Everyone, I am very happy to be back! (Felt like longer than a week because before I was off the wifi and couldn’t communicate with you guys for already some weeks). Like many others I feel very helpless in the current situation though - but I decided to donate half of the Ad-revenues of this video to Razom for Ukraine ( razomforukraine.org/ ), that is providing critical medical supplies. Razom as well put together a list of links with organizations to donate to or if you can't donate events to attend, so everyone can find a cause they can support: linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine PS: all of our Russian friends are of course always welcome here too - if there is a war, there is mostly not only one nation suffering. Don’t let one man divide nations. PPS: I have donated to pretty much all recent crises - but only to humanitarian causes as I don’t want to support military of any kind. I will not justify any further why I donate money. If you feel the need to raise the voice for the circumstances that there have been many wars that didn’t get the media attention they deserve I am with you - but it is not one war against the other. They are all terrible, but blaming people for their humanitarian support at the moment doesn’t help anyone. I am with you and we will find another way to raise awerness for the regions in the world that are not very well off or suffer under their governments/wars in the future. NO FIGHTS UNDER THIS VIDEO - THERE IS ENOUGH FIGHTING GOING ON OUT THERE.
Well said. I loved the views you presented us. Made me think what a loss if that area of the world was at war. Such beauty and lives lost for what? Keep riding in peace.
@@Got2Go I´ll try to synchronize them ,- pictures -, in my point of view. Sometimes interesting, too. May we talk in German, too? Nice ride over these roads of adventure, thank you.
NOTE: This video was edited and produced before the war in Ukraine started - that's why it is not a topic. I decided to donate half of the Ad-revenues of this and the upcoming vidoes of the series DESTINATION HOME (I wish I could donate all of them, but I need to cover at least a bit of the production costs...) to Razom for Ukraine ( razomforukraine.org/ ), that is providing critical medical supplies and amplifying the voices of Ukrainians. Razom as well put together a list of links with organizations to donate to or if you can't donate events to attend, so everyone can find a cause they can support: linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine So it is even more imoportant that you guys join my ride, give the video a thumbs up and COMMENT, so other people get to see this video too and we can raise at least a little money. PS: I will not involve myself in any political discussions here in the comments of this video. I have as well donated to a lot of other causes and regions in war/crisis in the past, and I will not justify any further why I now want to donate to humanitarian help for Ukraine.
Ha, there you are! Nice to meet you again! Are you guys good? Planning any new adventures? Sorry I couldn’t make it up the mountain after the photo sign as suggested. Will try it next time for sure!
I love your videos may God bless you your health your family your channel your job your vehicles your pets your home your land and above all your bloodline In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ our Lord Amen you are a blessing to me travel safe and when you come to America again you should travel to and thru all American Indian Reservation Lands Hello from Flagstaff Arizona I'm a American Navajo Indian blessings from me to you
Lea Another breathtaking video Lady. The scenery is mind boggling it it's scale. Your footage is like actually being there in person! You have earned another Rose. You now have 16 at your feet Beautiful Lady!! I know they are expensive but you are worth it! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 👏👏👏👏👏🙌👌🤙✌🖖👍👋🙂
wow!! again lea most spectacular views ,maybe now you will take tools and extra brake pads those roads are no place not to have brakes .. thank you loved the show .
No, to those places I very likely still will not. It’s Europe and everything is in a very short reachable distance, I have an insurance for a tow survice that works in all countries - that’s why I as well didn’t bring any to this trip and we just decided to go and look for spare parts on the way if we need some. It’s just not worth to carry 10kg of tools and spare parts if you can just buy them on the way or find someone with the right tools in the next village. But I thought I would still make it home with the brake pads, which I obviously didn’t. 😂
Your videos about touring are my favorites. It makes me want to book a trip to those areas. That voice and those eyes are just a bonus. Keep up the good work.
That makes me happy! I will be back to posting each Thursday. The world is not exactly getting a better place if I don’t poste videos on here - I rather donate part of the ad revenues to a humanitarian cause, that helps everyone then.
I bought a Tenere 700 last week.... a-lot was due to the fact you drove so far with no breakdowns.. and viola! this video! but... 1 week and it's so cool...
😂😂😂 but to be honest it was not the Tenere that broke down, it was a screw that vibrated off the panniers that are not from Yamaha and the break pads are my own fault. So I wouldn’t count this is a Tenere breakdown as it is nothing with the bike in general! 🤗😂 (and if I should have a real breakdown with this Tenere at one point as well don’t forget that it has been sitting and waiting in westafrica to return to Europe for nearly a year and that so many parts of it unfortunately got quite rusty on the ship Transport due to the salty air and water - so my bike is probably in a much worse shape than any normal Tenere would be after three years. I still believe though that it will last a very long time! 😍)
Beautiful scenery in this show ,nice to see "Bruce" talk in this show ,(my name for travel partner) Always find that strange , anyway ,I look forward to the next episode.
