00:00It is a real pleasure to have this reunion with Giorgio Rovazzini, my brother, friend and collaborator.
00:06of all the episodes of my television shows.
00:10After a long time we meet here in Borzano di Reggio Emilia, today Sunday 16th,
00:16to celebrate a country fair with a collection of parilla motorcycles that I had never seen.
00:24There is no shortage of go-karts which were an important period in Giovanni Parilla's life
00:32and also agricultural engines because Giovanni Parilla also performed in agriculture
00:37for which he equipped the motor mowers with parilla engines.
00:44But here now you have brought among the various ones, that from here on there is a collection that are part of your collection,
00:51this beautiful scooter.
00:52Yes, it is a scooter called Levriere, presented in 1954 with a 125cc engine,
01:01this is a 150, 4th gear pedal, of course they rode that period of great motoring abundance
01:11as many manufacturers followed in the footsteps of Vespa and Lambretta, which were the undisputed masters of the market.
01:18So he also ranged across two-strokes, even though in my opinion Parilla's strong point is the four-stroke.
01:26Yes, they are the ones who gave him the greatest successes from a sporting point of view.
01:31Rottigni won the 1958 Giro Motoscritto dell'Italia, Vittorio Brambilla Formula 3 Parilla 175,
01:41the year in which he also won on our territory by participating in the Aviano Baiso
01:46and as a historical memory I bring that of Viani Amos who is still alive,
01:52he also participated as, I don't say as a reserve, but as a man of the territory,
01:59he finished fifth overall behind people like Emilio Bendogni.
02:07However, the 125s and the two-strokes in particular are those that have given Parilla the greatest commercial success.
02:14starting from the 125 and the 150, which the 150 as a category has participated in various off-road events
02:24and with a runner named Bellezza he participated in the 6 days of Garmisch obtaining excellent results.
02:33And I can assure you that although the 175 is aesthetically much more exciting than a two-stroke,
02:43the 150 is really exciting when it goes because it has the ability to tip over onto the rear wheel,
02:54of his horses which is truly exciting.
03:00You told me that this scooter didn't sell well,
03:04But did they also manage to place some specimens in the United States?
03:07Absolutely because they represent the Berliner brothers on the West Coast.
03:18they sold Parilla scooters, Parilla motorcycles, plus Benellis, plus how many because they in Ducatis
03:27they imported all of Italy's motoring heritage into these big supermarkets
03:34at very very low prices for the American market obviously, but for us they represented
03:41a very important commercial outlet because it was valuable currency that returned to Italy.
03:50The engine of this scooter is the same as the motorcycle I mentioned next to me,
03:54classic two-stroke of 150 cm3, in terms of performance it is not at the top, it is quiet, quito,
04:02so 150 cm3. How many gears, what power, what speed?
04:07Yes, in 1953, when it was presented on the December 31st Motorcycling, they presented
04:16precisely the greyhound of the motoparilla accompanied by a lady with a greyhound on a leash.
04:23As you were telling me, it has four gears, block gearbox, 12" wheels, the speed we said
04:32top speed of 80 km/h, it is a motorcycle that the only problem it suffers from is perhaps the not perfect
04:42cooling as the engine was closed under these sheets so unlike what we have
04:51next to which it is a 150 and then also a sport, this one needs a very rich mixture
04:58precisely to try to alleviate the problems that could arise from not providing, let's say, optimal cooling.
05:08Is the other shield I see on the side similar to this one?
05:10Who has it? Is it preserved?
05:11It's a preserved one, it's a 125, it's a little older because it's from 1953, it's exactly the one that was presented
05:20December 31, 1953 on the cover of Motorcycling.
05:23I thank my friend Giorgio Lavazzini, it was truly a very important reunion for me.
05:29and see you next time with Topolina Maranto.
05:33Thank you.
05:34Thank you.
05:35Thank you.
05:36Thank you.
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