At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
A Brief History of the Marque
Manufactured: 1979-1985
Based in Casarza Ligure near Genoa, the company had been producing chrome-moly frames since 1970, and in 1979 began building motocross machines of 125cc to 350cc.
They were associated with Heuser HMT of Troisdorf in Germany.
Engines:
125cc Sachs 24hp
125cc Simonini watercooled
250 Sachs 35 hp
350 Sachs 36 hp
410cc and 460cc Villa
Sources: MC Storico Conti, mangiapolvereoldirtbike.blogspot.com, et al.
