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Gran Ferro 2012

Posted on the 21 May 2012 by Wideopenmoto
Gran Ferro 2012
My Gran Ferro day began at 4am Sunday morning with a magnitude 6 earthquake 20km away which killed four people and scared the living shit outta my girlfriend. The setting for the Gran Ferro was quite close to the epicentre itself, but despite this and the non-stop rain it happened.
Numbers were down but the enthusiasm was in no way dampened or shaken (puns intended).
The Gran Ferro is basically an annual classic and custom bike show in the town of San Giovanni in Persecito, near Bologna. Its grown steadily over the years and is a popular fixture in the action-packed moto calendar of the Emilia Romagna region.
Here are a few pics I manges to snap while dodging showers. You'll find a much larger selelection over on the WideOpenMoto facebook.
Gran Ferro 2012 Usually surrounded by riders escaping the heat, this year the sculpture was all alone. Poor lil guy.
Gran Ferro 2012 Row of contenders for various Gran Ferro prizes.
Gran Ferro 2012 Beeza Rocket III. Gorgeous bike which will be featured here in the next couple of days. Keep an eye out for it.
Gran Ferro 2012 An NCR-ified Sport Classic. We'll be checking out the NCR factory soon. Details to come.
Gran Ferro 2012Gran Ferro 2012 You've seen it before here.
Gran Ferro 2012Gran Ferro 2012 Guzzis, old and new(er). The old, a Falcone, the newer, a V500.
Gran Ferro 2012 J.A.P engined speedway bike and Roberto Totti Scrambler.
Gran Ferro 2012 Nicely done Kawasaki Z500.
Gran Ferro 2012Gran Ferro 2012Gran Ferro 2012  A Parilla 125cc Bialbero (twincam)
Gran Ferro 2012Gran Ferro 2012The super sparkly tank of a Duc Monster and the Kawasaki with glorious 70s, glass work.
Gran Ferro 2012 Row of Speedway bikes. 
Gran Ferro 2012 A Suzi four-banger post Cafe racer surgery. More pics as always on Facebook.
Gran Ferro 2012 More sparkles- this time on a Yamaha flat tracker.
Gran Ferro 2012A Roberto Totti work in progress.
Gran Ferro 2012 Stripey Bonnie.
Gran Ferro 2012Gran Ferro 2012 Zeta 530 DT
Photos: WideOpenMoto: Remember to 'ave a look at the rest of them 'ere.

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