More Italian Motorcycle Marques

["Bill Yasui" <YOSH@domain.elided>]

Richard,

My response last month to Niclas' query regarding Italian m/c, moped 
marques.

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Niclas asked...

> Received this list from a frind of mine. Anyone knows any more 
> Italian motorcycles?

> Aermacchi, Aerocaproni Aeromere, <snip>

These may have been made in Italy under license but I believe that 
Astoria was made in Germany, Rex in England and Germany, and Zanella 
in Argentina.

I apologize for length, but I would add the following Italian makes 
(many of them of very limited production, however some are still 
made):

Abra, Adrictica,Aetos, AIM, Alfa, Aliprandi, Altea, Ambrosini, 
Ancillotti, Ancora, Ardea, Ardita (Ardito), Aspi, Asso, Astra, Atala, 
Attolini, Augusta, Azzariti, Bardone, Baudo, BB, Beccaria, Bertoni, 
Bimm, BMP, Borghi, Breda, Bucher, Busi, Capponi, Carda, Carru, 
Casoli, CBR, CF, Cima, Com, CRT, Dardo, Dei, Dominissimi, Dotta, 
Elect, Ercoli-Cavallone, Eurocross, Faggi, Faini, Falco, Fam, 
Ferraris (not to be confused with Ferrari), Fert, Figini, Finzi, Fit, 
FM, Focesi, Fongre, FPM, Fulgar, Fusi, FVL, Frisoni, Furetto, GA, 
GAIA, Gabbiano, Galbusera, Galloni, Garabello, Garazini, 
Garlaschelli, Gatti, Gazzi, GD, Gems, Gerbi, Giacomasso, Girardengo, 
Giulietta, Gloria, GN, Gori, GR, Grasetti, GRG, Guaraldi, Guia, 
Guizzardi, Guizzo, HRD, Idraflex, IMN, Intramotor, Itala, Invicta, 
Iprem, Iris, Italjap, Italmoto, Junior, Kram-It, L'Albe, Lampo, 
Landi, Lazzati, Lecce, LEM, Lilliput, Linx, Lusuardi, Mafalda, 
Maffeis, Magni, Major, Mantovani, Mariani, Marini, Martina, 
Mazzuchelli, MBM, MBR, Meldi, Memini, Menon, Merli, Merlonghi, MFB, 
MGF, MG-Taurus, Mignon, Milano, Minetti, Monterosa, Monviso, 
Molaroni, Moretti, Moto Bimm, Motopiana, MP, Motron, MT, MVB, 
Nazzaro, Necchi, Negas&Ray, Nettunia, Oasa, Oliverio, Oliva, Ollearo, 
Olmo, OMA, OMB, OMC, Omea, Omer, OMN, Opra, OR, Orione, Orix, Oscar, 
Ottolenghi, Pagliant, Parvis, Passoni, Patriarca, Pegaso, Peripoli, 
PG, Piazza, Piola, Pirotta, Piovatica, PO, Polet, Polenghi, Posdam, 
Premoli, Prina, Prinetti&Stucchi, Quagliotti, Ranzani, Ras, Reiter, 
Rigat, Ringhini, Rocket, Romeo, Rondine, Rosetta, Roselli, Rovetta, 
Royal, Rossi, Rubinelli, Ruspa, Salve, San Christophoro, Santamaria, 
Sanverero, Sav, Scarab, Segale, Sessa, Shifty, Siamt, Siat, 
Signorelli, Simoncelli, Simonetta, Simonini, Simplex, Spaviero, 
Superba, SVM, TGM, Thunder, Tomaselli, Tommasi, Torpado, TM, Unimoto, 
UFO, Vaga, Vecchietti, Verga, veros, Victory, Viberti, Villiers 
Original, Wilier, Zenat, Zeta, Zenit.

And the Titan from San Marino.

CIAO.

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