Motogiro d'Italia 2007 - Sicily

Sicily. If places bring to mind colors, than this place is bright sea blue with some deep orange thrown in for highlight. In May Sicily is in full bloom - wildflowers and wildly flavorful fruit are everywhere you turn. Toss in some Italian motorcycles and you have the recipe for this years Motogiro d'Italia which returned to the island at the tip of Italy for the second time this year. The highlight of this years route was Mount Etna, a must see place if there ever was one. Currently active it was kind enough to misbehave on the other side of the mountain, leaving our route and viewing pleasure uninterupted. The 2007 event began for us at the NCR workshop (see the gallery here: http://ducati.smugmug.com/gallery/2835303 ) with a story that began two years ago. It's about a man, a dream and one fast little bike.........
Photos by Vicki Smith

Mount Etna. A highlight of the route (that's lava in the background) My bike broke early so I rented a scooter and kept riding with my group. Everybody knows scooters just make you feel like you are on vacation! :-)

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Mount Etna. A highlight of the route (that's lava in the background) My bike broke early so I rented a scooter and kept riding with my group. Everybody knows scooters just make you feel like you are on vacation! :-)