Sean
36
Pimp
DC
;)
Pimp... now I undertand why you don't ride every day and not get your suit dirty!!!!!!!!
Pimp... now I undertand why you don't ride every day and not get your suit dirty!!!!!!!!
I was wondering if that would ever get a comment! ;D
Steve Scottdaa now i get steve wanted to sell penguin meters last week!
Spring Grove, PA
Eng. Technician specializing in environmental monitoring equipment and automated data recording systems as well as satellite and ground-based data telemetry. Part-time dirt bike mechanic.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Turn: ons: Puppies and kittens
Turn-offs: Big Bad Biker types
;D
Hello Everybody.I believe that would be step # 1My name is John R. and I'm an
OOPS, wrong forum.
John Reid
Lincoln, Nebraska
44 years old next Thursday
Automation Engineer
1970 high mileage Ambassarado
2003 'planning to be' high mileage EVT
Dayum, if it wadn't fo this playa I'd be the foshiggity-young gangsta round hairNow it's me, sucka!!
Quote from: KevDayum, if it wadn't fo this playa I'd be the foshiggity-young gangsta round hairNow it's me, sucka!!
Crap, they're getting younger.
But ya know,
MY WIFE still has you all beat :P :P :P
Victor Kennedy
53
English professor
Slovenia
Hi Will. I wasn't aware that there was a Slovenian Guzzi Club until you mentioned it, but now that I know, I'll look it up. I just got back into biking after 25 years. I sold my last bike to pay for college tuition in 1982, and hadn't ridden anything until this last summer, when my daughter and I rented a scooter on our holidays in Bled and Bohinj. She enjoyed it so much she took a scooter riding course when we got back home (kids over 14 can get a licence to drive a scooter under 50 c.c. here). I've been futzing around with local bureaucracy trying to get my Slovenian motorycle driving licence (ever read Kafka?), but it appears that everything is taken care of now, and I expect to pick up my new Nevada tomorrow. ;D
Bled castle. What do I win?
I've never met Barbara, but I've talked to her on the phone (I'm originally from Canada, and am in touch with the consulate in Ljubljana quite often). We live at the other end of the country, in Maribor.
Thanks for the link. I'll get in touch with the club.
Bled castle. What do I win?
I've never met Barbara, but I've talked to her on the phone (I'm originally from Canada, and am in touch with the consulate in Ljubljana quite often). We live at the other end of the country, in Maribor.
Thanks for the link. I'll get in touch with the club.
That's a coincidence!
They're a good bunch.
Will
PS You win a ride to Bled :-))))
PPS If you do get in touch with the Slovenian Guzzi club in person, give them my regards, and let me know how it goes!
Bled castle. What do I win?
I've never met Barbara, but I've talked to her on the phone (I'm originally from Canada, and am in touch with the consulate in Ljubljana quite often). We live at the other end of the country, in Maribor.
Thanks for the link. I'll get in touch with the club.
That's a coincidence!
They're a good bunch.
Will
PS You win a ride to Bled :-))))
PPS If you do get in touch with the Slovenian Guzzi club in person, give them my regards, and let me know how it goes!
Hvala lipa, Will!
Jaz bom, seveda.
Lep pozdrav in srecno pot!
Bill Beck
...MST3K...
John Reagan
46yo, divorced, no kids, live-in GF who loves to ride
Nashua NH
Software Engineer for Hewlett-Packard
Hobbies: Photography, motorcycles, woodworking
I have lots of photos from an around-the-world trip I took last year at
http://www.pbase.com/jreagan/worldtrip
for those of you might be interested. Plus a few of my Breva and Bonneville at
http://www.pbase.com/jreagan/motorcycles
1984 Ducati 900SS Bevel (bought at a GM employee auction in 1986 with 19 miles on the clock)[/left]
Hi; Hank Sheddan
59
half retired ;D Louise supports me
retired from Unison ind--no not the pill people--aerospace ignition
did everything from machinist-tool maker to engineering designer, finally gave it up in 03
<snip>
Sean Flanagan
.........I live in a motorhome...actuall y a school bus that's been converted to a motorhome (http://seanf.smugmug.com).
Jay Williams, 42, Muskogee Oklahoma USA. City prosecutor.
(Special dispensations available to anyone getting a speeding ticket while on a Guzzi.)
Wife (Maggie), no kids. Never did like sharing my toys.
Collector of WWII artifacts and machine guns.
I enjoy things that make loud noises and/or go fast.
Y2K Jackal
'67 Guzzi Stornello (project)
"1957" Chang-Jiang 750 w/sidecar
'69 Cougar Eliminator (351 4 bbl)
'70 Cougar Eliminator 428SCJ (project)
'89 5.0LX Mustang coupe
'93 F150 Lightning
From what I understand, the 900SS was still made in 84 They were not sold in the US after 82. That is why I usually say it was a bevel drive because most people assume otherwise. As far as I know they were still being made until 1986. That particular 1984 900SS BEVEL was only in the US because General Motors wanted to look it over. I bought it from GM at an employee auction for $1500 with a service manual, a spare head and a Michigan title.The bike was in Euro trim with 40MM DelLortos and rock strainers along with fine sounding Contis. If it weren't for a local dealer sending in a shill bidder I would have won the bid at $400. Back then the Harley/Honda sheep couldn't care less about a Ducati. Most of them had no idea. I later found out who the dealer was. He said he told his bidder to stop at $1500 because he figured there would be no title only a BOS, since the bike was not actually type approved for 1984. He was sick when I told him I got a Michigan title with the bike. Since the title was from the certificate of origin I was listed as the first owner.1984 Ducati 900SS Bevel (bought at a GM employee auction in 1986 with 19 miles on the clock)[/left]
An S2 perhaps?
900SS's were made from 1975-1982, replaced by the 900 S2 in 1983/84, the 84s had electric start etc, and then the 1985 S2 Mille which was the end of the line.
Will
.
We have 4 Border Collies
Live on the navel of the Earth.
Hobby's; Guzzi's, Amateur Gynaecology ;D
Age; not telling
Live on the navel of the Earth.
Atlanta is the rectum of the earthi.
Live on the navel of the Earth.
Atlanta is the rectum of the earthi.
But it's nowhere near Butts, MO.
Yes, there really is a town named that, it's south of Rolla, near Steelville.
Age; not telling
Fine. I guess we wil have to cut you in half and count the rings ;D
Age: Old. But not so old I wont bust you into kindlingAnd the other one about cutting someone in half to read the rings.
Age: Old. But not so old I wont bust you into kindlingAnd the other one about cutting someone in half to read the rings.
Sounds like the onset of Treebergers syndrome, a delusional state where the recipient becomes secretive about themselves while imaging others to be made of wood.
Age: Old. But not so old I wont bust you into kindlingAnd the other one about cutting someone in half to read the rings.
Sounds like the onset of Treebergers syndrome, a delusional state where the recipient becomes secretive about themselves while imaging others to be made of wood.
No...It's called ASHberger's syndrome.
From what I understand, the 900SS was still made in 84 They were not sold in the US after 82. That is why I usually say it was a bevel drive because most people assume otherwise. As far as I know they were still being made until 1986. That particular 1984 900SS BEVEL was only in the US because General Motors wanted to look it over. I bought it from GM at an employee auction for $1500 with a service manual, a spare head and a Michigan title.The bike was in Euro trim with 40MM DelLortos and rock strainers along with fine sounding Contis. If it weren't for a local dealer sending in a shill bidder I would have won the bid at $400. Back then the Harley/Honda sheep couldn't care less about a Ducati. Most of them had no idea. I later found out who the dealer was. He said he told his bidder to stop at $1500 because he figured there would be no title only a BOS, since the bike was not actually type approved for 1984. He was sick when I told him I got a Michigan title with the bike. Since the title was from the certificate of origin I was listed as the first owner.1984 Ducati 900SS Bevel (bought at a GM employee auction in 1986 with 19 miles on the clock)[/left]
An S2 perhaps?
900SS's were made from 1975-1982, replaced by the 900 S2 in 1983/84, the 84s had electric start etc, and then the 1985 S2 Mille which was the end of the line.
Will
.
Many in the US think the 900SS went away when they quit coming here in 1982. Not the case.
For those of you, like Yaledriver, that like antique aircraft, my friend Tom is doing a ground up restoration of a Fairchild F24 that belonged to the DuPont family back when it was new.
http://www2.whidbey.net/nc19143/index.htm
Live on the navel of the Earth.
Atlanta is the rectum of the earthi.
I decided to never hide behind a nickname...that holds me more accountable for what and how I say things. that's not a put-down of nicknames, just an accountability issue for me.
Dan Beaman
Brayton, Iowa That's halfway between Des Moines and Omaha
My wife and I own a small town jewelry store. (been in the business itself for 20 years and bought this stoe 11 years ago.
Hello Will,From what I understand, the 900SS was still made in 84 They were not sold in the US after 82. That is why I usually say it was a bevel drive because most people assume otherwise. As far as I know they were still being made until 1986. That particular 1984 900SS BEVEL was only in the US because General Motors wanted to look it over. I bought it from GM at an employee auction for $1500 with a service manual, a spare head and a Michigan title.The bike was in Euro trim with 40MM DelLortos and rock strainers along with fine sounding Contis. If it weren't for a local dealer sending in a shill bidder I would have won the bid at $400. Back then the Harley/Honda sheep couldn't care less about a Ducati. Most of them had no idea. I later found out who the dealer was. He said he told his bidder to stop at $1500 because he figured there would be no title only a BOS, since the bike was not actually type approved for 1984. He was sick when I told him I got a Michigan title with the bike. Since the title was from the certificate of origin I was listed as the first owner.1984 Ducati 900SS Bevel (bought at a GM employee auction in 1986 with 19 miles on the clock)[/left]
An S2 perhaps?
900SS's were made from 1975-1982, replaced by the 900 S2 in 1983/84, the 84s had electric start etc, and then the 1985 S2 Mille which was the end of the line.
Will
.
Many in the US think the 900SS went away when they quit coming here in 1982. Not the case.
I remember seeing your bike advertised for auction at that time (1986), or maybe afterwards for sale elsewhere. The GM story rings a bell as does the bike.
Bevel drive engines were not discontinued in 1983, but the 900SS was discontinued, and replaced by an updated model called the 900S2. Many people think the S2 is less of a bike than the SS it replaced for various reasons (it got very poor reviews at the time) so that is why it is significant to some. Today some of the changes are easily backdated. The S2 wasn't sold in the US, which leads to some confusion here, although it was sold in Canada. The S2 used a new frame relative to the 750 or 900SS, recognizable by different engine mounting lugs (flat like a Darmah, versus being a weldment made from two pices of tubing). This frame is well known as a backwards step relative to the SS frame, it screwed up the handing a bit. The same frame was used for post-82 Hailwoods, which were sold in the US. Electriic start was available on the S2. In 84 they introduced different engine cases, with new verison electric start and spin on oil filter for the S2 and Hailwood, but kept rolling element bearings for the rods. Then in 1985, they introduced an again-revised engine on the S2 and the Hailwood, this time the "Mille" with 973 cc displacement and plain bearing bottom end.
