[{"id": 8877758, "authorName": "bmasho", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bmasho/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cool looks, nice sound, and about as much fun as you can possibly have with 7.5 HP.....!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655996898, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8877831, "authorName": "Fvee20", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fvee20/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The ad says 4 stroke but it sure looks like a 2 stroke. Where are they hiding the valve train and cam?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655997624, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8877981, "authorName": "zman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zman/", "bidAmount": 3000, "content": "$3,000 bid placed by zman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655999017, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8878216, "authorName": "Slam105", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/slam105/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm a big fan of 'small cc' vintage Italian motorcycles & this Gilera is one of my favorites! Nicely done & well presented I hope this Gilera does well here @BaT.\r\n\r\nCheers", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656000948, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8878340, "authorName": "junkman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/junkman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@fvee20 4-stroke for sure. I believe pushrods run up through galleys in the cylinder from a cam in the cases to overhead valve gear. I've seen one of these running. In the 60s, these were imported by Sears and sold through their catalog as Allstates.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656002061, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8878342, "authorName": "AbnMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/abnmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Maybe the other two strokes are under the seat?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656002072, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8878409, "authorName": "AbnMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/abnmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just watched the video. Bowl me over it is a 4 stroke! I always thought Gilera only made smokers.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656002568, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8878517, "authorName": "Fvee20", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fvee20/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@junkman It must be a flat head / side valve because there\u2019s no rockers or valves in that head!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656003266, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8880201, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This might be helpful........", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1656009863, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8881287, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "And just for clarification, this is an Italian import, this model was not made or sold to the US market.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1656014590, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8881514, "authorName": "Davidlee8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/davidlee8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "gorgeous machine....", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656015442, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8881584, "authorName": "Fvee20", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fvee20/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great engine design! It turns the finned head is not the head it\u2019s a \u201crocker box!\u201d", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1656015720, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8884389, "authorName": "bbass", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bbass/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@WmS: Super cool Gilera you have here! That megaphone exhaust is great, and much better sounding than the stock 150 exhaust. \n\nAre those Clubman bars off a Gilera 150 Sport, or generic? The blade style levers look like they're from a 150 Sport. Where did that slick fairing come from? Do you have any spares (other than the gaskets) with this bike? Cheers!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656051403, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8885405, "authorName": "czmx", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/czmx/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Fvee20, she's a 4-stoke for sure. The overhead valves (not side-valves) are in the head, and the cam is behind the crank in the cases.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656082434, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8885421, "authorName": "ppointer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ppointer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love the sound of this bike. Thanks for bringing it to BaT!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656082565, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8885501, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bbass, Thank you for the compliment! and you are correct. The clubman bars are off of a Gilera Sport. The fairing came from a swap meet in northern Italy, and I do have a box of miscellaneous used parts I've collected over the years that are included in the sale.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656083338, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8885760, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow. Count me among those who never heard of this beautiful brand. Looks (and sounds!) amazing.\r\nMy only question is: why on earth are you selling this? I don't think I'd ever get tired of riding this bike up and down San Marcos Pass and through the Santa Barbara wine country. (UCSB alum here, btw. :)\r\nGLWTA!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656086193, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8891741, "authorName": "bbass", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bbass/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@WmS: All very nice! I love the swap meet origin the fairing. So right for this bike!\r\n\r\n@volvoracer9: I use any excuse to ride the San Marcos Pass, and am often spotted rolling through the SB County wine country on a motorcycle, with no obvious destination in mind. ;-)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656123543, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8911714, "authorName": "PaulCavicchio", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paulcavicchio/", "bidAmount": 3222, "content": "$3,222 bid placed by PaulCavicchio", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656379360, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8911844, "authorName": "mguyot67", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mguyot67/", "bidAmount": 3350, "content": "$3,350 bid placed by mguyot67", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656381462, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8912174, "authorName": "THEVANMAN", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thevanman/", "bidAmount": 3450, "content": "$3,450 bid placed by THEVANMAN", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656387403, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8912448, "authorName": "Smeraldo03", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/smeraldo03/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Absolutely stunning!! What a perfect example of 50\u2019s era Italian design.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656400250, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8922450, "authorName": "Hmmm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hmmm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Curious what the ~ top speed is on this beauty? @WmS", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656526020, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8922659, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Hmmm, I would say 50ish depending weight of rider on a level road.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656526720, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8924846, "authorName": "Hmmm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hmmm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@WmS Thank you.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656536259, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8926518, "authorName": "AbnMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/abnmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This could probably haul a 1955 sized man around spiritedly.\r\n\r\nA 2022 sized man not so much\u2026", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656548486, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8926730, "authorName": "Bleeckerstreet", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bleeckerstreet/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "gorgeous", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656551391, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8927392, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@AbnMike, exactly!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656564911, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8927499, "authorName": "JGraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Super cool bike, and the design has held up magnificently in 67 years. Nothing like the sound of a Dell\u2019Orto carburetor with a velocity stack on any vintage European bike at WOT. Just curious, why does it need a generator?