WIDE PIAGGIO GROUP MAGAZINE • ARTICLES COLLECTION • MAY-AUGUST 2017
WIDE PIAGGIO GROUP MAGAZINE • ARTICLES COLLECTION • MAY-AUGUST 2017
"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
UN ANNO DOPO IL SENSAZIONALE DEBUTTO IN TERRA AMERICANA DELLA SUPERTECNOLOGICA BAGGER MGX-21, LA CASA DELL’AQUILA È STATA NUOVAMENTE PROTAGONISTA AL LEGGENDARIO RADUNO: A DISPOSIZIONE PER I TEST RIDE TUTTI I MODELLI DELLA GAMMA 2017, APPREZZATI DALLE MIGLIAIA DI MOTOCICLISTI ACCORSI AL PIÙ GRANDE RITROVO DI BIKERS DEL MONDO.
Sturgis (USA), 10 agosto 2017 – A un anno dal sensazionale esordio in terra americana della sfrontata e supertecnologica bagger MGX-21, Moto Guzzi sbarca nuovamente in South Dakota per prendere parte al più grande raduno motociclistico del mondo: il mitico Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, giunto alla 77a edizione.
Dal 4 al 13 agosto, nel cuore più profondo dell’America e di fronte al pubblico dei bikers statunitensi – il più ampio ed esigente al mondo per quanto riguarda la categoria delle grandi cruiser – Moto Guzzi ha recitato ancora una volta un ruolo da grande protagonista, schierando e mettendo a disposizione per i test ride tutta la rinnovata famiglia di modelli spinti dallo scultoreo bicilindrico big bore di 1400cc: California Touring, Audace e Eldorado, oltre ovviamente alla bagger più anticonformista, ricca e tecnologica costruita a Mandello del Lario, la Moto Guzzi MGX-21 “Flying Fortress”, che proprio un anno fa, su queste stesse strade, fece il proprio ingresso al mitico raduno senza alcun timore reverenziale.
Tra Main Street e 4th Street, era a disposizione delle migliaia di appassionati motociclisti per un’esclusiva prova su strada anche la nuova Moto Guzzi V7 III, terza generazione del mito V7, che proprio quest’anno festeggia i 50 anni, e le rinnovate V9 Roamer e V9 Bobber: modelli in grado di attrarre nuove fasce di motociclisti attingendo al leggendario patrimonio del marchio, fatto di autenticità e passione, volgendo nel contempo sempre di più lo sguardo al futuro in termini di stile e innovazione.
INFO:
www.motoguzzi.it
LEGGI ANCHE L’ARTICOLO PRECEDENTE: MOTO GUZZI MGX-21, DEBUTTO AMERICANO IN SOUTH DAKOTA AL 76° STURGIS RALLY
wide.piaggiogroup.com/archive/wide4_16/moto/index.html#/Event2
Agli Italiani “qui ont fait la France” (“che hanno fatto la Francia”), è dedicata la mostra “Ciao, Italia” (“Un siècle d’immigration et de culture italiennes en France 1860-1960”), in corso a Parigi (Palais de la Porte Dorée, Musée de l’Histoire de l’Immigration), fino al 10 settembre 2017.
Leonetto Cappiello © Pierre Cappiello.
Fête de bienfaisance organisée par la Société italienne de Bienfaisance de Paris le 3 mai 1924.
(Charity Day organizzato dalla Società Italiana di Beneficenza di Parigi il 3 maggio 1924).
Tra 400 testimonianze e documenti d’archivio di Italiani che si sono trasferiti Oltralpe, opere d’arte, musica, film e prodotti di successo made in Italy – come Vespa, protagonista di un’installazione artistica di otto veicoli bianchi, saldati uno all’altro – la rassegna è un grande omaggio a un secolo di presenza italiana in Francia e di come il Belpaese abbia influenzato vita e cultura francese.
Tra le opere in mostra, provenienti da istituzioni francesi e italiane, vi sono quelle di grandi artisti come Giovanni Boldini, Giuseppe de Nittis, Gino Severini, Filippo De Pisis.
INFO:
www.histoire-immigration.fr/agenda/2017-01/ciao-italia
“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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