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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Steph on February 06, 2013, 06:37:55 PM
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Every time I see "Stone", I'm thinking, Hey, another guy bought a California like mine!
But no... It's always the cutesy little V7. **C Death to the V7s ! :food
From now on I'll refer to my California as the Fuel Injected California California 1100 ;D
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Every time I see "Stone", I'm thinking, Hey, another guy bought a California like mine!
But no... It's always the cutesy little V7. **C Death to the V7s ! :food
From now on I'll refer to my California as the Fuel Injected California
"fuel injected California".. Hmmm Just like every EV, Bassa, Jackal, Special Sport, Aluminum, Titanium, Vintage...
Yeah. That'll set you apart! :BEER:
How 'bout: "California Stone"? Or, "Cal Stone"? (since that's what it is) ;)
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"fuel injected California".. Hmmm Just like every EV, Bassa, Jackal, Special Sport, Aluminum, Titanium, Vintage...
Yeah. That'll set you apart! :BEER:
How 'bout: "California Stone"? Or, "Cal Stone"? (since that's what it is) ;)
That's right, they're all just one big melting pot +/- 15 years! ;)
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Meh, I say call it a Jackal Wannabe... :-*
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Meh, I say call it a Jackal Wannabe... :-*
Nuts!
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V11 Stone, so they know your a Big Block.
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V11 Stone, so they know your a Big Block.
Life's too short!
LOL :BEER:
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I call 01 stone anniversary issue a Jackal. I think it was made
in the factory during the name change.
It is in the shop now have a check up. I got in yesterday
I thought it would be ready today. Hopefully tomorrow.
The valves/rocker arms need to be adjusted. I wonder
how long it takes to do that?
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From now on I'll refer to my California as the Fuel Injected California California 1100 ;D
OK. You realize that the California 1100 is the model that preceded the 1998 EV, right?
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OK. You realize that the California 1100 is the model that preceded the 1998 EV, right?
Yeah...
At the moment people refer to the new California as the 1400. They get the picture of what you re talking about.
It's not like i claimed i had a LeMans!
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Big Stone vs. Wee Stone.....
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Your Stone is in the larger setting and more visible for it's greater size! ;D
Ya know, it's gaudy like that... :BEER:
Big Stone vs. Wee Stone.....
Big Cali (1400) vs. Wee Cali (1100) ;D
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Oh Gawd! What if they do come out with a 1400 Stone! :o We'll have to call it The Rock. :P
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Oh Gawd! What if they do come out with a 1400 Stone! :o We'll have to call it The Rock. :P
At that point it would be a frickin' boulder... :o
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What's up with this, I thought this was a family safe forum now we got a post about guys talking about their "stones" ~; ~; :BEER:
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i just call mine the "Original Stone"
Such a great name they wanted to use it again to remind people of the glory days of Guzzi Big Twins starting in 2001.
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they wanted to use it again to remind people of the glory days of Guzzi Big Twins starting in 2001.
You learn something new every day.
I had no idea that "Glory Days" was a synonym for "twilight". :BEER:
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Hard to tell twilight from sunrise unless you know where you're heading.
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Hard to tell twilight from sunrise unless you know where you're heading.
It's easy if you can see the big picture... ;-T
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Easier said than done but so true.
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I'm pretty amazed that Guzzi brought the Stone name back. Pretty dumb name for any motorcycle if you ask me. I think they must have had a contest to see if they could find something worse than Jackal and Stone was the winner.
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I'm pretty amazed that Guzzi brought the Stone name back. Pretty dumb name for any motorcycle if you ask me. I think they must have had a contest to see if they could find something worse than Jackal and Stone was the winner.
Someone needs to have a sexy picture of Sharon (Stone) airbrushed on top of their tank.
That would be the ticket. ;-T
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I think I'd even let Sharon Stone sit on my tank...... ::)
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Oh Gawd! What if they do come out with a 1400 Stone! :o We'll have to call it The Rock. :P
No we would just call it Gibralter. ;)
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Someone needs to have a sexy picture of Sharon (Stone) airbrushed on top of their tank.
That would be the ticket. ;-T
This will work !
(http://snakkle.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sharon-stone-basic-instinct-movie-photo-GC.jpg)
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This will work !
