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Italians are known for a lot of things, one of them being the creators of ridiculously pretty and potent motorcycles. Moto Guzzi has pitched in, in a big way, for a little over 100 years now. That’s no simple task, but Moto Guzzi isn’t an ordinary company either. Just the story of its formation will give you an idea of the passion and effort that went into creating the legendary brand.
Three friends, flight engineer Carlo Guzzi, decorated aviator Giorgio Parodi and an experienced pilot Giovanni Ravelli, were fascinated by engines and motorcycle racing. All three had served together in the Italian Royal Navy’s Aviation Corps and the story goes that Guzzi proposed to Parodi and Ravelli, who enthusiastically agreed, that they should enter the motorcycle space once WWI was over. Ravelli died in 1919 during a test flight and his two friends wanted to honour his memory with the military aviation symbol. Since t