Tom M - Italy

Overall the tour was AWESOME!!!  I’ve been thinking about doing a tour in Europe the past few years and after connecting with Cat at the Long Beach Cycle Show and the WSBK race in Laguna last year, I got serious about it. The idea of coupling a tour with track time at Misano was really appealing to me. My expectations were exceeded in every way. The tour routes were incredibly beautiful, the switchbacks were fun,fun,fun, the food and wine were gourmet by any standard, and the Italian guide provided a very practical approach to navigating a foreign culture as well as being a sharp-witted comic who kept us laughing. The pace was moderate to fast especially on the switchback sections, but I didn’t feel pressured to keep up. On the few wet roads we encountered, I slowed my pace appreciably.  We encountered rain a few times but I had brought pull-over raingear that worked really well. My fellow tour riders were a diverse group but all shared a deep love of motorcycles, riding, racing, and good food and wine. It was an experience that I’ll cherish for ever and I’ll  probably bore my non-motorcycle friends with endless tales of Italy and motorcycles.