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That year went quickly. The LHC must have worked! Next time they fire it up, the Laws of Physics might drag Guzzi into the 21st Century. ! What would we do? Flying atoms could result in two extra cylinders and twice the horsepower or something equally horrendous.

Maybe we should wait another year to find out?

Another year, another chance to fire up the Large Hadron Collider.

The monkey is always extra http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QiBONX1VvlM&...feature=related

Oh you posted same time as me. Mine is much more tasteful.

Abba roll in the rockin new year: youtube.com/watch?v=RIwHOo1IwtM

The 1948 Maserati Here's a couple of pieces to read, if you fancy. First a newspaper article and second, comments in a Motorsport forum, which as well as commenting on James 'the berk' Martin, raise the issue of originality or improvement when running old vehicles. 1) by Kevin Eason > The bones might creak a little more than those of his young counterpart, but Sir Stirling Moss could still show James Martin a thing or two about speed. Martin, though, might be able to teach Moss about owning one of the most valuable cars in the world. The celebrity chef and would-be ballroom dancer will arrive tonight at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome at the wheel of his £1million Maserati, one of 375 of the most opulent and expensive cars in the world taking part in the Mille Miglia, a legend in motor racing. The city-to-city race once captured the imaginations of generations of enthusiasts and schoolboys trying to visualise what it would be like whizzing between houses and on public roads at up to 170mph. Martin won't find out because the present Mille Miglia is more a cavalcade than a race; Moss knows the experience only too well. He holds the record for the fastest run from Brescia, at the foot of the Alps in Lombardy, down to Rome, in the south, at an astonishing 97.96mph, made in 1955. When Moss, 78, met Martin, 43 years his junior, in London a few days before this year's event, the chef with a passion for cars was keen to know how Moss could achieve a feat that even now modern racing drivers would marvel at. Moss, on the other hand, was just as anxious to know how Martin would steer his little Italian beauty over the roads of Italy and whether he was nervous about damaging it. Martin is not taking any chances. He buys most of his classic cars, including the Maserati and a Jordan Formula One car, from Cars International, in London, and has hired three mechanics from the company to follow him along the route. His lovely A6GCS, built in 1948, is one of the original cars to have competed in the epic 1,000-mile dash through Italy. The race was one of those typical feats of derring-do that captivated the early racing drivers and their teams, dashing from city to city, throwing up clouds of dust on the potted roads as millions of Italians crowded the sides of the single-track roads. It started in 1927 and ended as a race 30 years later when 14 people were killed, forcing the Italian authorities to end the great adventure by imposing restrictions on motor racing. But the Mille Miglia would not go away and has run as a crowd-pleaser ever since, a chance for Italians to revel in their history and car nuts to enjoy some of the most exotic machinery made. The modern version attracts big-name sponsors, such as Jaguar from Britain, which has sent its own classic fleet of C- and D-Types, as well as two XK120s. However beautiful and however fast these motors may be, none will match Moss's historic feat, one that will probably never be repeated. Moss, usually described as the greatest driver never to be Formula One world champion, gave much of the credit for the record run to Denis Jenkinson, his co-driver. Jenkinson, bearded and cerebral, came up with what was then the innovative idea of taking a roll of paper on which directions were written. Martin has in the co-driver's seat a petite blonde, Sarah Bennett-Baggs, a mean racer herself, who is competing in this year's Porsche Club Championship in a pink 911. The only paper will be notes for the forthcoming book about the race and for a BBC film crew, because there will be the inevitable television documentary to follow. The pair are among 24 British crews in an array of lovely cars, from a Frazer-Nash to an Aston Martin and a Bentley. The drivers are almost as exotic with Jean Alesi, once of the Ferrari Formula One team, expected and Mika Hakkinen, the two-time Formula One world champion, driving a beautiful Mercedes 300SL Gran Turismo. There are royalty and executives from some of the most famous brands in the world. In fact, the Mille Miglia is more a beauty pageant than the gritty motor race that Moss contested. A Roman legend - The Mille Miglia was started in 1927 by a group of aristocrats and businessmen because Brescia had lost the Italian Grand Prix to Monza, and was run over a figure-of-eight route to Rome and back over 1,000 Roman miles. - The race of 1940, one of the last motor races in Europe before the intensification of the Second World War, was notable for the arrival of a new team, Auto Avio Construzioni, led by one Enzo Ferrari. - In 1930, Tazio Nuvolari was tailing Achille Varzi at dawn, but turned off his headlights so that Varzi could not see his Alfa Romeo. On the straight run-in to Brescia, Nuvolari swept past to victory - and flicked his headlights on as he went by. - Hans Herrmann had a lucky escape in the 1954 race when the barrier started to come down at a level crossing as he arrived at full pelt. He simply smacked the helmet of Herbert Linge, his co-driver, to warn him to duck and then hurtled underneath the looming wooden barrier. - Sir Stirling Moss was the fastest man over the Mille Miglia at an astonishing average speed of 97.96mph with Denis Jenkinson, his co-driver, reading directions from a 15-foot long roll of paper and giving hand signals. Moss warned Jenkinson to make sure his directions were correct; Jenkinson replied that he had an investment in getting the instructions correct because, if they crashed, he would die, too. - The great Juan Manuel Fangio refused to run the Mille Miglia with a co-driver because he believed it was too dangerous. - Ultimately, Fangio was proved right. The race was ended in 1957 when the Marquis de Portago crashed, killing himself, his co-driver and a dozen spectators and the event now runs as an historic rally. 2) Motorsport Forum > http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/sho...ad.php?p=568985

That was the address to watch live, at the time it was showing yesterday. You should be able to see it here, for the next 7 days: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g8...s_Mille_Miglia/ Or is it also limited to UK?