Massimo Bordi was the technical lead for the engine updates in 84 and 85, he later was the technical lead for all the 4V/cylinder engines that got Ducati their WSB victories. He left when TPG took over from Cagiva.
This was the last of the 900SS's, a 1981/82 model....
(http://www.ducatimeccanica.com/81_900_ss.jpg)
Here is a 1983/84 Ducati 900S2... (this one is actually an 83, but they are very similar except for the engine cases). The fairing is the same as a 600 Pantah. This one has electric start, same setup as a Darmah, never available on a 900SS. Instruments and warning lights the same as the Hailwood or Darmah, with ND gauges, different than the Veglias used on the last SS's.
(http://www.ducatimeccanica.com/900S2/900_S2_Brochure_Inside.jpg)
Here is a 1985 Ducati S2 Mille. Note the different engine cases.
(http://www.ducatimeccanica.com/desm2.jpg)
Sorry for yet another thread diversion!
Ciao,
Will
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Snipper rifle? Does it use scissors for ammo?
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Snipper rifle? Does it use scissors for ammo?
Wilguzzi bandwith warning on "modify" button request :D
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Snipper rifle? Does it use scissors for ammo?
Wilguzzi bandwith warning on "modify" button request :D
No to mention Speedy McToolbox on the "Quote" button
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Snipper rifle? Does it use scissors for ammo?
Wilguzzi bandwith warning on "modify" button request :D
No to mention Speedy McToolbox on the "Quote" button
McToolbox? you callin' me a tool? I'm not a tool ;) ;D
Hello Will ,
Thanks for the info. I sold the bike to a pretty well known Dacatisti from Toledo Ohio area. I have heard it now resides with a Detroit area Triumph parts dealer whom I used to deal back and forth with about 25 years ago. It was positively an SS not an S2. Perhaps the title date and GMs involvement had some issues but the ID tag as I recall and title for sure called it a 1984.I still have an old Michigan registration . It had the early style frame, the race kit goodies and the beautiful Contis not those ugly Eastern looking mufflers fitted to the S2.Kick start only and not the S2 style cases. In any event it was a very real 900SS Ducati and titled and probably tagged a 1984. It was only here because GM wanted one. It did come direct from Italy.
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Snipper rifle? Does it use scissors for ammo?
Now that we have all given info about ourselves, lets hope some psycho wont come after us with a snipper rifle... ;D
Snipper rifle? Does it use scissors for ammo?
You think it's just a typo error?
in your dreams!
"snipper" rifles are world renowned rifles from transalvania ;D
Hello Will ,
Thanks for the info. I sold the bike to a pretty well known Dacatisti from Toledo Ohio area. I have heard it now resides with a Detroit area Triumph parts dealer whom I used to deal back and forth with about 25 years ago. It was positively an SS not an S2. Perhaps the title date and GMs involvement had some issues but the ID tag as I recall and title for sure called it a 1984.I still have an old Michigan registration . It had the early style frame, the race kit goodies and the beautiful Contis not those ugly Eastern looking mufflers fitted to the S2.Kick start only and not the S2 style cases. In any event it was a very real 900SS Ducati and titled and probably tagged a 1984. It was only here because GM wanted one. It did come direct from Italy.
From your description it is an earlier model bike titled as an '84, which was common, and that would've been even more likely considering that GM bought it for their own reasons (not likely to include rides in the country :-) and so they didn't necessariy need to title it.
Ciao!
Will
Hello Will ,
Thanks for the info. I sold the bike to a pretty well known Dacatisti from Toledo Ohio area. I have heard it now resides with a Detroit area Triumph parts dealer whom I used to deal back and forth with about 25 years ago. It was positively an SS not an S2. Perhaps the title date and GMs involvement had some issues but the ID tag as I recall and title for sure called it a 1984.I still have an old Michigan registration . It had the early style frame, the race kit goodies and the beautiful Contis not those ugly Eastern looking mufflers fitted to the S2.Kick start only and not the S2 style cases. In any event it was a very real 900SS Ducati and titled and probably tagged a 1984. It was only here because GM wanted one. It did come direct from Italy.
From your description it is an earlier model bike titled as an '84, which was common, and that would've been even more likely considering that GM bought it for their own reasons (not likely to include rides in the country :-) and so they didn't necessariy need to title it.
Ciao!
Will
My curiousity has been aroused. I will try to get hold of Kenny and have him check the tag. I sold the bike about 20 years ago but for some readon I recall the neck tag showing a 1984 build date. It seems that issue came up when I sold the bike. If I had seen 1982 I would have been more likely to have started referring to it as an 82. Stay tuned I'll try to confirm.
Got that . Haven't been paying a lot of attention to Ducatis since the 900 was sold. Just a rider not a colllector My 1974 was a right foot shift, 750 Sport it was the only other Duc V twin that I owned.I rode it A LOT more than I ever cared to ride the 900.It was born school bus color and wound up quite red. At the time I had the 900 I was involved in a kidney transplant.That kind of put motorcycles on the back burner for a while. The 900 was silver and blue. The 750 Sport was originally sold at Blackie's in Detroit. The conversion to red was done by Greg R. You probably know him or of him. I would rather not mention specific names here.Hello Will ,
Thanks for the info. I sold the bike to a pretty well known Dacatisti from Toledo Ohio area. I have heard it now resides with a Detroit area Triumph parts dealer whom I used to deal back and forth with about 25 years ago. It was positively an SS not an S2. Perhaps the title date and GMs involvement had some issues but the ID tag as I recall and title for sure called it a 1984.I still have an old Michigan registration . It had the early style frame, the race kit goodies and the beautiful Contis not those ugly Eastern looking mufflers fitted to the S2.Kick start only and not the S2 style cases. In any event it was a very real 900SS Ducati and titled and probably tagged a 1984. It was only here because GM wanted one. It did come direct from Italy.
From your description it is an earlier model bike titled as an '84, which was common, and that would've been even more likely considering that GM bought it for their own reasons (not likely to include rides in the country :-) and so they didn't necessariy need to title it.
Ciao!
Will
My curiousity has been aroused. I will try to get hold of Kenny and have him check the tag. I sold the bike about 20 years ago but for some readon I recall the neck tag showing a 1984 build date. It seems that issue came up when I sold the bike. If I had seen 1982 I would have been more likely to have started referring to it as an 82. Stay tuned I'll try to confirm.
OK, as you have probably noticed, I like old Italian motorcycles, and learning about them :-)
If it has right side shifter, it is a 75. Rare.
If it has crossover from right side shaft to left side shifter, it is a 76-77.
If it has left hand shift shaft, silver/blue or black/gold with straight stripes, it is a 78-80.
If its silver with curved blue stripes (like the picture) its an 81-82.
Ciao!
Will
Got that . Haven't been paying a lot of attention to Ducatis since the 900 was sold. Just a rider not a colllector My 1974 was a right foot shift, 750 Sport it was the only other Duc V twin that I owned.I rode it A LOT more than I ever cared to ride the 900.It was born school bus color and wound up quite red. At the time I had the 900 I was involved in a kidney transplant.That kind of put motorcycles on the back burner for a while. The 900 was silver and blue. The 750 Sport was originally sold at Blackie's in Detroit. The conversion to red was done by Greg R. You probably know him or of him. I would rather not mention specific names here.
that's wonderful.
I remember when I was passing by the walkboard on my Lambretta and the girl in the bikini waved at me with a hot-dog. I immediately parallel-parked the Civic at the town square and walked to the department store for a cheese danish. Man! that oil was expensive; but I took it like a man and ordered the Calvin Klein 34-B. When I got home I emptied the fish pond, lit the grill and threw the sheets in the garage.
Makes a lot of sense.
that's wonderful.
I remember when I was passing by the walkboard on my Lambretta and the girl in the bikini waved at me with a hot-dog. I immediately parallel-parked the Civic at the town square and walked to the department store for a cheese danish. Man! that oil was expensive; but I took it like a man and ordered the Calvin Klein 34-B. When I got home I emptied the fish pond, lit the grill and threw the sheets in the garage.
Makes a lot of sense.
I'm Doug McLaren. I live in North East England, I'm 50, married and have 2 kids. I've had an interest in bikes since I was about 17 years old. At present I have a 1977 Le-Mans, a 1982 G5 which I've tarted up as a cafe racer and a 1994 Ducati 900 Monster.
I'm a chauffeur, cook, cleaner, gardener, painter and decorator, Mr Fixit, errand runner, childrens entertainer and general dogsbody when I'm at home. The rest of the time - truck driver.
Software technical writer. Was just purchased by Oracle Software. Probably won't last.
Says one who has never spent a summer in Bakersfield.Live on the navel of the Earth.
Atlanta is the rectum of the earthi.
Says one who has never spent a summer in Bakersfield.Live on the navel of the Earth.
Atlanta is the rectum of the earthi.
Says one who has never spent a summer in Bakersfield.QuoteQuote
I have. Used to live in Cal City. Reserved for KCSO, spent WAY too much time on the roads between Boron and BFL/Lerdo.
that's wonderful.
I remember when I was passing by the walkboard on my Lambretta and the girl in the bikini waved at me with a hot-dog. I immediately parallel-parked the Civic at the town square and walked to the department store for a cheese danish. Man! that oil was expensive; but I took it like a man and ordered the Calvin Klein 34-B. When I got home I emptied the fish pond, lit the grill and threw the sheets in the garage.
Makes a lot of sense.
Hi All,
I'm Yaniv Adir. I live in Atlanta, GA. I have a 98 EV and an 06 Concours. I've been on the MGCL for years, but just got onto Wild Guzzi. I am a helicopter Pilot for Atlanta Police.
Yaniv
Hi All,
I'm Yaniv Adir. I live in Atlanta, GA. I have a 98 EV and an 06 Concours. I've been on the MGCL for years, but just got onto Wild Guzzi. I am a helicopter Pilot for Atlanta Police.
Yaniv
Yaniv-
I would like to report a vandal who lives somewhere near the Garage Mahalo... he places nails under the wheels of Bill Hagan's motorcycles.... please put out an APB... sorry no physical description... just look for the guy with a sack full of nails!
Welcome to the board!
Hi All,
I'm Yaniv Adir. I live in Atlanta, GA. I have a 98 EV and an 06 Concours. I've been on the MGCL for years, but just got onto Wild Guzzi. I am a helicopter Pilot for Atlanta Police.
Yaniv
Yaniv-
I would like to report a vandal who lives somewhere near the Garage Mahalo... he places nails under the wheels of Bill Hagan's motorcycles.... please put out an APB... sorry no physical description... just look for the guy with a sack full of nails!
Welcome to the board!
LOL, good one Sean. I fly over Bill's house all the time. Other than Bill and Wayne, i haven't seen any suspicious people hanging out dropping nails. But, I'll keep looking!
