Exploring Tuscany on the 2019 Ducati Scrambler 1100 - Episode 4

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Welcome to the final episode of my tour of beautiful Tuscany by Ducati Scrambler 1100, in this episode we get to explore more of Tuscany visiting a number of the ancient towns and attractions of the area. Once again huge thanks to those nice people at Tuscany Motorcycle Tours for making this series possible. Episode 4 of 4.
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[@tuscanymotorcycletours5578]

Thank you so much for you visit Mr Flyer!! It was a pleasure sharing those days with you, great guy and great rider! The videos are fantastic, we love them! Cheers from Florence, where you're welcome any day! Adrian

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thank you Adrian - the pleasure was all mine, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and would love to come back sometime! In fact I’m free tomorrow!! 😉

[@tuscanymotorcycletours5578]

@@TheMissendenFlyer Tomorrow we have a tour departing to the Val d'Orcia area which I believe you don't know and it's, in my opinion, the most beautiful area of Tuscany! Check our instagram and facebook in the next days, there will be interesting content 😉

[@atastefortheroad4475]

Your tours definitely look fun and as a Ducati owner (Monster 1200s) a tour of the factory is appealing. I have TMT on my short list. And on behalf of the all the OC people - myself included - I'm glad to hear you now have another side case. ;-)

[@tuscanymotorcycletours5578]

@@atastefortheroad4475 Thank you for your comment! You can contact me on [e-mail] and I'll make sure the day of the tour I'll have 2 or 0 panniers 😂

[@Neil_Llewellyn]

I've been watching and enjoying your videos during lockdown many for the second time. Especially enjoying your tour series. Thank you for taking the time to capture your trips and journeys to share with us.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

My pleasure Neil!

[@michaelharold1366]

I don’t know what it is about your videos, but you capture the exhaust note on these bikes better than anyone! Great work, absolutely love the content!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thank you Michael!

[@frankstocker5475]

One of the problems with living in the South of France is it's hard to find somewhere better. Yesterday we went for a 300km day trip up in the Alps from Nice, hundreds of Dutch, Germans & Italian riders. Tells me we are in the right place for bikers.

[@julibradbury]

Another killer series of vlogs from the maestro.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thank you ;0)

[@petersydney5895]

Took the family to Florence and other parts in Italy towards the end of last year, and boy, did this series remind me how much I love that country. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks so much.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Glad to bring back some good memories!

[@andrewgibbs5135]

Binge watched the four episodes ! Great series. I would love to do that tour, you get to visit and see so much more of the Country on a motorcycle !

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

You sure do! Give Adrian a call and sort out your trip!

[@lairdbufflehead]

Glad I am watching your series riding in Tuscany. Everywhere you’ve ridden so far I've added to my ever increasing list of places to ride. I always wanted to go to Tuscany......and now.....not so much. Surprisingly underwhelmed by the scenery.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

To be fair I was unlucky with the weather - looks a whole lot different in the sunshine!

[@DarknessLastsForever]

Thank you very much for another really enjoyable series :)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Glad you liked it!

[@palantir135]

Angry looking clouds...you had to be here in the Netherlands the last two nights to see them. 75000 flash lightnings last night in the whole country. Terrible thunderstorms with millions of damage and hundreds of trees fell over. One pannier still looks wrong. A bit of rain and your hair starts growing ✂️ Beautiful country. The first think I would change on that bike is that bloody cable on the handle bar.

[@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes]

I can't believe how expensive it is to do these type of Motorcycle tours? I love riding and have been for 35 Years, but for the cost of a week doing a tour like this, I could go to Barbados lol (190 Euros a day for bike hire!!!)

[@lyrasimo]

ikr

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Have you looked into costs of going to BarBados recently? ;0) ...But I take your point....

[@gerrypowell2748]

Yes I live in France,the diversity of such an amazing place cannot ever be undermined❤️

[@cwarren4396]

Wonderful Tour. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks for watching!

