When in Rome...

Kinja'd!!! by "Nonster" (noahnic)
Published 10/03/2017 at 14:18

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Rent a Ducati Multistrada 1200 and ride down the Amalfi coast!!!

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And then get a flat tire!

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And then plug it!

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And then ride more!

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And then over the mountains!

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And somehow avoid getting a speeding ticket, run over by a bus, or driving off a cliff!


Replies (14)

Kinja'd!!! "Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
10/03/2017 at 14:26, STARS: 0

Brave

Kinja'd!!! "For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
10/03/2017 at 14:31, STARS: 0

So when in Rome, leave Rome?

Kinja'd!!! "Nonster" (noahnic)
10/03/2017 at 14:34, STARS: 1

basically...

or rent a Vespa

Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/03/2017 at 14:43, STARS: 0

Is that really what the Romans do? I was under the impression that they got drunk on wine and had orgies.

Kinja'd!!! "Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
10/03/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 0

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I loved the Amalfi coast! I would go back there in a heartbeat.

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Wish I had the confidence/ability/death wish to rent a motorcycle while there. The Smart for four I had felt like a giant tank on some of those roads. Idk how those tour bus drivers sleep at night.

Favorite part by far of my Italy trip though for sure! Three days there felt like it was too short by like a few months lol.

Kinja'd!!! "Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
10/03/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 0

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Definitely! I took a picture of a typical two way street in that area. Although many of these would have a car parked on the side and a tour bus coming the other way as well.

Kinja'd!!! "BobintheMtns" (bobinthemtns)
10/03/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 0

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick.

Is the MS as good as they say?

Kinja'd!!! "fintail" (fintail)
10/03/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 0

do they have hypermotards?

This reminds me that BMW on demand (among others) has motorcycle rentals in Germany. Must resist temptation, I’d be too self conscious not wanting to make mistakes in front of zhe Ghermans

Kinja'd!!! "Nonster" (noahnic)
10/03/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 0

oh yeah definitely, the drivers there are fearless. I have plenty of gopro footage, it was wild.

Kinja'd!!! "Nonster" (noahnic)
10/03/2017 at 16:10, STARS: 0

i really wanted to take their Hyperstrada (hypermotard with bags & a windscreen), but it was already reserved. I rented through these guys and they were great

http://www.hpmotorrad.rentals/en/

Kinja'd!!! "Nonster" (noahnic)
10/03/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 0

yeah the bus drivers are insane, I saw several buses three-wheeling it though some of the turns.

I would have felt less comfortable in any car bigger than a Smart. I was able to easily widen my line or stay to the outside if someone came around a blind turn a bit in my lane. In a car there’s much less wiggle room

Kinja'd!!! "vdub_nut: scooter snob" (jollyroger1210)
10/03/2017 at 20:14, STARS: 0

Oh god this looks amazing.

Kinja'd!!! "fintail" (fintail)
10/03/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0

I guess something like a hypermotard might be prone to being abused. I like the ergonomics of it.

Fun site, I think I would choose this:

http://www.hpmotorrad.rentals/en/rentalbmw/73-bmw-s1000r.html

Or maybe the Monster.

Kinja'd!!! "Nonster" (noahnic)
10/04/2017 at 07:51, STARS: 0

Yeah its a pretty fantastic bike. I never really opened it up or pushed it hard since I had the girlfriend on the back, but it was super comfy and pulled like a freight train. My only real complaint was that the rear cylinder was cooking my thighs so bad in traffic coronal sanders would be proud.