Elefantentreffen 2007 - Germany , a second-hand report

GiorgioXT · 02-14-2007, 03:35 PM

Disclaimer : unfortunately

this is not mine ...a good friend made a winter ride with some friends and I thought that would'nt be a bad idea to share his photos with you FF's ..

“Elefantentreffen” (Elephanten Meeting) is a nice idea since 1956, when seven driver of Zündapp Elefant sidecar decided to go to Stuttgart, Germany, during the terrible winter. The travel had a happy end so, since that year, more and more people tried to do this fantastic travel across the White Mother. The party is at the end of january. In the last years, the place is Loh, very-very-very small village in the National Park of Bavarian, between Danubio river and Czech Republic.
The party is based on the sleeping in tent, so when you arrived after a very long and frozen travel, you’ve not a hot shover waiting for you, but a tent to build.
This year it was my ninth Elefantentreffen. I started from Milan, Italy with 5 friends and we tried to reach Munich across Engadina, very beautiful valley in Switzerland.
Now, here are a few photos.

01.Seregno, “slum” in Nord Milan: the start is under the snow. It’s Tuesday night. Uhm, it’s too early for have weather-troubles! We have just 500 miles from Milano to Loh…

02.We enter in Switzerland in Chiavenna and we begin to ride on the snowy road of Malojapass.

03.Freeclimbing in Hotel Stampa, Casaccia, Switzerland. We sleep here!

04.At Friday morning, the situation on Malojapass is better than we were afraid!

Tramontana · 02-14-2007, 03:54 PM

I look forward to this report every year!

GB · 02-14-2007, 03:59 PM

And a crazy one at that...

Let's have it!!

GiorgioXT · 02-15-2007, 12:52 AM

follow with pics...

06.Malojapass is at 5084 feet above sea level.

07.Engadina Valley: between Maloja and St. Moritz, the Police stopped us very angry: “Where the hell are you going, by bike, with this weather?” “Ehm, in Germany!”. We could start again only after have installed chains on our wheels.

08.Silvaplana, the iced lake. Very, very cold!

09.St. Moritz, city of elegance and beautiful girls.

10.Indeed ...

Cooltours · 02-15-2007, 02:14 AM

How freakin' great report!!!!!

GalacticGS · 02-15-2007, 04:49 AM

Now that's an adventure!!! Thanks for sharing your friend's report. Looks like one cold ride, although the gal at the gas station wasn't really dressed for the weather (lucky for us!)...

Metal Doc · 02-15-2007, 04:57 AM

Holy cow

GB · 02-15-2007, 05:19 AM

Amazing again!!!

But this one...

Let's see the other side of her!!

Cloud9 · 02-15-2007, 06:04 AM

It's great to see that there are motoweirdos everywhere!

Thanks for posting the ride!!

GiorgioXT · 02-15-2007, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GalacticGS

Now that's an adventure!!! Thanks for sharing your friend's report. Looks like one cold ride, although the gal at the gas station wasn't really dressed for the weather (lucky for us!)...

Volvo cars have very good heating ...

let's continue ...

11.Zernez, during the very-long Engadina crossing.

12. Martina , where Switzerland and bad weather ends ...

13.Imst, in Austria. Good weather, but after Landshut, Germany, it snows again.

14.Loh, Friday night, finally we arrive at Elefantentreffen, but only in two, the rest of the group will follow the next morning

the white rabbit · 02-15-2007, 06:17 AM

Great pics. Crazy!

jeffs900s · 02-15-2007, 07:01 AM

Amazing! Who would have believed that girls who look like that have to pump their own gas?

KiltBoy · 02-15-2007, 07:15 AM

You guys are fantastic!

I was feeling pretty butch about still riding here in Connecticut (USA), but now I feel kind of wimpy!!

GiorgioXT · 02-15-2007, 08:37 AM

Thanks for the compliments ...

15.We enter in the camp and we look for a place where set the tent.

16.Home, sweet (cold) home! ... normally crowded, this time we 've got a lot of place

17.Let’s wash. Comfort is not at the top.

18.Saturday morning, looking at the world out of our tent after a Brokeback Mountain night.

19.Our bikes: which is mine?

Gummee! · 02-15-2007, 08:57 AM

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02-14-2007, 03:35 PM	#1
GiorgioXT ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Oddometer: 1,187	Elefantentreffen 2007 - Germany , a second-hand report Disclaimer : unfortunately this is not mine ...a good friend made a winter ride with some friends and I thought that would'nt be a bad idea to share his photos with you FF's .. “Elefantentreffen” (Elephanten Meeting) is a nice idea since 1956, when seven driver of Zündapp Elefant sidecar decided to go to Stuttgart, Germany, during the terrible winter. The travel had a happy end so, since that year, more and more people tried to do this fantastic travel across the White Mother. The party is at the end of january. In the last years, the place is Loh, very-very-very small village in the National Park of Bavarian, between Danubio river and Czech Republic. The party is based on the sleeping in tent, so when you arrived after a very long and frozen travel, you’ve not a hot shover waiting for you, but a tent to build. This year it was my ninth Elefantentreffen. I started from Milan, Italy with 5 friends and we tried to reach Munich across Engadina, very beautiful valley in Switzerland. Now, here are a few photos. 01.Seregno, “slum” in Nord Milan: the start is under the snow. It’s Tuesday night. Uhm, it’s too early for have weather-troubles! We have just 500 miles from Milano to Loh… 02.We enter in Switzerland in Chiavenna and we begin to ride on the snowy road of Malojapass. 03.Freeclimbing in Hotel Stampa, Casaccia, Switzerland. We sleep here! 04.At Friday morning, the situation on Malojapass is better than we were afraid! __________________ Giorgio Betteto "GiorgioXT" - Padova - Tai di Cadore -Italia DRZ400 S '03 XT600 '90 XT550 '82 XT500 '81 - giorgioxt@email.it - www.polverosi.org - EchM#645 "se sei incerto tieni APERTO ! GiorgioXT screwed with this post 02-14-2007 at 04:03 PM