[@RutgerSmets]

Lovely video once again Mr Flyer! It's great waking up and watching this as the start of my day

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks Rutger - your ongoing words of encouragement are much appreciated!

[@ES44AC-2]

Beautiful places to ride and tour. Thanks for taking us.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks for watching!

[@johngittins6244]

Absolutely love your tours, so much food for thought and this one is no exception. Always good when the wife’s gone to bed, get the tea and choccy biccies and watch a bit of Mr Flyer - You have a lot to answer for, adventure panniers arrive tomorrow !

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thin end of the wedge John!

[@shimano10100]

Always great entertainment for motorcycle enthusiasts. Thankyou TMF from Australia.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Wow - I love it that you get to watch down underneath the planet......

[@LIKWID]

Some absolutely stunning scenery and those traditional looking Italian buildings are beautiful. I suppose that's one good thing about riding a bike in all sorts of environments, you really get a sense of how it would be like to own. Absolute nightmare if it's the other end or the scale and you hate it mind you. Absolutely brilliant tour as always sir. Thank you 😁👍

[@garytilley3217]

Amazing! And to be able to wander around these old towns without having to dodge motor vehicles. Lucca is another that springs to mind.

[@garywalk1969]

Fantastic tour from start to finish yet again TMF. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thank you Gary - stay tuned!

[@Labgorilla]

Mate ! I lived in Tuscany for 6 years! Beautiful region! Hope you loved it!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Sure did!

[@sirrideabit651]

Very enjoyable to watch, great roads and scenery, can't ask for more than that.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Indeed you can't - cheers!

[@teneretraveller8980]

What a fabulous place to ride a motorcycle. Soopa stuff. Happy travels

[@Garry2749]

Another good tour.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Glad you enjoyed it Garry!

[@williamjosephroche2764]

What a real cool crew to ride with professional safe great video you should try around the world on a Ducati would be a winner yeslooking at the view takes the other eyes ogff the road well done

[@sharpbends]

Excellent tour series TMF, Italy would be a great country to circumnavigate by motorcycle :-)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I think Italy is a great country full stop!

[@carlton683]

Another fab trip thanks I’m looking forward to your next trip already

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Me too! :0)

[@plymouthjanner8940]

Great tour series. Cheers for taking the time to film and share.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

My pleasure!

[@Don-lw4cb]

Another cracking video for the series finale and I've thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Glad you liked it Don!

[@ydarbg]

Great video as ever Mr flyer... his single pannier must have toyed with your symmetry issues😁

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

You're not wrong there - I can report that Adrian has now purchased another!

[@spetersonmusic]

Outstanding. Beautiful views and roads. Wow.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks Scott....

[@noelsatterley2996]

Enjoyed the series. Looking forward to the next tour.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Cheers and me too!

[@benstabile8493]

Absolutely fabulous music at 8:22. Very Doc Martinesque!

[@billcotton1551]

The sound is great on that bike!

[@JBond73]

Great video series. 👍

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks 👍

[@chrisnewton6393]

I was working in Arnhem Monday and had a free day Tuesday, so went to the local BMW dealer and hired an R1250GS for the day, only 105 Euro, plus helmet and gloves, had a cracking couple of hours riding around the national park, amazing roads, but not many bends thou. Inspired by watching your euro tours, keep up the great work.

[@ticthedog9413]

👍 Enjoyable tour series set in a beautiful part of the world

[@Hodmeister]

So there I was happily enjoying this 4th episode and as I adjust the sound, I thought I had done something horribly wrong as warp drive happened hehe, gave me a shock :-) By the way that Ducati sounds lovely listening to the vid with headphones on :-). Another great series

[@RhegedRideOuts]

Another great tour, video and sound top quality as usual.

[@brianwhite1189]

Beautiful video! Thanks again, Mr Flyer!

[@christopherdevries1969]

Enjoyed it again 👍 👍 👍. (@15.38. For a second I thought my phone went haywire 😂.)

[@martynlaverick3405]

Love all these tour vids and this one is no exception. Photos at the end of the vid a great idea as well.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thank Martyn....