Ach wie schön das zu sehen ,bin mit meiner frau 2002 (sie fährt selbst) von sestriere die Asietta gefahren nach Susa runter war ein tolles erlebnis hat mich daran erinnert !!! LG
The best book for this trips;Großer Alpenstraßen-Führer from Denzel. I have ridden there with my Defender 110 and 1 time with KTM950ADVENTURE. Last time September ‘19 on other track, the colle du Parpillion was covered with snow and dangerous to drive on 2 wheels. Also the “Tende” region are nice offroad tracks!!
Oh yes, the Denzel is such a “Klassiker”! When I started to ride a motorcycle I wanted to do all routes in the Denzel - I actually don’t know how many I meanwhile rode, but I think quite a few of them. 😍
When the rain stops, when the sky is no longer lit by rays of fire, when it stops snowing and the sun appears on the horizon, bathed in hope... The perfume of flowers, invading valleys and mountains, mantles embroidered with green.. .Smile! Narrow, winding roads... They rise in branches and their arms extend to the ridges, epic of the Alps. From the dream to the road, no matter how steep, a living picture, full of desires.... The purr of the engines, the smile of the wheels, the joyful skipping of the gravel... that smell of earth and gasoline... far away the rattling of animals, running from the springs... in each tight curve, smile! Smile because on the road, life is full of surprises. Smile, even on stormy days, the world doesn't end, it transforms. In this race against time, lost between landscapes... Wills and destinations, I take and leave a smile, a thank you, a good return regardless of your destination. Well done!
Happy you are joining the adventure again - and I am as well happy to be posting again. I nearly missed interacting with you guys as I was so absent already in the last videos.
Awww thank you! But I am very happy with the little (big) travel community we already built here! So happy about everyone of you who watches the videos!
I finally got to ride the Assietta in September of 2015 on my old VStrom 1000. When I woke up in Sestriere the next morning, I was 70 years old. I really shouldn't ride these roads alone. They say as you get older you get wiser. They lie. Great video and some great memories.
Oh no, that is too bad, but I had to laugh a little bit about your comment, sorry. 😅 did you lose it because you fell on the wet road? Yes, I am sure it can get super difficult when wet - if it is muddy the most east gravel road that is only a kilometer long can already be a nightmare! So I rather would like to experience Assietta in the dry weather. 😅
Thanks for tuning in again after the short break. Even if the circumstances of the rest of the world are not as great anymore as when I did the video of Assietta. 😔
Hello from flat Florida USA. I was fortunate to have spend a few days riding around the Italian Alps in 2019. In my 40+ years on motorcycles I had never seen anything like it. I was so captivated by the area that upon returning to USA I began making preparations to permanently move to southern Spain so I could be a day or two away from the Alps, unfortunately covid appeared right before my move. Thank you for the beautiful video, it took me back to one of my most memorable rides.
I’ve ridden many many hairpins in the Alps and in Norway….in a car. I ride through these things as fast at the locals. I only did the hairpin’s on my bike in the Eifel mountains and they were no problem to me. It’s so beautiful where you rode here. I don’t think I can ride many motorcycle tours this year because of the high and still rising petrol prices and energy costs. Only heating my home costs me about €100 a month extra.
@@Got2Go the only cheaper country very near, 12km, to me is Belgium and I’m surely planning my tours through there. Or I go to Germany for a tour, 100km ride to the border.
I'm going to be at our home in the South of France the entire month of April. The first two weeks I'll be busy, but the last 2 weeks I'm going to try and hit all the passes you mentioned in the area. I hope they'll not be closed due to snow.
Hi Lea, i follow all your videos and i also travel a lot with my motorcycle, you are an inspiration. Thanks a lot for helping the Ucranian People. Fil, from Portugal
I have travelled from Ireland to the Alps twice on motorcycles and love them. My favourite place in the world to ride. I probably wont get a chance this year and your amazing videos are like torture and heaven all at the same time.
Really beautiful 👌 amazing nature and great roads for Adventure, 😉👍 I'm looking forward to driving on those roads too 🙏🏍😃. I wish you and your ride Partner a lot of enjoyment in future Adventures 🍀🍀. Greetings 🏍 Ljubo.
Another great video! Rode Assietta and Colle dell' Finestre late August/Early September. Absolutely awesome. I share your view. Assietta is a gem. Coming down on the other side a little above Sportina, I (accidentally) discovered a much harder route. It's an enduro track that you won't find on any map. And yet, my GPS erroneously led me to the start of it. Or the end, all depending. Too late I realized, after some hefty down-slopes, shit ... I won't be able to ride back up. So I had to wiggle myself down, the steepest inclines I've ever done. Pretty tough, with a KTM 1290SAS packed with luggage. Eventually I had to drop it, but managed to get it up, and then bring myself and the steed down to civilization. Twas tough, but as adventures go, I'll remember it! As for Assietta, oh I'll be back. Cheers. :)
Sportina is as well the direction where our hotel is - we got lost there a few years ago too and we had to ask three enduro riding kids to please ride in front of us and show us the way out. 😂 But I think it’s getting much more orderly now, they paved many of the roads there that were still dirt when we visited the first time many years ago.
