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Moto Guzzi Museum visit
As part of a week riding in the Italian Alps my friend Pete (tt100) and I visited the Moto Guzzi Museum in Mandello del Lario, Italy. Niether of us are Guzzi owners, but both would like to be someday.
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-106.jpg http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-175.jpg The museum collection is a great bunch of bikes, in restored and unrestored condition. From the very first GP model through the racing bikes of the pre-war and post-war era, up to the modern v-twin bikes. You could easily spend the one hour they are open (M-F 3pm to 4pm) just looking at the variety of valve train arrangements MG has used over the years. http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-128.jpg http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-118.jpg http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-134.jpg Someday I'm going to own a red Moto Guzzi. It has to be red, the ONLY correct color for a Guzzi, as you can see! http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-136.jpg And while I'd like to have a Norge, I have a feeling that this is probably closer to my budget http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-149.jpg Like my friend Mark who said he was going to buy an antique Lamborghini tractor he saw for sale for $8000, just because it was the only way he'd ever be able to truthfully say he had a Lambo! Anyway, for those of you who are interested in looking at over 200 pictures Pete and I took, good shots, bad ones, duplicates, and the rest, they're all HERE! http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-179.jpg Enjoy. Jim |
Thanks for the link and the tour. I didn't see one of these. Did they have one?
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Crazy...
Closest thing they had was one of these
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-166.jpg http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/file-165.jpg Looks similar but for the crazy wall-climber attachment. What you would really do with it I can hardly imagine. |
Museum
That is hands down the best collection of pictures from the museum I've ever seen. I finally got to see it in all it's splendor. Thank you.
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and if you want to see an old Guzzi engine in motion: here's mine http://vimeo.com/13889820 :clap
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!
Of course the only the missing at the Moto Guzzi Museum, I now realize, is seeing one of those old engines with the exposed valve train actually running. Very high quality video, too. Thanks for sharing. :clap
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you're welcome. posted the following pictures already in another Guzzi thread, but why not repost them here... they're from my 1946 Superalce I'm currently rebuilding... long way to go as I only work on her in the winter months!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15268705/Mo...ation-0918.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15268705/Mo...ation-0934.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15268705/Mo...ation-0915.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15268705/Mo...ation-0945.jpg |
Fabulous
Great set of pics. I love those old racing bikes and those three wheelers were fantastic.
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The ONLY correct color for ANYTHING Italian.Excellent pics-thanks for sharing.
Open 3-4pm only-what a shame.:huh |
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