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let's see if I can drop a few in here...
My Jackal, loaded for a 2 month trip, waiting at Dover Docks for the boat to France.
My '78 Spada, owned 3 years now, pictured in sunny Spain 2 weeks ago. Back home now in Ireland in the cold and wet :(
My 1975 T3 Cilento with a fresh re-do:Chuck
In Arkansas, the local sheriff told me never to bring the Guzzi or myself back to Arkansas:
Quote from: WeirdTim on December 30, 2008, 12:45:47 PM In Arkansas, the local sheriff told me never to bring the Guzzi or myself back to Arkansas:That's a photo at the Cliffhouse Inn on Hwy 7 South of Jasper.Tell me about your run-in with "The Man".Where were you? What were you doing?
Quote from: rocker59 on December 30, 2008, 01:19:06 PMQuote from: WeirdTim on December 30, 2008, 12:45:47 PM In Arkansas, the local sheriff told me never to bring the Guzzi or myself back to Arkansas:That's a photo at the Cliffhouse Inn on Hwy 7 South of Jasper.Tell me about your run-in with "The Man".Where were you? What were you doing?Left the Cliffhouse at a nice pace going back through Jasper. Was with another rider on a Harley bagger. We followed all speed limits and laws in Jasper. Once outside of town there was a car in front of us at a speed of under twenty or so miles an hour. So I looked over at Harley rider and said, shall we pass? It was double yellow, but very straight for a while. No oncoming traffic. As soon as we passed the car and I shifted into third, the cop was on top of us. He explained that we doing seventy miles an hour (no way in second gear does my bike do seventy), we passed a car in a double yellow and we were endangering lives. We had to sit in the ditch for a good hour before he told us he wanted to lock us up, but they didn't have room in their jail. He also wanted to take our "machines" away so we would never mis-use them again. So he gave us each a ticket for all three violations and sent us on our way. I admit we were speeding and passed in a double yellow, but in no way were we unsafe. Did I forget to mention that right before we came down the side of the mountain into Jasper a group of guys on Ducati's and Jap sportbikes tore that town up? They were wheeling through the whole town and if the front tire wasn't up in the air, the rear was smoking. It's no big deal for me. Just an experience since the county has no record of my ticket. They said "sometimes tickets are lost". Weird huh?
Its time to put corporate shenanigans, dealership woes, and market prognostications aside for a little while, and focus on that which brings us together. Moto Guzzi. Everyone here has an expert opinion when it comes to their OWN bike(s), so, show me your Guzzi, and tell me about it. Let's associate a bike with the name.I'll start:Its a 2000 Quota 1100ES. I've owned it since new, purchased in 2001. It's pretty much stock except for happy trails bag mounts and Givi bags, and a Sun rear rim. Only thing wrong with it is that it doesn't have enough miles.
That Quota is awesome. I'm not too familiar with the Guzzi heritage. Tell me about year, engine size, etc.
Left the Cliffhouse at a nice pace going back through Jasper. Was with another rider on a Harley bagger. We followed all speed limits and laws in Jasper. Once outside of town there was a car in front of us at a speed of under twenty or so miles an hour. So I looked over at Harley rider and said, shall we pass? It was double yellow, but very straight for a while. No oncoming traffic. As soon as we passed the car and I shifted into third, the cop was on top of us. He explained that we doing seventy miles an hour (no way in second gear does my bike do seventy), we passed a car in a double yellow and we were endangering lives. We had to sit in the ditch for a good hour before he told us he wanted to lock us up, but they didn't have room in their jail. He also wanted to take our "machines" away so we would never mis-use them again. So he gave us each a ticket for all three violations and sent us on our way. I admit we were speeding and passed in a double yellow, but in no way were we unsafe. Did I forget to mention that right before we came down the side of the mountain into Jasper a group of guys on Ducati's and Jap sportbikes tore that town up? They were wheeling through the whole town and if the front tire wasn't up in the air, the rear was smoking. It's no big deal for me. Just an experience since the county has no record of my ticket. They said "sometimes tickets are lost". Weird huh?
Quote from: WeirdTim on December 30, 2008, 01:50:48 PM Left the Cliffhouse at a nice pace going back through Jasper. Was with another rider on a Harley bagger. We followed all speed limits and laws in Jasper. Once outside of town there was a car in front of us at a speed of under twenty or so miles an hour. So I looked over at Harley rider and said, shall we pass? It was double yellow, but very straight for a while. No oncoming traffic. As soon as we passed the car and I shifted into third, the cop was on top of us. He explained that we doing seventy miles an hour (no way in second gear does my bike do seventy), we passed a car in a double yellow and we were endangering lives. We had to sit in the ditch for a good hour before he told us he wanted to lock us up, but they didn't have room in their jail. He also wanted to take our "machines" away so we would never mis-use them again. So he gave us each a ticket for all three violations and sent us on our way. I admit we were speeding and passed in a double yellow, but in no way were we unsafe. Did I forget to mention that right before we came down the side of the mountain into Jasper a group of guys on Ducati's and Jap sportbikes tore that town up? They were wheeling through the whole town and if the front tire wasn't up in the air, the rear was smoking. It's no big deal for me. Just an experience since the county has no record of my ticket. They said "sometimes tickets are lost". Weird huh?This is the accomodations Newton County would've afforded you, if they'd "invited" you to stay awhile:(Remembered your post and snapped these today while passing through Jasper). :D