by Don Meluzio –
The motorcycle display at Amelia island this year was all Italian, and small bore, with nothing over 175cc.
I really didn’t have a lot of time because I too was showing a vehicle of my own! So I may have to guess at some of the descriptions. I heard some stories of revving engines up to 10 to 12,000 rpms.
The British, Germans and even Japanese have built some fabulous bikes, but in my opinion, none are as beautiful as the Italians. They are absolutely moving Art.
MV Augusta 175 Disco Volante
MV Augusta 175 Disco Volante
MV Augusta 175 Disco Volante
Motobi 125 Imperiale Sport
Moto Parilla 175 Lusso Veloce
Moto Morini Tresette
Maserati Tipo L 160 T4 Turismo Lusso
ITOM Competizione
Italjet TT50
Guazzoni Matta 50
Gilera Rossa Extra 175
Ducati 175 SS
Ceccato 125 Sport
Capriola
Capriola Sport 75
1953 Ganna Giro d’Italia
All photos by Don Meluzio.
Let us know what you think in the Comments.
Don Meluzio is an avid car lover and collector. He owns one of the Bizzarrini Spyders which was on display at Amelia Island.
He competed in the Porsche Racing Program from 1988 through 1992. In 1989 he finished 15th in the Porsche Cup USA. In 1991 he finished 9th in the Porsche World Cup. A top 15 finish earned a trip to Stuttgart, where at the Porsche Cup Banquet Professor Porsche presented him with his cash award and a gift. During this time he had already acquired the Porsche 901 Prototype.
He is the president of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner’s Club and lives in Pennsylvania USA.
Unfortunately no Moto Morini 175.
In response to the comment by Steve Snyder, I would point out that the Moto Morini Tresette pictured in the 6th photo from the top is a 175.
Great photos – nice to see some detailed coverage of the motorcycles, rather than just the cars. And I totally agree with the author’s assessment of Italian motorcycles – they are “moving art”, even when standing still.
A couple of minor corrections to the photo captions: the second and third photos from the top depict a Ducati 48 Sport and not the Disco Volante shown in the first photo. Also, the last two photos have the wrong spelling for the Capriolo – it ends in an “o” and not an “a”.
just a few remarks about the 175SS as I had one of these from new..
On this side of the bike I see an incorrect horn button, clutch lever, hand grips, missing metal bracket to hold the crankcase breather tube against the frame, no passenger seat grip.
Would love to see the other side
Otherwise it looks really good from this side of the world, love the wheel rims and the paint job.Well done.
Alan