My "if I won the lottery" bike

[canuck750]

1975 MV Augusta America

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-MV-Agusta-750-S-America/283276921151?hash=item41f49ec93f:g:u5IAAOSwzDFb-cSo:rk:8:pf:0&vxp=mtr

[Lannis]

The "if I won the lottery" bike fantasies always have to include the proviso ... "Did I win enough to not only buy the bike but also ride and maintain it?"

Probably a mere $100- $125K would suffice to "get" the bike.

You'd have to have another $500K of your winnings invested intelligently to spin off enough lira to keep this sultry, needy Italian supermodel in parts and white-glove service .... !!

Lannis

[jas67]

If I won the lottery, I could retire, and do a lot more riding.
I'd be much less dismayed by the sunny and warm Monday that frequently follows, or preceeds two days of cold rain.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

1975 MV Augusta America

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-MV-Agusta-750-S-America/283276921151?hash=item41f49ec93f:g:u5IAAOSwzDFb-cSo:rk:8:pf:0&vxp=mtr

Mine too. Or the earlier 750S:

[canuck750]

Mine too. Or the earlier 750S:

I prefer the earlier one too!

[Lannis]

If I won the lottery, I could retire, and do a lot more riding.
I'd be much less dismayed by the sunny and warm Monday that frequently follows, or preceeds two days of cold rain.

It's always a choice, isn't it?  Use the money to retire and ride your old bike, or buy a Brough-Superior SS100 and ride it on weekends?

I had the same choice about 15 years ago.   Buy a nice Vincent Rapide and park it and work on it under a carport and a tarp, or don't buy a bike and build a 30' x 40' shop building and work on my garden-variety bikes inside it?

Or like stay at home happily married, and end up with a nice nest egg and earlier retirement, or go tomcatting around and end up paying alimony and 2 child support payments and be scrambling to make ends meet when you're 70 ... ?

Decisions, decisions ....

Lannis

[Chuck in Indiana]

I made my decision 40 years ago.. but I *would* look good on either one. 

[Lannis]

I made my decision 40 years ago.. but I *would* look good on either one. 

I'll not claim I'd look as good, but if I had the choice between the two 750s and this one ....



I'd take this one.   Just something about it ....

Lannis

[nick949]

Damn it Jim,  looking at your list of current bikes and your posts of your travels and adventures, I think you won the lottery already. 

Nick

[Chuck in Indiana]

Damn it Jim,  looking at your list of current bikes and your posts of your travels and adventures, I think you won the lottery already. 

Nick

Close enough.. but so have I, in my own way. Note to self. Never forget to be thankful for every day..

[nick949]

Close enough.. but so have I, in my own way. Note to self. Never forget to be thankful for every day..

I'm reminded of that every time I take my shirt off or go into the garage. Life is good.

N.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Absolutely.

[giusto]

hmm my first and second choice...worlds apart same company

[Perazzimx14]

It's always a choice, isn't it?  Use the money to retire and ride your old bike, or buy a Brough-Superior SS100 and ride it on weekends?

I had the same choice about 15 years ago.   Buy a nice Vincent Rapide and park it and work on it under a carport and a tarp, or don't buy a bike and build a 30' x 40' shop building and work on my garden-variety bikes inside it?

Or like stay at home happily married, and end up with a nice nest egg and earlier retirement, or go tomcatting around and end up paying alimony and 2 child support payments and be scrambling to make ends meet when you're 70 ... ?

Decisions, decisions ....

Lannis

I'd take retirement over any bike. There are always more motorcycle but only a limited amount of wake ups.

[wirespokes]

$75K and reserve not met??? Is that really what they're going for? $100 - 125K???

At that rate it seems more like an investment and garage queen than something I'd ride.

But what the hell - if I won the lottery (someone reminded me I'd have to buy tickets to have a chance) and got at least a couple million, I could afford something like that. But you know, the MV doesn't look that great to me. I think the 1000S is a much prettier bike and is something I'd ride any time I wanted. I love the LM1000 and have no real desire for anything different. For a long time I wanted a Norton Commando, or a ducati (not very badly though), but I think I've finally found the button that turns me on. No real desire to go looking elsewhere. But I do think it would be cool to have a Guzzi 500 single from the 50s or 60s.

I think I'd be much more tempted to upgrade the shop with insulation and a good heating system. And maybe rent a storage place to clean the place out - and then gradually sell off a bunch of junk to make room. Gotta do that anyway, but a bunch of money would sure make the transition easier.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I guess Jim should have specified how much he won in the hypothetical lottery win. So, lets says $200 million ($115.7 million cash value) of the Powerball jackpot as of this moment. I'd think that would be more than enough to buy ones' dream bike, pay for maintenance and upkeep, etc., build a nice shop and "live large and in charge" the rest of your days. 

[Aaron D.]

My personal favorite MV 4 cylinder-as far as riding goes.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16078/lot/151/

Though I think Jim's choice is prettier.

[Guzzistajohn]

If I win the lottery, it's not about what I ride, it's that I CAN. Hell, give me back my 2 1/2 briggs & Stratton JC Penney, just don't make me go to WORK!!!

[73eldorado]

If I won the lottery I would want the Moto Guzzi V8 racer replica sold in Italy. 17 were build for sale and are apparently perfect replicas of the original race bikes. Please lord let me win that damn lottery!!

[Guzzistajohn]

If I won the lottery I would want the Moto Guzzi V8 racer replica sold in Italy. 17 were build for sale and are apparently perfect replicas of the original race bikes. Please lord let me win that damn lottery!!

Sammy Wayne Miller, trials hero has one. Maybe he'd let it go??

[canuck750]

Damn it Jim,  looking at your list of current bikes and your posts of your travels and adventures, I think you won the lottery already. 

Nick

Nick you are so right, I have no complaints or regrets and a lot to be thankful for, 36 + years married, two healthy grown children in stable relationships, a career I love and a hobby that keeps me engaged, I don't need to win a lottery, but ... if I did, after looking after family and friends I would get me an MV!

Probably more like this one though, 1956 125cc 4troke beauty

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/mcy/d/1956-mv-agusta-125cc-turismo/6758708040.html

[jas67]

Damn it Jim,  looking at your list of current bikes and your posts of your travels and adventures, I think you won the lottery already. 

Nick

+1 !!!

[Moto]

I somehow keep seeing Guzzi frames and running gear with a different engine when I look at most of those MV's. The exception being the black BWM/Germanic one. They dont look very competent by modern standards. I'm a bit luke warm on them. I think I'd rather have something in a different class, more removed from modern high performance. Maybe the 125cc MV, or.probably a Brough, if I get the billion dollar lottery.

Moto

[Sheepdog]

I'd get a custom Norton built by Colorado Norton Works. I've always wanted another Interstate...

[Perazzimx14]

If I win the lottery, it's not about what I ride, it's that I CAN. Hell, give me back my 2 1/2 briggs & Stratton JC Penney, just don't make me go to WORK!!!

+1.

 

[chuck peterson]

Found one! At the most recent IMOC in Sturbridge Mass...only a 15% finders fee for me if you buy it....... just send cash

[JJ]

I'd get a custom Norton built by Colorado Norton Works. I've always wanted another Interstate...

About $30K-$45K today at this level of restoration... - - Check their website for prices on "pre-owned" and SOLD Commando's!

[JJ]

A Patrick Godet (R.I.P.) Egli-Vincent would certainly be on my list...about $85K-$90K

Of course, a Brough-Superior, that lovely MV Augusta, the CNW Norton, etc. etc.

[bodine99]

Jota or a Darmah

[blackcat]

My first purchase.