I drove this road since 1992 many times , sometimes with my wife ( passenger ). it`s one of the most beautyfull offroad roads in the alps. Always on BMW GS . In 1992 it was also possible to go with my motorbike on the Top of Mont Chaberton from Fenils ( Starting point ) . Your report is very beautyful and interesting . In June 2023 I will drive this road with my brand new GS 1250 Adventure Trophy . Your report inspired me to go there on my 60 th birthday in June. Thank you !
Been riding there in September last year with our two small Suzuki DRZ 400. Wasn't difficult to ride, but we loved the views. So we rode it twice in one week. Also rode up the Sommelier and Jaffereu. Those were a bit more challenging for us inexperienced riders. We where used to sand, mud and flat country side of the Netherlands.
Then you will like the next video too, that’s one of the places you mentioned 😍 Mud and sand sounds like very experienced though. That’s where I always put myself in trouble.
Lea, This region you are taking us through is absolutely stunning. I am not sure where the beauty begins and where it ends, each video makes me want to get on a plane and fly there. Thanks for this break from the other dark news we have. I like your comments in your pinned message PPS. You are a good soul. I was in both Murmansk and Odessa in the late 70s and met some very nice people and had many laughs over many bottles of vodka. It's the politicians who f#*k life up for people who just want to get on with life. May peace and good people prevail.... everywhere. Safe riding.
Another masterpiece from you! Thank you. Appr 10 years ago we tried to enter Assietta from the north, but it was closed mid june due to snow. But Finestre was open, although a part was difficult because of snow there as well. This year I`ll do the Assietta, a little later in the summer :) Agree; doesn`t matter if a lot of people have been there, it is your experience which is important. Back in 2009 I did ride the Route 66, on a Harlet of course. Some asked why I did bother, so many people ride the Route...? For me it is still the famous Route 66, and when you have read the history behind and ride and find all the famous places it was for me a great experience :)
Yes that’s exactly the way to do things - just make your own experience! I think you will love Assietta, but completely agree, June is often too early for these passes (they often open only around mid June-July, so a bit later is always better!)
Bonjour Léa , heureux de te retrouver dans tes jolies balades moto. J adore des explications et commentaires , accompagné d un joli sourire et des clins d d'oeil complice .a plus sur la route...reste prudente , unissons nous dans ces moments douloureux .😘
Fenestre und Assietta waren meine ersten Schotterstrecken, die ich gefahren bin und damals stolz wie Bolle, nicht umgeworfen zu haben. Letztes Jahr bin ich beide dann zum 5. mal gefahren und sie sind immer noch schön. Nicht schwierig aber dann hat man mehr Zeit die Aussichten zu geniessen und die sind wirklich atemberaubend. Rund um Bardonecchia gibt es dutzende solcher Strassen und es zieht mich immer wieder in die Gegend. Leider sind viele mittlerweile verboten.
Once again, a wonderful video. I have to smile because the Island here I live only has little roads like the many switchbacks you showed. I learned to ride on just such roads as these. I think this will be on my list to try to visit some day soon. Thanks for posting! 🏍
Hallo,nach diesem Video ist klar, diese Straßen sollte man zumindest einmal gefahren sein👍diese herrlichen Ausblicke sollte man sich nicht entgehen lassen. Schade das die Tour nicht ohne Probleme geklappt hat. Ich bin gespannt ob ihr die Bremse reparieren könnte und die geplante Tour stattfindet. LG Leopold
Another great video capturing the amazing scenery of the European Alps. Give me the twisties anytime over straight roads as they are so much more engaging and challenging to ride. Great to have you back. Peace and harmony to all.
The scenery, the editing, the music, all truly awesome Lea, well done!! My favorite episode so far, thanks for sharing! Can you pls. share how you find theses routes or how you search them to use on your navigation device. Thank you! Ps. hopefully lesson learned with the missing tools. 😉👍👍
I actually don’t know how I find them, I think I have been riding in the alps (and even before I had a motorcycle license traveling there) since a long time, so I know a lot of places and roads that I already did many times like Assietta - and a lot of places I still want to visit. There is an excellent book in German called „Denzel Alpenstrassenführer“ which I can highly recommend (I don’t use it anymore but did. when I started to ride) - and even though it is in German I think you can get a lot of information because it has some pictures, and you basically can understand where the routes go even without speaking German. I don’t know any other book or guide that is as good and as extensive.
What crazy person would go distance traveling without a few wrenches and nuts and bolts and an air compressor to inflated a flat tire with a tubeless or tube tire repair kit. That is just crazy. The old man was happy to help a pretty young woman. He is no fool. Drive safe and get some tools. 😍
This is not exactly distance traveling, it’s Europe. I have a towing service insurance to everywhere I go (as you saw in the video they as well would send a truck to the top of the mountain if you have a problem there) and if you would have watched the first video you knew that the trip was very spontaneous and there was no time to prepare. I simply didn’t think about my toolbox that I took out because I don’t want ti carry around so heavy things on day trips.
