Jacopo

On the bucolic morning of January 9th at 11am, the sun still decided not to go out.
At the Ducati Genova dealership, I finally took the Multistrada V4 Rally: I was looking forward to riding this bike through the Tuscan roads. It was raining, but I didn’t care. I was too excited.
After the brief on the bike, I finally started off towards the famous Bracco Pass and then I went down to the Cinque Terre.
First fuel stop. I had never had a bike with such a big tank, that it was beautiful to realize that you could cover several kilometers with just one full tank.
The pass Bracco was deserted and wrapped in fog. I had never seen it like this, and I admit that in some respects it was even more beautiful, almost magical.
In the descent, despite its size, thanks to its bike chassis the bike looked like a bicycle.
Arrived in Monterosso, I found that they had just completed the restoration of the “”Giant Statue”” which was long -awaited. The statue was beautiful, and the rough sea gave the feeling that the huge stone man was defending us from its waves.
I took the road back towards La Spezia, but I took the highway to see how the bike behaved.
What to say? It was really comfortable.
In the evening, I stopped to rest, loaded to leave the next day in the direction of the Apuan Alps, Garfagnana and Val di Lima.
The roads between the white marble quarries were full of narrow tunnels and small damp streets, kneaded by water and marble dust, quite slippery. It turned out to be a great test ground where the Multistrada V4 Rally doesn’t put you in any trouble.
I also enter the Henraux quarry, rich in murals. After reaching the Val di Lima, I headed to Florence, at the gates of the Mugello: the ideal place where to bring the Multistrada, among the most famous passes in the area between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.
I dedicated those days between Muraglione, Giogo, Futa, Raticosa alternating short off road stretches.
The weather conditions were not optimal, the days before it was rainy and the roads off mountains were muddy, sometimes with some snow residue. But the bike did well.
Obviously, I could not miss the stage at one of the circuits that I think is the most beautiful in the world: Mugello.
As I was going down towards Florence, I was a little worried in facing the city traffic with such a big bike with three suitcases. But I had to change my mind.
There were only two days left in this adventure. I went to Viterbo through the Chianti, the famous Eroica, and the Val d’Orcia to visit Civiltà di Bagnoregio. I finally arrived at Ducati Viterbo.

These lands do not need any introduction: a stretch of vineyards and typical fields of the Tuscan countryside. I was able to test the Multistrada V4 Rally on a terrain, in my opinion more of his own, namely dirt.
The suspension absorbed any roughness, the standing was comfortable for my 180cm thanks to the platforms without rubber that give good grip to the boot.
The engine, needless to say, there was always a lot.
By now I had arrived at my destination, the Ducati Viterbo dealership, where I reluctantly handed over the keys. It was the time to say to it goodbye.