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As a sort of wrap up of the 2021 riding season, I managed to get the bike serviced for it's 20k kms service and it was good to hear everything was within spec as per the mechanic. The 20k service is a big one, including the following:

Oil and Oil filter
Spark plug change
Air filter change
Throttle body cleaning
ECU adaptation as needed
Valve clearance check and Timing chain check
Steering head lubrication and check
Brake system, brake pad check

As part of the major service package, Triumph offers a replacement vehicle free of cost and I rode home with the Street Scrambler.

Couple of Autumn rides with friends brings the 2021 riding almost to a close. Looking forward to riding to some exciting places in France and the Pyrenees mountains in the next year.

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2022 brought in a lot of changes in my life, changed my job, re-located to a new place and the riding season took a turn for the better, with many short and long rides working out. First of the long rides was a trip to Grand Ballon, France: The Grand Ballon (German: Großer Belchen) or Great Belchen is the highest mountain of the Vosges mountain range

The traditional first meet up before the ride

Was a pretty hot day, with temps in the 30- 32 deg C range. Thankfully, it was cooler at the top of the mountain and riding in the Grand Ballon area, with lots of tree cover made it one of the best ride. Fantastic twisties and very little traffic.

Then in August, we made a quick plan to head to Grossglockner, in Austria. The Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse is a biker's delight and our timing was perfect weather-wise making it a very memorable ride.

The view from our over-night accommodation was already very inviting, the ride and the view from the top of the mountain made for some of the best riding days.

Yours truly, hiding a huge smile behind the helmet

Some fantastic views of the twisty tarmac below

On the other side of the mountain, is a viewing spot for a Glacier, that's supposed to be from the Ice Ages and has been gradually receding.

On the way back, the majority of the group took the Autobahn route, as some had to travel upwards of 500kms to get back. Me on the other hand had only 200 odd kms to cover and went back via the scenic route. I stopped at the quite well known Tergensee and even went for a swim in the lovely water, as it was a hot day. Then was a small stopover at the Sylvestien Dam, on the German Austrian border. As the pics narrate, the weather was great and thousands of bikers seen on road. Overall, a 600+ km memorable trip, with great roads, bikes and company of friends.

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As we start with November, more or less comes to an end another riding season Thankfully, October was much warmer than expected and was able to put in some wonderful time in the saddle to explore some nice roads and places. And in September, after the Corona Crisis was finally Glemseck 101, one of my favourite Custom bike shows. The variety of bikes was just mindboggling, with some very interesting 3d printed electric bikes and many hand crafted beauties.

Found the juxtapostioning of two lovely red-heads interesting

Was a lovely event, even though it started raining quite heavily in the afternoon and we went on with the test rides. Thankfully, the rain didn't last long and the party was back on.

Ended the season with some rides to the lakes and mountains nearby, close to the famous Neuschwanstein Castle.

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That Speed Triple RR in that Brit Racing Green looks Oh So Sexy! I'd love to get my hands on that!

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After my visit to the Two Wheeler Museum in Neckarsulm, ( https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor...su-museum.html (Visit to the Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum)) I wanted to visit the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum, the highest one in Europe and riding to it via one of the great mountain passes makes it a superb recipe for a great experience. As temperatures were predicted to be near 35/37 deg C, I started out early and therefore could cover longer distances in the cooler early morning temps and also a great way to beat the traffic. My route was chalked out as follows:

By around 11 A.M, I was at the 'Gates' of Timmelsjoch, on which the Top Motorcycle Museum is located. A brief history of the place from Wikipedia

Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum
The Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in Hochgurgl in Tyrol is considered the highest (2171 m above sea level) motorcycle museum in Europe. It opened in April 2016 and is operated year-round. Historical motorcycles and automobiles as well as special exhibitions were shown on an area of ​​around 3000 m². In 2018, around 230 motorcycles from over 100 different manufacturers were on display (including around 30 rental items).

I was planning a visit in 2020, but had to postpone all plans due to the Covid situation and then came in 2021 some heart breaking news:

As reported in Motorrad magazine:

The shock is still deep today. In just a few hours, the Hochgurgl motorcycle museum at the Timmelsjoch toll station burnt down completely overnight. On January 18, 2021 at 4 a.m. the operator reported the fire to the fire brigade. At noon of the same day it is clear: everything has been burnt. No personal injuries, but a good 300 motorcycles and 15 cars fell victim to the flames. The trigger is a defective display in the exhibition.

https://www.motorradonline.de/ratgeb...oeffnung-2021/

The entire museum was re-built and was re-opened to public in Nov 2021 and now proudly stands as the highest Motorcycle museum in Europe

At the entrance, one is greeted by some epoch making models and the early efforts at motorcycle, starting with the Reitwagen from the 1800s. All the bizzare combinations of engines, layouts, seating positions etc is just mindboggling

Some models of particular interest were the early Triumph models, from the 1930s and some French and Swiss models which I had never heard of before.

Inside is also a 4D Motorcycle ride experience, one can sit on various models from KTM and 'ride' on the Timmelsjoch pass road, with the motorcycles moving and mimicking the leans. Also attached is a motorcycle themed restaurant, adding to the overall experience.

I rode further up Timmelsjoch pass, which has a great view and then entered the Italian side of the mountain. Some lovely Italian coffee and I was off to Jaufenpass. The tight twisty mountain are always a rider's paradise and the two pass roads did not disappoint. Had a fantastic time leaning the bike from side to side and the company of fellow bikers.

The weather at high altitudes was just awesome and once down in the plains, the sweltering heat made it near unbearable to ride in all the gear. Took this opportunity for a quick swim at Aachensee ( just a view of the lake when I visited in May) and then headed towards home.

And just like that, a near 600km trip completed covering 3 countries and the bike crossed the 28,000 km mark as well. Plan to get some farkles to personalise the bike and maybe a gel seat for added comfort on such long rides