DUCATI CUCCIOLO

Ducati Cucciolo sport

The Ducati Cucciolo was a 4-stroke clip-on engine conceived during and shortly after WWII

The first prototype was running on the streets of Torino in Autumn of 1944 giving 77 km per liter of fuel when installed on a bicycle.

In 1945  the intention to sell Cucciolo engines have been announced.

to the public. 

It was the first new automotive design to appear in postwar Europe.

In 1952, with 200,000 Cucciolos already sold, Ducati finally offered its own complete moped based on the successful little pull rod engine produced until 1954. The following models were becoming more and more real motorcycles, with pressed-steel frames. The engine capacity grew to 60cc  and finally to 65cc 

The Cucciolo engine was gradually replaced by the "98" model line which started in 1952 and its production ended when the 65 line was dropped in 1958.

Ducati Snow Sled

Ducati Sled to be used in the next 4 months

Moto Guzzi 850 Cafe Racer

Although often referred to as the Le Mans I, the first Le mans model is more correctly known as the Le Mans 850. It was debuted at the Milano Moto show November 1975, although the groundwork was done five years before the eventual production version appeared. It was a development of the pre-existing V7 Sport model.
This is a splendid cafe racer version.

Appennino Tosco Romagnolo

In blue color you can see the mountainous area of the  "Appennino Tosco Romagnolo"(above).

In this area you can find one of the best motorcycle routes in Europe still undiscovered. 

Below see the best routes in the Appennino Romagnolo.

. The Temporada Romagnola .

The definition Temporada Romagna ( Mototemporada Romagnola )  was originally used to describe a series of motorcycle races that from the 40' s till 1971 were organized in urban circuits of the Romagna region cities as Forli, Milano Marittima, Lugo, Cesenatico, Rimini, Riccione and Cattolica.

The  "Mototemporada" is from the Spanish "Moto temporada" = "motorcycle season."

the original pompone!!

what do you think about this stunning bike?

My neighbours garage

Martin Cavina

It's time for cagnina di Romagna!!

Cagnina di Romagna is a D.O.C., a controlled appellation wine whose production is limited to a small stretch of Emilia-Romagna on the Adriatic coast south of Ravenna around Forli. It's made from Refosco, an indigenous red grape that's usually associated with Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northeastern Italy and adjacent Slovenia.

Cagnina may be made either dry or sweet; the sweet version is made by stopping fermentation before all the grape sugar has been converted to alcohol, leaving behind some natural sweetness  and only 9 percent alcohol. Fresh and light, it's meant for immediate enjoyment and, in its native land, is usually drunk up by Christmas time as a festive holiday wine.

Vespisti forever!

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