A motorcyclist navigates a winding road out of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy.
The towering buildings of San Gimignano in the Province of Siena, Italy.
The writer passes another motorcyclist on SR 222 during a tour of Italy.
Vineyards in hamlet of Castello di Volpaia, near Radda in Chianti.
Riding through Greve in Chianti on SR 222. (Charles Fleming / Los Angeles Times )
The Muraglione Pass, in the mountains north of Florence, is a popular stop for area motorcyclists.
A motorcyclist loops around a hairpin turn in the Sambuca Pass northeast of Florence, Italy. (Charles Fleming / Los Angeles Times )
Classic Ducati sport bikes at the Ducati museum and factory in Bologna, Italy.