Yaniv
<ship> I have never bought a running motorcycle before. I currently own a 98 Centauro <snip>
I have never bought a running motorcycle before.
Notice that we are all pretty much bloody old farts? And 90% of us are some kind of advanced engineers...guess thats what you need to be to own a guzzi?!!!
hey I was just wondering if everyone would go back and add their social security numbers and credit ratings
Notice that we are all pretty much bloody old farts? And 90% of us are some kind of advanced engineers...guess thats what you need to be to own a guzzi?!!!
Lee Holifield
Chef -
Ex FCO Cairo, London Vienna
International Brat - Africa, Middle East and many other places overseas,.
Er.....48 - However I was told you are only as old as the woman you feel.....my wife is 47 :-[
Lover of Staffie Bull Terriers
850T KZ650 and a sweeet V11 Ballabio.
Oh, I live in N CA Placerville.
Envy every other biker on the road whilst I am driving my car.
2 Kids 10 and 7 - I plan to pretend to have advanced Alzthiemers by the time they are teenagers so I can act more crazy than they do!
Lee
although she can be a temperamental lady.
although she can be a temperamental lady.
the bike?? ;D
I've just finished reading the entire thread.
I used to be Todd, a normal, somewhat happy guy. I have a couple kids and a couple pets and a couple motorcycles and a couple bills and a couple irrational phobias.
But after reading the thread, I don't want to be Todd anymore.
I'm looking to buy (or rent) a better profile. Or, if you'd just like to sell off part of your bio, I could start collecting bits and pieces of your lives, and create a real winner for myself. If it's real good, maybe I could enter it in shows. That would really enhance my self worth.
I think it was Pete Roper that said he didn't like anything promoted as a "lifestyle accessory". Well, I do. I want any lifestyle accessory you people want to get rid of.
john hooper, age 47 been riding 27 years, about 225000 miles member of motoguzzi club gb, riding a cali ev an 82 spada and a honda varadero. Hobbys include teaching people to ride, been an voluntary instructor for 25 years, fishing, keeping tropical fish and travel, have been to australia,new zealand, the usa and most of europe.
john hooper
Go ahead and take miine. I'm not using it.;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm an entomologist. Probably the only one here. (?)
Age: Old. But not so old I wont bust you into kindling
Location: Close enought to Moto International that I buy over the counter. Far enough away that Bigfoot is renting the spare room
Occupation: Cricket bat Samurai
Hobbies: Re-enacting 3 Stooges films in my living room
So Zer.......... is really . FWIW, now I know.
Dave Whitehead[/i]
Presently involved in a research project on torque values for drain plugs & valve caps and the premature failure of
crush washers.
Lots of disingenuous riddles and attempts at notoriety in this topic.
I've been here briefly, and based on casual observations, am likely to soon be gone.
There are some nice people here, and some educated and entertaining people as well...
Blessings upon you all.
My Introduction:
I am nearing 40, and have owned, ridden, and restored bikes at a rate of about 2.3 per year since getting a license to drive at 17.
Nearly 1/3 of the bikes I've sampled were Guzzis, and of them all, these were the ones I chose to ride from ocean to ocean.
I've managed many but modest achievements with even more modest of means... This was once called being self made.
I appreciate most things as esoteric and sublime, but most of the time I wish people would just get to the point or stop talking.
and now it is my turn...
Peace upon you my brothers.
Ben
Dave Whitehead[/i]
Presently involved in a research project on torque values for drain plugs & valve caps and the premature failure of
crush washers.
Thanks Dave,
My coffee got blowed all over the computer and screen after reading about your "research" project.
Tex
Okay-
The joke post was fun... but here goes.
turned 36 last month.
Married for 7 years to a recently Guzzi indoctrinated woman, who camped for the first time in her life at the VA Rally this summer.
After getting kicked out of my dad's apartment my senior year in high school, I nearly dropped out of high school to work on sport fishing boats in southern California -- I already had the job and was doing it on weekends. Ended up graduating, barely... then moving North and doing a season of salmon, striped bass and rock cod fishing out of SF Bay... that was a long, cold, wet spring and summer. Got out of that gig and went back south to do construction... typical construction job... boss ended up owing me money during every pay period... never paid me what exactly what I was owed, but he had plenty of money to take his wife and kids on trips to Mexico... so after a year of doing that I moved back to SF and decided to go to college... worked 2 jobs supporting myself (retail sales and as an English tutor)... continued working a couple jobs when I transfered to UCSB to finish my degree... ended up getting pretty decent grades and went to law school. Reason I went to law school was to be a District Attorney (so I could help put the bad guys behind bars)... clerked at my local DA's office and HATED it... got into taxation and trusts & estates through a visiting professor at my law school (Thanks IRA!) and haven't looked back!
Wife is a native of Alexandria, VA and that is where we have lived now since 1999.
2 dogs: bulldog (Beef) and mini Schnauzer (Otto).
No kids.
Hobbies: fishing, beer, riding, fine wines, (eating) Italian food and B.S.ing with friends.
Sounds like the construction boss was a tooter... I had similar experiences Sean.
I was a crazy lost person when I was younger. Now I see why Alanon is so popular... but my parents truly love me and did the best they could. I am older and wiser and thankful for the chance to live through my life the way I have. I have experienced things that many people never will. I am lucky to have learned to love and accept people for the way they are because of it too. If I, like yourself can do my small part to make life work better for people I'm happy. I don't share the fishing hobby though unless the beer or fine wine hobby is included. ;)
-Tom
Hey all, I'm Matt from North Dakota and this is my first post!
I'm 42 and live a couple miles from Canada (Manitoba) and a couple miles from Minnesota.
Just finished school for a career change into respiratory therapy after working in manufacturing for 10 years building busses and luxury tour coaches.
After riding the heck out of mini bikes as a kid, I got back into motorcycles ten years ago by buying an old shovelhead (before everybody and their cousin bought an HD). A couple years ago I picked up a naked CBR 600 done up in streetfighter style with motocross handlebars mounted and most of the plastic torn off. Back in August I finally purchased a Moto Guzzi, an '87 SPII to use as my bagger for touring with the girlfriend of 6 years. Now all I need is a dirt bike or dual sport and I will be set!
Never married, no kids, one mutt dog.
I'm Alberto Franchi
I was born in italy the May 9th, 1965
I ride my second Guzzi, a California Special Sport, the first one has been a V65C.
I'm separated, i have a son and i have the most beatiful girlfriend in the world.
I'm a freelance in information technology and i'm a founder and councellor of one of the biggest italian guzzi fan club, www.moto-guzzi.it.
Feel free to ask.
Ciao
Al
Learned to fly in a 1946 Globe Swift with a fuel injected Lycoming 180 (Solo at 17 ;D)
AL, It would sure be nice if your club website was in English too. Sorry I don't speak Italian.
I'm Alberto Franchi
I was born in italy the May 9th, 1965
I ride my second Guzzi, a California Special Sport, the first one has been a V65C.
I'm separated, i have a son and i have the most beatiful girlfriend in the world.
I'm a freelance in information technology and i'm a founder and councellor of one of the biggest italian guzzi fan club, www.moto-guzzi.it.
Feel free to ask.
Ciao
Al
Jeff Bottrell
36 - Detroit Michigan
Moto Guzzi dealer (Aprilia, KTM, Vespa, Piaggio, & misc)
Wife Jackie
Son Brendan 3years
Son TBD minus 2 months and counting
Lots of debt
Current bikes:
75 850T/Sport
78 850 Lemans (restoration project)
69 Ambo (restoration project)
78 Lemans Racebike
71 Ducati 450 Desmo
55 Handlebar Vespa (restoration project) sensing a theme here....
02 Vespa ET4 (project - putting a dustbin fairing on it..why?....because!)
05 MZ Baghira (adventure tourer)
05 KTM 525SMR Supermoto racebike
I'm Alberto Franchi
I was born in italy the May 9th, 1965
I ride my second Guzzi, a California Special Sport, the first one has been a V65C.
I'm separated, i have a son and i have the most beatiful girlfriend in the world.
I'm a freelance in information technology and i'm a founder and councellor of one of the biggest italian guzzi fan club, www.moto-guzzi.it.
Feel free to ask.
Ciao
Al
Learned to fly in a 1946 Globe Swift with a fuel injected Lycoming 180 (Solo at 17 ;D)
Sweet plane....
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/flymymbz/swift2.jpg)
Yes they are, and fully aerobatic too (except for intentional spins). A real kick in the pants when they have bigger motors installed in them.
One wierd drawback is that the landing gear knob is shaped like a flap and the flap knob is shaped like a round gear. :o
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/flymymbz/swift1.jpg)
when Harpers had those 1987 LM4 SE for a very reasonable price I figured why not? Super Bowl weekend I drove up to the Harper farm and picked up a bike in a box, that I had never seen, never heard run, with no warranty of any kind. All the way home I was looking at this big box in the back of my truck thinking"what the hell is wrong with me?"
Quote
The Lemans SE was my first Guzzi.
2x V7 Sports
Lemans1
Lemans 3
Daytona RS
Laverda SFC
American Eagle 750 s
Duc Gt 750
Duc GT 500
Norton Fastback Combat 750
Benelli 250
Benelli 350
MZ Ts 150
MZ ts 250
Mz RT125
BMW r90s
BMW r 75/'5
BMW r26
BMW r 50
BMW r 60/2 x2
BMW R1100 gs
Krauser MKM 1000
KTM rxc 400
Honda xr 500r
honda xl125
honda XR75
Honda trx 400
plus a bunch more I cant think of right now
You win.
Hobbies are . . .searching for the perfect india pale ale . . .
My wife is eyeing my 74 BMW 2002 like she wants it gone which kinda concerns me (of course...I could park 4 bikes where the car is).
Well, I wasnt comfortable enough with your bike to suggest a beer testing expedition. Especially at the speed required to keep you in sight. And the hotel had a decent selection, the Alaska amber ale was tested extensively the night before, perhaps too extensively...
Hobbies are . . .searching for the perfect india pale ale . . .
Shi-ite, Mike, you shoulda told me. Seattle's IPA City. Diamond Knot is the insider's choice, but you coulda tried about 25 different IPAs on tap over at the Beveridge Pub, in Steak's 'hood, which is now holding its "Hoptoberfest."
It's been a few years since I did this and the results were interesting then...
Please introduce yourself to the group. Give your name, age, occupation and location.
It's been a few years since I did this and the results were interesting then...
Please introduce yourself to the group. Give your name, age, occupation and location.
Okay, here I figuratively stand in front of all of you and confess.
I am Sasquatch Jim and I am a cyclaholic.
It is true, I have abused my own dear bank account many times for the sake of just one more bike, that I really did'nt need and could'nt afford. I have gone without food for periods of time to satisfy this powerfull addiction.
I have sold other more practical vehicles to unscrupulous buyers to obtain money to front to purveyers of two wheeled satisfaction.
Whenever I think that I have finally obtained the ultimate high in motorcycle ownership, along comes something more responsive, or lighter, or faster, or just neater.