I think that the later spring with larger coil (to allow for variations in the boss size) is 04 23 83 00

Time for some Rock'n'Guzzi Following Christmas, it's appropriate to mention Cake, as they tie in Moto Guzzi with RocknRoll 'lifestyle' in their song: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ILRpRv57H0g&...feature=related And remember Scritti Politti? I hope not. http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=113155

From the last time – I thought that you did, or were going to, change the pawl arm as well? Did you change both parts so that you have the correct combination of spring (coil size) and arm (boss size)? EDIT: Maybe it was someone else, not you, who posted before, but I think it was a Mark?? I don't think that there's much talk about the spring these days because the fix has worked for most people, so it's a surprise that you have been through 4 springs. By the by, there are still 2002 bikes running around and breaking their springs (original or not, I don't know). From time to time I get mails from people who have found / used the pics that I have on the web about the fix. The last one was just about a week ago.

Oh dear, it's got a bit sad. Having completely rebuilt the car at monstrous expense, he immediately enters the race and thrashes the thing. I know people recommend 'no break-in', but then is it really a great surprise when the valves let go? Out of the race and no chance to sell the car on for £1m as a MM completer.

Anyone watching James Martin's MilleMiglia adventure, now on BBC2 and internet here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_two_england/ ? £800,000 and counting... £12,000 for life insurance for the few days, £3,000 per piston, £8,000 entry fee – for example. Yes, an MGS 01 Corsa really does seem like good value now.

Ah yes, I should have said, "if the mirrors and the model were removed". Or were you thinking more that the bike should be removed?

Looks ok-ish in these views, if the mirrors were removed.

2 bean cans and a length of string with Supercar written in felt-tip? Or do you still have the genuine plastic? I see that there is a new episode of Stingray showing on Sunday. I never warmed to Stingray though. Supercar was the best: well, along with Fireball XL5 and Thunderbird 2.

straightening your last?

You've come to the right place.

I'll not think on the meaning of that sentence for too long. If there's one thing I can't take, it's James Last. Is it ok to mention him in this thread? (James Last, 'The Gentleman of Music'. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UX89abqpQ4Y)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zt6Ot8WLHw Merry Christmas Everybody!

That was then, man. This is now. And it is. Isn't it? Well, it's blogged for sure. ? BTW, You'll find Children of the Revolution 204 Adelaide Street Brisbane Queensland Australia Children of the Revolution is dedicated to sourcing and providing the most progressively fashionable and functional footwear from around the world. At Children of the Revolution you'll find an extensive range of Birkenstocks, Campers, Naot, Think! Converse, Timberland and more of the best brands in existence. Ehh? Obviously no bumping, grinding, twisting, shouting, letting it all hang outing for those children. *Remember- there is a thin line between having a medical problem and having a shoe problem. Footwear is NOW made with arch support, pliable sole units and straight lasts.*

The 50s – classic Dutch RocknRoll: Tielman Bros

1) Princess of RocknRoll Patti 2) Properbad RocknRoll http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_7VsoxT_FUY 3) Preposterous RocknRoll http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s3_4-4uyF4I 4) Plasticene RocknRoll http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-9DAIkAWR-I 5) Paralytic RocknRoll http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbG2ItihYI ... and then there's Chuck Berry (and George and SRV) Prancing and Rockin' n Rollin'

Yes – excellent, 'the big twin'! Although I see there's another video where he goes triple barrel. Now, just to go off topic for a mo' For some reason, the appearance of Kirk made me think of the Music From Free Creek, must be something to do with flute playing. Joe Farrell and Chris Wood did a flute version of Lay Lady Lay. I can't find anything on YouTube. Maybe I should upload it someday when I have time. I see that Amazon has one used copy for $100 – and I think that's the 2003 re-release, not the original. Does anyone else remember it / have it? It was quite a session(s)! Hqve a read of the Moody Klingman interview here: http://www.moogymusic.com/CDs/freecreek.html And here's a bit of blurb ~ Joe Viglione, All Music Guide >> The 2003 re-release of Music from Free Creek: The Long Lost Super Session Album comes with a six-page booklet explaining who plays what on a simply amazing collection of marquee talent recorded at the Record Plant in June through August of 1969. This edition features a 2001 interview with Moogy Klingman conducted by I.C. Timerow for the fanzine Heavy Metal Mayhem, which goes into great detail on how this event came together. While record labels were looking for something of this enormity -- keep the alleged "jam" between Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan that never happened in mind -- and a prank of an album called The Masked Marauders slipped into record stores, the public had little clue that something on that scale actually did exist. Linda Ronstadt backed up by musicians from the Eagles and Three Dog Night might not have shook the Earth, as Ronstadt and Three Dog Night only had one hit each at the time, but in retrospect they add diversity to an album featuring Dr. John, Chris Wood, Delaney Bramlett, Todd Rundgren, Mitch Mitchell, and so many others. It also has Buzzy Linhart and Buzzy Feiten, the two "Buzzys" that get confused with each other in musical discussions of the day. Broken up into six divisions -- the Eric Clapton session, the Jeff Beck session, the Keith Emerson session, the Harvey Mandel session, Moogy Klingman's odds & sods, and the Linda Ronstadt session, Music from Free Creek is easy to digest. Mitchell jamming on an instrumental "Hey Jude" with Feiten, Elliott Randall, and 19-year-old Moogy Klingman is a delight. Material by Mike Gayle of the Glitterhouse, Bernie Leadon of the Eagles, Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Dylan, co-producer Earl Dowd, Harvey Mandel, and others helps the effort live up to its billing. Music from Free Creek is a super session album where the musicians are playing for the fun of it, and that comes across. The material doesn't get bogged down in "names"; it just flows. As stated, the information on the disc in the liners is quite thorough, and more might be found on arranger Klingman's website, www.moogymusic.com.