Parilla

I know very little about this obscure Italian brand of small motorcycles produced from 1946 until at least 1965. Most of the small production was exported to the U.S. during this period, but you can look at it this way. Ducati is the best-known of the many Italian brands in the U.S., but how tiny are that factory's production numbers compared to those of Kawasaki or Suzuki? Parillas are a lot less common in this country than are the motorsickles that quack. That makes Parillas in the U.S. rare indeed. Although the company built many models in the 50-350cc range, the most popular in the U.S. were the 175cc and 250cc models. Guy Reynolds at Yamaha is apparently a knowledgeable fan and supporter of the Parilla brand, and thanks to his efforts, we now have a Parilla page at Tiddlerosis. The color photos of the beautifully maintained and/or restored Parillas below are shown courtesy of the Moto Parilla site, hosted by Milt Schullian.

1955 175 Sport	1958 Sport Lusso	1958 Turismo Lusso	1959 GS	175 HC	Parilla Twin
GS in Japan	1961 Full Line Brochure	Red Parilla in Europe	Parilla in Europe	Sprint 125	Scrambler
Silver '65 Wildcat	1965 Wildcat Scrambler	Beautiful Parilla	1963 Tourist CW Cover	Tourist CW Road Test	1963 Parilla Tourist
Tourist 250 3-63	Test Specifications	1963 Wildcat	Road Impression 11-63	1964 Tourist	CW Road Test 12-64
Tourist 250 Test	Tourist 250 Specs

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04/30/07