10/19/2015

On Saturday 17 October, at 9 a.m., the exhibition dedicated to motorbikes born in Florence was held. The occasion was the 150th anniversary of the transfer of the capital of united Italy from Turin to Florence in 1865. The ‘Florentine Motorcycles have been numerous, from the early 20th century to the present day. For this reason, the Florentine Vintage Motorcycle Club, in collaboration with the School of Engineering of the University of Florence and Club-MEC, organized a meeting in which the main motorcycles built or elaborated in Florence were exhibited, presenting their characteristics and,analyzing above all the aspects and peculiarities that link them together.

During the seminar, Luca Manneschi traced the main stages of motorcycle evolution in the Florentine environment, from the beginning of the last century to the present day. Afterwards, Giovanni Ferrara interviewed some of the builders of the main Florentine motorcycle manufacturers, including Piero Ancillotti, Giuseppe Bianchi, Augusto Brettoni, Giancarlo Gori, Fabrizio Guidotti and Lorenzo Segoni.

On this occasion, the Firenze Race Team was also present with the new FR-15T, which has an all-Florentine heart. Many fans attended to discover the most innovative aspects of the car, starting with the turbocharged fuel-injected engine derived from the Beta 498 RR enduro bike, up to the electronically controlled semi-active differential, all designed and built in-house by the team, for which won a special prize raffled off by Lamborghini.