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EICMA International Motorcycle Show 2012

MOTORCYCLISTS HAVE CHANGED.
I Motociclisti sono cambiati; Biker haben sich verändert; 
Les Motards ont changé; Los Motores han cambiado!

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The motto for this years EICMA International Motorcycle Show is pretty simple, it seems. But what does it really mean? 

This is amazing. 

A Fiat 500 gets stuck in a tiny alleyway in Italy… the cars are honking wildly, a crowd gathers… and then the motorcyclists come. 

Sometimes the Italians really know what’s up. Like the fact that having a motorcycle parked in your living room is not only totally normal, but classy as f**k.
Photo from Tod’s Italian Portraits book (more info on eternal-optimist.com).

Sometimes the Italians really know what’s up. Like the fact that having a motorcycle parked in your living room is not only totally normal, but classy as f**k.

Photo from Tod’s Italian Portraits book (more info on eternal-optimist.com).

Another photo of Enrica Citoni from the Cafe Twin video.

Another photo of Enrica Citoni from the Cafe Twin video.

Stelvio Pass, Italy. It suddenly makes so much sense why so many amazing auto’s and moto’s are made there- Ducati, MV Agusta, Aprilia, MotoGuzzi, Bimota… Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, etcetc.

Stelvio Pass, Italy. It suddenly makes so much sense why so many amazing auto’s and moto’s are made there- Ducati, MV Agusta, Aprilia, MotoGuzzi, Bimota… Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, etcetc.

Italian motorcycles? We get them, don’t we? They chatter at idle, rev to the moon, weigh nothing, cost mega-lira and are ridden by skinny leather-clad knee-grinding monkeys with a death wish.
The Wall Street Journal, “Italy’s Multicultural Motorcycle
Anja Rubik by Ellen von Unwerth for Vogue Italia

Anja Rubik by Ellen von Unwerth for Vogue Italia

Leah Stunts, spreadin’ toward the sky at the Italian Stunt Fest 2011. In heels none the less!

Leah Stunts, spreadin’ toward the sky at the Italian Stunt Fest 2011. In heels none the less!

Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club meetup - April 2011

Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club meetup - April 2011

Who are they kidding? Start burning right away.

Pirelli contro il fumo - 1/3

Who are they kidding? Start burning right away.

Pirelli contro il fumo - 1/3