Here’s a ride report from Germany:
The route: Weiden-Stuttgart-Black Forest-Landstuhl-Weiden: 1050 kilometers.
Basically, east Germany to France and back. I spent less than 200km on the Autobahn, the rest was spent carving up Germany’s excellent B roads, which have 60mph speed limits and run through the towns and countryside.
Day One: Travelled from Weiden, near the Czech border, to Stuttgart where I visited the Mercedes Museum. Pretty cool cars and lots of history. I stayed there overnight at a hostel and dined on a calzone, though it didn’t hold a sauce next to a New York calzone.
Day Two: Travelled from Stuttgart to Freudenstadt and then took the B500 over a mountain pass to Baden Baden. I was glad to have heated hand grips and my RS fairing because people were cross country skiing along the side of the road. This was the first and only time I was glad that Germany over-salts its roads.
The roads cleared up on the western side of the pass and I was able to enjoy the famous Black Forest roads a bit.
After Baden Baden, I took off across the French border and skimmed through some small villages before popping back into Germany and reaching my destination of Landstuhl. Not much to see there, I just had some business at the US Army base, where I stayed the night.
Day Three: I hit the Autobahn for about 175km before getting tired of the overly straight roads with high speed cars whizzing by. I exited and found a spot to eat at Waldenburg Castle and then continued on through Rottenburg (great looking town) and drove through the famous roads in the Frankische Schweiz (Frankish Switzerland, because of the similar geo to the Swiss Alps) before getting back to Weiden.
Great trip! Unfortunately, while turning the bike around on an incline in Baden Baden she tipped when my 5’7” frame couldn’t touch the ground on the decline side of the bike. The side case absorbed the blow so no damage done. I guess I need some taller boots, or does the low-seat option for the K75 also fit on a RS?
And today on my way to work, the clutch cable snapped. Good thing it didn’t happen a day earlier…
PS: My pictures aren't showing up so if someone knows how to insert them properly please PM me