Big selfie smile in a biker gear superstore in Italy after seeing lots of bikes on the road in Cuneo and Piemonte. A Fireblade or a Rossi replica on every street corner is an exaggeration but that’s the impression. And stylish scooters everywhere.
Driving a hired Sandero is sensible for us both but so boring, being passed by every biker on the road, their quickshifting echoing round the rocks. Even more frustrating on Alpine pass roads which are brilliant to ride on two wheels. One of the dozen or more zigzags on the Col de Larche is a double first gear hairpin, what fun!
We find the frontier town Barcelonnette is full of bikers on the Saturday night then riding the Col de la Cayolle in groups on a fine Sunday morning. Lucky them enjoying the fine weather riding.
Cuneo
Cuneo
Col de Larche
Col de la Cayolle
Col de la Cayolle