In preparation for our mere 1600 mile trip coming up in a couple of weeks, I've been keen to notice articles and stories on motorcycle touring. This one, in particular, caught my eye because it included Ducati in the name. This guy rode a Ducati Panigale 1199 15,000 miles through 35 states. I have a buddy that has a 848 evo and I can hardly stand to sit on the thing, let alone for 15,000 miles in that amount of time. Anyway, beside his ride being very impressive, I really enjoyed the article he wrote about the ride. He explains the reason for making the ride in a very interesting way and some of his stories from during the trip make me really want to hit the road. They remind me of a couple of weeks ago during our Ride For The Cure ride when we met a couple at the Blackhawk Statue in Oregon, IL. Turns out the "couple" was actually brother and sister all the way from the UK. They were most likely in their 90's and just touring the world. The lady had a very wiley tone in her voice as she briefly mentioned riding "motorbikes" in her younger days and then was very quiet when her brother mentioned she was an air force pilot in the Canadian Air Force. So, I suppose this trip coming up is about stories. Meeting people with stories, and making our own so that we can be the 90 year old remembering them later on in life.
http://rideapart.com/2013/01/rideapart-review-ducati-1199-panigale-s/
