gonekat,
Gruss Gott ( I couldn't figure out how to spell it right w/ our computers) which definitely is a Bavarian term, but it was used quite a bit around Schweinfurt( I was told we were considered Bavarian). Understand the OPSEC concerns
as I recall you must be having a rainy year, I believe we had around 15 days w/o rain while I was there

Anway, would love to see some pics of that Triumph anywhere you might get to while you're there. I wish I had any of my bikes with me while I was there. Tschuss