I am a life long slave to this addiction, There is no hope for redemption whatsoever.
Sasquatch Jim
Hello Guzzists!
I'm Rick Mathis
19...er... (okay, really 55)
Nashville, TN area
Hey all, I'm Matt from North Dakota and this is my first post!
I'm 42 and live a couple miles from Canada (Manitoba) and a couple miles from Minnesota.
Hi All,
Chris Byars
37
Civil Engineer
2000 Jackal is my first bike. Just learned to ride in April 2006
Hey all, I'm Matt from North Dakota and this is my first post!
I'm 42 and live a couple miles from Canada (Manitoba) and a couple miles from Minnesota.
Welcome Matt! I thought I would introduce myself since I'm probably the closest Guzzi rider to you. Are you in Pembina?
Eric and I live in Moorhead, MN. Not too many Guzzis in this part of the country. :D
We make it up your way a couple of times a year, but only on the way to Winnipeg. Being Canadian, Eric needs his fix of Tim Hortons coffee. ;D
That dutchman is making a great go of it! My beater V7 is more of a rolling experiment than anything else. Junkyard on wheels ;D
Steve Wagner
age:54
Spring Hill, FL (35 miles north of Tampa)
Mechanic/electrician in the corrugated box industry
2 grown sons, 2 grand kids, one Ex-wife
Current bikes
96 1100 Sport (Gina) 101,400 miles
04 Triumph Tiger 54,500 miles
Been riding Guzzis since 1983. Used to live in Wisconsin. 15,000 miles a year was a good year. Moved to Florida 5 years ago and am now averaging 40,000 a year. (Hey, I work 6 days a week). Much better. If I ever get to retire maybe I can ride as much as I want.
Steve Wagner
age:54
Spring Hill, FL (35 miles north of Tampa)
Mechanic/electrician in the corrugated box industry
2 grown sons, 2 grand kids, one Ex-wife
Current bikes
96 1100 Sport (Gina) 101,400 miles
04 Triumph Tiger 54,500 miles
Been riding Guzzis since 1983. Used to live in Wisconsin. 15,000 miles a year was a good year. Moved to Florida 5 years ago and am now averaging 40,000 a year. (Hey, I work 6 days a week). Much better. If I ever get to retire maybe I can ride as much as I want.
I thought I already did this once or twice. Check back through the thread.
I'm Frank. ;)
I thought I already did this once or twice. Check back through the thread.
I'm Frank. ;)
Hi Frank!!
We're here for you!!
Hi:
My name is Sam
I'm a Guzziholic
Hi:
My name is Sam
I'm a Guzziholic
You poor man. We have a treatment program for you here! ;D
bump
Noticed we had lots of new members over the past few weeks.
Don't be shy guys.
;)
John Hardy
Ramona, CA (San Diego)
Married: Contestant #2
Children: 2 sons, ages 22 and 24
Pets: 1 dog, "Preferred Discussion Partner"
Occupation: Retired Military - US Navy, Naval Aircrewman
Current: Defense Contractor
Bikes: 1989 Ducati 750 Sport
1997 Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport
Other: 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (undergoing marathon restoration)
Other Interests: Pheasant hunting, reading history, trying to understand the logic of Democrats......
John Hardy
Ramona, CA (San Diego)
Married: Contestant #2
Children: 2 sons, ages 22 and 24
Pets: 1 dog, "Preferred Discussion Partner"
Occupation: Retired Military - US Navy, Naval Aircrewman
Current: Defense Contractor
Bikes: 1989 Ducati 750 Sport
1997 Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport
Other: 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (undergoing marathon restoration)
Other Interests: Pheasant hunting, reading history, trying to understand the logic of Democrats......
Hey John, hope you folks survived another Ramona fire ? ???
Might as well de-lurk...
Carey Russ
55. Look 40, feel like 150 in the morning. All the more reason to wake up after noon.
I live in Martinez, CA, where motorcycle is spelled H A R...
I'm a freelance automotive jounalist. But bikes are more interesting than cars, at least modern cars.
The flock in the garage is a V50II (Topo Gigio, not sexy but ready and willing to run at any time), a Monza (which some day will be back together after the gearbox exploded), and an 86 Le Mans IV, The Beast.
Thanks to NorCal Randy for the LM seat, a vast improvement. And to Mark W for the plug cap. (explanation: the LM went into mourning the day Pavarotti died. Started, ran fine at speed, wouldn't idle. Plug cap mentioned in Guzziology, just try to find one around here. I met Mark at the Alfa Club Italian day, he had a spare. That helped but didn't quite solve the problem. Which turned out to be a weak battery - 12 volts doesn't mean much if there aren't amps behind it. New battery made it all better again. Well, except for the carburetion "adjustments" to fix the electrical problem...)
oops
Victor Kennedy
53
English professor
Slovenia
Eh, here goes.
Robert Oler (BoBo is for Bob O)
26 years old
.....
Kurt W
Marietta, Ohio
27 years old (do I have to sell my Guzzi now because I'm too young!?)
Patrick Waylett, 64, metering instalations inspector,
retire in 19 weeks and 4 days, not that I am counting.
Hobbies;
Motorcycling, fishing, camping, beer, wine and history. Used to play darts, have won about 40 trophies, played once in an international match South London v Sweden, retired from competative games 4 years ago.
Current Bikes;
2001 Jackal
2001 Royal Enfield 500 Bullet.
Hoping to add a Griso or Norge next year, if the finances work out.
I live in SE England, Chatham, between London & Dover
It's been a few years since I did this and the results were interesting then...
Please introduce yourself to the group. Give your name, age, occupation and location.
Rob Glynn, 46, Newton NC
Engineer, now designing supply chain systems for home improvement retailer, former Navy Flight Officer.
Busy dad with 3 kids 15, 12, 7. Married for 18 years.
Rider of all things 2-wheeled...Current moto is 07 Norge bought used with 5K miles and now sorted out, highly enjoyable for my 80-mile/day commute to work through hills of northwest NC. Sold an 03 Stone Touring last year with 18K miles after struggling to find dealer in reasonable distance to do cam/valve recall. History with older Hondas (69-73 CBs) and shared ownership of a BSA in college. Do some bicycle racing including 24-hour mountain bike races with my team Assnelbows.
Small side business roasting coffee. Also brew beer, garden and spend a lot of time outdoors with the kids: canoe, camp, backpack, beach, travel. Great place to live for all that.
Would love to head to a rally this year and do some longer trips; Time is scarcest resource. Also want to get into an older MG project at some point, good work to share with kids.
Dean,
I'll be in the Blue Ridge mountains in mid June. Do you know the dates of the Guzzi rally in Virginia? Love riding that part of the country.
Greg Holt, Tallahassee
Fred Sanford
41
Bull Valley, IL
Junk Dealer
Hobbies- ballet, classical music & sand blasting lousy Itailan chrome off old bike parts
Gerald Blake (Jerry)
San Bernardino, Ca.
Prototype machinist, CNC & conventional machining
63 years, but not old
Owned a bunch of bikes, but never a Guzzi(maybe in the next couple of years)
Currently ride an 01 Kawasaki Concours
Terry Shrable
37 years old
Occupation - Deputy Sheriff
Have owned - Suzuki TL1000R, Yamaha Venture, ZX-7, CBR1100XX
Still Have - Ducati 996 and a Silver 07 Norge
No children, one German Short Hair Pointer who loves to hunt
Probably work too much but I love my job
Hi all
Louis Smeulders
Breda, The Netherlands
60
2 daughters and 4 grandsons
Retired Militairy
MGCN, MGEOC and MGNOC member
Own several Guzzi's and are waiting for my Stelvio TT
Would love to make some trips in the States in the coming years.
Could use help for that !
My old de-registrated V-35 with towingbar, in use for great fun at Rallies !
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Hi all
Louis Smeulders
Would love to make some trips in the States in the coming years.
Could use help for that !
My old de-registrated V-35 with towingbar, in use for great fun at Rallies !
It's been a few years since I did this and the results were interesting then...
Please introduce yourself to the group. Give your name, age, occupation and location.
High Louis
I recognise the badge on the cut off. "Californieri" right? There are a few member in the UK too.
How's Rene? I ain't seen him for a while.
If you are at Boxmere I will see you there.
patrick
When it comes time to travel post a note. Many of us would give you a place to stay.
Hello all, my name is Pieter, age 30, location: Northern California, occupation: wanderer (that doesn't pay but it sure occupies)...
Thanks!
Nick Webb
55 (age, not preferred speed limit)
Translator
Lincoln, Nebraska (the state with no bends)
2004 Breva 750
Likes: sleeping, riding, what else is there?
Dislikes: chrome, chains, anything with more than two cylinders
Tom Brown
Age 60
Retard (retired) Police Sgt.
Hobbies are motorcycles and collecting WWII gear, US and British.
Work part-time in a pawn shop. Funny, I get to meet the same kind of people I did at my old job!
Don't own a Guzzi - yet!
Sarge
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Hi, I'm Lisa. My main hobbies are motorcycling and scuba diving. This is a pix of my Guzzi:
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2002 Guzzi V11 Le Mans
I'm the second owner. Bought it with 9,500 miles back in March of this year - took it in for it's 12K service yesterday. It's my first Guzzi and I love it!
My name is Ross, 38 Y.O., from NY.
Haven't street ridden much over the past 5-10.
All my friends ride Harleys these days.
I had an FXDX-T last year. Got rid of it QUICKLY, after 1k mi or so.
Very ill-handling bike. Death wobble. Poor chassis design.
So now... Guzzi time.
Just picked up a clean '04 EV11 Touring.
6,400 mi on the odo.
Paid a lot for it, but hot bikes and hot chicks ain't cheap, are they?
Not a lot of street riding time in my schedule,
but did manage to ride 150 miles in the past week ;D
Likes:
-style
-torque curve
Dislikes:
-rear brake pedal (WTF??) (and no cheap fix either ??? )
-linked brakes (WTF again)
-heel-toe shifter (which I 'kinda' seem to be getting used to, but still, WTF)
-Mickey Mouse mirrors (who sells lower profile ones?)
-Vibration felt in hand controls kinda sucks.
-Seat is shitty. Too low, and shape is a little too cupped.
Misc thoughts;
Everyone who sees the bike compliments the styling.
I'm not too thrilled about the fairing style
nor the turbulence it created (I already took it off).
The lower fairing thingies cause motor heat to roast my feet (took them off too).
I need tires! Previous owner wore the center of the Mich Macadam tires
from too much straight-line riding.
The bike is not handling acceptably at the moment due to this.
What tires are good??
Also- can I put radials?
The way bias tires follow grooves and cracks is weird and creepy.
In general, my impressions are kinda in-line with the reviews I've read online.
The only other person I know that has a Guzzi is my uncle in Italy.
I'm not keen on models, but it is really old, it is all red, and I think it's a single cylinder.
So then-
so far, I haven't been struck by any kind of thunderbolt of passion for the bike.
(Like the thunderbolt that my '92 Duc 900SS struck me with :o )
I like the new offerings like the Griso, Stelvio and the Vintage (much cooler bags than mine).
