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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: SED on July 19, 2017, 12:36:56 AM
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VonCrump posted some fabulous pictures of the factory town here: http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=90923.0
It was a wonderful preview for our own visit.
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Much more scenic than where those other V twins are built :laugh:
Dusty
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Looks like a wonderful trip. Thanks for taking us along.. :thumb:
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Hey SED,
Thanks for all the nice photos!
How about elaborating on that trip you're showing on the map?
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Fabulous photos / scenery.... thanks for sharing....:thumb: :thumb: :cool:...and on my "Bucket List" someday! :smiley:
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What's the red and black CARC bike with V7 tank and styling ???
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What's the red and black CARC bike with V7 tank and styling ???
That would be a Bellagio - the only CARC model with a 940cc motor. Would love to do the same to mine.
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Hey SED,
Thanks for all the nice photos!
How about elaborating on that trip you're showing on the map?
I shoulda put captions in there...
The trip is Passo San Marco that was recommended by PaulDaytona in this thread:
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=90782.0
I did the loop counter clockwise. The pass is about 2 oclock on the map.
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The V7III was not available to rent the day I had planned to ride so there was only 1/2 day to ride. Agostini's opens at 8:30 and was out of there by 9. Jill took pictures of me in front of Agostini's and the factory.
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I left Mandello and almost immediately got lost in the big city of Lecco that is just south of Mandello. Found my way through the city and climbed up to Ballabio, where an old guy was riding an old Guzzi single toward the big city. Continued up through Moggio and stopped for the view above the valley.
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Continued up to Vedeseta where the most direct route was closed due to a rockfall.
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So detoured toward Brembilla:
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A rockfall had also blocked the road to Brembilla, so a temporary bridge was put across the stream cutting off a hairpin:
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Continued through San Pellegrino Terme where all the water comes from. Acres and acres of bottles:
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The cities got smaller and the terrain got steeper and I took a break at a little stream. There was even a fly fisherman in a stream I passed. There was a sign depicting all the cycling routes and there were lots of cyclists (the Tour de France had started about a week earlier). The amazing thing is that the roads are so steep - Google maps shows a 15% grade - and narrow.
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The hairpins are often very steep and sharp and take some practice. I had been offered a V9 Bobber to rent but that giant front tire scared me off. And Stefano at Agostini's said they only get about 180-200km/tank so another reason to wait for the V7. This view shows 3 switchbacks of the main road.
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At the summit there was another group of motorcyclists that I'd followed earlier. Their sweeper was riding a giant Goldwing and doing a great job, but he really had to swing wide on the turns. Also in their group was an old guy on a new Honda Shadow, but it didn't look anything like what I've seen here - more of a bobber. You could also see the Alps along the Swiss border in the distance. (see photos in my first post - unfortunately not all in order...).
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Just below the summit was a restaurant and below that a dairy farm that was so steep it seemed like the cows would tumble. They all had bells that rang with different tones so quite musical.
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San Marco Pass (6500') had been used as a trading route and had the remains of an old Roman road.
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There was also a food truck to feed the cyclists:
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Heading down the other side were more tight turns and steep grades. This is looking down from one switchback to the one below and the one below that, and out to the town that seems to be hanging from 45* slopes. Amazingly there was a full size soccer field below the road in this town (surrounded by a high fence so the ball wouldn't be lost down valley).
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View up the glacially carved valley dropping into Morbegno.
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I completed the loop to Mandello on the Statale Strada. A great loop that took about 4.5 hours even stopping for pictures and getting lost and taking a couple wrong turns.
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That would be a Bellagio - the only CARC model with a 940cc motor. Would love to do the same to mine.
Thought people on here would like that. It looked great.
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The V7III was a great machine - no faults or problems. Perfect for the roads I was on 650' to 6500' and about 70 to 95*F. Spent about 4 hours on the saddle in 4.5 hours and just tired of sitting. Plenty of torque at every rpm. It was confidence inspiring - touched the footrest feeler on the first roundabout. It was the Stone model without a tach so the shift light flashed a few times, but never hit the rev limiter. Also the seating position is bolt upright for me so 130 km/h (80mph) on the Autostrada gave lots of wind pressure - but easy fix with lower bars or fairing. The whole experience makes me want one... :cool:
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Thank you SED. I can't get enough of this part of the world. Your post made me review my photos and I found another Bellagio photo.
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This Bellagio was parked in Piazza Garabaldi near the El Ghezz cafe and close to the iconic cannon.
Also I would like to put it out there that when anybody gets a hint of the dates for the 100th anniversary let us all know. I have several contacts in Mandello that are keeping watch as well.
Cheers, voncrump
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Giddy SED. I have a couple of questions about one of your photos.
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Is this a picture of the Moto Guzzi factory? Was it Taken from the Cemetary next door?
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If the answers to these questions is yes then what a coincidence. I have a picture of the other end of the building and it shows what I believe to be the remains of the test track. This photo was from my first visit to paradise in 2012.
Cheers, voncrump
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Giddy SED. I have a couple of questions about one of your photos.
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Is this a picture of the Moto Guzzi factory? Was it Taken from the Cemetary next door?
(http://thumb.ibb.co/j0qwzk/image.jpg) (http://ibb.co/j0qwzk)
If the answers to these questions is yes then what a coincidence. I have a picture of the other end of the building and it shows what I believe to be the remains of the test track. This photo was from my first visit to paradise in 2012.
Cheers, voncrump
That is a factory that was above the Guzzi works and just below SS36 (red arrow in picture. yellow arrow is Guzzi)
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Old test track can be seen in Google satellite view.
I didn't go into the cemetery, but I did get a couple of pictures of the Guzzi factory:
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The paint looks new and there was a new workers entrance (there was a guard willing to answer questions at the pedestrian entrance and a driveway just to the right out of the photo).
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Also ran across this book where we were staying:
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Many thanks, SED!
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That is a factory that was above the Guzzi works and just below SS36 (red arrow in picture. yellow arrow is Guzzi)
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Old test track can be seen in Google satellite view.
I didn't go into the cemetery, but I did get a couple of pictures of the Guzzi factory:
Thanks for clarifying that SED. I see the Cemetery on the satellite photo.
When i visited in 2012 I went to the new gate and the security post seemed to be abandoned so I glanced around and saw nobody about so I ducked under the turn style and only got about two paces when a security guard stopped me. He it was a "no go" area and I mentioned that I had come a long way from New Zealand to have a look at the factory so I gave it a go. He was firm but friendly and we talked for some time. I didn't want to upset him as I recognized him from our Museum visit and we planned to return for another visit later in the week.
Skip forward to 2017 and who should be on duty at the sign in for the Museum? yes it was the same guard and he remembered me from 2012."Ah yes you tried to sneak in to the factory" was his remark. He has worked as a guard at the factory since 2009.
Cheers, voncrump
PS I haven't got the quote thing worked out yet.