[@737adventure]

That thing is WARP capable!!! :) Thank you very much for this Series! Enjoyed it as ever! Cheers, Tim :)

[@paultaylor701]

Didn’t expect the very trippy speeded up section!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I like to keep you on your toes!

[@BN1960]

Fairly...controlled...pace

[@kyotosal]

Beautiful country. Thanks again Sir........Sal : )

[@ThumperXT]

Cool tour TMF

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thank you!

[@tucker9162]

Thanks for the series TMF. Makes me want to get a passport and go do all these tours.

[@RutgerSmets]

Do it.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I agree with Rutger!! No passport?? WT??

[@jimbothejetset]

Went to San Gimignano for three years on the trot on hols. Never flew, always drove so I could enjoy the roads 😉. Now going to Salo on Lake Garda for the third year, roads are even better there! 👍

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yes I love the Italian lakes - I did some float plane flying off of Lake Como once....terrific fun!

[@schwartz4074]

Beautiful trip.

[@docgreen4934]

Hi TMF - wonderful area to tour. Spent two of the past three years in that area to the SE of Sienna. If you get there again check out the Palio in Sienna (twice a year in July n Aug). Montepulcciano is some town too for obvious reasons but the views are great too. Anyway, great tour and again thanks for your efforts. Yours aye, Alan

[@richardd9976]

A great tour and video. Thanks!

[@PremierNZ-qb5zd]

Another great video as always. I must say the costs you quoted for bike hire surprised me a bit. Bike hire here in NZ is much more reasonable, prices range from £52 for an SV650 to £115 a day for a BMW R1200GS. Admittedly the cost to get here is significant but we have the most amazing roads to rival the best in the world. If you ever get the opportunity to visit I would love to show some of our epic rides.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

One day I will ride there!! Very much on the bucket list!!

[@PremierNZ-qb5zd]

Excellent 😀

[@debenhamdave4314]

Yet to visit Italy, and Tuscany looks wonderful, being fortunate enough to own two Ducati's really should visit the factory in Bologna, Cheers TMF.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

You really should!

[@DunningsMillLawnCare]

Really good video, keep up the good work!

[@mrcintheuk4641]

This 25 minute video has only just been released and you've commented already. Have you watched it or do you get to see it before everybody else? Just asking.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks Matt!

[@DunningsMillLawnCare]

MRC INTHEUK I’ve watched it

[@edvanloon]

In NZ you have the IRD which is the inland revenue department, however as a biker I see you as many others suffer from IRD. Indicator reset disorder..... but that's a good thing

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yes I suffer from that badly....

[@frankmorris2603]

Living the dream.

[@wltrlg]

Nice vid. From a scenery perspective, Norway impressed me more to be honest :)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Fair enough....

[@norriemasson4080]

Another great tour series Andy ( pity about the weather at times) and some lovely still photos at the end, not hard to see you’ve been hanging about with TPO your becoming a bit of a hooligan these days 😉

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Me? Never....

[@deonjoubert1898]

Brilliant! Followed the whole tour, as I did with the others. I see that iffy roads(like the one before your last lunch stop) is not only limited to here is South Africa! Would loe to go do a couple of tours, like Scotland, Canaries etc. One question - I do suppose for safety sake one would have to, as with the car licence, have your bike licence on your international driving permit? Also, I am more of a cruiser kind of rider, love the Boulevard and Gold Wing - would it be to much of a hassle doing the tours you have done?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I think a big US style cruiser may struggle on some of the more twisty routes we have here in Europe....would be fun trying though!

[@gcrockford8191]

Excellent

[@LeadingEdgeCreations]

What is it with you and White Vans...??? Great finish to the Series with the roads around SG...I suggest getting over to Volterra next time for some Gelato...:-D...Keep the Tours coming...great Pics at the end too...:-)

[@terryife8823]

Haha, what was that 'Benny Hill' moment TMF ? I thought your throttle had got stuck !!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

?? Not sure I know which bit you're referring too?

