Piaggio Vespa 125 V1T “Bacchetta”, 1948, Italy  With the 1948 Vespa 125 we can start talking about a true “boom”. The public is no longer skeptical as during the first presentation in 1946. The 125cc is also more advanced than the previous model. The comfort is way better thanks to the spring suspensions on both wheels....

Motom “12/D”, 1951,  Italy The Motom represents a piece of Italian motorcycling history. It’s the father of all mopeds, overshadowed too often by the other contemporary mopeds: thanks to it entire generations turned into bikers and discovered the motorcycling world for the first time. It’s also the most enduring one: designed in 1947 it was sold until 1970, when...

Marini “Turismo”, 1926, Italy In 1923 Marini showed a new range of engines at the Milan Car Show. For more than 5 years the production of motorbikes continued in Alfonsine, no longer in the little workshop under the owner’s house, but in new purpose-made spaces, made famous by the racing success the company collected and the participation...

Gilera “500 Saturno Sport”, 1947, Italy One of the most important models for Gilera, the Saturno is considered a masterpiece of Italian motorbike production. According to experts it had just one rival: the Moto Guzzi Falcone. The successore of the Otto Bulloni was designed by Luigi Salmaggi in the late 30s and presented at the 1940...