I always has a small box under the saddle with the most common screws,nuts and shims. It will some day help me getting out of some trouble. I also have a few cable ties for road side repairing.
I love your videos! Discovered you a couple weeks ago while researching rides for an upcoming trip to Zion, Moab and Bryce Canyon. Now I’m completely hooked. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you so much! And welcome to the channel and to the Got2Go travel group! I hope you will enjoy the upcoming trip, these areas in the USA are awesome!
Everyone, I am very happy to be back! (Felt like longer than a week because before I was off the wifi and couldn’t communicate with you guys for already some weeks).
Like many others I feel very helpless in the current situation though - but I decided to donate half of the Ad-revenues of this video to Razom for Ukraine ( razomforukraine.org/ ), that is providing critical medical supplies. Razom as well put together a list of links with organizations to donate to or if you can't donate events to attend, so everyone can find a cause they can support: linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine
PS: all of our Russian friends are of course always welcome here too - if there is a war, there is mostly not only one nation suffering. Don’t let one man divide nations.
PPS: I have donated to pretty much all recent crises - but only to humanitarian causes as I don’t want to support military of any kind. I will not justify any further why I donate money.
If you feel the need to raise the voice for the circumstances that there have been many wars that didn’t get the media attention they deserve I am with you - but it is not one war against the other. They are all terrible, but blaming people for their humanitarian support at the moment doesn’t help anyone. I am with you and we will find another way to raise awerness for the regions in the world that are not very well off or suffer under their governments/wars in the future.
NO FIGHTS UNDER THIS VIDEO - THERE IS ENOUGH FIGHTING GOING ON OUT THERE.
Well said. I loved the views you presented us. Made me think what a loss if that area of the world was at war. Such beauty and lives lost for what? Keep riding in peace.
Il n y a pas lieu de se disputer sur ton commentaire et émotions qui touche beaucoup de gens .Le milieu de la moto rassemble au lieu de diviser .
@@SyedAzwar I like that you see a bit of the cockpit of the motorcycle, I have the camera like this on purpose. ;)
@@Got2Go I´ll try to synchronize them ,- pictures -, in my point of view. Sometimes interesting, too.
May we talk in German, too?
Nice ride over these roads of adventure, thank you.
NOTE: This video was edited and produced before the war in Ukraine started - that's why it is not a topic.
I decided to donate half of the Ad-revenues of this and the upcoming vidoes of the series DESTINATION HOME (I wish I could donate all of them, but I need to cover at least a bit of the production costs...) to Razom for Ukraine ( razomforukraine.org/ ), that is providing critical medical supplies and amplifying the voices of Ukrainians. Razom as well put together a list of links with organizations to donate to or if you can't donate events to attend, so everyone can find a cause they can support: linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine
So it is even more imoportant that you guys join my ride, give the video a thumbs up and COMMENT, so other people get to see this video too and we can raise at least a little money.
PS: I will not involve myself in any political discussions here in the comments of this video. I have as well donated to a lot of other causes and regions in war/crisis in the past, and I will not justify any further why I now want to donate to humanitarian help for Ukraine.
Great video thanks for sharing and the ride along
Beautiful ride on beautiful way.
Thank you!
Awesome 👍 🏁
way to go Lea,i enjoy your videos very much.Many greetings from Greece.
Thank you, great that you are joining the trip!
Stunning views lucky if you hit when the weather is good
Yes, lucky, but somehow I always had good weather when visiting this region!
That’s a great place for one of your stickers!👌
They take them off often, so it’s probably not there anymore meanwhile… 😅
Great views. safe travels
Thank you!
Very inspiring moto travel! Thanks !
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for great video
Thank you for watching!
again a great video!! thank you for that!!! ;-)
Thank you for watching and joining the adventure!
Absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing.
LOVE your videos Lea!! Thanks!!
Thank you for riding along!’
Great stuff as always,bucket list place to see for sure. 🤓😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
Hi Lea, indeed, the 'lovely guys' are seeing this episode. Thanks!
Ha, there you are! Nice to meet you again! Are you guys good? Planning any new adventures? Sorry I couldn’t make it up the mountain after the photo sign as suggested. Will try it next time for sure!
I love your videos may God bless you your health your family your channel your job your vehicles your pets your home your land and above all your bloodline In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ our Lord Amen you are a blessing to me travel safe and when you come to America again you should travel to and thru all American Indian Reservation Lands
Hello from Flagstaff Arizona I'm a American Navajo Indian blessings from me to you
That would be great! Thank you for all the blessings!
Wonderful Locations...!!!!!!!
Assietta is really great
Wow!! What a wonderful ride.
Thanks for another great video
Happy you enjoyed it!
It's just a dream for some of us and that's all it will be .
Awesome ride !!
Thanks!