I dunno- the style of these Guzzis gets me going pretty good,
but their function is a question mark so far.
(what's up with these valvole idraulico's)
I know it's different,,
it's not a UJM.
Will it be a keeper?
Time will tell! Looking forward to finding out...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/98940/GUZZI/IMG00057-20090719-0703.jpg)
Ha ha, you said "minor"... :D
Keep the rpm's up shift at 5K. Cruise between 4K and 5K. For the heel toe shifter. Think of you left foot pivoting at the ankle and rock your food that way. When shifting make it a definite positive push on the lever. No finesse style like shifting like riding a UJM. Foot braking. Use the little nub for your heel instead of leaving it on the floor board. Just some minor foot adjustments. It'll make sense to you after riding around for awhile then you can stretch out for the highway on the boards.
Marek Odoner 59 (from home of HD (never had one)
IT at local school system
Just got 2004 baby Breva (and someone run into me on first ride, I am ok, bike has few scratches)
2004 Breva 750, 1986 Honda Nighthawk 450, Suzuki DR 350
While the introductions are going around I'm Miles from New Zealand, been lurking here for a few weeks just seeing what goes on. I've been riding about thirty years, the last fifteen on my long-suffering '77 Lemans that puts up with a continuous cycle of modification, hard use and neglect with little complaint.
Also have enough projects in the garage to ensure I'm always broke and none of them ever get finished ;D
Oh yeah, I test turboprop aircraft engines for a living, you can't argue with 5000 horsepower ;-T
Cheers,
Miles
You live in Picton and you test jet engines ???
Welcome to the wild world of WildGuzzi.
Love the Queen Charlotte on a warm summers day. Come out in Picton with face ache from the grin factor. ;-T
for girlfriend, still have
Greetings from a lurking luddite (never posted anything before, so bear with me).
Matt, 52, currently farming in southern New South Wales (that's a State in Aust) between a couple of insignficant places called Tarcutta and Adelong (sheep, cattle, native grass seed, 4000 acres) married with one professional student daughter. Employees - me, wife and 4 Kelpies (sheep dog breed) - I'm very much at the bottom of the pecking order with wife and dogs fighting it out at the top. Done a few things at the same time as farming - journalist, technical writer, farrier, horsebreaker, showjumping trainer, mechanic, professional student (took me a looooong time to get a couple of degrees) shearer, environmental revegetation, etc.
Currently run a Guzzi Lemon 1000 which is gradually being reduced to its component bits as I delve into the 'bargain' I bought a few years ago.
Lovely things Guzzis, nearly as primitive as a shovel but prettier.
I live in Elwood, Ks. 2 woods that don't float Natalie and Elwood.
Another Wildgoose newb.
My name's Pieter, I live in San Diego. Been riding since the ripe age of 5. I have and had lotsa bikes over the years, mostly Harley's but also a few euro machines, (BMW, Triumph, Norton, Ducati). By day, I'm an electromechanical engineer and I wrench on bikes in the evenings and weekends.
I recently aquired this '72 Eldo. It does run but needs tuning / transmission / clutch work.
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QuoteI live in Elwood, Ks. 2 woods that don't float Natalie and Elwood.
I'll have to remember that one. I'm near Elwood, In. :D
Ohhps already posted and did not introduce myself.
Name: Rudy Muller
Location: Cary, IL but lived in a few different places (Switzerland untill 21, Canada, Quebec and Ontario untill 29, New York, New Jersey and now in Illionis since 1994.
Age: 45
Never married but got custody of my son (almost 9 years old) and do have one of those things that sit in the car next to you and make a lot of noise..... ummmmm yeah Girlfriend. (she gets made when I tell her that to :) )
Occupation: Machinist, tool and die maker, but in the last 2o some years all I did was install and repair machines in the packaging industry and sit on my rear in an office too much.
Hobbies: things I can do with my son, like BMX, Tae Kwon Do, love any kind of racingif it got wheels and makes noise I will watch. Camping especially at Road America.
My first "accident" on a motorcycle came about at the age of 4 month, my dad took me and mom for a ride in the sidecar and of course it was time to show of his driving skills to his first born. He popped the sidecar up in the air and mom was strangeling me. At 7 I got a little moped looking thingi that had a running motor, then a 50 cc bike with 10 and soon I borrowed some bikes from Dad when he was not home. He found out most of the time and he was a beliver that if you do wrong you get your butt spanked, as soon as my rear healed we tried again :)
The first bike I owned was a Zundapp 125 six days edition boy what a screamer that one was. Honda XL 125 and then had some Yamahas XT 600 and 660's, Yamaha FZR 600 in 91 my first new bike. When I moved to the US I sold that and soon after got myself a Ducati 900SS. Sold it 3 years ago and now will get a few older bikes from my dad, Guzzi TT650, a 72 Ducati 250 this is acctualy my sons bike. A Benelli 250 don't know the year all I know it hardly ever runs and when it does it goes really really fast. This will be a project for me and junior, we modify it to take to the track. And last but not least my dad's modified Universal with sidecar this is the bike he used to race with some 50 years ago.
Long story sorry.
Having a blast on here and look forward to get to know some of you better over the years :)(http://www.xtupload.com/new/image-DD67_4BCF6F17.jpg) (http://www.xtupload.com/new/share-DD67_4BCF6F17.html)
It is like I am transported to a place where it is just me and bike, no other problems can intrude. I will probably have this one for a long, long time.
Old Head
iceblue,
I have only been to Spain, Mexico, and Italy so far. I have been to most of the states except Oregon, the Northeastern states. We have been thinking of going to South Africa this summer, but it probably won't happen as I really need to go back to work in my new profession.
My Dodge needs a new paint job, and new carpet and such, its 18 years old and 230k, it needs some cosmetic attention. Same for the boat, needs new carpet, and seats. Lots of little projects that have been put on hold the last 2 years due to school.
I really haven't done much on my family history in awhile, too busy. I have had some information published in a book by a noted genealogist in Alabama, Floyd Johnson's JOHNSON Family History. It seems my genealogy had a start somewhere in Norway at some point, many many years ago before coming to Scotland. I haven't found any direct links yet, but the information seems to indicate this, probably never know for sure in this lifetime.
Old Head
Hi all-Wow! And welcome. In the LA area, Moto Guzzi Classics. The SoCal hooligans hang out here..
Didn't want to get too far ahead of myself over the last week, but can't wait any longer! Ebay auction (http://"http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230466396325&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_924")just ended for my first motorcycle, a 1974 850T. The timing was perfect; my girl's going to ride it for the next month while we get ready to ride the Delhi - Leh loop in India at the beginning of June. Meantime I'm riding around and just starting to learn to work on a Honda CB 125 knockoff. SO
Tom, age 30, work in economic development in Afghanistan. Never had wife, kids, house, or much of anything else permanent. Figure it's about time to grow up and take a stand so got a tattoo and a bike that I'm not going to want to give up. The world's newest Guzzi Girl is shy about introducing herself right now, but she's in LA so we'll be looking for suggestions for a good shop and good rides in SoCal.
Wow! And welcome. In the LA area, Moto Guzzi Classics. The SoCal hooligans hang out here..
http://forum.guzzitech.com/forum/170.html
Wonderful riding around there once you get out of the LA basin.
Fokken excited to join the club!
Tom
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Hi, I'm Lyle Landstrom in Moorhead MN. Just joined. I've got a 79 SP1000 (with a recently blown transmission,) a 74 Eldorado porject and an 81 SP 1000 project. I've been into bikes for a good 30 years, Mainly Indians and HD's but I also own a Ural and a modern Triumph. It was suggested to me to join this group so here I am.
Hi there fellow Dane :)
There is something rodden in Denmark ;D There's nothing going on in the Guzzi related forums
in oure home country :(
Are you comming to Bella Italia in Nyborg on the 11 sept. ???
hi there,Greetings Jan.
my name is Jan, i am from germany and 42 years old at the moment,
do ride for 26 years now, started with old Vespa Scooters, like a 150
Sprint, 200 Rally and 160 GS4, then some rigid HD, flathead, panhead,
evo, then some guzzi, V65 and LM II,then quite a few ducati, SS900,
SS900 i.e., SS1000 DS, and lately, the return to moto guzzi, with a
850T4, that i am about to sell now, to keep the green 850T that i
aquired lately.
it has the 950cc engine from the T4 now, some more work will be
carried out this winter, i.e. powder coating the frame, swingarm and
tripples, and a new seat cover maybe.
kind regards from germany
Jan :)
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Hamburg huh.
i am a hamburger so to say.
Hi Damien,
Spaichingen is on the opposite side of the country,
i live in the north, in a beautiful city called Hamburg,
i am a hamburger so to say.
Hello all,Howdy Craig,
Not new to Guzzi but saddened by the return of winter and miss riding and talking Guzzi so want to introduce myself. My name is Craig Eppich from Cincinnati area Ohio. Been married many years and have 3 beautiful girls. Been riding Guzzi since 1996 and just last year got my first fuel injected - 1998 EV. I work for HP enterprise services. Call it computer support. Plus my wife and I own Country Barrel Restaurant in Okeana, Ohio. www.countrybarrelre staurant.com. In the area come out and see us. The pic is from this fall - myself and 2 work buddies. One on an ST1300 and the other bike is a Victory (Yeah - strange group) on route 16 which connects Eastern Kentucky and Western Virginia. We liked the road so much we changed the next days route just to go back over it!
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wow...loads of new peeps but nary a single one living in Austria. Grrr...I demand now that 5% (I think that's reasonable) move to either Vienna (my current location) or Budapest (my new home from next month) ;DI'm not from Austria, but we have a girl from Austria coming to stay with us as an exchange student, starting next month, she is from Salzburg....
Anyhoo, welcome all...and I wonder if "muschi" means the same thing there as it does here :P
.and I wonder if "muschi" means the same thing there as it does here :P
Hi all from Arizona,
Grew Up in NJ then moved out to AZ
English/ Pre-law Major
Law School hopeful
Love old movies, star wars, Nissan VQ's (IE infiniti G35) and most of all GUZZI Motorcycles (and triumph and maybe even bmw's)
Hello Gents,
Fellow rider up here in the northern burbs of Chicago. I've been riding riding for 18 yrs now and currently am riding a 1200GS and M1100. Last week I saw a picture of a Griso SE and wanted it. As luck would have it, the SE will be available here in the states in February. After 10 minutes on the web, it was apparent not to waste time with any other dealer then Jim Barron up (and I do mean WAY up) Rose Farm. What a great guy. Two days later ordered the SE. ETA is mid-Feb.
I look forward to meeting local Guzzi riders this spring.
Congrats and welcome! ;D That Chicago crowd is a pretty rough bunch..
Hi Everyone
David Redman
Hollister, CA
age 45
2000 Jackal 1st bike!!
Howaya lads n lassies, have been living in the West of Ireland for the last 13 yrs(Co. Mayo). Before that i'm from the West end of Glasgow, Scotland. Do a wee bit of farming & work for an Irish company called Carraig Donn. Ireland is a great country & the people here are the best in the world! A lot of emm saying it politely-unusual characters, especially in the wilds of the West. Which is good.
