Re: A vision of Guzzis

[Raimo K]

I.
But I sold my Moto Guzzi California III - now I have Honda Deauville - 
Dullsville, yes but nice bike for touring, I hope. I have only done 130 km 
on it.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: A vision of Guzzis


Outed? Hmm. I did that some years ago now.
> As a Guzzi owner, though?  That's bravery... 8-)
>
> Nice 850T.  Mine had the original single disc and
unadjustable
> tls rear. Exciting to ride.
:-) I have the TLS rear brake on this one. It's "adjustable"
with a file and a grinding wheel...
Back when I was racing (FZR 400) I had a good friend with an
exotically-modified Guzzi 850 LeMans. Beautiful machine. It
kept growing through the years - 850cc, 900cc, 1000cc... but
he eventually
went too far and blew it up :(
Now he has a Kawasaki Z750. Even he admits it's a much better
bike from a functional standpoint, but the Guzzi was beautiful
and
unique...
Now another friend had an old (early 60's I think) Guzzi that
was without question the ugliest bike I've ever seen.  When he
took it in for state inspection, the service manager of the
shop (another
roadracing buddy) said "Man, you're lucky I can't fail a bike
for being ugly." But it was so ugly it was cool in a way.
Would have
been a great bike for cruising and picking up girls (well,
*some* kinds
girls, anyway!)
LOL ... Who woulda thunk there was so much motocycle lore in the
PDML?
My 850T is a special I built up myself in the early 1990s from a
neglected lump that sat in someone's garage for a decade or so.
Right now I'm pulling the motor apart for overhaul and upgrading
so I can put it back into service. I haven't been riding for a
few years, but that's going to change very soon. :-)
Godfrey

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