Hi there... have lurked here for some years checking out for ideas and generally looking at people's photos
most of my touring has been in the car until more recently and only ventured over the water this year over to the black forest with my friend. I had the blackbird and mate on his futura
IMG_20180716_233305_642 by
Dan Ciminera, on Flickr
car has it's charms in the alps and such, especially for just getting there, but I'm keen to do some more european trips on 2 wheels

just changed bike in the last week, fancied something more relaxed and with a bit more character
NewMonster by
Dan Ciminera, on Flickr
had a yellow one of these briefly before but gearbox was a disaster and it went back to the dealer, so this time i've gone for a tattier more well used example this time. may get over to world ducati week some time, or more likely just a wiggle over to borgo panigale and bologna
so anyway... Hi! maybe see some of you on my travels