Magnifique... Amazing road on my bucket list
Fantastic video...thanks for sharing!
Stay healthy ok 😊🙏
You too! 💃🏻
Brilliant 👍👍
Thank you
Spectacular and awesome
Thank you! Happy you joined the ride!
Unfassbar tolle Bilder - grandiose Aussicht. Steht schon fix auf meinem Tourplan - merci.
Gerne! Hoffe du hast viel Freude dort, die Aussichten sind wirklich top!
Amazing video
Hello 🙋 really nice! 🙏☺️
Thank you! 🙏🏻
you have such good fortune with your riding partner , they are not easy to find .
I think he has a fortune with me. 😂
What we have here is a good reason to pour a third glass of wine after lunch. Thanks for this, I am all smiles.
Here in Europe it is evening already, so guess I could even have a bottle. 😂😍
Lea
Another breathtaking video Lady. The scenery is mind boggling it it's scale. Your footage is like actually being there in person!
You have earned another Rose. You now have 16 at your feet Beautiful Lady!! I know they are expensive but you are worth it!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
👏👏👏👏👏🙌👌🤙✌🖖👍👋🙂
Thank you so much! That’s a lot of roses, I think they don’t fit in one vase anymore!
@@Got2Go I'll get you more vases!! 😉
Wow...hi Lea and travel partner...well I am completely lost for words....just fantastic ride and vid awesome awesome 👌 👏
Hello again! Glad that you joined our ride again!
What a fantastic road!!
It really is! Assietta is one of my favorites
Wonderful photography. What an amazing road! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching ! 🙏🏻
wow!! again lea most spectacular views ,maybe now you will take tools and extra brake pads those roads are no place not to have brakes .. thank you loved the show .
No, to those places I very likely still will not. It’s Europe and everything is in a very short reachable distance, I have an insurance for a tow survice that works in all countries - that’s why I as well didn’t bring any to this trip and we just decided to go and look for spare parts on the way if we need some. It’s just not worth to carry 10kg of tools and spare parts if you can just buy them on the way or find someone with the right tools in the next village.
But I thought I would still make it home with the brake pads, which I obviously didn’t. 😂
So beautiful!
It really is! Assietta 😍
Glad you're back! We've missed you. Great video as usual!
Thank you! I am happy you are here virtually riding with us again.
Your videos about touring are my favorites. It makes me want to book a trip to those areas. That voice and those eyes are just a bonus. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for that compliment! ☺️
What a great way to start my morning with a unexpected video from you, thank you Lea ! You made my day better.
That makes me happy! I will be back to posting each Thursday. The world is not exactly getting a better place if I don’t poste videos on here - I rather donate part of the ad revenues to a humanitarian cause, that helps everyone then.
THANK YOU for sharing another exhilarating ride !
I bought a Tenere 700 last week.... a-lot was due to the fact you drove so far with no breakdowns.. and viola! this video! but... 1 week and it's so cool...
😂😂😂 but to be honest it was not the Tenere that broke down, it was a screw that vibrated off the panniers that are not from Yamaha and the break pads are my own fault. So I wouldn’t count this is a Tenere breakdown as it is nothing with the bike in general! 🤗😂 (and if I should have a real breakdown with this Tenere at one point as well don’t forget that it has been sitting and waiting in westafrica to return to Europe for nearly a year and that so many parts of it unfortunately got quite rusty on the ship Transport due to the salty air and water - so my bike is probably in a much worse shape than any normal Tenere would be after three years. I still believe though that it will last a very long time! 😍)
Danke dass du uns mitgenommen hast
Schön, dass du dabei warst!
Beautiful scenery in this show ,nice to see "Bruce" talk in this show ,(my name for travel partner) Always find that strange , anyway ,I look forward to the next episode.
Bruce is a good name though 😂
Have to respect peoples wishes for privacy. Maybe will change at one point!
Ach wie schön das zu sehen ,bin mit meiner frau 2002 (sie fährt selbst) von sestriere die Asietta gefahren nach Susa runter war ein tolles erlebnis hat mich daran erinnert !!! LG
Vielleicht solltet ihr das bald nochmal machen! Sie ist auch beim mehrmaligen fahren noch immer eine super Straße! 😍 liebe Grüße an deine Frau! 👋🏻
That road leaves no room for error! Love the hotel and restaurant. You have the best moto travel channel. 👍
Thanks so much for these nice words ☺️
Amazing drone footage there, fantastic views and done in a professional way, really enjoyed this, thank you!
Thank you for watching! ☺️
The best book for this trips;Großer Alpenstraßen-Führer from Denzel. I have ridden there with my Defender 110 and 1 time with KTM950ADVENTURE. Last time September ‘19 on other track, the colle du Parpillion was covered with snow and dangerous to drive on 2 wheels. Also the “Tende” region are nice offroad tracks!!
Oh yes, the Denzel is such a “Klassiker”! When I started to ride a motorcycle I wanted to do all routes in the Denzel - I actually don’t know how many I meanwhile rode, but I think quite a few of them. 😍
beautiful rides very nicely filmed ,love your adventures.
