Classic Italian Motorcycles

Unexpected Six: 1983 Benelli 900 Sei

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The Benelli Sei 900

Doug Mitchel

1984-1987 Cagiva Elefant 650 Claimed power: 55hp @ 7,500rpm Top speed: 115mph (indicated) Engine: 649cc air-cooled SOHC desmodromic V-twin Weight: 454lb (wet) Fuel capacity/MPG: 38mpg (avg.) Price then/now: $4,632 (1986)/$1,750-$3,000 The present-day fad for adventure touring motorcycles has, like most fashions, a precedent in a previous generation. But it wasn’t Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s […]

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The Top Gun Motorcycle: 1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R Growing up, Andrew Komurka was a self-professed gearhead. It's no surprise that he snatched up a Top Gun motorcycle replica, a 1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R.

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Classic Ceccato Motorcycles

Circa-1954 Ceccato 75cc Twin Cam

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Classic Ducati Motorcycles

1979 900 Ducati GTS Models

Clement Salvadori

From Cafe Bike to Proper Racer

Metal and Rubber: 1970 Ducati 450 Mark 3

1966 Ducati Sebring

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Classic Gilera Motorcycles

1960 Gilera 175 Sport

Robert Smith

Radical Rondine: 1939 Gilera 500 Rondine

Hamish Cooper

1947 Gilera Saturno Turismo

You Could Get Anything at Sears!

Jack Allen

Classic Laverda Motorcycles

Black Side Down: Salt in a Wound

Avanti Laverda Breganze!

Robert Smith

A New Suit for the Laverda RGS

1976-1979 Yamaha XS750

Classic Morbidelli Motorcycles

1975 Morbidelli 125 Grand Prix

1997 Morbidelli V8

Exotic Motorcycles: The Morbidelli V8

Alan Cathcart

Classic Moto Guzzi Motorcycles

1971 Harley-Davidson Super Glide

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1975-1979 Ducati GT/GTE/GTS

1977-1979 Harley-Davidson XLCR

Italian Survivor: 1960 Moto Guzzi Lodola Gran Turismo

Margie Siegal

Classic Moto Morini Motorcycles

Battle-Scarred Moto Morini

Phillip Tooth

Café Espresso: 1978-1983 Moto Morini 500

Moto Morini 3-1/2 Sport

Margie Siegel

The Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport

Classic MV Agusta Motorcycles

Terrestrial Flyer: 1954 MV Agusta 175 CSS Disco Volante

Timely Tribute: Magni MV Agusta 750S Tributo Test

Alan Cathcart

A Glorious Noise: 1975 MV Agusta 750S America

The Modern Four: 1967 MV Agusta 600

Adil Jal Darukhanawala

Classic Parilla Motorcycles

Sophisticated Small-bore Scrambler: 1960-1963 Parilla 250cc Wildcat

1962 Parilla 250 Gran Sport