I have a 07' B750 which is very addictive & is perfect for the winding wee roads here. No motorways etc close by. Aged 39 & as daft as a brush.
That's me folks. Anybody from the Wesssht or Glesgae or anywhere else for that matter feel free to add me or PM me.
Cheers Mick
Howaya lads n lassies, have been living in the West of Ireland for the last 13 yrs(Co. Mayo). Before that i'm from the West end of Glasgow, Scotland. Do a wee bit of farming & work for an Irish company called Carraig Donn. Ireland is a great country & the people here are the best in the world! A lot of emm saying it politely-unusual characters, especially in the wilds of the West. Which is good.
I have a 07' B750 which is very addictive & is perfect for the winding wee roads here. No motorways etc close by. Aged 39 & as daft as a brush.
That's me folks. Anybody from the Wesssht or Glesgae or anywhere else for that matter feel free to add me or PM me.
Cheers Mick
39-yrs.
no wife.
no kids.
no debt.
not gainfully employed. I ride motorcycles.
8)
Thanks Muschi, the previous owner added to the bike with flat bars, bar end mirrors, pods and a nice set of conti pipes. Certainly adds to the "character" of the bike!
I'll look into the lower steering head, is there a specific issue with them failing?
Thanks!
Hi All,
Jono from Sydney Australia. 29yrs and dare I say a Risk Manager. More importantly I'm just about to take ownership of a V65sp from 1983 and to say I'm chuffed with it is a bit of an understatement compared to my old 1981 SR250 thumper... ;-T
Have a facination with Moto Guzzi thanks to my father in law who owns a Cali III
Jono
Hi Jono
Welcome! Am I right in thinking you bought the red V65 from Motociclo? If so, I was looking at it on the weekend (my V50 was in for some suspension renewal work). It looked good!
Cheers
Tony
Hi Tony,
That's the one. A couple of little things I will look at (purely cosmetic) but overall a very nice bike. I'm lucky that my FIL had asked John to look for a nice LAMS guzzi for me. As soon a I knew of it I was there to see it then test ride.
The blue v50? Very nice, my wife and I both liked it alot as we had a look around the various bikes sitting around the shop.
Jono
David Grothe
age 50
Oklahoma City
Work as a computer system architect, play a bass trombone (not very good ;D ) 1 wife of 22 years and counting, 2 kids and a dog. Grew up on dirt bikes but quit all riding about 15 years ago. Just out of the blue got interested this summer and went and got a 2011 Norge GT8V. Love the bike! I do tend to seek out the unique, my first car was a rotary engine Mazda and second was an Alfa Alfetta GT and currently drive a diesel VW so the Guzzi is just perfect for me.
(Ok, can someone add Guzzi and Norge to the dictionary please :) )
David
Jim Harback
61
Piove di Sacco, Italy
Retired Military
Been ridin' for 45 years.
Good Morning, I'm Chuck Hoefflin, a long-retired Mechanical Engineer. I spent most of my life in the diesel and gaseous fuel engine industries for a couple of the major companies. My wife and I retired to a location a bit south of Indianapolis so I'm in the Great Middle but close to a lot of good riding.
My current ride is an '09 Wee-Strom, set-up for long distance touring and camping trips. I expecting/hoping to replace it with a '12 Stelvio later this year (Oct/Nov time frame) and use next winter to get it ready for the '13 riding season.
I sent my MGNOC application form in yesterday, so I guess that makes me an "Official Member". My riding calendar for this year has several of the rallies listed and I'm looking forward to meeting many of you.
Ride safe.
First Sunday of every month, Danville In, Mayberry Cafe, right on the courthouse square, 1PM. Unless nobody shows up.. ;
Hello to all.Welcome.
I have been riding for almost 40 years and have now purchased my first Moto Guzzi. (04 Cafe Sport).
I live in northern California. For the most part I love twin motorcycles,(with the exception of Laverda triples).My other bikes are :
1995 Ducati 916 Superbike
2001 Aprilia Falco
2004 Triumph Thruxton
1982 Laverda 1200 Mirage TS
I am a Healthcare Executive.
Hi all,
Long time lurker here, current Aprilia and future Guzzi owner, hopefully within the next year. I've been smitten by the Stelvio ever since I first laid eyes on it and with the introduction of the NTX to the States, I'm 100% sold. Now, I only hope there's one left by the time I get my new-motorbike-buying-ducks in a row!
Thanks for the continued wealth of info and fun!
Thank you guys for the welcome.
I've been riding constantly since 1969.
Wow! Talk about butt-burn ... I can only do about 3 hours at a time. :D...the tire changes were hell!
Wow! Talk about butt-burn ... I can only do about 3 hours at a time. :D´
I missed this thread when I joined.
I'm Beena.
From the UK.
40yrs old in three day's time.
Relatively new to bikes having passed my test in 2008.
Started off on a Kawasaki 550 Zephyr, moved on to a Triumph Bonneville Scrambler, then on to a Triumph Street Triple and now have a V7 Classic, which is much more my style than the Street Triple. Picked her up just over a week ago and loving every minute of it.
Here's the new love of my life:
thats a beauty beena - i was contemplating to get this too but i just love that green color on the v7 cafe....
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I"m 35, I am in the USAF, I live in Fairborn, OH...I ride a 1970 Ambassador that my grandfather restored...I'm the third generation to ride her, she is my beautiful 42 year old Italian lady...
Greetings Guzzi Gearheads! My Name is John Schurke, I'm from Springfield Mo. and I'm 50 yrs. old.
I have a '80 cx 100 I have been riding since 1989 (I think) also a V11 Scura (#599) and a Triumph Tiger, two Bultaco Sherpas and a Gas Gas TX280. Reciently rode to Guzzi National in Va, (loved the Blueridge Pkw.) and The Tail of the Dragon. Since I'm in SW Mo. I do alot of Arkansas riding. Give me a halla if ur in the area!
Keep your knees in the breeze and between the trees!
JS
I just found this thread, so here i am. Steve Swan, Fort Collins, Colorado, now 60, riding continuously since 14, owned/ridden/restored/rebuilt over 70 motorcyles in my time, a newcomer to Moto Guzzi as of 2009, but wasted no time, now have 4, '00 Greenie, '06 B11, '09 CalVin and a '11 V7R. I don't see another brand in my future. Picture taken 2010, on the Port Townsend ferry, Laura and i.
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Hi,
I'm Allister from New Zealand. I have a '97 sport 1100i and its a ground up restoration. I bought her in 2009 and it's been a labor of love ever since. I had one ride on her before the tear down began. The gearbox sounded like it was trying to eat itself and the fuel cap was rusted to the tank (it hadn't been looked after for a few years). Lots of rust and corrosion but the motor ran well. Have made some progress but seem to end up doing things twice.
Here's a picture of the bike when I bought it.
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I always wonted a yellow sporti and always intended to keep it yellow. But I spotted a V7 at the 2011 Phillip Island MotoGP, in the classic race that left me inspired.
Hello,
I live in the north of France. I ride guzzi since 1993. My first one was a 1000CaliforniaIII carbs, after a V65 with agostini fairing, a V75 Targa, A cafe racer V75 4V, parts to rebuild a v65gt but i will make a scrambler with them, and finaly last month a V7 classic.
I am a member of the french motoclub "la scuderia guzzi". Finally i am the owner of http://smalltwins.pagesperso-orange.fr/ (http://smalltwins.pagesperso-orange.fr/)
regards
Hello,
I live in the north of France. I ride guzzi since 1993. My first one was a 1000CaliforniaIII carbs, after a V65 with agostini fairing, a V75 Targa, A cafe racer V75 4V, parts to rebuild a v65gt but i will make a scrambler with them, and finaly last month a V7 classic.
I am a member of the french motoclub "la scuderia guzzi". Finally i am the owner of http://smalltwins.pagesperso-orange.fr/ (http://smalltwins.pagesperso-orange.fr/)
regards
This saturday, i purchased my third bike and it is my first Moto Guzzi. Having put about 30 miles on the 2007 Breva 750, I'm pretty in love. Completely different than my '87 BMW R65 and the 97 Bandit 600 (different in a way that i think i'll be selling those shortly). I currently live in Mountain View, CA (home of google) and work just up the road developing systems for Stanford University.
If anyone has any advice on my little Breva, I'd love to hear it (like how you check the oil without a center stand?!). Expect to hear a lot of me in the forums.
Want to know about "AmazonGoddess" and the other new members . Dusty
Be nice , she is some ones' daughter or significant other . Plus she works in a bike shop .
My name is Al Champagne I live in Massachusetts My age is 47 I have been riding on the road for 30 years.Currently ride a Breva But have owned in the past A 86 Le Mans purchased brand new and also a 93 Strada and several other makes includind BMW Ducati and Triumph.
Can you get someone to attest to the truth of you not being a 14 yr old Icelandic girl?
Hell , I could be a Transylvanian Transvestite and an ex member of the Stasi .
Hello to All.
Nothing but the facts...
Name: Wes Paro
Age: 57
Occupation: Network & Desktop Support Technician
Location: Burlington, VT
A few details to add relevance to my interest in this forum:
I've been a rider since high school. Started with Harleys and moved to BMWs back in the early 80's when I decided I'd had enough of the "lifestyle" and just wanted to ride. I just sold my 1991 K100RS and I'm shopping for a new ride. BMW has changed direction since my last purchase and I don't see anything of interest to me in their showroom. I can't bring myself to ingest the UJM koolaid so here I am. ......
Hello to All.
Nothing but the facts...
Name: Wes Paro
Age: 57
Occupation: Network & Desktop Support Technician
Location: Burlington, VT
A few details to add relevance to my interest in this forum:
I've been a rider since high school. Started with Harleys and moved to BMWs back in the early 80's when I decided I'd had enough of the "lifestyle" and just wanted to ride. I just sold my 1991 K100RS and I'm shopping for a new ride. BMW has changed direction since my last purchase and I don't see anything of interest to me in their showroom. I can't bring myself to ingest the UJM koolaid so here I am. My current work schedule fills most of my days but I'm hoping to find time in the near future for a ride to check out dealers in the area. The nearest are about 3 hours away, Seacoast Sport in Manchester, NH or AJ Cycles in Gill, MA. The Norge looks like a good possibility because it appears to be similar to the K Bike I had but the California carries a certain appeal as well. The ride will decide.
Looking forward to talking with you all.
You are DEFINITELY in the right place ... !
Lannis
Whoa, Lannis. Not so fast. See his occupation. Don't we need to see where Wes stands on that Apple v. Windows thing first? ;D
Best,
Bill
Thanks Bill & Lannis,
Re: the Windows/Mac thing. Sorry Bill, Lannis wins. Cash trumps all.
