Bologna visit

bigredduke · 27-09-2019, 08:00 PM

Thought you might like to see an image from Bologna from our visit earlier in the year which seemed appropriate:

slob · 27-09-2019, 08:57 PM

Kitchen Garden Alley

bigredduke · 28-09-2019, 08:45 PM

Not "Carburettor Street" then?
Disappointing.

bigredduke · 29-09-2019, 04:24 PM

For those of you who are yet to visit Bologna, here are a few more images. Even if you discount the Ducati connection, it is a lovely city, well worth a short break.

Nickj · 29-09-2019, 07:02 PM

Agree with that, brilliant place and loads of interesting places to see. Barely a vertical tower in sight, made you wonder how they'd managed not to fall over!

We were there earlier in the year and it was HOT, even the locals thought it was a bit much.
We did our 'mad dogs and English men' impersonation a few times

42+ C in Florence was a bit warm even with frequent stops for espresso or beer followed by gellato.

30-09-2019, 10:17 AM

The place is beautiful, many scenes one would like to view.

slob · 30-09-2019, 01:03 PM

The food!!!

Bologna isn’t known as ‘La Grassa’ for nothing.

ChrisC2925 · 30-09-2019, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigredduke

Not "Carburettor Street" then?
Disappointing.

No apostrophe in the carbs!!

Darkness · 30-09-2019, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisC2925

No apostrophe in the carbs!!

The company was founded in 1933 as "Società anonima Gaetano Dell'Orto e figli" (Gaetano Dell'Orto and Sons) but actually only founded by Gaetano's sons, Luigi Piero and Giuseppe.

http://www.dellorto.it/en/company-eng/history/

bigredduke · 30-09-2019, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisC2925

No apostrophe in the carbs!!

Apparently they tried an apostrophe in the prototypes but the engines ran too rich as a result.

bigredduke · 30-09-2019, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkness

The company was founded in 1933 as "Società anonima Gaetano Dell'Orto e figli" (Gaetano Dell'Orto and Sons) but actually only founded by Gaetano's sons, Luigi Piero and Giuseppe.

http://www.dellorto.it/en/company-eng/history/

Thanks, interesting. They still make many different models of carburettor.

So Del Orto isn't Del Trotter's Italian cousin then?

27-09-2019, 08:00 PM	#1
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	Bologna visit Thought you might like to see an image from Bologna from our visit earlier in the year which seemed appropriate:

29-09-2019, 07:02 PM	#5
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,188	Agree with that, brilliant place and loads of interesting places to see. Barely a vertical tower in sight, made you wonder how they'd managed not to fall over! We were there earlier in the year and it was HOT, even the locals thought it was a bit much. We did our 'mad dogs and English men' impersonation a few times 42+ C in Florence was a bit warm even with frequent stops for espresso or beer followed by gellato. __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

27-09-2019, 08:57 PM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,707	Kitchen Garden Alley

28-09-2019, 08:45 PM	#3
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	Not "Carburettor Street" then? Disappointing.

29-09-2019, 04:24 PM	#4
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	For those of you who are yet to visit Bologna, here are a few more images. Even if you discount the Ducati connection, it is a lovely city, well worth a short break.

30-09-2019, 10:17 AM	#6
ledheadlamp Guest Posts: n/a	The place is beautiful, many scenes one would like to view.

30-09-2019, 01:03 PM	#7
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,707	The food!!! Bologna isn’t known as ‘La Grassa’ for nothing.