Bike Blessing on the 1st of May

Every year on the first of May, in Bruneck, a small city nested between beautiful South Tyrolean mountains, hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts meet to get their bikes blessed, celebrate Spring or simply ogle great bikes.

Meeting point in the morning was a petrol station, where my dad and his Goldwing friends were busy showing off their latest gadgets.

 Spotted a nice Ferrari...

Unfortunately, our friend Michele had to turn back home after only a short way, because he had electrical problems on his Moto Guzzi LeMans.

 My brother's Laverda SFC however ran perfectly and was the center of attention, much to the chagrin of the Goldwing team. hehe

Prima donnas: (from the front): a MotoMorini Corsaro, a Benelli TnT and a Ducati Pantah

Would be better with the fairing..

This guy doesn't value his family jewels very much me thinks...

A beauty! FN 350 from 1928

"...and on the second day the Lord created a Yamaha". I tend to agree, but I'm not sure it was a scooter...

Ducati heaven

Laverda SF. It says 'Markus' on the helmet, sadly not me.

Moto Guzzi Falcone from the Italian fire fighters, complete with siren (under the headlight)

Another pristine Laverda SF 750

Wehrmacht BMW with sidecar

BMW with 2 wheel drive

 My brother signs to the number plate with the Wehrmacht swastika....apparently forbidden in Germany

Mint oto Guzzi California. Ewan McGregor likes it and so do I

  2006 Ducati Multistrada 620. Is the design too far ahead for its time or just plain ugly? I'm still deciding.

No need to decide on this fantastic MotoGuzzi V11 Sport

Hello! Yamaha XT500, she's family.

Moto Guzzi California with side car

Another Guzzi, this time an automatic!

Benelli, not sure about the model

Among hundreds of bikes, the only SR500...MY SR500 :-))

For lunch we went to a cozy farm/restaurant  with this amazing view.

The food was nice and the wine was pretty good, too.  Here you can see the starter, moments before it got ravaged by a horde of hungry Goldwing friends.

Bike Meeting, Bruneck 1st of May

Every year on the first of May there is a big bike meeting in Bruneck, a small city in SouthTyrol (Italy) surrounded by beautiful mountains and inviting valleys. Truly a biker heaven.

This year was very special to me, as my whole family decided to do the 2 hour trip. I am lucky enough to have a brother with several special classic bikes in his garage and had the privilege to ride his BMW R69S. He opted for his latest love: the superb Moto Guzzi LeMans 850, while my dad rode his beloved Honda Goldwing 1800.

It was a great day: lots of cool bikes, great roads, great food and wine (just a little ;-) ) and a decent weather. 

The Goldwing: not really my cup of tea, but daddy gets my respect. He rides at least 5 times more than I do!

can you feel the excitement?!?

my wife approves

this one too

...but this one's the BEST!

hmmmm

missed my beloved Yamaha SR left in Thailand, but at least I had my t-shirt :-)

proud bikers

Lambretta

Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone

MV Agusta F4

a BMW copy by URAL

Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone Militare

ex East Germany car called Trabant or "Trabbie"

VW Boogie

the perfect German breakfast

MotoGuzzi California

Piaggio Ape, one of the few remaining alive

These Goldwing riders have peculiar tastes

BMW R100S...great bike

the legendary FIAT 500 (cinquecento), this one's a bit pimped up

Gilera

Ducati Diavel....don't like it

2 beautifully restored Moto Guzzi Falcone

the mightiest of the Monster family

fantastic design

Jeep

Citroen

off for some lunch

speechless

my biker family!

I'm so happy :-)))

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