Miscellaneous Cool Italian Bikes

[Raux]

Gilera Ferro..  interesting bike.. has an automatic clutch

definitely built for the transition from scooter to proper motorcycle. even has hand-controlled rear brake

[orangelion03]

Is it an optical illusion or is he actually completely hanging off the right side of the bike?

[NorDog]

Is it an optical illusion or is he actually completely hanging off the right side of the bike?

That guy's got skillz.

[fastwin]

I don't see any body parts on the left side. WTF?

[brimo]

That guy's got skillz.

Just something we used to do for laughs, and still do on the odd occasion

[zarn02]

Is it an optical illusion or is he actually completely hanging off the right side of the bike?

He's probably pushing; the world famous Italian reliability having struck again.

[NorDog]

Just something we used to do for laughs, and still do on the odd occasion

Wow, and in this one you can't even see the kickstand.

[brimo]

Those pictures were taken on the Kew Boulevard in Melbourne in the mid eighties. Various poseurs used to hang out on that corner so this kind of stunt was a bit of a "take the piss" sort of thing. (well we thought it was funny anyhow).
We used to do that left foot on the right footpeg hanging off the side of the bike thing and go under carpark boomgates, ahhh the memories...

[brimo]

Cool...or not?

[zarn02]

Well, her whole riding getup looks more suited to some kind of 1930s pulp adventure world (With lasers! And airships!), but I 'spose I can dig it.

[Raux]

Cool...or not

[ungeheuer]

Cool...or not?

I'd like to take that for a ride  .

[fastwin]

That's a lot of beige.

[Duc Buz]

cool

[Travman]

'52 Guzzi Galletto 160



Single-sided swingarm. Should look familiar to Ducati owners...