Thank you!
When the rain stops, when the sky is no longer lit by rays of fire, when it stops snowing and the sun appears on the horizon, bathed in hope... The perfume of flowers, invading valleys and mountains, mantles embroidered with green.. .Smile!
Narrow, winding roads... They rise in branches and their arms extend to the ridges, epic of the Alps. From the dream to the road, no matter how steep, a living picture, full of desires.... The purr of the engines, the smile of the wheels, the joyful skipping of the gravel... that smell of earth and gasoline... far away the rattling of animals, running from the springs... in each tight curve, smile! Smile because on the road, life is full of surprises. Smile, even on stormy days, the world doesn't end, it transforms.
In this race against time, lost between landscapes... Wills and destinations, I take and leave a smile, a thank you, a good return regardless of your destination. Well done!
Hello Antonio! So nice to have your poems back! This was very much needed in a time like this. So happy you are joining the ride again! 🙏🏻💃🏻
Volvemos a los caminos, después de este breve receso… seguimos acompañándote Lea… 🇲🇽
💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
Fabulous video and footage and so close to home. Glad you made the choice to keep posting as a momentary distraction is still very welcome.
Happy you are joining the adventure again - and I am as well happy to be posting again. I nearly missed interacting with you guys as I was so absent already in the last videos.
Lea!!! Your pinned comment, this episode... my definition of awesome 😍😍😍 , I'm out of words, just: Thank You!!!
And thank you for joining the ride. So happy to be back with you guys! I missed to answer your comments and exchange with you here!
i was waiting for your video mam
Great that you are traveling with me again!
Video maravilhoso... Trilhos fantásticos...
Words don't do justice to this place. You deserve 10x the subscribers at least!
Awww thank you! But I am very happy with the little (big) travel community we already built here! So happy about everyone of you who watches the videos!
TOP TOP TOP!! La Strada dell'Assietta è semplicemente fantastica!
It’s the best! 😍
Breathtaking scenery! So pretty! Best!
Thank you so much and hello again!
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I finally got to ride the Assietta in September of 2015 on my old VStrom 1000. When I woke up in Sestriere the next morning, I was 70 years old. I really shouldn't ride these roads alone. They say as you get older you get wiser. They lie. Great video and some great memories.
😂😂😂 loved that comment!
Beautiful place to ride a bike. Makes me wish Australia had some higher mountains.
But Australia is so awesome too for many other reasons! Hope to visit there again soon! 😍
great vid. (btw i was looking trough youre go-pro, for mine lost phone on the assietta 🧐) easy road, but with a 60/40 tire in the wet, challenging.
Oh no, that is too bad, but I had to laugh a little bit about your comment, sorry. 😅 did you lose it because you fell on the wet road?
Yes, I am sure it can get super difficult when wet - if it is muddy the most east gravel road that is only a kilometer long can already be a nightmare! So I rather would like to experience Assietta in the dry weather. 😅
Love the fact you continue videos and contribute £££ to Ukrainian people..thank you
Stay safe !!
Thanks for tuning in again after the short break. Even if the circumstances of the rest of the world are not as great anymore as when I did the video of Assietta. 😔
Superbe col..
Prochain à faire priorité.
Merci beaucoup pour ces images
Bendiciones me gustan tus historias te deseo lo mejor del mundo sos mi inspiración
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Auch ich bin wieder dabei. Nicht nur für deinen fantastischen Reisebericht, sondern jetzt auch, um dich zu unterstützen. Diese wahnsinn soll enden.
Das ist sehr schön! Willkommen zurück! 🙏🏻
Hello from flat Florida USA.
I was fortunate to have spend a few days riding around the Italian Alps in 2019.
In my 40+ years on motorcycles I had never seen anything like it. I was so captivated by the area that upon returning to USA I began making preparations to permanently move to southern Spain so I could be a day or two away from the Alps, unfortunately covid appeared right before my move.
Thank you for the beautiful video, it took me back to one of my most memorable rides.
Oh wow, that means the alps have really impressed you! Florida is pretty flat, I agree - but I btw like it too!
You make such beautiful videos! And in such amazing places. You have a great back yard!
Yes, best backyard in the world (at least for me because it’s my home)
@@Got2Go Well, you hearting my comment is right next to Noraly hearting my comment in my yt screen... SO I'm feeling really special! Happy trails!
What a come back!
I missed you, and you have totally wowed me! Brilliant.
Thanks for getting me through the long Canadian 🇨🇦 winter.
Thanks again.
Thanks for the nice words! Happy you are part of the travel crew again! 👋🏻
I’ve ridden many many hairpins in the Alps and in Norway….in a car. I ride through these things as fast at the locals. I only did the hairpin’s on my bike in the Eifel mountains and they were no problem to me.
It’s so beautiful where you rode here.
I don’t think I can ride many motorcycle tours this year because of the high and still rising petrol prices and energy costs. Only heating my home costs me about €100 a month extra.
