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[holtcorseaux]

Hi @holtcorseaux, and thanks for the greeting. And yes, what a coincidence! Olivier Guyaz is his name. Doesn't have that shop anymore as he has retired. Works out of his garage near Attalens. By the way, several years ago, I found a brilliant mechanic and old-timer dealer whose workshop and showroom are worth a visit. http://www.motorrad-technik-wyss.ch. He is in the Jura not far south from Basel. Thomas Wyss has based his life, ethics, and aesthetics on old-timer bikes, specialising in Nortons. He acquired an old watch factory for the purpose. Recommended if you need work doing that you can't do yourself.

Hi yes thought it might be. Thank you I know Thomas Wyss, real Aladdin’s cave just half an hour away.

LG Martin

 

[Big_Jim59]

Your memory serves you well @Big_Jim59! The Alps are a lot younger than the Rockies and therefore less eroded down. There are many sheer, vertiginous drops which are quite scary when it comes to driving on the roads cut into them.

I remember a bus ride from Zermatt into Italy. The road was like a carnival ride. It went under concrete shelfs that I assume were there to block snow but it had the effect of driving under cascading waters. Since I was in a bus and someone else was driving I could enjoy the scenery. If I had been riding I would not have been so secure.