2011 GMG Photos

[Orson]

I managed some vacation time to make it to Mandello for the 90th anniversary of the founding of Moto Guzzi. Usually, seeing another Guzzi on the road is a rare event however, as I approached Lake Como almost all the bikes seen on the road were other Guzzis, which was rather a strange experience. The only hotel I could find was across the lake in Bellagio which really wasn't a problem as Lake Como ferries run regular routes across the lake. I had to chuckle as the girl at the hotel described the event as "una gran manifestasion." I know she meant it in a positive way but a manifestation sounds like a gathering of locusts.

 

Taking in the views and the cool lake breezes on the crossing

 

 

Nuthin but Guzzis on the ferry. I met some Dutch riders who had ridden from Holland to Mandello in one day.

 

 

Approaching ferry port of Varenna on the eastern shore of Lake Como. From Varenna to Mandello was a quick 15 minute hop. Many businesses along the road to Mandello had Guzzi banners hung out to welcome the hordes

 

 

The city of Mandello opened to lakeside park to campers and by early Friday afternoon, it was already close to brimming. As evening descended, bikers were still arriving from all over Europe.

 

 

I took a walk around the town to take in the sights.

 

 

I've never seen more velocity stacks in one place

 

 

 

 

The German Guzzistis made their presence known by a floating case of beer in the park's fountain

 

 

 

Motocross Guzzis. I read somewhere that these were built for Guzzi in Spain

 

 

 

Sport touring as it once was

 

 

The Mayor of Guzzi-ville?

 

 

 

 

 

This would be a hoot at Deal's Gap

 

 

[Orson]

By Saturday morning, the place was really filling up

 

 

 

an elusive inline four Guzzi

 

 

This Guzzi has an interesting story as it was built in the Ferrari workshop by a Ferrari employee. The tank, fender and tail section were machined from aluminum. I liked the unfinished aluminum as opposed to polished aluminum.

 

 

 

"This one goes to eleven" © Nigel Tufnel

 

 

Honda's attempts to infiltrate the event with industrial spies were woefully inadequate.

 

 

This is a picture of people waiting to get inside the factory tour, or angry customers storming the castle demanding spare parts

 

 

Italian fast food

 

 

Team Vespa Club di Monza were in da house

 

 

This guy had a glass port hole on his valve cover

 

 

La Policia Stradale

 

 

The town of Mandello unveiled a new statue dedicated to Carlo Guzzi along with a sketch of his famous eight cylinder GP bike.

 

 

Somehow, a Benelli managed to infiltrate the event

 

 

 

This picture epitomizes the wide array of machinery that were ridden to the event

 

 

Just when you'd thought you'd seen every conceivable type of Guzzi, sumthin else showed up. This bike featured a new Guzzi engine shoehorned into a classic chassis. Designed by Michael Galuzzi and was up for sale

 

 

[grossohc]

Nice pics

[GraeV11]

Thanks for sharing. Great photos. Really wished I could have been there.

[stefano]

beautiful photos. thanks very much.

noticed on the V11 with the red fairing/tankcover & tailpiece, there is what appears to be a lock on the right front disc. this could prove to be an impending disaster for me.

stef

[John in Leeds]

What a pleasure, superb pictures

 

Thank you

[Admin Jaap]

Thx for the pics!

[Skeeve]

This guy had a glass port hole on his valve cover

 

 

Totally cool! NB: I wonder how leak proof it can be, & can you even see anything when the motor is running what with oil spray on the inside?

 

Just when you'd thought you'd seen every conceivable type of Guzzi, sumthin else showed up. This bike featured a new Guzzi engine shoehorned into a classic chassis. Designed by Michael Galuzzi and was up for sale

 

 

 

For the man who has everything? Neat, but I don't see the point: it's all the other stuff besides the motor that make the modern bikes so good...

[Paul Minnaert]

my pics: http://fastguzzi.nl/gallery/main.php/v/GMG2011/ or did I post it already, I forgot