st. augustine

here you go....

Lee, i just moved to New Plymouth. Where are you located. I didn't get to buy a guzzi here, though I tried for a couple on trademe. in the end, I am on a 1200 gs. James

thx, will do.

but that price? usually wouldn't even talk more that 500 for something missing parts and stuff. Where would one get a carb for that anyway?

nice. anyone know where to still get these. I have a damaged one on my scura but haven't found anyplace to get them.

What's you guys/gals thoughts on this? http://medford.craigslist.org/mcy/3847895631.html apologize if this has already been posted

http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2012/10/guzzi-motorcycle-girl-065.html#more

glad you liked that previous rear end photo....but this one is more tasteful. sorry to contribute to the hijacking of this thread but I did see an opening or invitation.....

mo-biker, I have a 2002, bought it in 2004 with a couple of thousand miles on it. now i have 35+....All i do is change the oil (engine oil, not fork oil) and have gone through a shit load of tires. I once got on it and accompanied by daughter on her S4RS trip from Florida to California and back. That was 5300 miles or so. A couple of years before that, when she had a 750 monster, we went from the key west in florida to rivier du loop in canada and back (in the snow and rain). I also once test drove the soul-less griso (ok, it was the early model so i could be surprised about later attempts). I posted my thoughts back then. When I first got the bike, the posts were rampant about gear boxes blowing up (nice pictures were posted of pieces all over an australian hiway). I lost lots of sleep over this and probably shortened my life span by 1.32 years...but i lived through it and learned to just ride (with a similar grin you had, I'm sure). Like Adam Cramer from Liberty Vintage says.."I will never sell these motorcycles, unless my wife tells me to""until then its hard fought". Ride on...

Stopped by Rocket Company today and heard some bad news. The owner of that V7 bike died this past week from injuries sustained from a road accident while riding his Ducati. He was one of +600 people who died last weekend on motorcycles/scooters during Idul Fitri celebration (the end of Ramadan). The numbers here are staggering. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/08/27/holiday-exodus-death-toll-tops-900.html

If you're a subscriber to Iron & Air magazine you will recognise this beautiful Guzzi from the cover of their latest issue. The Moto Guzzi "Diabola" is the first bike to roll out of Venier Customs workshop and is based on an '87 Moto Guzzi V35C. The bike was sent to me by Stefano Venier who founded the unique custom workshop that has it's garage in Pordenone (Italy) where the bikes are "re-born" and the design/sales office in New York, where Stefano is based. Stefano shared the story behind his new venture with me along with the build details of the Guzzi Diabola so I will let him take it from here...

Just moved to Jakarta after having a blast in Viet Nam. I'm looking to import my Scura and found www.rocket-company.com to do it. Their website talks about bicycles, which half the store is full of bicycles that cost more than motorcycles but the rest were Clevelands and a shit load of customs that he builds. Here are a few pics of something I thought you might find interesting:

I got it from dice magazine http://www.dicemagazine.blogspot.com/

I agree, we should keep this thread alive....

turns out the video in the article is awesome:

http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2012/08/moto-guzzi-mark-1-le-mans.html#more

Nice, is that a 3 or 4? I almost bought a similar one from Speeds in Maryland. That was when my daughter and I rode from KeyWest to Riverie du loop in late Oct. early november one year. But finally in 2009, I picked up a ST4 with the 916. I rode from Houston to St. Augustine, 15 hrs or so, straight through and that was a sweet ride. I know you'll enjoy that bike.

I think the twin tail lights is a dead give away. Here is another easier mc you can guess what it is....

What motorcycle is this?....just in case the missus asks me what am I looking at!

http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2012/07/stay-true-free-online-magazine.html#more

http://www.wimp.com/thebatpod/ I want Jean Pierre's job....

Atualy one is a stallion, the other a mare....hint, the stallion is white. I found these in Ho Chi Minh City and had them shipped home. Check out GroupHarrington.com You won't find better people than Nathan and Ly.

i used differnt helmets for different occasions. here are some of them: Icon Variant for F800GS stuff in the deserts of Oman ( http://rideicon.com/product_details.jsp?category=3427&id=12496&rank=105 ) Arai XD4 for more F800GS or R1200GS riding on the Garden Route S. Africa ( http://www.araiamericas.com/default.aspx?pageid=57#/helmets/moto/xd4/solid/aluminum-silver ) Scorpion Exo 1100 when riding the K1200S ( http://shopping.scorpionusa.com/C55D9C025BA44D11A3713BF0D546303C.asp?cat_id=FBF05AC4DB8843C1B0FF76893F5540D5&pcs_key=B3FC5C7FC5694BAA96A3DF7E2D6E2280&retpage=%2FF4BD78EED51D4762989F1184B1165B96%2Easp&nm=EXO%2D1100+Solid&spath=Home+%3E+Equipment+%3E+Street+Helmets&path=Home+%3E+Equipment+%3E+Street+Helmets&sc_id=BF74F41615F447C7A6C9F38A885C9555 ) Icon Skulls when riding the V11 Scura ( http://rideicon.com/product_details.jsp?category=3427&id=12079 ) Simpson Bandit when feeling mean... ( http://simpsonraceproducts.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=10402&sort= )haha I got other ones but these are the usuals....did that skew the survey?

thanks, Bud. The soundtrack matches the bike sequences pretty well. That second bike has a roar doesn't it. I thought the guy riding on the back had a football helmet on!

you know, the guy made me ask myself sometime "is this for real?". did he really lose his job at MacD's? was that really his photo? Did he just say that? In the end, death as in life is a mystery. If there is anything real here, it's that he will have family and friends that will miss him. There will be a hole in some hearts. Now if there could only be an ending like in the movie Barbarosa (Willie Nelson (a fine Texan) and Gary Busey (a wild motorcyclist)) where someone of similar wit, who understands his fate, take on the role of Tex Redneck!