Italian Motorcycles

Motorcycles Built in Italy (V-Z)

Notes on some of the rarer Italian marques

This page lists brands for which limited information is available. For a more complete listing visit the Italian Index.

See also Obscure Italian Marques.

Vaghi 1920s


Veggetti 1941~c.1955


Verona 1970s & 80s Motocross


Vertemati


Victory
1950-1955
Motocicli Giovanni Francesconi of Padua (Padova) built lightweight motorcycles powered by Villiers 98cc and 123cc engines.
Source: wikipedia.nl


Villa

Manufactured by Amleto Villa of Strada Maggiore 10, Bologna, c.1953 to c.1959.

Established before 1928, Amleto Villa built and sold bicycles, accessories and spare parts. The young Marco Cimatti won a Gold Medal on a Villa bicycle at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932. After the war, Villa built mopeds; at least one type in 1953 and two others released in 1959. Competition from larger manufacturers made it impossible to compete, and moped construction ceased. Villa continued with his bicycle business.

The marque is unrelated to that of Walter Villa

Source: Museo del Patrimonio Industriale, Bologna


VOR
1996~
VOR Motori, Ronco Briantino, Milan
The brothers Guido and Alvaro Vertemati formed a new brand, the VOR. Following a disagreement with their partners at VOR they left the new firm and returned to Vertemati.

VOR continued to operate but encountered financial difficulties in late 2000. Ownership of the company was transferred to Mondial.
Sources: wikipedia.nl; thumpertalk.com.


Vyrus

W

WRM 2004-2007


Z

Zanzi 1953-1956


Zoppoli 1948-1954


Rarer Italian Marques