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Now this is a mountain road (Grödner Joch/Passo Gardena) almost everyone who's been to Alto Adige before probably has used at least once already. It's part of a "main route" which connects a lot of touristic towns in the area. As with all mountain roads I've been on so far in my short bike-life this one was incredible fun to ride as well. Even with a greater number of other road users. There are people who don't travel to Italy in August because they say the roads are too busy. It's true that they are busier than in any other month probably. But in my opinion there's still more than enough space for having fun. I usually like encounters with other road users anyway because they can sometimes add a bit of excitement ;) What's your opinion? Would you consider this kind of traffic as "too much?"
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general INFO: In August 2015 I rode my bruised Honda CB500 off into Italy. To follow my holy quest of real-world-meeting potentially awesome people whom I know through my Schaaf Social Media pages. The folks I've met were all brilliant by the way.
I obviously tried to capture some RAW videos for you guys while I was there. Unfortunately my bike was not at a 100%. The Little Honda was safe to ride but I simply couldn't afford to repair all the broken bits before I took off. So while riding I had to get used to the following issues:
-) Steering head bearing age-worn - causing slight issues while slow riding (will replace next season)
-) Front brake caliper age-worn - I only had about 50% of the bike's usual brake force at disposal (will replace next season)
-) Rear wheel bearing busted - causing the bike to unexpectedly keep its lean/riding direction while going through slower corners. While riding I thought all the steering issues came from the head bearing. After the trip I discovered the completely dissolved middle bearing of the rear wheel while disassembling the rear wheel in order to change the bike's chain. I had no idea my bike was constantly grinding up the bearing parts inside the back wheel while riding. I thought the metallic clanging noise came from the chain (got replaced immediately after the trip)
-) Stuck chain links - I replaced chain and sprockets after the trip
-) Broken chain guard / swing arm protection - the thick rubber piece to guide the chain over the bike's swing arm fell apart. Causing the chain to hit the metal swing arm. Which quickly sent the chain into Nirvana.
-) Adjusting screw for the clutch lever broke - Resulting in me not being able to adjust the clutch's friction point. I had to get used to a completely new friction/biting point which made exact rev-matching while down shifting a lot harder.
Luckily with time I got used to most of the issues and I could almost ride as fast as I wished to. At this point only some slow hairpin corners remained a problem. You can clearly see it in this video.
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8 сен 2024
