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P6X, Thanks for the sage advice. As you said, forums do not seem as popular as they once were. Facebook has taken up much of the turf, for better or worse. I think FB is popular because it's "one stop shopping" and easier for the occasional visitor, although FB's layout, and terms/rules for operation are negatives, at least for me. I apologize, I did not mean to drift this thread from the primary purpose; photos with recreational appeal. Joe

PX6, The Gilera group is on groups.io, at: https://groups.io/g/Sears-Gilera-106 There is very little action, few postings, so I must concluded that the two people left because of the vintage ad, which really isn't that salacious by any standards. I could see where some women might be unhappy w it, if they have thin skin.

I run a vintage Gilera group, with few members. An offshoot of the old Yahoo group days. Mr brother, a big shot businessman, suggested increasing the group's internet presence to get more people, so I posted a vintage Gilera advertisement photo ... and two members just quit. Is this really that salacious, that over-the-top? I'm just trying to stay afloat in these facebook days.

From Poland, who would have thought. I'm sure they enjoy some potato or cabbage pierogies after a cold ride.

It's time to refresh this thread....

Here's an old advertisement that I hadn't seen before. Was this from an old catalog?

Yes, it does. It plays better to the audience.

"Gotta love that instant she looks down and declares, "OH! La benzina !! " " Wasn't that before Guzzis had a fuel gauge? They would merely start to sputter, so you'd know to turn the petcock to the reserve tank. So there was nothing for her to glance down at, and exclaim. I could be wrong.....

Scud, thanks for sharing that theory. Van Gogh's bullet wound was in the stomach or chest, right? An unlikely place for a self-inflicted wound. I saw the exhibit when it was in Boston. One of the best elements was the pre-exhibit room, that had panels of information on his life and history.

Thanks Doc!

Hey all, remember girls?

Ya know, that really is true Italian.

Getting back to Guzzi photos:

Not a Guzzi, but a classic Gilera, and she even has safety gear! ;

I've got to admit the whole Ann Margret segment of that film was HOT. Actually, what film was that even? I recall it in Italian. Was there ever an English version?

Docc et all, thanks for keeping the thread alive. I've been busy trying to rescue a Guzzi smallblock group ( MG 750 ) since Yahoo has decided to abandon its groups program. Joe

Docc and Footgoose, Sadly, I no have additional info on that prototype. Joe

Docc, The issue of disappearing photos is that early in the development of V11 Lemans, they didn't host the photos themselves. They merely displayed photos that were hosted on other websites. This saved on the data V11Lemans had to carry, and made it easier for the site overall. The downside is that when a hosting website (like Flickr, photobucket, etc) has a lapse (user account is lost, site shuts down, etc) then the pic is off the web and off V11Lemans. It looks like currently V11Lemans is hosting the photos themselves, so the "disappearing photos" issue should stop for the new stuff. As an aside, I'm the webmaster for the Italian Motorcycle Owner's Club (IMOC) https://www.imoc.website/ Joe

Funny, when I meet my fellow bikers the crowd doesn't look anything like this.

I'm having a hard time identifying this bike. NSU? DKW? I think it more German than Italian, but definitely European.

Nessuno resiste al fascino dei grossi bicilindrici italiani! Nobody resists the charm of big Italian twins ! Joe

Nobles, I love that poster. What dealer/era/region is it from? Joe

Grabbed this from an Italian post, but they didn't know it's origin. Can anyone tell from the uniform or other clues where/when this is from?