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: 1914-1923
A motorcycle built in Turin in the early twenties, it was designed by Ubertalli, Cavalchini and Ladetto, later of Ladetto & C.. The machine has a flat-twin 180 degree HO engine of 492cc developing 4 hp, with cast iron cylinder, 3 valve heads and and aluminium crankcase. Transmission is mixed chain and belt.
The Elect's four-stroke engine, rated at 4cv, had semi-automatic lubrication.
* Tragatsch says 1920-23, other sources vary.
Sources: MC Storico Conti, Tragatsch p125.
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