Congrats Bill Ross

[LowRyter]

..for the nice two page spread in Motorcyclist magazine

and his 1987 Le Mans Special Edition Mandello Meteor. 




This is an internet photo, the one in the magazine has Bill in it.

We can be glad that not all magazines are dead.

[Arizona Wayne]

Bill lives in the San Diego area and is a Fire captain? and I've been wondering with all the fires over there hoping he's OK.   He must getting a lot of overtime!!!

[Chuck in Indiana]

Bills a genuinely nice guy. .good for him. 

[Kent in Upstate NY]

Bill has been retired for a long time. I doubt he has been involved with the fires physically. Cool dude though.

[Guzzi Gal]

That bike is straight up cool! 

[mtiberio]

It sets a very high bar for LSR.

[ohiorider]

..for the nice two page spread in Motorcyclist magazine

and his 1987 Le Mans Special Edition Mandello Meteor. 




This is an internet photo, the one in the magazine has Bill in it.

We can be glad that not all magazines are dead.

I was pleasantly surprised with the various articles in the Jan/Feb 2018 issue of Motorcyclist.  Unlike the oh so common "We Compare 3 Superbikes" type of articles, this issue has some very nice photography and article about two guys riding Aprilias through several of the passes in the Alps, an article on a historical Italian race bike (Ago's MV 350/4,) and an article about Italy's out sized impact on the motorcycle world.  Oh, and the great pic LowRyder mentioned of Bill Ross with his Guzzi, combined with a short article by Bill.  If you can get your hands on an issue, I think you'd enjoy it.

Bob

[Vince in Milwaukee]

Just got my issue and was also pleasantly surprised.  Not your usual "Guzzis appeal to the odd crowd article."

[JJ]

A Big CONGRATS to our own beloved "Billoni!!"  :1:
(Photos by JJC from Del Mar, Oct. 2011)  That's Nolan Woodbury and Bill's lovely wife.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Bill also has my old barn find Strada, (small world when you play with Guzzis) and I understand shows the squids how to ride in the mountains 

[JJ]

Bill also has my old barn find Strada, (small world when you play with Guzzis) and I understand shows the squids how to ride in the mountains 

...and it's a nice one!! :1:

[L.A.kevin]

Yay! Firemarshall Bill! You were Guzzi world famous, now you're rest of the world famous, too!

[Testarossa]

This is a really good issue of Motorcyclist, with an Italian theme. In addition to the Ross piece and the alpine touring article, there are articles on MV Agusta, Italian design in general, Vespas, the Agostini-Pasolini-Saarinen rivalry, the Guzzi wind tunnel, an interview with Galluzzi, the Via Appia, the Vibrazioni ArtDesign custom shop, how to ride the high passes, and how to find a great Italian sport bike on the cheap (Guzzi content).

[JJ]

More photos of the legendary Mandello Meteor along with pilot "Billoni!!" :1:










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