"Torinese engineer Salvatore Majorca created the revolutionary Moto
Major straight after WWII. Apparently it was an engineering rather than
styling exercise, but 60 years on, its shape is still breathtaking. The
wheels, in particular, would not look out of place on many modern
motorcycles."..."The Major, born in 1948 on a draft of an engineer in
Turin, Salvatore Majorca. Its aim is very clear: to create a very
exceptional art, both stylistically and mechanically.
As for
aesthetics, one can not but look confirm the opinion of all those who
see the Major is ahead about ten years compared to its contemporaries.
The study of the creature is extraordinarily accurate, the line creates a
unique form from which emerges only handlebars and wheels. And if you
believe that the project was born after the Second World War, when there
are so many is the Guzzini, one can imagine the emotion aroused by the
Mayor at the time of his presentation."
Apparently the bike had no suspension as such, the 'spokes' of the wheels had rubber inserts to dampen any shocks!
I'm sub-titling your blog "Uncle Norrie's Emporium of the weird, wild, and wacky two-wheeled conveyances... from far and wide".
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool looking.