Oh dear.. that's one heck of a saga Stu, although not as weird as I imagined it to be. Still got a mental picture of you in a gimp mask and lederhosen, locked in an Austrian cellar as someones pet. How in hells name did you manage to miss the others on the Stelvio - maybe Skank, Gadget and Ladybird can fill in the blanks?
Hope you get the bike back ok - zero recovery policy I assume?