11/12 shape D675R and a white Street triple I think, and at least 1 other bike, at my local petrol station in Chatteris this afternoon. I came past with my Daytona on a trailer, where I have been practising the loading up, strapping down, and making sure it doesn't move routine, in preparation for upcoming trackday.
White 675R on the M69 today at about 5.30 and who then seemingly went all the way down the M40 and turned off near London somewhere
See n 2 675 streets today in Rome. One was wearing a Daneise leather jacket and was busy making himself look good and conpletly missed the green light. Everyone started to go and when he realised he quickly shot off caught up with the traffic and then left them all for dust. These Italians are crazy. I have already seen guys on bikes and scooter riders smoking and talking on their phones while riding...unbelievable what they get away with here!!
Rossgo, While you are there, you must go and visit the Ducati Cafe. It's a great place that does really good food, although a little expensive. Of course. Saw similar riding habits when I was there this time last year.
Ducati cafe...where abouts is this? I'll look it up and see if I can sway the missus into going there haha!
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/road-traffic-accidents/by-country/ They have twice the death rate
You have to love the Italians...... Brings to mind that famous quote.: ", in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock." Just thinking.: I imagine if they made there own sportsbikes, they would be beautiful & heartcapturing, then suddenly try to kill you when you least expect it..?
just a little way west/nw from coliseum its more like a brasserie type bar than a cafe Via delle Botteghe Oscure 35 00186 Rome Latium Italy http://www.ducaticafferoma.it
I lived in central Rome for a couple of years, I really really love it. But they are crackers in the road. My car got driven into half a dozen times, not just parking bumps either. Great roads out to the north and east... You regularly see phones tucked inside their helmet as they chatted away. And regularly see texting AND smoking while on a scooter... Did 10000 bike miles there, and survived.
The site doesn't seem to link for me. Ill see what I can do of getting there. Would love to see it myself.thanks for the info
If it's illegal then they don't care. If it's not then they clearly done see the dangers of doing all of that while ridding. One thing that has slightly dissapointed me is I have only seen a few moments of the itailian impatience, eg beeping the horns, using their hands while shouting and showing how much one little thing has disappointed them etc. Kinda expected the horn to be going off 25/8 over here. New York seemed to me more inpatient, eg red light turns green and people in the Que from 30th position are beeping like crazy thinking they are going to be able to get through them haha!!
