The history of Yamaha racing motorbikes concentrated in a single museum, a unique opportunity for motorbike enthusiasts to discover the evolution of the Japanese manufacturer’s racing bikes. Pierluigi Poggi, an industrialist in the mechanical sector, has created from scratch in Villanova di Castenaso a museum dedicated to Yamaha, unique in Europe. The museum was born in 2011, with the official opening in 2012.
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The collection
The collection is divided into 5 exhibition halls, with a total of 420 pieces between motorbikes and engines. Curated by Pierluigi Poggi, it is distinguished by the authenticity of the motorbikes present, all of which have been ‘preserved’ or restored with the utmost fidelity to the originals.
Entirely dedicated to Yamaha racing bikes, the collection is divided into two floors. On the upper floor, there are historical pieces such as the bikes that brought the world title to riders of the calibre of Biaggi, Rossi, Carlos Checa, Gary McCoy and Olivier Jacque.
On the lower floor, 43 competition motorbikes are on display, covering the period from 1959 to 1992, making it easy to follow the evolution of frames and engines. Among the most important pieces are Carlos Lavado’s 1986 world championship-winning Yamaha, Guido Paci’s famous ‘Pink Panther’, Luca Cadalora’s YZR 500 and the bike from the Daytona 200 Miglia ridden by Giacomo Agostini.
This section represents the historical heart of the collection, housing models with decades of history behind them, all perfectly restored and still in working order.The exhibits include the Gilera Piuma, the Gilera 4-cylinder, the Mondial Giro d’Italia, several MV, Bianchi and Ducati, along with models dating back to the early 20th century and motorised bicycles. Some fine examples of Ducati Cucciolo, both racing and touring, also stand out.
In the mezzanine, 30 micro-roller and 30 48 cc 2-stroke engines are on display.
This room offers visitors a large collection of motorbikes produced by various manufacturers, with historical examples dating back to the post-war heyday when Bologna dominated the world motorbike production scene, both for competition and for touring and work. Among the brands featured are iconic names such as CM, MM, GD, Comet, Rumi, Demm, Maserati, Mondial and Moto Morini.The collection is completed with three motocross bikes, two Yamaha and one Suzuki, winners of world titles with riders such as Everts, Bartolini and Puzar.
The new ‘Yamaha Superbike’ wing is dedicated to Yamaha supersport bikes from the last 30 years, which have marked the history of motorcycling. On display in this section are bikes on which legends like Haga, Cal Crutchlow and Marco Melandri raced.Among the highlights is the 2009 YZF-R1, on which Ben Spies won the World Title.
Room 4, thanks to its spaciousness, also hosts touring exhibitions.
Highlights include the 125 cc world champion with Nieto, the 50 cc that won the Italian hill-climb championship in 1974 with Bianchi, and the 75 cc, 100 cc and 175 cc models that set numerous world speed records since 1975. The collection also includes two motocross bikes (125 and 175 cc) that won the Italian title with Arteno Venturi.
The room is enhanced by a rack displaying 40 engines of various displacements, offering a complete overview of the Bolognese manufacturer’s production.
Yamaha history (and more) in the COMP Collezione Moto Poggi.
With 1092 people, Scuderia San Martino is the club with the highest number of members in Emilia-Romagna.
‘This result is a source of great pride for us, not least because it was achieved at a time when our sector suffered a considerable setback due to the pandemic and the difficulty of organising events.’
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The collection is located in Via G. Vittorio in Villanova di Castenaso, Bologna
