Author: Greg Pullen

Greg Pullen trained and enjoyed a career as a chartered surveyor, being awarded the RICS postgraduate diploma in building conservation in 1995, and finally retiring as a Fellow in 2009 to pursue his interest in Italian motorcycles. His lifelong love affair with two wheels began in the sports moped and Barry Sheene era, growing up in rural Wiltshire during the long, hot summers of the 1970s. An obsession with motorcycles and Italian food soon led to particular affection with Italian motorcycles, and especially Ducati. This has included owning far too many and competing in four Motogiro d’Italia. He has been fortunate to have had private tours of Italian motorcycle factories and private collections to better understand the history and machines of Italy. Greg is also a consultant to Bonhams collectors’ motorcycles department. Greg has written on Italian motorcycles for many magazines including Classic Bike, Classic Bike Guide and Bike, alongside his own publication, Benzina. He is also the author of three other books for Crowood on Ducati Desmodue, Moto Guzzi and Honda V4s, as well as his self-published Ducati and the TT.