Yes it’s getting so expensive. I might show you a solution soon though - because I just visited a country where petrol is very cheap 😳
@@Got2Go the only cheaper country very near, 12km, to me is Belgium and I’m surely planning my tours through there. Or I go to Germany for a tour, 100km ride to the border.
I'm going to be at our home in the South of France the entire month of April. The first two weeks I'll be busy, but the last 2 weeks I'm going to try and hit all the passes you mentioned in the area. I hope they'll not be closed due to snow.
At least Assietta is closed for sure! I know that it opens around June/July usually … not so much time to ride it!
Imagine racing to the top of the finestre on 25mm tyres. It was a tough day when they rode it at the Tour of Italy in 2015.
Yes, they are tough cookies for sure!
Hi Lea, i follow all your videos and i also travel a lot with my motorcycle, you are an inspiration. Thanks a lot for helping the Ucranian People. Fil, from Portugal
I have travelled from Ireland to the Alps twice on motorcycles and love them. My favourite place in the world to ride. I probably wont get a chance this year and your amazing videos are like torture and heaven all at the same time.
Hopefully next year then - I love the alps too. But I am as well biased because they are part of my life since I am a small kid 😂
@@Got2Go You are so lucky!! Safe travels
Wow thanks for the great aerial view of the magnificent Italian mountains, it is very inspiring. 👍👍
ThAnk you for joining the trip!
Really beautiful 👌 amazing nature and great roads for Adventure, 😉👍 I'm looking forward to driving on those roads too 🙏🏍😃. I wish you and your ride Partner a lot of enjoyment in future Adventures 🍀🍀. Greetings 🏍 Ljubo.
You would love Assietta too!
@@Got2Go Yes, I will definitely go there one day, now I have a motorbike for such roads 😜👍🏍 Greetings
😍 Wow, that was beautiful!
Yes it is. Big Assietta love! 😍
Another great video! Rode Assietta and Colle dell' Finestre late August/Early September. Absolutely awesome. I share your view. Assietta is a gem. Coming down on the other side a little above Sportina, I (accidentally) discovered a much harder route. It's an enduro track that you won't find on any map. And yet, my GPS erroneously led me to the start of it. Or the end, all depending.
Too late I realized, after some hefty down-slopes, shit ... I won't be able to ride back up. So I had to wiggle myself down, the steepest inclines I've ever done. Pretty tough, with a KTM 1290SAS packed with luggage. Eventually I had to drop it, but managed to get it up, and then bring myself and the steed down to civilization. Twas tough, but as adventures go, I'll remember it! As for Assietta, oh I'll be back. Cheers. :)
Sportina is as well the direction where our hotel is - we got lost there a few years ago too and we had to ask three enduro riding kids to please ride in front of us and show us the way out. 😂
But I think it’s getting much more orderly now, they paved many of the roads there that were still dirt when we visited the first time many years ago.
I drove this road since 1992 many times , sometimes with my wife ( passenger ). it`s one of the most beautyfull offroad roads in the alps. Always on BMW GS . In 1992 it was also possible to go with my motorbike on the Top of Mont Chaberton from Fenils ( Starting point ) . Your report is very beautyful and interesting . In June 2023 I will drive this road with my brand new GS 1250 Adventure Trophy . Your report inspired me to go there on my 60 th birthday in June. Thank you !
Thank you for sharing these beautiful Italian roads!I hope I can visit them too next July/August. 🥰
It’s such a nice destination, definitely go there!
Asietta !! Such a great track , so many fond memories from there.
One episode nicer then the other now. You are outdoing yourself.
One of the best! And so much fun to ride. Assietta will be always one of my favorites!
18:46 ....😶... Nothing 🙄 ..... Only after few minutes 🤭... A part of trip ✌️ still lucky 👍
Been riding there in September last year with our two small Suzuki DRZ 400.
Wasn't difficult to ride, but we loved the views. So we rode it twice in one week.
Also rode up the Sommelier and Jaffereu. Those were a bit more challenging for us inexperienced riders. We where used to sand, mud and flat country side of the Netherlands.
Then you will like the next video too, that’s one of the places you mentioned 😍
Mud and sand sounds like very experienced though. That’s where I always put myself in trouble.
Après avoir vu plusieurs fois votre vidéo, nous avons enfin fait le colle del assietta !
Incroyable ❤❤
Lea, This region you are taking us through is absolutely stunning. I am not sure where the beauty begins and where it ends, each video makes me want to get on a plane and fly there. Thanks for this break from the other dark news we have. I like your comments in your pinned message PPS. You are a good soul. I was in both Murmansk and Odessa in the late 70s and met some very nice people and had many laughs over many bottles of vodka. It's the politicians who f#*k life up for people who just want to get on with life. May peace and good people prevail.... everywhere. Safe riding.
Yes, may peace and good people prevail. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
متابع من العراق السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته كل التوفيق أن شاء الله 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤👍👍
Another masterpiece from you! Thank you.
