If you are part of the Moto Guzzi club you're probably a dreamer inside like we are. We've recently spoken to our long-time friends Gianfranco and Vittoriano Guareschi, owners of a legendary Moto Guzzi dealership in Parma, in the North-East of Italy. They've been using our motorcycle engine oil for quite some time so we felt comfortable to ask them to speak about their personal story and their evergreen love for the Eagle of Mandello. This is also our way to pay tribute to Moto Guzzi for their 100th Anniversary celebrated in 2021. Next we will also reveal what's in Guareschi's regular shopping cart at the end of the article if you're interested in what they're actually using for Guzzis maintenance.

Vittoriano: All Moto Guzzi models of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s were pretty special in their own way. But the one which excites me most is the "Galletto". Here in Italy we say it's the priest's bike. The Galletto really was a motorcycle for everyone, but with an innovative technology inside for the period. 

Gianfranco: The passion for competitions was natural because our father used to prepare a Moto Guzzi for the track. We all went to the circuit in Varano de' Melegari to see it ride. When he was young, Vittoriano always bruised himself because he kept on riding with hot exhausts. He was a good rider and for me - being the younger - it was natural to start trying as well.

Vittoriano: We began the project as a personal challenge because we wanted to see the old Guzzi our father used to prepare for a rider in the 1980s go back home on the track. We restored it and made a few changes. To make a winning bike out of it was very important for us. And we made it. Simple as that.

Vittoriano: Many of our friends and customers looked for an up-to-date version of Moto Guzzi to hit the track. So, we combined our know how with Guzzis with the expertise gained during competitions to develop something that could actually make a Guzzi be competitive on a track. It took us 7 months but we created this kit that we called GC (in honor to our father Guareschi Claudio) which transforms the big block of the last ten years of Moto Guzzi production in track beasts. And it is easy to mount for everyone. You get the chassis, the tank and the bodywork and it.. works! 

Gianfranco: We couldn't stand the critics about the Guzzis that are too heavy, too long, difficult to handle on the circuit. With our kit people will think twice before saying it can't be competitive.

Vittoriano: We still have many new projects in mind. But I can't reveal them because Gianfranco says it's too early.

Gianfranco: Man, he is a volcano! I have to keep his feet down to earth because he has too many ideas! A motorcycle needs engine and brakes. I do the brakes!

Gianfranco: Our relationship with Pakelo started 10 years ago when we went to the States to ride the MGS. The engine oil we used at the time didn't fit. Pakelo made a tailored engine oil just for our purpose. When we find a company with our same work ethic we don't change. At the time we were very happy because we won the race! In the workshop we adopted mostly motorcycle engine oil SAE 15w50 and a little bit of other viscosities. As brake fluid we use the Pakelo Brake Fluid 404.

Gianfranco: Vitto, they're asking our motto..

Vittoriano: To take care of the others' bikes..

Gianfranco and Vittoriano (together): like they were our own!