Boomer Classic Vintage and modern classic motorcycles
Two wheels, a few years on the clock and plenty of road still ahead. Passion has no age: all it needs is a motorcycle and a road.
I'm proudly a boomer, raised in an era when a motorcycle made your heart race with the sound of the engine, the smell of oil and the emotions it could give you just by looking at it.
At EICMA 2026 with Boomer Classic
From 3 November I'm walking the show floor and writing up the modern classics and new bikes I see up close, right here on the blog.
Our passions on two wheels
A curated catalogue of historic and modern brands, with detailed sheets on every model.
Benelli
Founded in Pesaro in 1911, Benelli is one of Italy's oldest motorcycle makers. A marque born of craftsmanship …
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Moto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi, building bikes at Mandello del Lario since 1921: from the horizontal single of the Normale to the …
Moto Guzzi motorcycles →
Ducati
From a radio-engineering workshop to an absolute legend of two wheels. The story of Borgo Panigale is a journe…
Ducati motorcycles →
Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield, since 1901: born in Redditch, England, and saved in India, where the Bullet stayed in productio…
Royal Enfield motorcycles →Sundays worth telling about
Routes designed for those who want to ride without rushing and discover Italy from behind classic handlebars.
The Grand Tuscia and Lake Bolsena Loop
315 km (196 miles) through villages, the Monti Cimini and Lakes Vico and Bolsena, with no motorway.…
From the Dunes of Sabaudia to the Heart of Abruzzo National Park
A loop from another era that joins the sea air of Sabaudia to the peaks of the Abruzzo Apennines, curving over…
Rome to Campo Imperatore Motorcycle Tour
380 km (236 miles) of pure two-wheeled passion through the Simbruini, the Sagittario Gorges, the Campo Imperat…
From Etruria to Turano: The Loop of the Queens of the Road
A 195 km (121 miles) loop through Etruria, the Sabina and Lake Turano: no motorways, scenic bends and food sto…
Stories, guides and travel diaries
400cc motorcycles: why the big brands are going back to mid-size
EICMA 2026 was all about bikes for the A2 licence. Why 400cc motorcycles are back in fashion, which ones you c…
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Bonneville T40 at EICMA 2026: the single-cylinder Bonnie up close
On 3 November at EICMA I sat on the new Triumph Bonneville T40, the first Bonnie with a single cylinder. First…
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Triumph Tracker 400 test ride: what I liked and what I didn't
Half an hour on the Triumph Tracker 400, compared with my 2011 Bonneville SE: riding position, agility in traf…
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Motorcycle filtering in Italy: is it legal? What the law says
Is motorcycle filtering in Italy legal? What the current Italian Highway Code says, what the reform approved o…
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BOOMER CLASSIC
Boomer by age. Young at heart.
Boomer Classic wasn't born around a table, but in the garage, among the smell of petrol and memories that never went away. It's the story of my passion for engines: the real, visceral kind, grown from countless glances at the roadside every time a bike with the right roar went by.
No point hiding it: today they call me a "boomer", and I'm proud of it. I grew up with the motorcycles that defined an era, the ones with exposed mechanics you could touch with your hands and fix with a spanner. But I'm not the type to stay anchored to the past. Looking at today's garage, I go crazy for Modern Classics: machines that give you the same goosebumps as they used to, without making you give up the comfort of turning the key and setting off on a long trip without a care.
I opened this space to share all of this without too many filters: from the feel of the road to weekend restorations, down to the technical details that only those with this "disease" can understand.
In the end the truth is simple: two wheels, an engine and a road ahead. If something lights up inside you when you see a beautiful fuel tank, you're in the right place.
