Well, time to check in. Looks like I've gone and bought myself a Moto Guzzi, of all things. I'll be heading down to New Orleans to check on the bike and to take a much needed/deserved trip with my wonderful wife, who is basically buying me this bike for my 50th (god, when did I get so old?). What a great woman I lucked in to getting hitched up with! The bike is an 03 Le Mans, Rosso Corsa, I'm having it shipped back to California. Would like to ride it back, but don't relish the thought of break in miles across desert country.
I've long admired Moto Guzzi's rugged long range ability, the simplicity of basic design, along with the style and individuality that the marque represents. I've pretty much had motorrcycles in my life since I was 15 1/2. Too many to recall, but lots of bikes, including Jap, British, Ducati (still have a 250 single),dirtbikes, flat track bikes, mini-bikes. I enjoy wrenching my own....got sick of fiddling with modern Ducatis though...so Guzzi Time! I'm also lucky to have a great shop here in Santa Barbara where I live: Guzzidave's "SportCycle Pacific".
This Forum and web site is great...the regulars really have a great sense of humor, something that seems to be lost to so many of us nowadays, so I'm looking forward to future postings. I'm sure that I'll have a million questions. Now to start working some OT to save up for the Mistral cans, Stucchi X over and PCIII. $$$