WIDE PIAGGIO GROUP MAGAZINE • ARTICLES COLLECTION • MAY-AUGUST 2017
WIDE PIAGGIO GROUP MAGAZINE • ARTICLES COLLECTION • MAY-AUGUST 2017
Estoril, Portugal, March 2017 – The mission was to go behind the scenes of the photo and video shoot for the new Aprilia RSV4 RF and RR bikes, taking the eye of the #bearacer club where no one else could go.
So here is the #bearacer club team on the Estoril racetrack, for a close-up of a 201 hp Aprilia shooting off at a speed of around 240 km/h. The video, produced exclusively for the community and now offered to the readers of Wide Piaggio Group magazine, narrates a special day at Estoril, together with Aleix Espargarò, the Aprilia Racing rider in the 2017 MotoGP season.
Backstage at Estoril: Aprilia RSV4 RF & RR - shooting with Aleix EspargaròAnd after the backstage clip, here is the official video of the new RSV4 MY 2017 bikes. Enjoy!
Official Video: Aprilia RSV4 RF MY 2017INFO:
www.aprilia.com/en_EN
bearacerclub.aprilia.com/en
"THE BEST CAFE RACER EVENT IN EUROPE": IN GERMANY, FROM 1 TO 3 SEPTEMBER 2017, ON LEONBERG'S SOLITUDE TRACK, IN STOCCARD STAMPS. IT’S OPEN THE DESIGN CONTEST "ESSENZA": VOTES THE MGR 1200 OF RADICAL GUZZI.
12 years of unique specials and café racers, 12 years of meeting some of Europe’s craziest bike customizers and riders and 12 years of shows, concerts and wild, one-eighth mile races. Even after 12 years the «Spirit of the 101» is still as strong as ever.
From its humble beginnings as a group of rebel bike customizers with a passion for vintage motorcycles, the café racer and custom bike movement has spread out far and wide and revolutionised the style and design of the entire motorcycling world, but in all of this Glemseck 101 remains the undisputed European point of reference for bike fanatics and fans of the purest essence of motorcycle riding, just like members of The Clan Moto Guzzi. So this is an official invitation to all the members of the community: see you at the historic Solitude Circuit in Leonberg, just a short way away from Stuttgart, Germany, for the 12th edition of Glemseck 101.
We’ll stroll along the strip on the lookout for the most extreme and detailed custom bikes around and cheer on the Moto Guzzis taking part in the legendary one-eighth mile drag race.
OFFICIAL VIDEO: MOTO GUZZI GLEMSECK – 2016 EDITIONWe will be joined by thousands of other visitors from all over the world, and there will be motor cycling celebrities, international bands and lots of entertainment available.
The official “Moto Guzzi” stand will be displaying some amazing custom bikes based on Moto Guzzi frames, the best of the 2017 range of bikes and, in the shop area, the latest range of riding gear and lifestyle accessories. But it doesn’t end there for you members of The Clan, because the welcome that awaits you will be top-drawer, with exclusive experiences that will leave you with an indelible reminder of this event. A portrait set will provide you with a vintage instamatic photo in perfect “101 style” and an opportunity to display your photo on the community photo-wall.
Meanwhile, for those who want to uphold Radical Guzzi’s team at the Design Challenge “Essenza” at Glemseck 101 (16 competing customizers, final on September 2nd), here’s the link to vote for “MGR 1200”, their amazing custom made Moto Guzzi:
www.essenza-the-essence-of-motorcycles.com/en/voting
INFO:
theclan.motoguzzi.com/en
www.glemseck101.de/the-glemseck-101
www.essenza-the-essence-of-motorcycles.com/en/#about
A vintage Vespa scooter, converted into an amphibious two-wheeler, has successfully crossed the 3.3 km of the Straits of Messina. The event took place on the morning of Sunday 30 July 2017: accompanied into the sea by a “court” of motorboats and dinghies packed with tourists and supporters, the Vespa left from Torre Faro, on the northern coast of Sicily, and rode across to the beach of Cannitello in Calabria.
