Ex-Works • Mecatecno
FIRST LOVE MECATECNO
Justyn Norek Jnr still has his first trials machine that his father bought him, a 50cc Mecatecno ‘Alevin’.
A phone call from our good family friend Carlo Ramella opened with an invitation to his summer chalet in the Alps to have a weekend together and to ride one of his numerous classic trials machines in this beautiful, exposed area. I have already ridden some of his fabulous machines, which, before knowing Carlo, I would never dreamt about having the chance to ever put my hands on. The first one was the legendary Sammy Miller Ariel GON 786; the sister machine GOV 132 lives in his superb museum in Great Britain. Having won the trust of Carlo for not crashing his Ariel, which is worth a fortune or any of his other machines in his vast collection that I have ridden, we initiated a long friendship and a unique chance to try and enjoy riding many other rare ex-works trials motorcycles. As usual, the question on the phone was which machine to test next. Carlo proposed many motorcycle names before he mentioned a Mecatecno; I was all ears. You may wonder why my choice was easy this time. The reason is very simple, the first trials machine my father bought me was a 50cc Mecatecno’ Alevin’. I still have this machine in my garage, and despite having had many offers to sell it, I keep it for sentimental reasons. You never forget your first love, do you? Words: Justyn Norek Jnr, Carlo Ramella and John Hulme • Pictures: Justyn Norek Snr, Yoomee Archive, Alan Vines, Solo Moto Mauri/Fontsere Collection and the Giulio Mauri Copyright and Toon van de Vliet
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1985: Ronald Garcia (ESP) in the Spanish world round on a very similar model to the one we have here.
Autumn 2022 • Classic Trial Magazine
