

[@Schaaf]

you're welcome ;)

[@Beaver314]

dude they've got faster bikes but you carry a lot more corner speed. your riding is pretty darn good, don't be so humble! on an equal package they wouldn't stand a chance!

[@v3ltrucci]

as a newbie rider... 2 years ... and i'm still scared to lean , how do i overcome that fear?

[@Schaaf]

by relaxing and taking your time. I needed at least 5 years until the switch flicked.

[@Nekminute]

magnificent roads and vieuws

[@Schaaf]

+RubberGently glad you enjoyed!

[@LAu-zg8cx]

Hell of a ride. It's the man not the bike.

[@Schaaf]

thanks

[@CVilaca]

Nice Video as always, would love to see the face of those riders stopped in corners and watching you scrape your foot pegs on the floor in your "little" CB500. BTW, i also have a CB500, 2001 with a yoshimura exhaust, it's a hell of a backfire machine. ahahah

[@Schaaf]

+CVilaca yea :D thanks! The guy behind me actually had a GoPro on his helmet. I'd love to know if he recorded the ride

[@NeeroxZ]

Schaaf wie schaffst du es so eine gute Qualität zu haben ? Wenn ich mit meiner Gopro aufnehme hab ich immer nur wind Geräusche

[@DerTou]

+NeeroxZ separates Mikrofon im Rucksack

[@haumichbreit]

+NeeroxZ Der gute RJ hat dazu 'n Tutorial gemacht, schau doch da mal rein :)

[@Schaaf]

+haumichbreit +Tou danke Leute, aber eigentlich solltet auch ihr diejenigen ignorieren, die zu faul sind, um die Videobeschreibung zu lesen. Da steht ALLES drinnen. Inklusive Link zu meinem Tutorial...

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn2317]

Ich würde dich echt gern mal sehen wie du z.B. Eine S1000R fährst

[@Schaaf]

+Lorenzo von Matterhorn Ich auch!

[@IPATON77]

des weckt erinnerungen..auf da anderen Seite is dem Italiener vor mir sein Bike in der Rechtsspitzkehre abgstorben. Wär dem Patienten fast hinten draufkracht. Gut dass man auf dieser Seite ned solche Spezialisten erlebt ;) du brauchst fast a antihopping-kupplung hahah

[@Schaaf]

+IPATON77 niemals! Hüpfendes Hinterrad = enormer Lustgewinn!

[@schine4168]

Die "Verfolger" haben sicherlich ihren Spaß mit einem so flotten Fahrer gehabt. Denn hinterherfahren ist einfacher als wenn man voraus fährt.

[@tommykrk638]

Guys in the back are trying,but they can only eat your busted rear wheel bearing 😂😂😂

[@Schaaf]

+tommykrk638 *spoiler* They'll win in the end ;)

[@mircearadu3854]

nice ride !! ride safe !

[@Schaaf]

+Mircea Radu thanks Mircea!

[@mikkei3532]

Very nice ride - cheers

[@Schaaf]

+mikkei thanks!

[@boa1626]

Watch in "full screen" and it's like riding yourself ! :-)

[@Schaaf]

+boa1626 :D

[@superkingytp5482]

I will have to do this road it's "just" at 300 km to my house.

[@Schaaf]

good idea :)

[@Finnoctane]

It was pissing the fuck down when we were there so this'll have to do :'D

[@Schaaf]

+Finnoctane sad to hear that. I've seen all the rainy pics on your IG :)

[@Finnoctane]

Well at least I got to relive (faster) in your vid!

[@8alakai8]

PC26 is that for the A2 licence 35kw? my 2006 honda cbf 500 hase the same engine and i should have 42 kw

[@Schaaf]

+8alakai8 The original PC26 has 58bhp. Mine is 21 years old and due to its age and me not taking great care of it it has less than 50bhp. The PC26 CB500 was built between 93 and 96 I think.

[@8alakai8]

there good bikes all the driving schools here have them.did you have to change youre kabels from youre brakes and clutch you dont have stock steering i am thinking of getting sort of the same handelbar

[@Schaaf]

+8alakai8 I'm using a clutch cable from the Honda SevenFifty because it's slightly longer. The rest is stock. It also works with a stock clutch cable by the way.

[@8alakai8]

thanks then i am getting new steering i dropped my bike while parking so now mine is bend

[@mjordan812]

Being in the Alps on a motorcycle and riding "Lo Stelvio" is like being a Catholic in Rome and visiting the Vatican. It really isn't all that great, but it's something that you just have to do.

