{"id":27818,"date":"2017-04-20T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/dubbio-gilera-1939-500-vtegs\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:28:23","slug":"gilera-1939-500-vtgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/gilera-1939-500-vtgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilera, 1939, 500 VTGS “Otto Bulloni”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gilera 500 VTGS “Otto Bulloni”, 1939, Italy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The “VTs”<\/strong> were the first mass-produced motorcycles with overhead valves<\/strong> built by Gilera, between 1935<\/strong> and 1941.
\n<\/strong>The bike displayed at the museum is the 500 VTGS<\/strong> (V<\/strong>alvole in T<\/strong>esta G<\/strong>ran S<\/strong>port<\/em>) model, also known as “Otto Bulloni” <\/strong>(“Eight Bolts”<\/em>). This is the special version Milano-Taranto.
\n<\/strong>The engine had two valves, with a pushrod distribution; The transmission had 4 gears with the command on the right. The sport version – one of the most sought-after prewar motorbikes – won many races for bikes derived from the series.
\nThe official names were unofficially replaced by the name “<\/em>Quattro bulloni”<\/em> (“Four Bolts”) for the tourist version, and “Otto bulloni”<\/em> (“Eight Bolts”) for the sports one, from the number of bolts<\/strong> that secure the cilinder to the crankcase.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n