Alpine Adventure East - BMW Motorcycling in Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Switzerland

Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. <<>> Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle. <<>> Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 90 mph! <<>> You start the game of life with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot of experience... The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck. <<>> If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. <<>> Midnight bugs taste just as bad as noontime bugs. <<>> Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need. <<>> It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed. <<>> The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rearview mirror. <<>> Never be afraid to slow down. <<>> Don't ride so late into the night that you sleep through the sunrise. <<>> Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel before you can think straight. <<>> Riding faster than everyone else only guarantees you'll ride alone. <<>> Never hesitate to ride past the last street light at the edge of town. <<>> Never do less than forty miles before breakfast. <<>> If you don't ride in the rain, you don't ride. <<>> A bike on the road is worth two in the shed. <<>> Respect the person who has seen the dark side of motorcycling and lived. <<>> Young riders pick a destination and go... Old riders pick a direction and go. <<>> A good mechanic will let you watch without charging you for it. <<>> Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to stop for the night. <<>> Always back your bike into the curb, and sit where you can see it. <<>> Work to ride & ride to work. <<>> Whatever it is, it's better in the wind. <<>> Two-lane blacktop isn't a highway - it's an attitude. <<>> When you look down the road it seems to never end - but you’d better believe it does! <<>> Winter is Nature's way of telling you to polish. <<>> Keep your bike in good repair: <<>> Motorcycle boots are NOT comfortable for walking. <<>> People are like motorcycles: each is customized a bit differently. <<>> Sometimes, the best communication happens when you're on separate bikes. <<>> Good coffee should be indistinguishable from 50-weight motor oil. <<>> The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome. <<>> The twisties - not the superslabs -separate the riders from the squids. <<>> When you're riding lead, don't spit. <<>> A friend is someone who'll get out of bed at 2:00 am to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you're broken down. <<>> Catching a yellowjacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary. <<>> If you want to get somewhere before sundown, you can't stop at every tavern. <<>> There's something ugly about a NEW bike on a trailer. <<>> Don't lead the pack if you don't know where you're going. <<>> Practice wrenching on your own bike. <<>> Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't. <<>> Don't argue with an 18-wheeler. <<>> Never be ashamed to unlearn an old habit. <<>> A good, long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel. <<>> If you can't get it going with bungee cords and electrician's tape, it's serious. <<>> If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be. <<>> Bikes parked out front mean good chicken-fried steak inside. <<>> There are drunk riders. There are old riders. There are NO old, drunk riders. <<>> Thin leather looks good in the bar, but it won't save your butt from road rash if you go down. <<>> The best modifications cannot be seen from the outside. <<>> Always replace the cheapest parts first. <<>> You can forget what you do for a living when your knees are in the breeze. <<>> Patience is the ability to keep your motor idling. <<>> Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. <<>> There are two types of people in this world, people who ride motorcycles and people who wish they could ride motorcycles. <<>> Never try to race an old geezer; he may have one more gear than you. <<>> Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck. <<>>

The Peaks of Switzerland to the Shores of the Adriatic

The Peaks of Switzerland to
the Shores of the Adriatic