[@Schaaf]

yep, well said

[@FreEntity]

Dutch & German bikers overwhelmed by a hairpin. About the Dutchies I totally agree, I'm a Belgian living next to the Eifel / Luxembourg, and the majority of Dutchies can't take a simple corner descently. There are as always exceptions ... But Germans ? I love to ride behind the German locals. I see many who take it easy, but was not aware of them having a reputation of being bad at corners. I would even state that most of them have to take more twisties then the Austrians, as low mountain areas have way more twisties then high mountain areas.

[@Schaaf]

+FreEntity of course there are a couple of areas in Germany where you'll find fantastic places to ride. Especially in the south. Obviously people living in these areas know how to ride because they can hit twisties any day they like, just like us Austrians.

[@FreEntity]

The south is high mountain area, the biggest German twisties fun is found in the center, the low mountain areas. Eifel, Hünsruck, Pfalzerwald, Westerwald, Taunus, Suaerland, Harz, etc ... I can show you routes through this areas, that would most likely double the twisties fun factor you'd have in Austria. It's comparable with the area above Linz ... but just twistier. At least 50% of Germany is covered with good twisties, though not so known. I don't find screenshots of these routes that give a good detail, but its comparable to the ones I make in Luxembourg. Go to Google Maps, put the relief button & compare the relief of Luxembourg with the rest of Germany & you'll get the picture ;) scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/413180_10151783107920127_1442856539_o.jpg Apart from less height difference on these routes, which allows you to go harder, there are just much more roads, allowing you to make more tiny loops around the best valley's. And less crowded villages. (with mostly roads around it to avoid them).

[@Schaaf]

+FreEntity and you seriously thought I've never heard of Eifel, Harz, etc before? Holy crap I quite often ride with Germans... Still there's no way of comparing the foresty twisties of central Germany to actual mountain passes. The turns and, much more important, the outside conditions are completely different. Both are incredibly fun to ride. But absolutely not comparable. And there are quite a lot of areas in Austria where you'll find just what you described. Austria is very small but there are many "low mountain" areas here as well. I'm pretty convinced that you won't find something like the legendary Ochssattel in the whole of Germany.

[@FreEntity]

I did not say, neither did I think you never heard about them before. I haven't done the Ochssattel yet, it was on the planning of my 7000km twisties only Europe trip (to Valencia & back). Skipped Austria & Italy then, as there was a sudden snowfall of 50cm in the higher Alps, and decided to focus the route more towards the technical twisties above and under the Pyrenees and South France. I think I'm in a position to compare high vs low mountain areas very well. They are very different but easy to compare. Personally I prefer the lower mountain areas. More corners / km, less height difference, more options to tweak your route (the higher the mountains the lesser route options). I find it a lot less fatiguing and pleasant (apart from the spectacular views) to ride in lesser known low mountain areas. I can easily do 900km of twisties only in low mountain areas; 580km a day was my max in the Alps, and even with the best intentions (I'm quite good at route making), you have a lot of boring parts inbetween, which you can mostly skip in the lower mountain areas. A better road in Germany then the Ochsattel (I can only rate on video's). I do agree that in the lower mountain area's its harder to find well known names, because they are less long, you'll have to combine them with others. They also stand out less from the surrounding roads. First that comes out of my head (did it last week). The Taunusstrasse : www.google.be/maps/dir/50.0550348,7.8203641/50.0957145,7.8394513/@50.0730984,7.8370279,14z?hl=en The Kyffäuser : www.google.be/maps/dir/51.4285881,11.0466007/51.4000941,11.0806671/@51.415499,11.0587128,14z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en A lot of the smaller K roads between the Nurburgring & Ahrweiler. Some of the tiny K's at the Moesel, etc ... You wont see most fun on a map tho, map detail is mostly too low to make those roads look interesting enough. Many turns are not on the map due to detail points being marked only each 8 meter. I have all on video, but I only use video to score roads on a map (4 scores for each road), to get a good base map on which I make great routes. +3800 mapped in Germany. Video would require too much work to make them legal for KZbin without consequences. Here in Belgium and Luxembourg, they can still fine you for illegal road speeds, and with a blurred speedo, they just take the average between two points, and calculate the speed. (I have to do variable time remapping + blurred speedo). I cross way to many white lines in overtaking, etc ... I do enjoy your video's a lot, was thinking doing something like that 2 years ago, but the consequences with our legal system, are not worth it sadly. Keep up the good work ;)

[@Schaaf]