(http://snakkle.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sharon-stone-basic-instinct-movie-photo-GC.jpg)
She lives (or used to) in my 'hood, supposedly. It's a funny neighborhood, with all economic strata kind of jammed in together. SS was married to the owner of the SF Chronicle and lived with him out here in the extreme northwestern part of San Francisco. I saw her once riding a horse on the nearby coastal trail. Sometimes you see a movie star in real life and they just seem like ordinary peeps. Not so Ms. Stone, she's larger than life.
Robin Williams also used to live near me, before he divorced and left the house to his wife. He was more of a regular guy, drove an old jeep and used to eat at the local pizza place.
But we so pleasantly digress. Not sure what's wrong with "stone" as a name for a bare bones naked motorcycle. Works better for me than ZXS789, or whatever.
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Why not "The Boulder?"
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you could call it "Chester" or "Malcom"...
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Sam Stone, came home, to his wife and family, after serving in the conflict overseas.
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Somehow I thought the various versions of Cali III were just different paint schemes. Was there a substantial difference between models?
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Somehow I thought the various versions of Cali III were just different paint schemes. Was there a substantial difference between models?
Cal III was a 1000 (949). Available from 1987-1993.
Then, they bumped the displacement. That made it the Cal 1100 (1064) from 1994-1997. Available EFI made it the Cal 1100i.
1998 saw the big facelift and brought us the EV.
Then followed with 99 Bassa / 00 Jackal/ 01 Special / 02 Stone / 02 Special Sport / 03 Aluminum / 03 EV Touring / 04 Titanium / 07 Vintage.
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Sam Stone, came home, to his wife and family, after serving in the conflict overseas.
Never seen Prine on a bike but I bet he'd ride Guzzi if he did. So would that Dylan fellow too. Everybody must get stoned, you know.
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Cal III was a 1000 (949). Available from 1987-1993.
Then, they bumped the displacement. That made it the Cal 1100 (1064) from 1994-1997. Available EFI made it the Cal 1100i.
1998 saw the big facelift and brought us the EV.
Then followed with 99 Bassa / 00 Jackal/ 01 Special / 02 Stone / 02 Special Sport / 03 Aluminum / 03 EV Touring / 04 Titanium / 07 Vintage.
You forgot: Stone Touring / Stone Metal / Classic / Black Eagle
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You forgot: Stone Touring / Stone Metal / Classic / Black Eagle
:BEER:
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Was it a "Stone Metal" or just "Metal"? (honestly asking).
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Was it a "Stone Metal" or just "Metal"? (honestly asking).
2002 and 2003 availability. As I recall, it was first referred to as "Stone Chrome", then became "Stone Metal".
And, oddly enough, there was a Stone Metal availablie with glossy black fuel tank.
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In view of recent legislative trends my vote is ...whoa dude......Californi a Stoner. I forsee a popularity resurgence of this bike in the west coast just based upon the name.
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2002 and 2003 availability. As I recall, it was first referred to as "Stone Chrome", then became "Stone Metal".
And, oddly enough, there was a Stone Metal availablie with glossy black fuel tank.
hmm, I don't remember that.
DIDN'T the Metal have dual disc brakes? Was it the mini-boards or did it have pegs?
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hmm, I don't remember that.
DIDN'T the Metal have dual disc brakes? Was it the mini-boards or did it have pegs?
It was just a Jackal/Stone with a chromed tank sporting a red stripe. Black fenders. Single disk. Pegs.
I almost bought an '02 Stone Chrome. The dealer had that one and an '03 Stone Metal (black version). I bought a BMW F650GSD instead.
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Cal III was a 1000 (949). Available from 1987-1993.
1998 saw the big facelift and brought us the EV.
From the several posts responding to my question it looks as though the various models were essentially light changes of physical features and paint/trim around the essential Cal III. Is that fairly close? I have been glad the basic machine seems to soldier on, just changing clothes with the seasons.
The very first few EVs had a red circle around the "EV". Was that the 1998? For some reason I had thought it was a couple of years earlier than that. Mine is a '99. As much as I disliked the Tonti style when it came out in 1975, when I got on that one I was willing to overlook the appearance because it was such a delight to ride. After several years I still like the EV's lines and get along with it pretty well but my attention wanders when a Convert clatters past.
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From the several posts responding to my question it looks as though the various models were essentially light changes of physical features and paint/trim around the essential Cal III. Is that fairly close? I have been glad the basic machine seems to soldier on, just changing clothes with the seasons.
