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nice one. thanx for the link. pretty comprehensive test. Did I hear the side stand scratch on the road a few times or was that just my imagination ?

looks great. And that 1100 Sport is an instant classic isn't ?. thx for the pix !

Well, if he knows Guzzi, then no ride should really be necessary... If he doesn't, you can still take him as pillion for a few miles, no ? But a test ride if you don't know the guy ? In my book, never*. *there has been some pretty sophisticated stealing scam where a guy would come, put down a smallish deposit and take the bike for a "small" ride to never come back ...

very nice, altho i dislike riding in large groups A LOT, i find that too dangerous. Part II is more up my taste thanx for the vids.

a herd of V11s peacefully feeding themselves before going back to the road ?

yes, that 1098 Tricolore is absolute pure lust on wheels.

we know there's a lot of Photoshop going on for Sophia (and on her young college also), but still she looks not bad at all for a 72 year hottie. (she is born September 20, 1934...)

nice ! i love that Laguna Circuit, i spend two great days there with the Keith Code Superbike School there, back in 2003. It's a very special place, got a real vibe to it.

His influence on music has surely been immense.

i saw a great Frida Kahlo show in Amsterdam a few years ago. It's a great town with a very special 'vibe' to it. There are milestones museums like Rijkmuseum with the most incredible paintings from the Old Masters like, of course, Rembrandt .

in Belgium it's actually on December 6th. they are called Zwaarte Piet here, i guess they are called that in Holland too:)

this will surely pass Hooters as the hot part of the forum And the music is just too wild, like the Seattle sound meets The Ashes.

isn't that some sporty event in cricket ? like the American Cup, but it has to be fought on green I think the Cup contains some ashes of some kind. maybe the last dodo???

great pic for a quizz...

would work great in peak hours !

that's the file to the BBQ ?

i'm using Dunlop 207. front 2.5 rear 2.9 i got these figures from the Dunlop salesman himself.

i'm quite sure i'll pass by for the day, if weather permits is BBQ at night or at lunch ?

i have the one piece bodywork, front fairing and front guard repainted to the (blue disco) original colors, so my bike is not in use for the moment. altho the Ghezzi looks great with its alu tank. Should make a kit for the seat (the electronics are just under the small seat, see) and there you have a great looking wild bug

from the Herald Tribune, business section >Chairmen of Capitalia and Piaggio are found guilty in bankruptcy case The Associated Press Published: December 8, 2006 ROME: An Italian court convicted and sentenced the chairmen of Capitalia SpA and Piaggio & C. SpA to prison in a bankruptcy case related to the failure of real estate and hotel company Italcase-Bagaglino, Capitalia said. Capitalia's Cesare Geronzi has been suspended from his post, the bank said in a statement late Thursday. Piaggio's Roberto Colaninno also was suspended from his position on the board of Capitalia, but remains at the Italian scooter company. The court in the northern city of Brescia sentenced Colaninno to four years and a month in prison, while Geronzi was sentenced to one year and eight months. Banca Popolare Italiana Scarl CEO Divo Gronchi also was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison. Banca Popolare Italiana and Piaggio could not immediately be reached for comment Friday, a national holiday in Italy.

bullshit launchers ?

sorry if my use of the term "ratbike" offended you yeah, Mad Max seems more fitting perhaps. In any case, your bike looks impressive. reminds me of my old T3 Calif (a donor bike that is slightly pimped up. I had her fitted with 992 cc and a P3 cam, talk about a wolf in sheep clothes

oh, in my mind, the descriptive "rat bike" isn't negative at all, on the contrary. I used that term cos your bike looked black for the most, raw and agressive, and i liked it !

yes, i meant that one. its looks is quite astonishing...get the girls inside, call the cops and close the doors !!! i wonder what type of bike they would feature in a re-make re-model of The Wild One. I reckon this ratbiked Guzzi would be good for the part !

that bike looks mean, just like a well mannered, but still nasty, rat bike ! (i don't mean the Griso...)