In late December 1997 two Guzzi riders from the USA found themselves in Switzerland,
building an automated assembly machine for a major oem located in the USA.

Deadlines were pressing and time was not a luxury. But they got up early,
stayed late and managed to sneak away from work long enough to make the trip to MANDELLO DEL LARIO.

It was about 6 hrs through the mountains and tunnels. Nothing was going to stop these guys.
Snow, traffic, language barriers and getting lost just made it more exciting.

When they saw the signs for MANDELLO DEL LARIO they cheered and when they saw
the signs that read MOTO GUZZI with an arrow they screamed turn here!! Turn here!!

Checking in with the security they were told they had to wait for a tour guide
to take them on the tour of the museum. The museum is only open for one hour on certain weekdays.
Luckily today was the day, and they were early.

A short wait in the little café across from the factory and then it was time to meet the guide.
The guide was a very friendly man with little English skills. But by smiling and
shaking hands and allot of hand gestures everyone was able to communicate.

The one-hour tour of the museum turned into about two hours and a
few peeks into secured areas not on the normal tour.

When they made it into the museum it was like traveling
back in time seeing all of those beautiful machines.

It was a great time and the Italians treated the new visitors like old friends.