02-14-2007, 03:54 PM	#2
Tramontana . Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Getting to "the point"... Oddometer: 1,860	Keep posting! I look forward to this report every year! __________________ "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great." - Mark Twain Memberships: AMA 222838, COHVCO #4409, Blue Ribbon Coalition, Rollins Pass Restoration Association, Tread Lightly! KD0DHK - Amateur Radio FCC Technician Class Tread Lightly! Master Tread Trainer.

02-15-2007, 12:52 AM	#4
GiorgioXT ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Oddometer: 1,187	follow with pics... 06.Malojapass is at 5084 feet above sea level. 07.Engadina Valley: between Maloja and St. Moritz, the Police stopped us very angry: “Where the hell are you going, by bike, with this weather?” “Ehm, in Germany!”. We could start again only after have installed chains on our wheels. 08.Silvaplana, the iced lake. Very, very cold! 09.St. Moritz, city of elegance and beautiful girls. 10.Indeed ... __________________ Giorgio Betteto "GiorgioXT" - Padova - Tai di Cadore -Italia DRZ400 S '03 XT600 '90 XT550 '82 XT500 '81 - giorgioxt@email.it - www.polverosi.org - EchM#645 "se sei incerto tieni APERTO !

02-15-2007, 02:14 AM	#5
Cooltours Rider of passion Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Zuerich, Switzerland Oddometer: 1,459	How freakin' great report!!!!! __________________ Tuscany for Friends NEW Tuscany, my love affair. The Black Forest Teaser '07 Half of a Black Forest Report '07 Corsica Pig Loop '07 You know you're close to heaven when. Routedes Grandes Alps, Grd Canyon d Verdon, Liguria '06 Dirtroad ridingon the Isle of Crete, Greece Dolomites and Alps; Their original purpose Corsica for Friens '09 Find all my reports here, or more stuff at www.cooltours.ch

02-15-2007, 04:49 AM	#6
GalacticGS 1200 GS Rider Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Camas, WA Oddometer: 1,649	Now that's an adventure!!! Thanks for sharing your friend's report. Looks like one cold ride, although the gal at the gas station wasn't really dressed for the weather (lucky for us!)... __________________ Larry 2006 R1200GS; 2009 Husaberg FE570; 2011 Husaberg FE570 www.galacticgs.com "Speak to me of summer, long winters longer than time can remember; Setting up of other roads, travel on in old accustomed ways."

02-14-2007, 03:59 PM	#3
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,446	And a crazy one at that... Let's have it!!

02-15-2007, 04:57 AM	#7
Metal Doc Duc addicted Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Northeastern, TN Oddometer: 1,446	Holy cow __________________ "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. " - Benjamin Franklin

02-15-2007, 05:19 AM	#8
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,446	Amazing again!!! But this one... Let's see the other side of her!!

02-15-2007, 06:04 AM	#9
Cloud9 I was HERE? Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Junction, CO., USA Oddometer: 1,876	It's great to see that there are motoweirdos everywhere! Thanks for posting the ride!!

02-15-2007, 06:17 AM	#11
the white rabbit Vicarious Joined: Jul 2004 Location: N. Somerset, UK Oddometer: 3,051	Great pics. Crazy! __________________ 'These are the hardest conditions I have made a basket like this in' Ray Mears

02-15-2007, 07:01 AM	#12
jeffs900s Prophet of Doom Joined: Feb 2004 Location: New Hampshire, USA Oddometer: 1,151	Amazing! Who would have believed that girls who look like that have to pump their own gas? __________________

02-15-2007, 07:15 AM	#13
KiltBoy Mahout Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Sarasota, Flatistan Oddometer: 621	You guys are fantastic! I was feeling pretty butch about still riding here in Connecticut (USA), but now I feel kind of wimpy!! __________________ 94 Elefant 07 R1200GS A d v e n t u r e...

02-15-2007, 08:37 AM	#14
GiorgioXT ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Oddometer: 1,187	Thanks for the compliments ... 15.We enter in the camp and we look for a place where set the tent. 16.Home, sweet (cold) home! ... normally crowded, this time we 've got a lot of place 17.Let’s wash. Comfort is not at the top. 18.Saturday morning, looking at the world out of our tent after a Brokeback Mountain night. 19.Our bikes: which is mine? __________________ Giorgio Betteto "GiorgioXT" - Padova - Tai di Cadore -Italia DRZ400 S '03 XT600 '90 XT550 '82 XT500 '81 - giorgioxt@email.it - www.polverosi.org - EchM#645 "se sei incerto tieni APERTO !

02-15-2007, 08:57 AM	#15
Gummee! That's MR. Toothless Joined: May 2004 Location: NoVA for now... Oddometer: 25,549	M __________________ There. I've moved back to VA. Can you PLEASE change the weather?!

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