Tuscany | Italy – In order to test the revised top model of the series, the Ducati Motor Holding in Bologna provided me with the new Scrambler 1100 Sport PRO for a few days. I used the last beautiful autumn days for an extensive test in scenic Tuscany and visited the wonderful cities of Siena and Florence…
Once to the Desert and Back | Testing the Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports in the South of Sardinia
Costa Verde | Sardinia – This year the Honda Africa Twin is getting an extensive upgrade. This was reason enough for me to test the new edition of the successful adventure bike on the partially rough roads of south-west Sardinia. The adventurous tour lead me to the dunes of Piscinas…
Ducati Streetfighter V4 | With the New Super Naked Bike on the Nockalm Road
Nockalm Road | Carinthia – Long awaited, revealed in autumn of last year at EICMA in Milan, the new Ducati Streetfighter V4 arrived in June at Austrian dealerships. I seized the opportunity and tested the new super naked for the first time on the famous scenic road in the Carinthia Nockberge mountains…
Monaco by Night | Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle Meets Ferrari LaFerrari in the Principality
Monaco | Monte-Carlo – In May last year I made it to Nice for motorbike testing. That day I was travelling on a very sporty, new model from the Ducati Scrambler family and after dark discovered a rare four-wheeled Italian superstar against the backdrop of Monaco harbour…
ZERO SR/F Laps the Alps | Eventful Tour of the Alps on a High End Electric Motorcycle
Germany | Austria | Italy – Riding through the Alps on the Zero SR/F electric motorcycle, for five days with many wonderful impressions of the bike itself, all almost silently and without any exhaust fumes. That was “Zero SR/F Laps the Alps”, an eventful motorbike adventure, which demonstrated how today already you can travel trouble-free around the Alps on two wheels…
Côte d’Azur between Nice and Monaco | Ducati Multistrada 1260 S on the Sophisticated Cap Ferrat Peninsula
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | Southern France – The small peninsula Cap Ferrat between Nice and Monaco is a jewel at the Côte d’Azur. Due to the weather I couldn’t follow the tracks of the Monte-Carlo Rally with the Ducati Multistrada 1260 S as planned, but the chosen alternative Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat definitely wasn´t less attractive…
Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle | Along the Grande Corniche from Nice to the Casino of Monte-Carlo
Nice | Southern France – The Grand Corniche between Nice and Menton high above the French Riviera coast is one of the most beautiful panoramic roads on earth. An ideal spot to cruise along with the new Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle and enjoy the wonderful view. Arrival at the Casino of Monte-Carlo was the crowning finale…
New Vespa Elettrica Ridden in Vienna | The Italian Cult Scooter Now Also Follows the Trend of Electromobility
Vienna| Austria – More than 70 years after the first Vespa saw the light of day, an electric version of the cult scooter is now coming onto the market. The Vespa Elettrica heralds a new era for Piaggio, as it is the first electrically powered scooter from the traditional Tuscan company. Just arrived in Vienna, I was allowed to test it for you…
Ducati Power Cruiser Reloaded | Testing the New Diavel 1260 S along the Southeast Coast of Sardinia
Cagliari | Sardinia – The look of the new Ducati Diavel may seem a little nasty at first, but the performance of the revised Power Cruiser is not at all nasty. During a test of the Ducati 1260 S in Sardinia I was able to experience that the revised bike is even more dynamic and precise to ride…
Electric Premiere in Amsterdam | Zero Motorcycles Unveils the E-Streetfighter SR/F
Hotel Arena | Amsterdam – The pioneer of the electric motorcycle industry Zero Motorcycles from Santa Cruz in California presented today in the venerable chapel of the Hotel Arena in Amsterdam the new model SR/F for the first time to the world public and heralds a new era in the premium segment of electrically powered motorcycles…