Great Gifts For Men - The Ducati Motorcycle Pen & the Krone Tarzan Limited Edition Pen

My husband is always threatening to get aKrone Tarzan Limited Edition Pen. As I mentioned
motorcycle. He is always talking about his dream ofearlier I have two sons and during their formative
taking to the open road on his Ducati, cool leatheryears I read many books to them. One in particular
jacket and boots on, seeing the country with thestands out in my mind, one that I read over and
wind blowing through his hair.over in one form or another, Tarzan.
I myself am not a huge motorcycle fan. I haveTo this day, Tarzan is still both my son's favorite
nothing against the bikes themselves or Ducati forliterary character and my guess is they are not alone.
that matter. I have a problem with the safety factor.Walking down the street you would be hard pressed
You know... there are two types of people ridingto find anyone that wasn't intimately familiar with this
motorcycles; the ones that have been in an accidentlegendary "ape man".
and the ones who will be in an accident. "AccordingHollywood capitalized on the impact Tarzan had with
to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Nationalthe common man, according to Wikipedia over 89
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), inmovies with Tarzan in the title were made between
2008, 5,290 people died in motorcycle crashes, the1918 and 2008. Some of these movies were well
highest level since NHTSA began collecting data indone, others not so....however, in my opinion, no
1975. The 2008 figure represents a 2.2 percentcinematic recreation could replace the excitement my
increase from 5,174 the previous year." Anotherboys and I felt, while entrenched in the jungle of our
horrible statistic "The fatality rate per registeredmind, reading the classic novel Tarzan of the Apes by
vehicle for motorcyclists in 2008 was 6 times theEdgar Rice Burroughs.
fatality rate for passenger car occupants, accordingTo honor this great fictional writer, who went on to
to NHTSA."write over two dozen Tarzan books, Krone has
With two sons to raise, I am just not too keen oncreated a superb handcrafted writing instrument
the Ducati idea. I love my husband and in addition tocalled The Krone Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan pen.
being around for the kids I would like to grow oldSome of the exquisite details of this pen include "a
with him. However I do want him to be happy too,cap that is meticulously hand-painted with a leopard
have a full life and have his dreams fulfilled. If thatdesign. Jungle vines that are three-dimensionally
means getting a Ducati, I would like for him to atsculpted around the bronze clip. There are two bands
least hold off on the motorcycle for another 10at the base of the cap; one in African Wenge wood
years, when the boys are adults themselves.and the other in bronze, engraved with Edgar Rice
Thus the perfect gifts for him and other motorcycleBurrough's signature. The Barrel is hand painted in rich
enthusiasts: the Ducati 850 Series Fountain Pen,vintage colors and depicts the infamous scene of
Ballpoint Pen and Rollerball Pen. "The Ducati 850 pensTarzan swinging through the jungle carrying Jane
are inspired by the models created by Borgo Panigale.under one arm. The blind cap is also in Wenge wood.
These pens have an aluminum body which is coveredAccompanying each pen is an authentic bronze
in lacquer. The caps have a one of a kind clip and areAfrican money bracelet circa 1800 A.D. These African
highlighted by chrome accents. Along with themoney bracelets were used for commerce during
balanced weight these pens are definitely unique andthat time in addition to being worn as a display of
do the Ducati name proud."....I know, not the covetedwealth. Although originally shiny bronze in color, they
motorcycle but at least my husband will have ahave developed a unique patina over time. Available in
reminder of that future dream and he can brag to hisa worldwide Limited Edition of 388 fountain pens and
friends that one of his birthday gifts was a Ducati!)38 rollerballs, both with bronze accents. (The Fountain
Another great gift idea for the men in your life, ThePen is a piston fill.