And yes, I have a wife. She's very supportive of my motor-psychosis. She likes to ride as a passenger and as a child/young adult her family's only motorized transport was a tired old Dnepr sidecar rig back in the "Old Country" (Armenia).
As far as the multiple bike experience goes we'll have to give that some time. I have way too many projects around the house that need my attention before I can follow that trail of breadcrumbs.
Trevor Collens, 50 years old from Perth, Australia. Living in NYC after moving to US nearly five years ago. Work as a press photographer. Been riding since getting a QA50 mini-bike for my tenth birthday, mostly off-road but had to give up dirt bikes about 7 or 8 years ago after a nasty crash when a tree jumped out and bit me. Inexplicably, always had a thing about Italian motorcycles and British sports cars.Welcome, fellow "young pup" ;)
in case someone is interisted in itThis place seems to be ate up with engineers of one form or another, you'll fit right in ;-T
name: Dirk
age: 51 (today)
occupation: father, husband, engineer, the stuff in my garage
location: Northeast of Germany (Europe)
language: german, better than english
This place seems to be ate up with engineers of one form or another, you'll fit right in ;-Ttomorrow 51, day after as well, and so on. 11th of august 2013 -> 52.
Oh, and Happy Birthday!!! (assumption on my part, as you may be 51 tomarrow too ;D)
Tell us about that "stuff" in the garage :drool
Hello,
First post, so fitting it's an intro..
Tim
45
IT Director
NJ
Just picked up 13' V7 racer. Coming from a triumph street triple r.
I am more of a lurker than a poster but will chime in if I have something relevant to say.
:+=copcar Retired LEO living in Forest Hill MD USA. Some of the best roads in my state right at the end of my driveway! New to the Guzzi scene but a long time rider nonetheless. Inactive helicopter pilot, avid kayaker, multi dog and multi bike owner. To paraphrase Mr S. McQueen "Riding is life, everything else is just waiting". Hoping someday to se another Guzzi on the road. Posted a pic of my Cali EV Touring in the gallery. Enjoy. Frank Drecchio ( yep, a true Italian) ! :+=copcar
Welcome, Frank.
I tend to think that the best roads in Maryland are more west, but then recalled getting lost on my Norge in your area on my first trip north with it while taking a "long cut" around Baltimore.
Had forgotten the details, so I just looked on a map to refresh my recollection. I was on Rocks Road and at Rocks State Park before I figured out exactly where I was. Have pix somewhere. Yes, yours is a nice part of the planet.
Bill
Did you wave when you rode past my house?
Language giving you any trouble . Welcome . Dusty
Guzzi's are an incurable virus. No antidote. It seems like you already are a casualty.Agreed...
Have fun - Guzzi's are a lifestyle, and you will likely end up with more than one ;-T
This is one bug you cannor beat ;)
Ciao
No pretentions of being someone else or BS, just a guy out enjoying his old bike. Not sure why but it was just a neat meeting. I'm hoping to try to capture that.
Don't worry about growing up, it's too much fun being a kid!
Got a '07 Breva with 86 miles on it, 2 year warrantee. Put 200 miles on her on the way home, what a rush! My FJR is twice as fast & much smoother, but doesn't have the soul of this Italian.
Hi everyone,
I'm in New Zealand, 40, recently single and my first new girl looks like she'll be a 1000s. I have a couple other bikes that are kind of cafe'd out but this will be my first Guzzi. ;-T
Michael, 34, Business Analyst, CanadaWelcome to you!
I finally had my arm twisted enough to join.
Tim Pierce
Age 65
Living in the Ozarks
My garage includes stuff I rode as a kid [Japanese], plus 3 Guzzi's.
I bought my first Guzzi [V7 Special] in 1976 and continue to enjoy it.
140,000 miles on the 3 Guzzi's as of May 2013.
I bought this 76 LeMans wrecked in 1985 and spent 2 winters putting it together. I tend to hang on to stuff a while. Hoarding? Maybe.
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Welcom poli and linzwolf. ;-T Linz, could ya maybe flesh out your post a little more? What ya riding, etc etc? Welcome ya'll to the best forum in the interworld. ;-T
Sure :) I'm Unkept's wife.
Sure :) I'm Unkept's wife. I just passed the Basic Rider's Course this week, and will have my endorsement officially on Tuesday, so I'm a total newbie when it comes to riding bikes (not as a passenger). Unkept and I are trying to get a Breva 750 for me to ride at the moment. ;D I met a few members at the Illinois Rally last weekend, which was fun. :) I definitely have the riding bug, and can't wait to hop on a bike again!
Sorry Lannis, he is definitely "kept" on a short leash now, even if he won't change his name. ;)
A Breva 750 is a great bike. Or a newer V7 - I followed one up hill and down dale for hours yesterday and it's perfectly at home on any road ...
One good thing about not being a 250 pound plus guy (and I know I'm stepping into a potential minefield with that statement but I'm an eternal optimist) is that the range of bikes that you can buy and get a LOT of performance out of is much larger that what us "big active guys" have access to ....
Lannis
LOL Stormtruck, he's not on any leash. He's just not available for anyone else to keep ;-T
And that's the way it should be. But don't forget the awesome and critical responsibility that puts on YOU ..... :o :o :D
Lannis
New member here from eastern Oregon. Bought a used Quota a few weeks ago and trying to educate myself on Guzzi's. Have had Ducati's the last 10 years. Ride safe, Scott.
We'd be interested in hearing a comparison between the Multistrada and the Quota once you've got a little seat time in .....
Hello!
I am buying my first Guzzi this week, so I wanted to find a place I could bounce questions around and look for things to buy. This looks like the right place! I am buying a 2000 California Jackal with a sidecar from my cousin. I love the bike and cant wait to take some decent road trips this summer.
My wife and I are co-owners of a small web and design firm based in Tampa, FL, but we live in Roanoke, VA.
(http://hellowyellow.com/personal/guzziSidecar.jpg)
We'd be interested in hearing a comparison between the Multistrada and the Quota once you've got a little seat time in .....
Ok, here goes. First of all I am 6'1 with a 36 inseam, neither bike is an issue to flat foot with knees bent. Have had both a knee & hip replacement so comfort matters. Quota offers more leg room.
I bought the Q as my 2nd bike and it compliments the Multi well. The Q is really laid back and comfortable and really doesn't like to run over 85. The MTS just begs for stupidity, wheelie across parking lot, front wheel 2 feet in the air halfway across the intersection, etc, you get the drift. Much lighter, in fact it feels much lighter than it actually is, though it steers much heavier than the Q with its narrower tires.
The Quota has blown away any expectations I DID not have for off pavement travel. I had considered it a pavement ride only. After riding it on good gravel roads, I am now starting to seek them out, 55 mph standing up is a cakewalk, add a few rpms to get in the power and spin it up!!! Fun!! In my more exuberant years I could see myself foot out and powersliding 600 lbs and probably paying the price! :D
I could probably ramble on more, but you get the idea. Love both bikes, different tools for the same job, except off pavement. The multi is a corner carver of the old man type.
Thanks, Scott.
:pop
Hi to all.
I am from Norway,living in a town named Kristiansand .
Work as an NDT Inspector
Last week I bought an California EV 1999 mod.
It need to be worked with (TPS,valves,etc.) It runs,but very unstable at 3500- 4500 rpm.(I suspect the TPS)
time will tell.
Questions is coming in the future ;D
Einar
Hi All,
Bought a V7R last weekend and I'm absolutely in love with this machine.
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Dave Bardell
Older than dirt.
McAlisterville, PA
Juniata County Planning Director
2007 Norge
Also:
Scorpa Trials
2011 V Strom650
Greetings all!
Mike, in Boston Massachusetts
Just found the website, while fishing around for some finishing doodads, for my little red brat; my 1986 V65 Lario (17k miles)
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i464/mikey790/MotoGuzzi_zpsfc0638af.jpg)
My other Bikes, to have come and gone:
2001 Triumph Bonneville (sold)
2004 Triumph America (sold)
1997 Triumph Thunderbird (wrecked.. I had a broken collarbone as a keepsake)
Howdy, name is Jay from the Hampton Roads area of VA. 57 years on the odo. Retired Foreign Service Officer. Have a 2013 Stelvio being prepped. 1st Guzzi ever for me. Ciao
Hey, how come you get to retire at 57 and the rest of us are slaving away with our gray, balding heads and lumbago? ;)
Wonder how many people have a Stelvio as their first Guzzi? Not many, I'll wager. Hope Redline is taking care of you .....
Lannis
It's been a few years since I did this and the results were interesting then...
Please introduce yourself to the group. Give your name, age, occupation and location.
07 griso, Scot, VA.
Got the 07 Griso part ... but is your occupation that of being a Scot (kilts, etc) or is that where you live (I live in Virginia too, generally), but don't know any place called Scot. Scott County and Scottsville I know ....
At any rate, it's an enjoyable place for a Griso!
Lannis
Greetings all!
Mike, in Boston Massachusetts 40yrs young.
Just found the website, while fishing around for some finishing doodads, for my little red brat; my 1986 V65 Lario (17k miles)
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i464/mikey790/MotoGuzzi_zpsfc0638af.jpg)
My other Bikes, to have come and gone:
2001 Triumph Bonneville (sold)
2004 Triumph America (sold)
1997 Triumph Thunderbird (wrecked.. I had a broken collarbone as a keepsake)
My other toys include:
1979 Ibanez Iceman and an angry tubed Orange amp.
Based in SoCal
Married two boys
Addicted to riding the local canyons roads
Other hobbies: guitar, books, hiking
That's it for today:-)
Hello. My name is Joe. I live in the Northwest 'burbs of Chicago and work for a giant, soulless corporation that treats its customers like garbage and its employees even worse. I'm currently 37 and I've only been riding for about 10 years. I own an Aprilia Futura (which I hope to keep forever), along with a Ducati Monster 620 and Triumph Speed Four - both of which I'm trying to sell in order to make room in the garage and the budget for a Guzzi. Ideally, I'm looking for a Breva 1200 Sport outfitted with the factory panniers, but I could also see myself on a 2v Grisso or one of the many V11 variants.
Greetings to one and all,
I'm a former harley davidson motorcyclist. I met a member of these boards (kevin) on the sportster forums and I myself have been seeking not necessarily something different, but I'm tired of the same old same old so I came here to educate myself on guzzi. I reside in the Austin, Tx area. Guzzis have always intrigued me but as we are all aware they do not seem to be take seriously by the motorcycle press so they are not reviewed much beyond the "first ride".
From what I've seen just browsing the pictures the california appears to be the model for me. For my riding style, I sometimes ride 2 up with my wife in the texas hill country I commute about twenty miles each way from work and occassionally do 400 mile days with my spouse. I really don't know what else to type so it is what it is.
Thank you for the time in reading this.
Asher.
Why does it need a relay installation? Its a new bike? Explain please. Also how is it done. This is odd to me. ???
Why does it need a relay installation? Its a new bike? Explain please. Also how is it done. This is odd to me. ???
