If variety is the spice of life,
this mixture of bikes is Chile de Arbol!
Above is Pekka Rossi’s gorgeous 1996 Aprilia Moto 6.5, designed by Philippe Starck.
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- The Airone and 1977 Moto Guzzi Le Mans belonging to Karl Huybrecht.
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- Karl Huybrecht’s yellow Ducati Desmo stands out in a crowd.
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- On the left is the 1952 Moto Guzzi Airone of Karl Huybrechts, who lives in Belgium. Below is Karl’s yellow Ducati Desmo. Anyone know what’s on the right?
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- Carl Liebold races his 1955 Moto Rumi Bicarburatore through the streets of Sicily in 2004. He has twice finished 4th in class in the 1000-mile Motogiro D’Italia.
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- Carl’s 125cc Moto Rumi at repose. This two-stroke twin is extremely rare, especially in California, where it now lives.
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- Carl Liebold’s 2000 Ducati Monster 900S.
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- A 250cc bevel-drive single that was restored by Carl Liebold.
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- Another view of the 250cc bike from Carl Liebold. Read more about vintage bikes on Carl’s website: www.vintageveloce.com
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- Ken Portz’s 1997 Moto Guzzi California (above) lives in Colorado, but would look good in any state.
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- Ken Portz’s 2007 Moto Guzzi Norge.
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- Brian Harper’s 1980 Moto Guzzi CX100, painted Toyota MR2 yellow. It has the tach from an Alfa Spider in a custom dashboard designed by Brian. He fabricated bar mounts to replace the clip ons. The alternator cover is from a Guzzi Eldorado. Custom vinyl decals on the side say LeMans II, but it is really a CX100; the real LeMans II wasn’t sold in the USA. It also has a lightened flywheel, the airbox was replaced by individual filters, and the throttle was replaced by faster action aftermarket unit.
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- Brian Harper’s 1976 Vespa 200 Rally. He writes: “Main modifications have involved removing a bunch of parts to fix the front brakes five years ago and never putting it back together. This is how basket cases start.”
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- Brian Harper’s 1974 Ducati 750GT, repainted Nissan Sentra Red. “Non originale modifications include an o-ring chain, Dyna electronic ignition, a headlight that lights up the road ahead at night, and a non-stock rear tire size.”
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- Joe Cantrell sent this hot Honda ages ago. It’s too cool to ignore, so pretend it’s Italian and we’ll all get through this just fine.
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- Scott Potter’s Laverda
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- Another view of Scott Potter’s Laverda.
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- Patrick Ma’s 2006 Ducati Sport Classic 1000 looks fast even when parked.
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- Patrick’s 1969 BMW R69S. We know. We know. It’s not Italian, but it is a classic and a beauty in its own right.
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- Tom Hardy’s Italian bike, a 1978 GIOS Torino with Campagnolo gruppo. When we asked for “bike” photos, we meant motorcycles, but what the heck.
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- Here’s a Moto Morini 3 1/2 formerly owned by UK SNO member Stuart Jones. He’s now got a Ducati 900 superlight and an Alfa GT Junior.
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- T.J. Noto with his collection of Ducatis. T.J. has a 1987 F1, 1966 Mach 1 and a 1965 Monza.
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- Larry Felton’s 1980 Ducati 900 SD Darmah and 2000 Motto Guzzi V11 Sport.
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- When Sid Smith isn’t in his 1974 Alfa Spider, he’s giving his Ducati Supersport a workout.