Little Wing

Now that the Aermacchi has returned to the road, I was curious to compare it to similar machines from its era and homeland. A 250 was considered to be quite a large bike in Italy at the end of the 1950s; most of its competitors maxed out at 175cc. However, I also own a Moto Guzzi Lodola which started life at 235cc and is now 240cc after its recent rebore. The Aermacchi is lower and more compact, in fact it feels tiny in comparison to the