In 2009 my wife introduced me to the husband of her work colleague. Mark was from Australia and was "into bikes". He then spent the next 5 years borrowing various bikes from me so that he could join the various Old Gits trips. in 2015 he bought his own BMW K1300S MotorSport.
In 2021, just as the the restrictions imposed by COVID were being relaxed, Mark and his wife decided to return to Australia so the decision was made to run one last trip for Mark and a small group of the Old Gits regulars.
I spent a few days doing research on the well known passes of the Alps and Dolomites before playing "join the dots" on MRA to create a route that covered as many of the passes as was possible.
https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/5105018?mode=share
In just a little over one week we rode through France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, back into Italy then back into France. We rode most of the Route des Grande Alpes and the Route Napoleon as well as over 24 passes in the Alps and Dolomites, including Stelvio St. Gotthard, the "holy trinity" of Grimsel, Furka and Susten, Col de l'lseran, Tonale, Timmelsjoch and Col de la Bonette
The 200 - 250 mile days across the mountains were exactly right for 5 large sport touring motorbikes (2 BMW K1300S, 2 x KTM SD1290GT, 1 x Kawasaki H2 SX). With the exception of the hotel in Switzerland, all our over night stops were excellent and the roads were simply stunning.
If you find yourself with a week (and an extra weekend) then I can't recommend this route highly enough. Ride it. I will guarantee you will have one of the best trips of your life. I did! But, most importantly, Mark did!
Full details here: https://www.old-gits.org/FarewellMark.htm