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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1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Follow the journey of this 1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead motorcycle and see how its latest owner finished a restoration project that began in the 1980s.

Circa-1954 Ceccato 75cc Twin Cam Guy Webster's circa-1954 Ceccato 72cc Twin-Cam Italian racer is the sole survivor of five made making it one of the rarest classic Italian motorcycles.

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Classic Ceccato Motorcycles

Circa-1954 Ceccato 75cc Twin Cam

Critically acclaimed food author and television personality Anthony Bourdain would tell us that a steak cooked rare is a pretty common thing. That’s why Bourdain, sometimes scootering around or riding in a sidecar on his show No Reservations, documents the lesser-known dishes available from around the globe — he’s often seen scarfing down morsels of […]

Classic Ducati Motorcycles

1993 Ducati 900SL Superlight

Lindsey Brooke

Shiny Side Up: Gotta Have One

Mark Mederski

2006 Paul Smart Ducati 1000LE

1979 900 Ducati GTS Models

Clement Salvadori

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

1988 Laverda SFC1000

Black Side Down: Salt in a Wound

Avanti Laverda Breganze!

Robert Smith

A New Suit for the Laverda RGS

Classic Morbidelli Motorcycles

1975 Morbidelli 125 Grand Prix

1997 Morbidelli V8

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Exotic Motorcycles: The Morbidelli V8

Alan Cathcart

Classic Moto Guzzi Motorcycles

1933 Moto Guzzi Sport 15

James Adam Bolton

1971 Harley-Davidson Super Glide

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1975-1979 Ducati GT/GTE/GTS

1977-1979 Harley-Davidson XLCR

Margie Siegal | Photos by Nick Cedar

Classic Moto Morini Motorcycles

Barry Ferris' 1975 Moto Morini 3-1/2

Battle-Scarred Moto Morini

Phillip Tooth

Café Espresso: 1978-1983 Moto Morini 500

Moto Morini 3-1/2 Sport

Margie Siegel

Classic MV Agusta Motorcycles

1964 MV Agusta 125 GT Lusso

Margie Siegal

Terrestrial Flyer: 1954 MV Agusta 175 CSS Disco Volante

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Timely Tribute: Magni MV Agusta 750S Tributo Test

Alan Cathcart

A Glorious Noise: 1975 MV Agusta 750S America

Classic Parilla Motorcycles

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

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1962 Parilla 250 Gran Sport