All Japan 6th Le Mans Conference

One May 11th, 2014, more than 120 Moto Guzzis got together in Karuizawa, a resort in the center of Japan.

It definitely is the largest event in Japan with Moto Guzzi, and is not sponsored by a manufacturer or any company. 6 years ago, a few members started a gathering and it continued to grow bigger and bigger every year.

Actually, it was my first participation. I only started riding a Guzzi V7 Stone in August 2013, and bought a 1984 white Le Mans mkIII 5weeks prior to the event. So, I am the one with the shortest experience with Moto Guzzi among the 138 participants of the conference, but the event was so impressive even to a new comer like me.


More than 8 loops. How many loops are there in Japan?

7 genuine Le Mans Is and 5 converted-to-mkI-look Le Mans IIs.

More than 13 Le Mans mkIII among which 4 were white

3 whities in a row

The left one is mine.

Thumb up!

Another white LM3 is repainted with a beautiful pearl white

Each participant is given a peace of post it to vote by putting it on a front fender of the bike you like most aside from your own.

Best bike with the largest number of post it  in each category such as "The Best Loop", "The Best Le Mans", "One that came long way with troubles" and so one. Winner is awarded by the Chairman, Mr. Ducaman (left) with a memorial sticker.

She won the most number of the post it.

Very impressively painted V50

Total of 138 bikes with more than 120 Guzzis

Japan's Guzzista spent couple of  hours enjoying conversations under the sun about Guzzi.

But it was not the all part of the Le Mans Conference... continued