Ducati Scrambler ride in Tuscany

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I was on vacation visiting a pair of college friends and their kids who are living in Florence for a couple of years. My buddy recently got a Ducati Monster, so we thought it'd be fun to get me a bike for the day and ride around the Tuscany countryside. It's been almost 7 years since I sold my Suzuki GS500 that I had for 14 years. Was able to rent a Scrambler (relatively new model with an air cooled 800cc engine), jacket, gloves, and helmet for a day and we spent about 6 hours riding around. Easy to ride bike, considerably more powerful than my GS500 but I had no trouble "remembering" how to ride. Had an absolute blast with no "oh S" moments. I'll post a few pics later after I get them off my phone.

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Here we are getting ready to leave the shop. The jacket makes me look sorta fat but I am not 😁. My friend here and I have known each other since we started college in 1995.

Another fat Jeff pic with the Chianti hills in the background.

And another couple shots of the bike and the countryside.