Appr 10 years ago we tried to enter Assietta from the north, but it was closed mid june due to snow. But Finestre was open, although a part was difficult because of snow there as well. This year I`ll do the Assietta, a little later in the summer :)
Agree; doesn`t matter if a lot of people have been there, it is your experience which is important. Back in 2009 I did ride the Route 66, on a Harlet of course. Some asked why I did bother, so many people ride the Route...? For me it is still the famous Route 66, and when you have read the history behind and ride and find all the famous places it was for me a great experience :)
Yes that’s exactly the way to do things - just make your own experience! I think you will love Assietta, but completely agree, June is often too early for these passes (they often open only around mid June-July, so a bit later is always better!)
Carretera de las más bonitas que he circulado.
Bonjour Léa , heureux de te retrouver dans tes jolies balades moto. J adore des explications et commentaires , accompagné d un joli sourire et des clins d d'oeil complice .a plus sur la route...reste prudente , unissons nous dans ces moments douloureux .😘
You are inspiring me to go and ride these roads. Excellent photography and story telling.
Fenestre und Assietta waren meine ersten Schotterstrecken, die ich gefahren bin und damals stolz wie Bolle, nicht umgeworfen zu haben. Letztes Jahr bin ich beide dann zum 5. mal gefahren und sie sind immer noch schön. Nicht schwierig aber dann hat man mehr Zeit die Aussichten zu geniessen und die sind wirklich atemberaubend. Rund um Bardonecchia gibt es dutzende solcher Strassen und es zieht mich immer wieder in die Gegend. Leider sind viele mittlerweile verboten.
Once again, a wonderful video. I have to smile because the Island here I live only has little roads like the many switchbacks you showed. I learned to ride on just such roads as these. I think this will be on my list to try to visit some day soon. Thanks for posting! 🏍
What is the little island you live on? Sounds awesome! 😂😍
@@Got2Go I have sent a DM in Instagram.. 😍
Hallo,nach diesem Video ist klar, diese Straßen sollte man zumindest einmal gefahren sein👍diese herrlichen Ausblicke sollte man sich nicht entgehen lassen. Schade das die Tour nicht ohne Probleme geklappt hat. Ich bin gespannt ob ihr die Bremse reparieren könnte und die geplante Tour stattfindet. LG Leopold
Ja, definitiv ein Muss, die Assietta. Und sie wird nie langweilig! 😅
Another great video capturing the amazing scenery of the European Alps. Give me the twisties anytime over straight roads as they are so much more engaging and challenging to ride. Great to have you back. Peace and harmony to all.
And great that you are joining the ride again! I already missed you guys!!!
Fantastic video and lovely scenery as always. Thank you for sharing this with us. :)
The scenery, the editing, the music, all truly awesome Lea, well done!! My favorite episode so far, thanks for sharing!
Can you pls. share how you find theses routes or how you search them to use on your navigation device. Thank you!
Ps. hopefully lesson learned with the missing tools. 😉👍👍
I actually don’t know how I find them, I think I have been riding in the alps (and even before I had a motorcycle license traveling there) since a long time, so I know a lot of places and roads that I already did many times like Assietta - and a lot of places I still want to visit. There is an excellent book in German called „Denzel Alpenstrassenführer“ which I can highly recommend (I don’t use it anymore but did. when I started to ride) - and even though it is in German I think you can get a lot of information because it has some pictures, and you basically can understand where the routes go even without speaking German. I don’t know any other book or guide that is as good and as extensive.
@@Got2Go thank you Lea, appreciated. 👍
huch in hinke hinterher. Zeit für ein wenig Ablenkung, danke wie immer sehr sehr nice. Und Daumen gedrückt.
What crazy person would go distance traveling without a few wrenches and nuts and bolts and an air compressor to inflated a flat tire with a tubeless or tube tire repair kit. That is just crazy. The old man was happy to help a pretty young woman. He is no fool. Drive safe and get some tools. 😍
This is not exactly distance traveling, it’s Europe. I have a towing service insurance to everywhere I go (as you saw in the video they as well would send a truck to the top of the mountain if you have a problem there) and if you would have watched the first video you knew that the trip was very spontaneous and there was no time to prepare. I simply didn’t think about my toolbox that I took out because I don’t want ti carry around so heavy things on day trips.
I always has a small box under the saddle with the most common screws,nuts and shims. It will some day help me getting out of some trouble. I also have a few cable ties for road side repairing.
I love your videos! Discovered you a couple weeks ago while researching rides for an upcoming trip to Zion, Moab and Bryce Canyon. Now I’m completely hooked. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you so much! And welcome to the channel and to the Got2Go travel group! I hope you will enjoy the upcoming trip, these areas in the USA are awesome!
Merci beaucoup pour ces images magnifiques! En fonction de la météo, nous y passerons vendredi...
Wundervoll! 😍😍😍 Danke fürs Mitnehmen!
Danke fürs mitfahren!