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656572761, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8927584, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 3550, "content": "$3,550 bid placed by camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656585446, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8927722, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JGraham, I'm not sure why BAT referenced a generator, the Gilera was upgraded with a dynamo system, so it's 12 volt and runs without a battery.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656591775, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8928068, "authorName": "JGraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "When I was a kid in Spain, I had a 50cc Montesa Scorpion. It came with a 12 or 14mm Dell'Orto routed into an airbox inside of the side panels. I upgraded it to an 18mm Dell' Orto with a velocity stack. I think I paid about $20 for it, brand new in 1974. That was a lot of money back then, but you could feel the extra power right away. This might easily take a 20mm or 22mm, or even a 24mm upgrade if they're still available. Just sayin'.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656596650, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8928754, "authorName": "shooker", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shooker/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've come across those firings over the years Typically on small Italian bikes. Substitute style for CC's !", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656603880, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8928769, "authorName": "GB5005", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gb5005/", "bidAmount": 3650, "content": "$3,650 bid placed by GB5005", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656604005, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8929239, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 3750, "content": "$3,750 bid placed by camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656608349, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8929737, "authorName": "Darin480", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/darin480/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hi! What is the overall length of this bike?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656610756, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8929898, "authorName": "JGWVentura", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jgwventura/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is the engine oil tight, no leaks?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656611236, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8929962, "authorName": "Crazygaucho", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crazygaucho/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My first \" big bike\" a 66 Gilera 150cc ( Argentenian)!!!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656611471, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930007, "authorName": "Cliffo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cliffo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Hmmm Depends on the grade really (I know that's obvious). Downhill you can haul arse, uphill is really quite slow. Time to chill out, smell the roses and look at the countryside ...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656611643, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930056, "authorName": "D2darin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/d2darin/", "bidAmount": 4150, "content": "$4,150 bid placed by D2darin", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656611806, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930122, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656612031, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930215, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Darin480 I would say about 5 1/2 feet or so???", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656612371, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930280, "authorName": "WmS (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JGWVenuta I would say for it's age it 's pretty tight. Occasional drip as you would expect from something this old.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656612519, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930319, "authorName": "Cliffo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cliffo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Darin480 You see, I have a 1953 Gilera 150 Sport and that's 77\" long from the rear license plate to the front edge of the front wheel. I assume the same bike.\r\nOne of my favorite bikes.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656612650, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930326, "authorName": "mguyot67", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mguyot67/", "bidAmount": 4600, "content": "$4,600 bid placed by mguyot67", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656612672, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930373, "authorName": "Mitchfrisk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mitchfrisk/", "bidAmount": 4750, "content": "$4,750 bid placed by Mitchfrisk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656612805, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930392, "authorName": "D2darin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/d2darin/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by D2darin", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656612866, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930404, "authorName": "Mitchfrisk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mitchfrisk/", "bidAmount": 5250, "content": "$5,250 bid placed by Mitchfrisk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656612906, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930434, "authorName": "mguyot67", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mguyot67/", "bidAmount": 5350, "content": "$5,350 bid placed by mguyot67", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613014, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930439, "authorName": "Mitchfrisk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mitchfrisk/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "$5,500 bid placed by Mitchfrisk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613028, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930462, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 5750, "content": "$5,750 bid placed by camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613093, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930466, "authorName": "Mitchfrisk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mitchfrisk/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "$6,000 bid placed by Mitchfrisk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613113, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930471, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 7500, "content": "$7,500 bid placed by camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613120, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930498, "authorName": "Mitchfrisk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mitchfrisk/", "bidAmount": 7750, "content": "$7,750 bid placed by Mitchfrisk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613201, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930497, "authorName": "GB5005", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gb5005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow\u2026", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613201, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930504, "authorName": "alpha8484", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alpha8484/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "go go go!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613213, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930507, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 8000, "content": "$8,000 bid placed by camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613218, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8930520, "authorName": "Cliffo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cliffo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I love it. I'd never sell my '53 Gilera 150 Sport!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613252, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930549, "authorName": "Baddogdesmo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/baddogdesmo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful example!\r\n-BD\ud83d\ude0e", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613334, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930551, "authorName": "camoxley96", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camoxley96/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 6/30/22 for $8,000 to camoxley96", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613339, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 8930561, "authorName": "Cliffo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cliffo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well done @camoxley96 Where are you based?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613394, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930588, "authorName": "Baddogdesmo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/baddogdesmo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Huge Congrats @camoxley96 !!!\r\nWhere is her new home located?!?\r\n-BD\ud83d\ude0e", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613461, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8930622, "authorName": "GB5005", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gb5005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great job seller. That\u2019s big money for a non-stock 150, congrats !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656613574, "type": "comment"}]