[@terryife8823]

@@TheMissendenFlyer that's odd, at around 15 mins in, the video runs really quickly for about 10 secs or so.

[@mrcintheuk4641]

This vlog is at last what I expected this area to look like 👍. As you say, timing in the year to visit the tourist places is everything and I think during the summer this area would be my worst nightmare. Looking at the web site, the prices are a bit salty for my wallet and the option of riding independently with my own bike would be the way to go. Regarding nice road in Buckinghamshire, try the B4011, close to OnYerBike in Westcott.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I’ll check it out!

[@pinkiewerewolf]

For me the choice would be between the Ducati Desert Sled and the Urban GS version of the R9T. Italy is gorgeous, I’ve got to visit someday.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

You can't go through life and not go to Italy!! Get on over there!!

[@pinkiewerewolf]

@@TheMissendenFlyer 100% agreement!

[@joseantoniolago5857]

The only thing that I don't like about this tours is how fast the guide is driving, don't get wrong, I like to go fast like everybody else but I rather enjoy the view.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Actually this was quite a sedate pace! ...but I entirely agree - what’s the rush?

[@c.g.c2067]

It's actually San Gimignano :))

[@cliveomahoney4096]

Thanks. Please do a CB650R review. Just got one. Best bike I've bought. You liked the F, the R is much better. 40 mpg though! Don't care. Too much fun.

[@richiektm]

Eye watering expensive! For me I would ride there and then just go exploring without the guide

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Fair do's!

[@TimKMain]

The time before last, I tried a mixture of self and guided touring, I discovered the benefit of touring with Adrian can be summarised as follows; a) he knows the best roads and their condition (recently surfaced etc) b) He organised local restaurants and motorcycle friendly hotel stops, meaning we could sample local variations to the regional cuisine. c) He would guide on the sections where a dash between towns on the autostrada made sense and where to enjoy the best roads & scenery. d) In the event of any issues he can leverage the local contacts, language On the cost front, flying to Bologna via EasyJet etc is very cost effective, then a 7 EU transfer to centre and then a 28 EU high speed train down to Florence. The high speed train goes up to 240-260 Km / hour. Bologna is also a great city to visit for a food tour in addition to the Ducati factory out at Borgo Panigale

[@richiektm]

Tim Main If I had €400 a day to waste and wanted babysitting I still wouldn’t use a guide around Europe there is enough KZbin videos like this one that tells you all you need to know!

[@TimKMain]

DucatiRichie Doug, It’s about 190 EU a day, the rest is bike hire @ ~ 190-200 EU brand / type depending For sure self organised touring is an option, I tend towards a mixture of the two. Self organised touring on the way down and back, a local guide at the destination Tim

[@richiektm]

Tim Main I know it’s €190 per day for the tour I still think it’s a lot of money, half of the fun is planning or not yours routes for the day and that money would give me two more days travelling.

[@jetrex1986]

Cant find a nicer place than Tuscany ;-)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yeah it's beautiful isn't it....

[@paulaus]

The foot thing is a bikers way of pointing out potholes and other road debris.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Aha! Thank you for that - wish someone would write this all down in a manual somewhere!

[@stevenhill6214]

Great series, slightly disappointed though....i kept expecting Don to burst into life!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Only ever happened off camera! ;0)

[@bonerfi9254]

Ha ha! I was exactly the same. You took the words outta my mouth when you introduced him as a man of few words. Thereafter, every time he appeared, I thought "He's relaxing." and then the 'Dour Don' reappeared. That aside, I've thoroughly enjoyed the series, TMF! I'm on a metered Internet connection where I live and I happily burnt through a good few mb's worth over the last 2 months. Cheers for great reviews and awesome scenary! 🍻 🍺 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@ragerider6283]

Again, lovely vid & really nice looking tour experience. Thanks for sharing. Where does it rank in your tour trips for enjoyment & value overall?

[@dannyracer25]

Very injoyable Tmf doesn't seem like the bike has much power through.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Probably just my riding - plenty of power in the bike I thought!

