The Bike You Wish You Kept

[Alfetta]

My '68 BSA  441V.S.

I completely hand sanded and polished the entire engine, build billet rear sets, extended the rear swing arm 2", installed clubman bars, and had a solo seat made (I'm not so good with a sewing machine).  Sorry no photos to share ( non digital days )

Ironically, I had a BMW R75/5 back then as well, and knew it was a "better" bike, but it bored my to tears...  and now I'm working on one of these now, and not a Beezer !

[Moparnut72]

I had one of the first R75/5's. It was a good bike, did a lot of different types of riding pretty well but nothing exceptional. Do I wish I had kept it, no, nor would I want another. The /6's were so much better I wish I had kept my 90/6. I still like the R90S's though like the other thread going did I pass on one. No I couldn't afford one at the time and for what they are going for now i could afford one but not for the money they bring.
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[sdcr]

That'll be why it has "Sport 1100" on the tailpiece. 

Doesn’t matter that the tailpiece is from a Spot1100. The motorbike is a Daytona 1000, probably a 1993.

[DoubleGuzzi]

Doesn’t matter that the tailpiece is from a Spot1100. The motorbike is a Daytona 1000, probably a 1993.

Fair enough. 
I'd need to see a side-by-side pic, to spot the difference. I ain't a MG geek, yet. 

[rtbickel]

Wish I could have kept the 2014 California 1400 Touring.  It was a wonderful mile eater but just too big and heavy and also some oddball parts that I'm not sure would be available down the road such as the rubber engine hangers.  Should have hung on to the 77 Yamaha XS 750, bought it new and rode it for 25 years and only sold it to buy my first Guzzi, which I still have 24 years later.

[blackcat]

My 68 Rupp Roadster

[Oca Grassa]

I struggle to squeeze 4 bikes in my garage, so getting 8 in means your garage has likely more square footage than my house.

My garage is a standard (for California) 2 car garage built in 1976. It’s completely packed with bikes. Project bikes furthest forward as they don’t move much. Rideable bikes closest to the garage door because they move (I ride every day, rain or shine)…..and there’s only 7 inside. The Norge currently lives outside under a cover. Believe me, there is no room in there for anything else. My cars all live outside too.

[DoubleGuzzi]

My garage is a standard (for California) 2 car garage built in 1976. ... My cars all live outside too.

Yup, bigger than my house! (You guys tend to call 4x4, SUV and flatbeds cars too, so maybe even bigger.)
Only one car here, which I rarely drive, preferring 2 wheels when at all possible - the opposite of my missus. Unfortunately, poor health means riding out in colder weather is a struggle, even with heated grips and sometimes heated socks. The mind thinks KL250 for (rare) deep snow outings, the body says otherwise.
Now where's my pic of the Trident gone..



During a 'short' trip to Brittany, N. France - note the lack of a windscreen etc.

[sdcr]

Fair enough. 
I'd need to see a side-by-side pic, to spot the difference. I ain't a MG geek, yet. 

All good. Easy to be misled by the tailpiece. For me, the real giveaway is the fairing cutouts for the valve covers. Only the Daytona would have them.

[Guzzidad]

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Although they look somewhat similar, I think that red Guzzi is a Daytona…

  That red bike is definitely a 95 1100 Sport. Daytona was a 4 valve motor. This is a 2 valve motor. And the lower fork legs are painted red. In 96 they started painting them silver.

[DoubleGuzzi]

  That red bike is definitely a 95 1100 Sport. ...

[faffi]

To my eyes, the 1100 Sport looked much better than the 1000, and I much prefer the simpler engine of the 1100. YMMV.

[sgl0226]

My 2014 California.

[tcunnien]

My 1962 Maico Blizzard. First bike I was able to legally ride on the road as a teenager.

[sdcr]

Doubleguzzi, Guzzidad,
Ok, I think you’re right. My apologies.