RIDING THE ALPS A different view

I STARTED RIDING IN THE Alps when I was 20 on a Yamaha RD350. It wasn’t the best suited with its hair’s breadth power band, but it was mine and I loved it. Long story short, I have been riding in the Alps for over 40 years, and during the last decade as a Motorcycle Tourism Company owner (Paradise Motorcycle Tours) and leading tours as a BMW Motorrad certified International Tour Guide.

Riding the Alps in the summer has changed over the years, some things for the better, others, particularly traffic, definitely for the worse.

Everywhere is open in the summer now, there are more visitors to the Alps in the summer months now then there are in the ski season. Cafes, restaurants and bars that used to have “no bikers” signs, more because