This time last week I was sitting on the stony banks of the Ceno, on the edge of a small commune in Parma. An epic sunset was bouncing off the water and I had a cold beer in my hand, but it was doing little to soothe my sunburn.
Wildays was winding down, and I was sad to be leaving. It?s a three-day moto celebration with a vintage folk festival vibe, organized by the crazy cats from Anvil Motociclette.

Ground zero was a top class race circuit: the Autodromo Riccardo Paletti just outside Varano de’ Melegari, accessible via a bridge over the Ceno. The Wildays crew packed the paddock area full of custom bike builders, gear and apparel vendors and food trucks.
Bike EXIF had a stand smack bang in the middle of the paddocks, where we had motorcycles from Hookie Co., Rough Crafts, Freeride Motos, North East Custom and deBolex Engineering on full display.
DeBolex revealed two Ducati Scramblers (one 1100 and one 803) that were real crowd pleasers. The 803 was particularly jaw-dropping, featuring a custom tank and a full, hand-formed fairing. (We’ll have a feature on it soon.)
Hookie Co.’s ‘Wolf’ CB750 also drew stares on our stand, and over on their own stand they had Nico’s H-D flat tracker (which he rolled three times), and a rough-and-ready Honda Dominator, decked out for touring.

Italian shop Alea had a slick Bonneville café racer moving about, and I spotted a sweet single-cylinder Yamaha tracker. I wish I could tell you more about it,...