The very first few EVs had a red circle around the "EV". Was that the 1998? For some reason I had thought it was a couple of years earlier than that. Mine is a '99. As much as I disliked the Tonti style when it came out in 1975, when I got on that one I was willing to overlook the appearance because it was such a delight to ride. After several years I still like the EV's lines and get along with it pretty well but my attention wanders when a Convert clatters past.
V11 EV was new for 1998 and a big deal for Guzzi. The bike had several hundred detail changes from the 1997 California 1100.
The first EV's had the red spot around "V11" with a small "EV" next to the "11".
Yes, The Cal III, Cal 1100, Cal EV, etc are "basically" the same bike. However, everything is also different.
From '97 to '98 brakes, forks, fenders, dash, bars, seat, wheels, chrome fender trim, headlight, turn signals, etc., etc. were changed.
From the EV came the Bassa, Jackal, etc., etc., which were detail changes of the '98 EV.
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When I was resigned to buying a Jackal, before buying I had decided to refer to it as a Chacal as in "Ici Chacal" in part admittedly to chafe the "Gootsie" crowd.
Later with the Calvin in addition to verbally dropping the Vintage, I was happy to have it removed with the re-paint. Now it's just a California by me.
I think I'd be plowing the "Stone" under as well - a little too OCC for me.
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When I was resigned to buying a Jackal, before buying I had decided to refer to it as a Chacal as in "Ici Chacal" in part admittedly to chafe the "Gootsie" crowd.
Later with the Calvin in addition to verbally dropping the Vintage, I was happy to have it removed with the re-paint. Now it's just a California by me.
I think I'd be plowing the "Stone" under as well - a little too OCC for me.
It's not like it SAYS Stone anywhere on the NEW Stone...
I always figured that if I had a Cali Stone I'd have just added a "D" to the sidecovers.
Of course, when I repainted the Jackal I didn't bother applying new decals saying JACKAL to the sidecovers either though...
Meh, it's all just a name... I think Shakespeare said something about that...
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I don't think I'd care what it was called as long as it kept rollin'.
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Gotta love John Prine.
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"Valvole Idrauliche" may be overly ethnic, but perhaps "Hydro Stones" will work. I blanched in proper outrage when Mandello anointed those little poppers with the revered name. Is nothing sacred?
Ralph
2003 Stone Touring
2004 Stone Touring
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9ZkYViEIs
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(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Eaglead_zpsvdezhd0m.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux3-a9RE1Q
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Surprised no one here calls their bike Sly, the Family Stone.
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Bonneville, Trailblazer, Thyphoon, Houndsarrow, Lightning, Tiger, Thunderbird, Mach III, Goldstar, Road King, Bullet Le Mans...to name a few.(FLCH.... ugh.. ad nausea, excluded).
" Hey come over and see my new Stone!"
Stone??? Where did that come from? Some history of the brand connection?
:-)
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Even stodgy Velocette had the clever Valiant, Vogue, Viper and Venom!
Ralph
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One can only wonder what the hell they were thinking using the same name again on a totally different bike.
Would you have liked it better if they'd called it California Pietra, or V7 Pietra ?
:D
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I didn't really care for the JACKAL decal on the sidecover also. Had them repainted without like Kev M. People would ask if that was my handle or nickname. And yes, adding a D to the end of STONE, maybe offset a little, would be great. 8)
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Just call it a late model Tonti. Not really much difference in any of them from the late 90's to the end of Tonti production. Even with that broad description, you have a pretty unique bike.
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Gotta love John Prine.
Had to look up who that was.
Thanks
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ciRrXZDQJfU
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One of my favorites was the Pumpkin Orange tank Stone, anyone have a pic of it?
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I just call mine my favorite Guzzi. ;-T
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Maybe they ought to call the V7 version The Pebble.
Dean
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One of my favorites was the Pumpkin Orange tank Stone, anyone have a pic of it?
I believe that was flint orange, limestone white, slate, and I forget the ugly one. Good thing nobody told marketing it looked like a pumpkin or we'd have the california vegetable. How's your breva tomato doing?
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I believe that was flint orange, limestone white, slate, and I forget the ugly one. Good thing nobody told marketing it looked like a pumpkin or we'd have the california vegetable. How's your breva tomato doing?
Slate Black, Porphyry Grey, Flint Orange, Limestone White
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Porphyry!!??..Good grief..I don't have the words!
mike :-)
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Porphyry!!??..Good grief..I don't have the words!
mike :-)
Yeah. Some intern at Marabese's studio was probably responsible for those.. :D