The rider of the “amphibious” Vespa was Franceso Foti, a professor of mechanics and machines at the Fermi nautical institute in Bagnara and vice president of the Vespa Club of Villa San Giovanni, which organised the event, under the aegis of Vespa Club d’Italia. The scooter, a low-lamp model from 1953, was mounted on a steel and aluminium stand, and used a kinematic chain to transmit power to a propeller; the float consisted of two twin-seater kayaks.
Details come from the directive issued by the Vespa Club of Villa San Giovanni: “The project to cross the Straits of Messina on a Vespa is the brainchild of a Vespa fan from Villa San Giovanni, Francesco Foti, vice president of the local Vespa Club and an expert connoisseur of the legendary two-wheeler. The first person he involved in the extraordinary project was his friend Francesco Pratticò, president of the local Vespa Club and a genuine Vesparado, an invaluable teammate. The project was developed at the Villa San Giovanni branch of the Enrico Fermi Nautical Institute of Bagnara Calabra, where Francesco Foti teaches Mechanics and Machines. It had the enthusiastic support of the principal, Graziella Ramondino, the professional advice of Mario Malavenda, director of the machine tools workshop, and the technical assistance of Antonino Greco, who handled the frame and assembly. Last but not least, the committed involvement of the group of students who took an active part in the realisation of the project.”
The project of the team of Vespa fans, teachers and students from Calabria will go down in the more than 70-year history of the Vespa, and evokes the 1952 adventure of Frenchman Georges Monneret who crossed the English Channel – approximately 40 km from Calais to Dover – in just 5 hours with his amphibious low-lamp Vespa.
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“Italia a Zandvoort” – automotive and lifestyle event – is the most important Italian motoring event in the Netherlands. As in previous years, the 2017 edition (the weekend of 24-25 June) was a great success. Over the two days, the Zandvoort racetrack was devoted to everything to do with Italian automotives, and more besides. A party for the whole family, in perfect Italian style. Vehicle displays on the racetrack alternated with entertainment in the paddocks. There were exhibits of the best automobiles from the most famous Italian brands, performances on the racetrack, as well as attractions centring on Italian fashion and food.
A special guest this year was the Ape Proto Evolution team from Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, whose displays on the racetrack with a feisty Ape three-wheeler fitted out in racing style won loud applause: with their stunning turns, jumps and burn-outs, the rider and stuntman galvanised attention, especially among the young spectators.
Davide Stefani, a pluri-champion in Ape proto competitions,tells us about the weekend:“Our performance on the Zandvoort circuit was really exciting; me as the rider and my cousins Filippo Trebbi, stunt man, and Vanni Valentini, mechanic. It all began because the organisers of ITALIA a ZANDVOORT were in touch with an Italian cameraman who had shot videos at a number of events in Italy; they were very taken with our show and greatly admire the Piaggio brand and Italy, so our group – Ape Proto Evolution – caught their attention. We got straight down to work to organise our participation in the Dutch event, with the support of our friend Luca Motta.
We left from our base in Ca’ Romano (in the village of Pennabilli, near Rimini) and set off for Zandvoort, in northern Holland, at 2:45 on Thursday 22 June, all ready to face the 1,500 km trip. We arrived on the Friday evening at 19:30 and our first stop was at the racetrack to introduce ourselves and get our passes for the event. On Saturday morning, super-excited, we were back at the circuit ready to do our two shows for the day. The public and the organisers were very pleased, and that wasn’t the end of it: on the Sunday we were back for three more displays, one in the morning and two in the afternoon. During the second show, the organisers organised a rally as a tribute to Piaggio, with a parade of new and vintage Vespa scooters ridden by Dutch Vesparados doing a lap of the circuit. A wonderful sight, which attracted great interest. At the end of the day, happy with our performance, we loaded up our Ape Proto Piaggio and set off the next morning at 3:45 to return to Italy.”
INFO APE PROTO EVOLUTION:
www.apeprotoevolution.com
facebook.com/Apeprotoevolution
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