Author Topic: New(to me) Jackal (Read 8974 times)

dogjaw · « **on:** April 27, 2015, 09:19:28 AM »

Not sure where else to post this; I've always been a huge fan of the Honda UJM's, the CB lineup in particular... recently while out on a ride with my son, we found a dog stuffed in a crate and left to starve, stopped and rendered aid:

We named her Charlie Bravo, and she has became quite the celebrity, her FB page generating 20k likes in a fairly short time. I made the mistake of watching "Sit, Stay, Ride" and decided that I just had to have a hack, posted on ADV asking which of my bikes would be most suitable; an inmate from across the country suggested a trade, my beautiful 89 CB1 for a 01 Jackal. I had major misgivings, not being familiar with the Guzzis, but agreed to a straight swap, took Charlie with me and met him at a truck stop in Birmingham.

Stopped on the way home to Arkansas to grab some shuteye; an enclosed area and a gassy dog do not make a good combo, especially when she decides to hog the sleeping bag

I found a beater side car for a little bit of nothing, worked on it all weekend, already seeing a difference...

Now I have a new problem: I don't want to hook a sidecar to her. In the short time I've had her, I "get it"; this bike has spirit, and it seems a shame to saddle her with a hack, almost like putting a cart on racehorse, or burkas on Sophia or Monica

But if I must, I must; for years I've had a dream of setting up a hack to do Special Olympics events, and Charlie was the catalyst to get me off of my butt... though I am late to the party, I'm here now; I absolutely love this bike, my wife is already sick of me looking at Guzzi goodies and affecting a terrible Italian accent, but it could be much worse, I could have grown a beer gut, started wobbling through the curves and traded for a Harley.

Kev m · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:26:06 AM »

;-T

You were doing great until the Harley BS.

But welcome you now own the Italian Harley.

Loved my Jackal...

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:31:09 AM »

Dogs are man's best friend , and Charlie led you to Moto Guzzi ;-T Give her a good petting for me . Very nice job giving her a good home .

Dusty

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:35:36 AM »

You've got it!

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:35:36 AM »

oldbike54 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:42:58 AM »

Quote from: Kev m on April 27, 2015, 09:26:06 AM

;-T

You were doing great until the Harley BS.

But welcome you now own the Italian Harley.

Loved my Jackal...

Aw come on Kev , around here a beer gut and a bad beard are prerequisites for Harley ownership ;D That , and a $40K PU truck with HD stickers in the back window , bumper , and a license plate holder with the MoCo logo :D

Just kidding of course ...

Maybe ~;

Dusty

Kev m · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:45:58 AM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on April 27, 2015, 09:42:58 AM

Aw come on Kev , around here a beer gut and a bad beard are prerequisites for Harley ownership

Yeah, cause all the clean-cut, gut free guys we see at Guzzi campouts.... :D

Two Checks · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2015, 10:13:51 AM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on April 27, 2015, 09:42:58 AM

Aw come on Kev , around here a beer gut and a bad beard are prerequisites for Harley ownership ;D That , and a $40K TOYOTA PU truck with HD stickers in the back window , bumper , and a license plate holder with the MoCo logo :D

Just kidding of course ...

Maybe ~;

Dusty

Fixed it for ya....

Rich A · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2015, 10:16:28 AM »

Jackals make good tugs. Get a spare one to ride solo.

Rich A

Tobit · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2015, 10:35:22 AM »

Dogjaw, you sir, are a prince.

Charlie is one lucky dog and will be riding in style.

:+1

Tobit

oldbike54 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:38:50 AM »

Quote from: Kev m on April 27, 2015, 09:45:58 AM

Yeah, cause all the clean-cut, gut free guys we see at Guzzi campouts.... :D

:D :D Yeah , but not many $40K PU trucks at a Guzzi camp out , although we did have a '63 Ford Falcon at Cedar Vale last year ;D

Dusty

Steph · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:17:15 PM »

Welcome! +1

Who is Monica again?
re The Jackal, austerity never felt better!

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2015, 05:08:22 PM »

Good on you for saving CB! I'd like to catch the peckerhead that did that. He deserves to be put on a crappy harley and live out the rest of his life getting tatoos from dirty tatoo shops where all the artists have hepatitus.