+FreEntity that's very impressive. I'm not doubting your "road knowledge" especially because I myself don't have a lot of riding experience. I was just choosing Dutch and Germans for my video from my personal experience. Obviously every nation has its good and bad riders. We Austrians tend to have a Love/Hate relationship with our big German brother. I actually like Germans a lot but it's still way too much fun to tease them a little bit so that's probably another major reason why they ended up as negative example here ;) It's hard to tell the "quality" of a road via video. Of course I know Taunus and Kyffhäuser, they are extremely popular roads in Germany. But I only know them from videos. And of course I'd say that something like Ochssattel is more fun to ride. But I'll only be able to tell for sure once I've been on these famous German roads myself. And you should've simply started the video thing. Cause "my thing" here could be over for legal reasons any second as well. I just want to see how far I can go. So far I've been lucky and "the wrong person" hasn't found my videos yet ;) Another advantage of owning a relatively small channel :)

[@expseeker]

what tires do you use? my next will be bt45

[@Schaaf]

+Robert Hoellhuber BT45 und nichts anderes!

[@csabapapp8481]

Get a photo of your ride in 2018! instagram.com/kanyarfoto/?hl=hu

[@QuantumQ80]

Amazing! my dream road!

[@Schaaf]

+QuantumQ80 it really is a fantastic place to ride!

[@jamelo2132]

wie schaltest du? hoch mit ohne kuplung?

[@Schaaf]

+J. Barex genau, hoch mit ohne, außer vom 1. in den 2., da immer mit. Runter auch mit.

[@SvenDL650]

nice Schaaf, but the comment on the Dutch bikers I didn't like 😛

[@Schaaf]

+Spurm ahahaha sorry my friend but it's a simple fact ;) I'm sure you wouldn't block me though ;)

[@pixelshade4660]

+Schaaf Sorry Schaaf. No mountains in Holland so we're almost a bit overwhelmed by such sceneries. :D

[@Schaaf]

+pixelshade Exactly! Just like 80% of Germany! No hate here, just a fact. I actually love German and Dutch folks a lot more than my Austrian fellows...

[@Gurumeierhans]

+Schaaf Im German and i find this offensive. Not true for me but still, yeah ... :D Next time you are at Stelvio, turn right at 3:20m in the Video. Takes you to Umbrailpass *_* for me the best part about Stelvio

[@Schaaf]

+Knurzf0ten :D sorry ;) I was at the Umbrail in 2014. Fantastic to ride indeed. But it's in Switzerland...

[@boasemmanuel6941]

Man!!!!! It looks scary although I really enjoy the view.. Haha

[@Schaaf]

+Boas Emmanuel glad you did :D

[@TheKruxed]

Think its more about them being able to stop on a dime and then go from 30kph to 120kph in a split second, where as your old girl is a little slower :-)

[@Schaaf]

+The Kruxed exactly. With the fully loaded CB I'm not able to brake hard. Especially not with a damaged caliper. I could keep up with a lot more folks if my brakes were sharper.

[@TheKruxed]

Schaaf I know, lets go do mountain roads and tight hairpins with a damaged brake :-)

[@Schaaf]

+The Kruxed well after almost 7 years on the same bike I have to get my kicks somehow ;)

[@TheKruxed]

Schaaf You could always try to remove the front wheel and make it a unicycle lol

[@Schaaf]

+The Kruxed GREAT idea!!

[@sseba_mu]

you said your riding isn't fast, because some guys with 100hp+ bikes were keeping up with you and your malfunctioning bike?! (every fast corner you take, they are gooooone!)

[@Schaaf]

+Multi3dmaster true that. They were no good in the ballsy corners. But they were very late on the brakes.

[@Psychronisch]

da warst aba ned allein unterwegs oder?

[@Schaaf]

doch

[@fcamiola]

Watching this made my stomach feel queasy...but it wasn't from the Northern Italia Coronovirus.....

[@Schaaf]

lol

[@cyberius1]

Fährst nen heißen Reifen... ;-) Cooles Video!

[@Schaaf]

+cyberius1 vielen Dank!

[@catdog3107]

god is real man he made that view beautiful for us take advantage man take advantage.

[@Schaaf]

+Cat dog I did!

[@22rember]

the back side of stelvio is very more fun and dangerous ;P

[@Schaaf]

+22rember I like this side more.

[@Invis_Space]

Aaaawweeeeesssoooommmeeeee

[@muvaffakgozaydin3179]

One can see only the road . Put the camera on the top of the car so that we can view al scenery . Colors are not very good . small map is really needed the left corner .Small comment on the side really good .

[@helllsing2984]

nice sound :)

[@Schaaf]

thanks :)

[@amandeis]

You're right, the south side is better. But even these can not compete with many other unknown passes. Why babbles almost each of the Stelvio is beautiful. The Stelvio is bad. The only special feature is the height. Not nice to drive and boring. Too much traffic and tourists.

[@Schaaf]

i think the views are breathtaking too