A good long ride around Italy
Hi all,
I'm a long-time rider (40 years) but first-time poster on the HUBB. Please forgive me if I'm asking questions already answered elsewhere and gently point me in the right direction.
I'm hoping to spend at least a month travelling around la bella Italia by motorbike in 2011. I'm a New Zealander so sending my bike to the other side of the world and back is quite an expensive and tricky business. At this stage I'm hoping to start in Northern Italy in early September and work my way down the country, taking in some scenic roads, bike factories/museums, maybe a MotoGP or SBK race if possible, and the occasional duomo.
Hiring a bike for that length of time would be seriously expensive, so I'm wondering if there are workable alternatives. Perhaps a buy-back scheme? Or possibly even buying a second-hand bike to export to NZ at the end of the trip? Bikewise, I'm thinking maybe a Moto Guzzi Breva - something Italian, not too fast, not too slow, not too big, not too small and not too expensive.
I've got some good ideas about places to go from other posts, but any advice would be most welcome.
Thanks heaps (grazie mille).
Tim
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