Bologna Motorcycles of the '20s

By: Antonio Campigotto, Maura Grandi, Enrico Ruffi .

English & Italian text.

Made in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Industrial Patrimony of Bologna, the book is the first in a series of publications that will trace the history of a dynamic and modern motorcycle industry such as that of the Bologna area in Italy, land of engines "par excellence".

This first title on a local two-wheel industry of the Twenties amplifies and delves deeply into the matters examined by an exhibition on the same subject held in the museum in 2004 and which was a public success.

Illustrated with a detailed collection of photographs of motorcycles, engines and other objects made available by private collectors, the book covers the history of the small companies that helped make up the industrial fabric of the area.

Here the collector will find valuable information and pictures of motorbike brands including ABRA, Aquila, Beyer, Diana, Augusta-Fiab, Dall?Oglio, De Togni, G.D., M.B.R., R.A., Villani and others. The bi-lingual text in Italian and English is blended with a wealth of illustrations of both the period concerned and especially commissioned modern studio photographs.

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