Novegro Motorcycle Swap Meet, Milan Italy, November 2007 - Vicki's View "You were there" Gallery

Novegro Mostra Scambio is held in Milan each year at a fairground right next to the Linate airport. Because it's held in winter the crowd is mostly local - Italians, Germans with a few Brits thrown in for good measure. Americans are rare, the combination of the dollar vs the euro and the expected weather generally keeps them away. The meet covers three huge structures and a number of lots outside. So many people attend it's crazy - vendors and buyers are everywhere as far as the eye can see. And what they have for sale, well, that's where the photos come in because there's no way to describe it - from the amazing to the undefinable, it's all here in droves. Join me for a look at Novegro....
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith

On one hand, it's what you would expect, rows and rows of Vespas, Lambrettas and small cc Italian motos. Italy has produced over 2000 brands in the last 100 years and you can find a staggering amount of them represented here - we saw at least 5 Demm Dick Dick's, 2 Bologna Motor's, a couple Guzzioni's and the list goes on...

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On one hand, it's what you would expect, rows and rows of Vespas, Lambrettas and small cc Italian motos. Italy has produced over 2000 brands in the last 100 years and you can find a staggering amount of them represented here - we saw at least 5 Demm Dick Dick's, 2 Bologna Motor's, a couple Guzzioni's and the list goes on...