By the way, nice pics ;D

sknapp351 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2015, 05:30:07 PM »

Congrats on the new pooch and goose. I have a Jackal rig and I love it. Your Jackal looks remarkably like mine, minus the sidecar. I knew very little about repairing bikes at all when I bought mine, but the crew here are a wealth of knowledge, sarcasm, and distraction that is dosed in varying ratios. They have always helped me figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Sam

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Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2015, 06:05:35 PM »

Great post. Pay no attention to Kev, he drank the Kook aide one time, but just a little, and he likes those little girlie man Sportsters. ~; ;D :BEER:
You *do* get it. Jackals aren't just a "cruiser".. they are a sport touring bike in cruiser disguise. It's a shame to shackle them with a hack, but a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do..
On Route 66

Kev m · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2015, 07:11:02 PM »

What good is a Sport Touring bike if it's dragging a hack?

Just saying.

Fwiw, I first bought my Jackal cause I thought it was a baby Road Kind l King for half the price.

Rich A · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2015, 08:34:20 PM »

Quote from: Kev m on April 27, 2015, 07:11:02 PM

What good is a Sport Touring bike if it's dragging a hack?

The only way to answer that question would be to drive a well-sorted outfit. I think you might surprised at how much fun it is to pilot a hack.

Rich A

Kev m · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:04:26 PM »

Quote from: Rich A on April 27, 2015, 08:34:20 PM

The only way to answer that question would be to drive a well-sorted outfit. I think you might surprised at how much fun it is to pilot a hack.

Rich A

I'm not doubting that a bit, but fail to see how one would reap the benefits of the Jackal's handling that way regardless.

dogjaw · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:23:21 PM »

I also have a CB500X and a semi motared DR650, so I can always go get my lean on, but I've grown particularly fond of the Guzzi, has somehow became my go to bike when I want a quick fix... have even toyed with the thought of selling the CB, something I never thought I would even consider.

Rich A · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:19:22 PM »

Quote from: Kev m on April 27, 2015, 09:04:26 PM

I'm not doubting that a bit, but fail to see how one would reap the benefits of the Jackal's handling that way regardless.

Well, the way a sidecar outfit handles is to a large degree a function of how well the solo bike handles. So a crappy handling tug will more than likely result in a crappy handling outfit, or good tug = good rig, everything else equal.

Rich

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2015, 06:54:21 AM »

I dunno. I put a hack on a friend's big ol Harley.. don't know what kind, they all look the same to me.. ~; and it was a damn fine handling rig. Certainly a better handling rig than it was as a solo bike.

Kev m · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2015, 07:25:44 AM »

I would think that the power and brakes of a decent sport tourer would be good attributes for a Hack rig.

But I would equally think the low weight of some would actually be a detractor, and sometimes the less stout chassis.

Bottom line I doubt one could make the blanket comment that Sport Tourers make good Tugs, simply because some of the attributes that make them Sport Tourers would work against them.

Similarly I think not all Cruisers or Tourers would make good tugs, but many might for the reasons that make them good Cruisers/Tourers.

kidsmoke · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2015, 03:16:14 PM »

Quote from: dogjaw on April 27, 2015, 09:19:28 AM

This, in my opinion, is an epic photo

Welcome to the fold.

Jim Rich · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2015, 06:26:27 PM »

That is an excellent photo.

You have my admiration for saving the dog. You da man!

I fully understand fondness for the Italian V Twin. I have trouble imagining riding anything else.

Really like your Jackal by the way.

dogjaw · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2015, 10:43:24 PM »

Thanks for the kind words, that pic of the Jackal was heading into a hailstorm, had to lay across the tank to keep her from getting dinged up. There is a local cruiser shop that I gave never visited due to my affinity for UJM's, thought I would give it a shot last weekend since I was out on the Guzzi; it was odd and somewhat comforting that the Jackal fit in even less than a Japanese bike... viva Italia!

Rich A · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2015, 10:47:20 PM »

I really like the pic, too, nice composition.

Rich A

AGRO! · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2015, 06:12:00 AM »

Good on you for saving that dog it actually made me tear up a bit.
Why are some humans so horrible..

dogjaw · « **Reply #26 on:** April 29, 2015, 10:00:21 AM »

All things happen for a reason; two days after thanksgiving, i had a mild get off on my DR650, landed stomach first on a stump; rode on, no problem. Three hours later, hit with blinding pain from a ruptured colon, no cell coverage, had to be medflighted out to the tune of 40k; two surgeries and a three months with a colostomy bag later, here I am. If I hadn't had the wreck, I would never have found Charlie, started the book, gotten the hankering for a sidecar, found the Guzzi, etc, etc. Evil situations must exist, even if only to serve as a backdrop to contrast with the good.