Hi all,
I am making my return to the Guzzi community. My job here has eaten up all of my time for the past years, and since I walk to work, I hadn't been riding. Just returned from a ride out to Albuquerque, and I am ready to make riding regularly part of my life again.
Hi to all my old friends. Chet - glad to see Rusty is still in the stable. Bill H. - I envy you the Griso.
Marina
DAVE LEPORATI...TALLAHAS SEE FL
64..RETIRED
I FLY FISH, PICK MANDOLIN, RIDE MY QUOTA
Hi,
I'm John, 30 years old
Just bought my first motorcycle, a Breva 750, '04
Live in southeast Michigan, Detroit metro area
Work as a mechanical engineer, powertrain testing
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Hi,
I'm John, 30 years old
Just bought my first motorcycle, a Breva 750, '04
Live in southeast Michigan, Detroit metro area
Work as a mechanical engineer, powertrain testing
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You're going to love the Breva! Oh wait, look at that grin - you already do.
Jack Reilly.
22 years old.
Plano, Texas
I have worked as a (most recent to earliest) waiter, bartender, Hostel manager, farm hand, groundskeeper, retailer and a shop rat for now closed Japanese bike shop. Now however I'm simply a student having recently re-enrolled in college.
I started riding when I was 8 and fell in love with Guzzis one day at a Guzzi fest in Italy, Texas when I was 15 or 16.
My interests include reading, movies, science, travel and, of course, motorcycles.
Bikes:
99 Ducati Monster 750 - My first street bike. Regretfully sold it while I was traveling abroad because I needed the cash.
2004 Yamaha TW200 - Getting a general tune-up so my girlfriend has something to ride. Ugly looking. Awesome bike.
2003 Honda CBR600RR - Given to me by my father because he was no longer interested in fixing it up. He lost all interest in the supposed track bike after he was bit by the vintage MV Agusta bug. Bought at track after it was laid down; she has all her new parts laying around or on her, just need to put in the time. Plan to sell her after.
1980 Yamaha XS850 - Bought it cheap off of a couple that tore it apart then neglected it for a year or two. Cafe Racer project that doesn't get attention due to the Guzzi.
1975 Moto Guzzi T3 - This. This is my baby. She needs a modicum of work. Mostly just maintenance and electrical work. Bought her in Austin and rode her home.
I feel like I just filled out an online dating profile...
Welcome John!
Did you buy the bike from Joe. D in Dearborn? My wife and I purchased his (wife's) other Breva, an 04 in red.
He was a really nice guy to work with, our Breva is in great shape.
Hope you enjoy your Guzzi!
-Joe
Pat Corrigan
Cemetery Manager in Cleveland, OH
Former MSF RiderCoach / 6 years in Ohio
Former College Photography Instructor (pre-digital)
friend of Zoom Zoom
currently bikes: 2002 HD Road King Classic, 2004 R1150 GS BMW, 2012 Triumph Scrambler
Jack Reilly.
I'm simply a student having recently re-enrolled in colleg
I started riding when I was 8 and fell in love with Guzzis one day at a Guzzi fest in Italy, Texas when I was 15 or 16.
Abhi from LA. Bought a Griso 8V today.
I grew up in India and rode Yamaha 150cc models and Enfield 250cc. Suzuki Katana 750 was my first bike in U.S. Bought in 2005. In 2006 bought a Triumph Daytona 675. That's what I traded today for the Griso. I love it. Between the time I bought it (5:30 PM) and right now (10:37 PM), I was riding for all but 15 minutes...
cheers,
Abhi
;-T
Howdy all:
My nickname has been "Stick" since grade school, and so goes the handle here (and on www.Ducati.ms). Real name is Michael.
Live in Greater Worcester, MA.
hello all. intro/short bio. long time lurker just purchased a 1976 convert. life time rider of american and Japanese bikes. this is my first foray into guzzis.
Hi all,
I'm Phil from quake city (Christchurch) New Zealand.
60 summers have passed and I'm a life time motorcyclist (who said these things are dangerous ;D)
Gainfully employed for many of those summers as a bike mechanic on all the usual suspects but now into engineering and currently a production manager for an electronics company.
I have never owned a Guzzi but spent 3 years at a Harley shop that sold them as well, so I am familiar with them warts and all. I do love their simplicity and I am considering getting either a Breva 1100, Bellagio 940c or a V7 variant, all will suit me I'm sure.
Looking forward to joining in the discussions. :)
Dave from Huntington Beach, CA. Own a kite business on the pier. Just had my first Guzzi delivered from Kansas, a 2000 Jackal. Had it a day, love it. Has no luggage of any kind, would love a good tail bag recommendation or affordable saddlebag suggestion, not a throwover though. Thanks.
Dave
Havent decided about new cylinders yet. There is no flaking, so it's a tough choice.
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I'm Stan Kromfols, a long time motorcycle rider. My first bike was a new Honda 305 Superhawk, and I've been riding ever since. I presently have a 1998 Honda Valkyrie set up for touring and a 2008 Triumph America with many modifications. I live in Northern Kalifornia right at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and have great motorcycle roads in every direction from my front door. My latest purchase is a 2004 Moto Guzzi Nevada. I've added a windshield and package rack and will be adding saddle bags soon. I'm looking forward to learning more about my Guzzi from those at this forum and hope to meet other Guzzi riders in my area.
As an aside, can anyone tell me how to post a new topic? I've spent 45 minutes trying to figure that out with no success. Also, how do you post a pic? I have a pic of my new Guzzi be can't seem to post it here.
New member here from South Jersey.
Hi, Chris Price, 51, engineer. From UK but recently moved to Denver for business. Couldn't take my Beemer with me when i moved, so I was bikeless for the first time in 30+ years. Saw a 2007 California Vintage and fell in love. Now back on two wheels, loving every minute and can't keep the smile off my face.
It's been a few years since I did this and the results were interesting then...
Please introduce yourself to the group. Give your name, age, occupation and location.
PedalPowerGirl, 55
Florida
Married
2004 Moto Guzzi Breva 750
Hobbies: Bicycles, Motorcycles, Archery, Hiking, Lounging
Hi All - Kevin here
Going on 66 proud owner of a lovely 1997 Cali 110 I for 3 months now, have always dreamed of having a Guzzi since riding my bro Kiwi Roy's V11 up in Vancouver a year or so back. One son in L.A. with a new V7 Stone - just been up there & had a short spin on that - like my Cali better though, bit of a heavy old girl but once she starts rolling down the road - ahh Bliss :)
Living in Auckland, New Zealand first bike was an NSU Supermax 250, then a Matchless 500cc a Triton - wicked Norton / Triumph combo that I managed not to kill myself on luckily. Latterly a 650 Suzuki Savage for the past ten years or so- I have seen the light now, Roy did warn me not to test ride a Cali or I'd fall in love with her.
Cheers,
Kevin
zzz
Getting a motorcycle took a few years of convincing.
...Greetings KENF!
64 years and counting (backwards)
...
Jeff Shultz
60
Faux Finisher / Artist
Willow Street, PA (5 mi S of Lancaster)
Been riding since 1971... Suzuki's (380 & 550), BMW R90S, BMW K75C, BMW K75S ... Wanted to get back to the feel that I had with the 900cc R90S and determined the 1200 Sport was the best choice after riding a V7 special, Griso, and a Norge. Found a 2008 1200 Sport in Oklahoma, took bus out and rode it 1,400 miles back to PA from Nov. 7-9 in temps 34-61 degrees. FUN
So I bought a fleece blanket & duct tape at Walmart and for under $10, elevating my seating position by 4", gave my legs a much easier position for riding. And that ugly duct taped gray blanket was sooooo comfortable to sit on for 10 hour days!You'll blend right in with this group ;D
Tom Short
Phoenix born and raised.
Just turned 50, waaah! Arizona MGNOC Rep.
Bought my first Guzzi from the Arizona Hiway Patrol in 1980, a 1974 Eldorado. Been on Guzzi ever since
Hobbies are much like everyone else's, guns, booze, bikes, broads. Never married, no kids.
I've been to Mandello and loved it! Been to a Guzzi rally in Germany, too!
Grazie, Carlo! Multi Grazie!! Mille Grazie!!!!!!
Hi Guzzi Fans
Rob, 54 live to ride a Guzzi.
Long legged and easy to live with.
Don't own a car, ride all year around.
Bike since 1993 is a 1974 750S.
;-T
Hi Guzzi Fans
Rob, 54 live to ride a Guzzi.
Long legged and easy to live with.
Don't own a car, ride all year around.
Bike since 1993 is a 1974 750S.
;-T
Neat bike, and good on yer for choosing a lifestyle that allows you to just ride a bike and not own a car. Wish I could have the best of both worlds, but I've made other choices .... !
Lannis
Welcome Rob! let's see some pics of you and you're 750 back in jolly old England! Always nice to see a old Guzzi doing it's job! :bow
Hi Lannis
Life is all about choices.
Mind you November in the UK there aren't many bikes on the road.
Had to fit my electrically heated inner gloves last week end.
One thing I cannot stand is cold fingers.
:bike
Rob
Cool Rob, it took me a a while to figure it out too. PM me if you have a question, I may be able to help
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The human frame can stand almost anything when your hands and feet are warm and dry ... !!
(http://C:\Users\joji.kurian\Desktop\MG 131213)Hello Group,
I am Joji Kurian.
I am an Indian, presently in UAE/ Dubai.
I will be 43 years old tomorrow (13/12/13).
I am a Civil Engineer and work for a French company building water and waste-water treatment plants.
I have purchased an ex-dealer 2012 - Moto Guzzi V7 Classic in red and white on 11/12/13.
I had a few British motorcycles in the past, however, there was a friend/ mentor called Mr Lannis in Virginia US of A who had a Moto Guzzi.
In India and especially in the circumstances that I grew up in, if was well neigh impossible to dream or even own a Guzzi.
However, Mr Lannis ignited the spark in 2002 and nearly 12 years down the line, I finally have a small block Guzzi.
Here in the UAE, there are about 5 Guzzis (3nos Grisos, 1no V7 Classic & 1no Racer).
I will need all the help I could possibly get.
I am on the look out for the following;
1. Center Stand,
2. Engine crash guards,
All pointers/ leads will be gladly accepted.
Take care and stay well.
Regards,
Joji Kurian - aka - Britishbangers
Hi Andrew,
welcome to the forum. Lots of great info here and some real experts who will give you advice when you need it. The best we've got is Pete Roper in Bungendore near Canberra. He goes by the name of Vasco DG.
Mike
Hello, my name is Matt Blum. 43, living in Porltand, OR.
My amazing wife just surprised me with a 2013 V7 Racer with Record Kit.
Love the bike!! It's just incredible.
My other bike is a 1976 BMW R75/6 (which my wife surprised me with eight years ago).
G'day Fellas
My name is Michael and I have just purchased my first Guzzi, sight unseen in the States, with the intention of riding it coast to coast early next year.
It is a 2007 Breva 1100 with 3200 miles on it. Cannot wait to see it and ride it.... only 93 sleeps to go, :bike