[@dannyracer25]

@@TheMissendenFlyer your on a holiday so no rush Haha when back UK you don't hang about thanks danny

[@cliveomahoney4096]

Hello MF, I lived just outside Siena for 5 years, the countryside is spectacular, thanks for reminding me. Do you have any idea where to go, and how much it might be, to rent a decent bike for a couple of days? I want to go around Monte Amiata - Montalcino and Montepulciano which is even more spectacular than where you travelled. It's best to go there in May, early June, when the wild flowers are out and it's not stunningly hot and full of mosquitoes - which are a total nightmare there in the height of summer. Thanks for the vid.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Have a word with Adrian at Tuscany Motorcycle Tours - link below in the description....

[@canturgan]

It's my 7am alarm call from TMF.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Glad to be of service!

[@Tolandur]

damn missing pannier is doing my OCD in.... looks like a great place to ride tho

[@gdscheiwe01]

Great series! Enjoyed the lot! What were the panniers you used? Peace!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

To be honest I don’t know!

[@cliveomahoney4096]

PS The SS 223 Siena to Grosetto has the reputation of being the most dangerous road in Italy (roadside bouquets everywhere) - avoid it. If someone tailgates you, indicate and stop to let them past. Some drivers there court danger - macho nonsense. Temperature range in my stay there: +45 to -26c

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

That's quite a range!

[@aidebethune]

What's with the single pannier?

[@nikoscosmos]

Did you pass an "Aldi di Chianti", where the local produce is at a reasonable price? P.S. nice to see a tour at measured pace without wheelies out of every corner!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

...that's my style Nick - what's the hurry?

[@jag1970s]

You sure you were in Tuscany? Looked a lot like Dorset to me...

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

:0) I like it there too!

[@pjclark8624]

I have watched all the tour vids, I had forgotten about that bloody awful brake line. Great video despite the poor design choice.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I'm amazed how many people have commented about that - I never even spotted it!!

[@dsimon9s29]

Thank you for posting. I was at the local Triumph dealer and sat on the Triumph Scrambler (did you ride it). I noticed my right leg rests on the pipes. Is that the case with the Ducati? If so, how warm/hot do your legs get? I find the idea of my leg resting on the pipe/muffler unnerving.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yes I have a Scrambler 1200 in the garage at the moment ;0) Leg doesn't get hot on the Ducati....

[@johnDukemaster]

Lovely! How about a trip to DK? I'll show you some roads on Zealand and south of Sweden. :-) For free, of course. Just bring your own bike.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Sounds good to me John!

[@johnDukemaster]

@@TheMissendenFlyer See you later then!

[@brucehornet]

Oh No No please no commercial brakes bug otherwise happy to watch the video :^)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Sorry about that Bruce - I'm afraid i have little control over where KZbin put adverts....a necessary evil!

[@brucehornet]

@@TheMissendenFlyer lts not your fault you become house hold name 😆

[@AfricaTwin-Stuff]

You weren’t annoyed by that brake line sticking up like a .... in front of the instruments? Struggling to see the engineering logic in that design.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I never even noticed it! I suspect the engineering logic is to allow the big travel on the front fork....

[@MrBarrytommy]

I loved your videos, but is it just me that has pixilation's ?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I think it's KZbin doing its compression thing....

[@shaneweightman]

Sadly I found this one boring and painful to watch mr Flyer, won’t watch the rest of this series , I’ll wait to you return and review some more bikes stay safe shane uk 🇬🇧

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Can't win 'em all!

[@MotoMichelle]

Second again 😂😂😂😂

[@MotoMichelle]

But ill watch in full when I get back from school run 😃 😃

[@jaydmhearne]

Yeeeehaaa

[@mgw6639]

Nice video but no mention of that hideous front brake-pipe over gauge cluster, 🤔 but then again Ducati fan boy . 😂😂😂

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I didn't even notice it!

[@chrisdewick7342]

1260 is lower then 950 he is on. Wrong bike