Motorcycle and personality: bonded by style

You're not content with just riding: you want to create a connection with the road. You love the challenge, the adrenaline, the feeling of total control. You have a physical relationship with the bike: you want to feel it react to every millimetre, respond to your body as if it were an extension of your muscles. You don't look for compromise: either it gives you its very best, or it's not worth it. Traffic bores you, corners fire you up. And you like beautiful, sharp, pure things.

Your bike is a sports motorcycle. Your ideal companion is a rapid sports bike, or an extreme stripped-down, high-tech motorcycle. It has an unyielding chassis, refined suspension, GP brakes and an engine with incredible performance. It is not comfortable, it is not practical, it can provide strong emotions on the road, but its environment is the track: only there can you exploit its infinite potential. But it forces you to ride well, and you like that.

Pros
• Extremely powerful engine but the electronics make it handleable.
• Chassis as effective as that of a GP.
• Aggressive, extreme design.

Cons
• Very limited comfort due to the sports suspension and riding position.
• Not very suitable for the city and longer trips.
• Very limited capacity for passengers.

You like to leave early, everything has to be organised, perfect. You are solid, reliable, patient. You are not looking for burning emotion, but the full satisfaction of a well-lived experience. Travelling is your way of slowing down, reflecting, breathing. Your bike is a companion on the road, not a trophy. You like to ride alone or as a pair, listen to the engine and admire the landscape, and make long trips without getting tired.

Your motorcycle is a touring bike. Choose a comfortable one, well-equipped with bags. It can be a tourer or a max-endurance road bike with a high windshield, large bags, and a padded saddle. These bikes have a safe, stable chassis in all conditions, a smooth and reliable engine. They guarantee aerodynamic protection and autonomy, to handle long journeys without too many stops. The destination is just an episode, life is the journey, and the motorcycle is your mobile refuge.

Pros
• High comfort on the road.
• Excellent aerodynamic protection.
• Ample space for luggage and passengers.

Cons
• Bulky in urban traffic.
• High weight.
• Not very suitable for sporty riding.

You look more at the story than at the technical details, the feeling not the speed. You are moved by the details: a hand-sewn saddle, a round headlight, a polished carburettor. You are not interested in racing, but in riding in style. You are reflective, sensitive, fascinated by the essential beauty of genuine things. The motorcycle is culture, identity, elegance.

Your motorcycle is a classic. It can be vintage or modern but with a classic style. A naked bike from the 70s, an essential scrambler, a café racer inspired by the legendary English bikes. Maybe air-cooled, with clean lines and a rough sound. You don't need 200 hp – there's nothing quite like charm and character. Technology? That's fine, but it shouldn't be intrusive: you want to hear the mechanics, not the ECU.

Pros
• Aesthetics that last over time.
• Mechanics generally simple.
• Strong personality.

Cons
• Generally basic technology.
• Limited versatility.
• Mid-level ride and performance. 

You love freedom, independence, originality. The motorcycle is a personal expression, like a tattoo, a guitar chord, or vinyl. You like to go on the street, without haste, following your mood, the landscape, the sun. You are not interested in taking hard corners or sprints: you want to travel at your own pace, with your own style on roads forgotten by traffic. With a bike that speaks of you.

Your bike is a custom bike. It is low, long, charismatic. With a beautiful engine that pulsates under the seat, with deep exhausts, a lying position and wide handlebars. You don't need power, the engine screaming high, you want torque – low torque – full noise, real metal. Your motorcycle doesn't exist? You create it: saddle, handlebars, mirrors, exhaust, paint and chrome. Your bike is to be ridden, to be looked at, to be shown, to be experienced.

Pros
• Low and relaxed seat.
• Torque at low revs.
• Unmistakable style.

Cons
• Not very agile or easy to handle.
• High weight.
• Only suitable for very relaxed riding.

You are curious, restless, you love to change roads, get off the track, see what is beyond the corner. You like to get dirty, take the wrong path, work hard. You are comfortable in nature, away from traffic and noise. You don't need tarmac: you just need two wheels and a path. You are instinctive, free, a little wild, bread and salami sitting on a low wall.

Your motorcycle is an off-road bike. Choose an endurance motorcycle, but not a road bike, a specific, light one, with knobbled tyres and long suspension. It shouldn't have long cylinders, which are too difficult in technical passages. It must be light, manageable, resistant, ready to fall and start again. A medium single-cylinder with good mechanical qualities and a well-equipped chassis. Backpack and go where others stop. No fancy electronics, no frills, just you, the bike and the dirt under your wheels. The adventure begins where the road ends.

Pros
• Total versatility
• Lightness and agility.
• Suspensions that absorb all the roughness.

Cons
• Riding on tarmac limited by tyres.
• Unsuitable for long distances.
• Very limited space for passengers.