Bikes to grow old with

[Chuck in Indiana]

We are sick for sure!!! :-)

After 350K on Beemers, of which at least 250K on oil heads, I have always found them up to any task I  have ever put them to.

Like a good friend, they seemed to always be there, ready to go.

I choose a Guzzi for my last classic and have developed good relationship and understanding of its weak, as well as strong points.

Felt the same way with aircraft I have owned but not so much cars.

I will ware the roundel without regret.

:-)

Boring is good with airplane engines.. Oh, I know that Bavarian Money Wasters (ducking and running)  are reliable enough.. they just don't talk to *me*. I took the Aero Lario out this afternoon 73 degrees!! In the first week of March!! and enjoyed every minute of it. When I pulled back into the Guzzi Garage (tm) the sound was intoxicating. I thought, "Man! I love this engine." Never have felt that way with a Beemer.
That said, I was mostly pulling Dusty's chain. 

[oldbike54]

 Seems we have a couple of pilots suffering from oxygen deprivation . I recognize it from my military training .

 Dusty

[kirby1923]

Smile when you say that partner.

:-)

[Chuck in Indiana]

Cheers! To you, sir. I was hoping to maybe meet you this spring, but alas...

[kirby1923]

Cheers! To you, sir. I was hoping to maybe meet you this spring, but alas...

Yeah me too.

I am not 100% sure that I will pull that one off as we have been hard at the task but its looking better.
Sooner or later it will happen for sure!

adieu!

:-)

[Travlr]

Yeah, the Mighty Scura.

  When I get too old to ride it I'll throw on a sidecar on mine and ride it some more.

[Trogladyte]

I dearly wish I still had the dear old Le Mans III.

But what I do still have are the remains of the BSA B25SS Gold Star - I have the engine, the frame, and a rear wheel, and a few other random bits like yokes, bars, and tank. I also still have the Norton 16H - all together, but needs a dynamo and magneto rebuild, which it is taking a while to get round to. I don't plan to part with either of them. The BSA is a project for when I retire.

Also in the garage is an Aprilia RRV450GP which my son was racing until our race project finally ran out of the ability to borrow more money about a year ago. And my Griso. But I don't think I'll be growing old with either of them.

Other than the Le Mans, the only bikes I really wish I still had are the Morini 3 1/2 Sport, which I made the mistake of giving to a girlfriend while under the illusion that she was a keeper  , and the BMW R80ST, which was a surprisingly lovely urban hooligan tool  , and which met a similar fate to the Le Mans.

[HardAspie]

Plus my human powered Giant Escape 2W - that I have set up so nicely for my use. A keeper.