On the weekends, there are huge groups of bike riders out on the road; the weekend we went to Tuscany and Umbria, we saw many of them. Unfortunately, because we were on the road, I didn't get any good group shots.
In Italy, there are bikers....
And then there are BIKERS!
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| Check out the Ducati- this guy's really looking like a pro! |
I felt like we'd stumbled onto a Hell's Angels road rally--
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| They just kept coming... |
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| and coming... |
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| and coming! Feel free to add your own revving engines sound effects- believe me, there was plenty of that as this group came through! |
only these guys weren't riding Harleys, Ducati's were more their style. And they were much better dressed-in professional racing leathers. I saw quite a few bikers wearing racing leathers during my stay in Italy-considering how warm it was outside, they must have been sweltering!
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| Looking "cool" walking through town in their leathers. |
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| Must be getting a little hot. |
The majority of these bikers were men--a few had girls on the backs of their bikes, clinging like baby monkeys on their precarious perches, but this was obviously a male-bonding experience. (see below picture)
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| Hey look-we're getting our picture taken! |
The bike riders were more mixed, but they too tended to be professionally decked out. I guess Italians like to be well-dressed, no matter what the occasion.
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