The Gilera brand from Arcore in Italy is celebrating its 100th birthday, after its long history started back in 1909 when Giuseppe Gilera created the first Gilera bike.

Now the Gilera Club from Arcore and the “Registro Storico Gilera” are organising an event to celebrate one of Italy’s greatest motorcycles. The event will take place on the weekend of June 6th and 7th at Arcore, just north of Milan, with invitations to participate extended to all Gilera owners.

The event will include registration on the afternoon of the 6th, followed by the opening of the event and an exhibition. The bikes on display come from the Piaggio museum at Pontedera, and includes photographs, original sketches, historic clothing and documents on the history of motorcycling in Italy. A dinner is planned for the evening of Saturday June 6.

On Sunday 7th June, there is the event that will hear the rumble of the Gilera bikes around Arcore, with a gathering and parade of Gilera around the streets of the town, starting at 10:30, and arriving at the Monza autodrome for a track event at 12:30. The first bikes to ride will be those prior to 1969, with a second round for those from 1970 until today. Three laps of the track can be completed.

Packed lunch is planned before the awards ceremony at 2:30 pm, and the return parade to Arcore at 4pm. Registration costs range from 25 euros for a passenger, up to 65 euros for the full event. Full details of the Gilera anniversary event, including the book on Gilera’s 100 years, are at www.registrostoricogilera.org.

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