At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
Manufactured by Rautateollisuus Oy Pyrkijä of Turku from 1955 to 1964
The firm produced mopeds and a racing motorcycle.
Their mopeds were powered by with 50cc HMW engines. Many of these were sold through the OTK-osuusliikkeet co-op network branded as OTK.
In 1958 Pyrkijäbuilt a competition motorcycle for the Finnish TT fitted with a 49cc DKW model 802 engine. It achieved speeds in the vicinity of 135-140 km/h.
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