User:RicardoDonovan/Moto Parilla

Founded in 1946 by Giovanni Parrilla, he dropped an 'R' in his name for the company title. He began by designing, building and racing a 248cc single cylinder, ohc motorcycle, which he modified to take a dohc. After this, he produced a variety of road bikes with; 98cc, 125cc and 250cc engines. In 1952 motorcycle designer Soncini was appointed and improved the range of motorcycles available. In the early 60s Parrilla experimented with a 125cc rotary-valve two-stroke attached to a 5-speed gearbox, but this project was abandoned and the company folded in 1967.

Racing
Parilla's beginnings are firmly rooted in racing, Luigi Ciai rode a Parilla. In Germany Roland Schnell developed Parrillas first 248cc racing model and it was ridden by Hermann Gablenz.

List of models (incomplete)

 * 125 Sport
 * 175 Turismo Speciale
 * 250 Boxer
 * Fox
 * Fox SS
 * Slughi 150
 * Veltro Twin