Italian Day 9/20/2025

[swooshdave]

 

Last year on Italian Day at Portland Cars & Coffee was a motorcycle mega-load!

But @activpop is eager to make a big showing from the V11 Sport crew this year. Sadly I can't commit yet but I hope some other folks can make it. @MotoKnee and @Gmc28 have been listed as possible attendees.

For the details if you've never been before it's not actually in Portland... it's in Sherwood at Langers.

21650 SW Langer Farms Pkwy, Sherwood, OR 97140

It's a little tricky as you need to line up on Century Drive before 8am. Look for a slew of Ferraris and Lambos, plus a smattering of Alfas and Fiats. Something will show up that you've never seen before.

Given that there are around 20 registered V11 Sport forum members in this area at least a few should be able to make it.

[activpop]

Thanks for rattling the cage, @swooshdave. V11's would be nice, but any Guzzi will do. Last year we were the only two in a sea of Ducatis.

[Admin Jaap]

What coincidence! There was in Italday in the Netherlands too yesterday: https://www.italdag.nl/
Sadly, I couldn't make it this year. Fun meet, with lots of special Ital bikes.

[swooshdave]

10 hours ago, activpop said:

Thanks for rattling the cage, @swooshdave. V11's would be nice, but any Guzzi will do. Last year we were the only two in a sea of Ducatis.

Did Guzzi make other models? I was not aware. 

[MotoKnee]

14 hours ago, activpop said:

Thanks for rattling the cage, @swooshdave. V11's would be nice, but any Guzzi will do. Last year we were the only two in a sea of Ducatis.

 

Thanks for the reminders gentlemen, I have attached a post-it note to my desktop monitor as the fail-safe reminder.

I will try to get out bright and early on Sat.

[GiuseppeMMM]

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[Gmc28]

up early on a weekend?  

Just back from italy (vacation), then heading out on road for work, and don’t think i can weasel out of work, but will rally if i can pull it off. 

[swooshdave]

On 9/16/2025 at 7:12 AM, Gmc28 said:

up early on a weekend?  

Just back from italy (vacation), then heading out on road for work, and don’t think i can weasel out of work, but will rally if i can pull it off. 

You can do it!

[motortouring]

On 9/15/2025 at 11:01 AM, Admin Jaap said:

What coincidence! There was in Italday in the Netherlands too yesterday: https://www.italdag.nl/
Sadly, I couldn't make it this year. Fun meet, with lots of special Ital bikes.

Sadly the Dutch Guzzi Club, MGCN.NL, could not make it either as the classics were at the Veteran Bike show in Woerden (https://www.nationaalveteraantreffen.com/) and the Touring committee was with 50 bikes in the Pyrenees. Just to much to do.

So no stand with Guzzi.

[swooshdave]

 Victory! The first row of bikes to show up were all Guzzis! Then later some other Italian brands showed up.












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[activpop]

54 minutes ago, swooshdave said:

 Victory! The first row of bikes to show up were all Guzzis! Then later some other Italian brands showed up.
 

Final tally was eight Guzzis. Pictured,  then two V7's, a beautiful 3200 mile Breva 750 and a MGX-21.  A much better turnout than last year when it was just Dave's and my V11's. 

[activpop]

 Waiting for line to move.

Edited Saturday at 08:16 PM by activpop

[MotoKnee]

Nice to finally meet you fellows, lots of cool machines and interesting people-watching.

Thx for posting about the whole affair, maybe GMC will make the next one.

 

[guzzler]

Funny how in a field of exotica the V11 stands out....especially the greenies!

Cheers

[swooshdave]

2 hours ago, activpop said:

 Waiting for line to move.

You didn’t mention the part where I had to run back to the bikes when the line started to move.