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anyone know much about Swiss roads and routes
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:49 pm
by tripe
in a couple of weeks heading to Switzerland. Need to get from Montreux to Mendrisio down near Como. Just wondered if anyone has suggestions of a good route.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:51 pm
by Fw190
Furka pass, then take your choice...
Swiss roads are generally good, the police are obsessive about speeding, the best rule is, don't, you'll need a vignette for the motorways which you can buy at the border. be careful in towns and villages as they're throwing in a lot of 30kmh limits. Honestly the constantly changing limits drive you mad!
I drive in Switzerland a lot as my main office is there. Petrol is cheaper than Diesel, and probably cheaper than the UK.
have fun, it's a beautiful place..
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:21 am
by John Coles
Second that for changing speed limits; the worst is some areas go down from 60 kph to 50 without much warning and the cameras are grey and more obscure than in the UK. Many road repairs about in some areas so look well ahead. Plus point is they do repair the roads correctly and the surface isv adream compared to UK. THere is a road near my Mum's back home I call Beruit due to the amount of patching and pottholes still to be patched.
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 10:50 am
by tripe
thank you for the advice. have planned some routes from here
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/inte ... tions.html
looking forward to the south to north route as Furka and Grimsel are at the top of my list.
Wish there were more people as efficient as the Swiss for helping us travel there.
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:37 pm
by Phil K
When are you heading out? I am setting off with a couple of pals next friday.
Catching the Hull ferry then down through France, a few days in Switzerland then back through Germany.
Phil
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:53 pm
by tripe
Phil,
crossing early 17th, night in Montreux
then down to Mendrisio 18th
up to Lucerne 19th then Basel, back down to Lausanne 20th and home on 21st
will you still be there?
H
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:53 pm
by Phil K
Sorry for the delay
Will be in the vicinity of Meringen 15, 16 and 17th. Then the B500 to Baden Baden, 19th Waterloo, ferry back on Friday 20th
Will be with a couple of m8s on multistrada and gs, I will be on the only (so I'm told) gs1200 wc with ktm orange panels.
Feeling bad about leaving the 11s at home for the first time in 10 years
What are you riding?
Phil
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:12 pm
by tripe
a K1200R Sport.
Tunnel and then a chunk of autoroute to reims then been given a nice route down to Montreux for my first night.
looks like I'll be nearish the day after you head off to Germany.
Will be riding this route from Mendrisio up to Basel with an overnight in Luzerne
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/inte ... age-1.html
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/inte ... age-2.html
riding alone and rather looking forward to it.
I'll look out for you though, stranger things have happened.