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This looks reasonable in black.

Excellent – and you can represent Italy!

yeah I've been at the controls all day too!

I have put links on the web page to clubs/boards that may be represented at the rally. If I have something wrong, or if you want one added (Pennine Pie Eaters or whatever) – post here to let me know. Listed so far - boards and clubs that might be represented at the Ulster Rally: V.11 Le Mans.com Squadra Guzzista Moto Guzzi Club GB MG Club Bohemia, Czech MG Club of Sweden MG Club Nederland MG Klub Danmark

I just mean competition for the name 'Ulster Rally' (not the date) Mind you, there have been many different types of 'Ulster rallies', but I'll not go into that!

Ah thank you for making that clear! I also saw that bohemia club name but the post that I saw was on the 1921 guzzisti.cz Forum. That .CZ Forum also has a sub forum called Moto Guzzi Club Bohemia. ? Do you mean that is all hijacked from the Club Bohemia site?

I've seen it on the Moto Guzzi Club of Sweden and on the excellent [EDIT] www.motoguzziclubbohemia.cz

Paul talked a few times about knocking a Bellagio into a Café Racer. "World motorcycle show in Milan are close to, information about new models begin to percolate, magazines bring drawings of their options. We caught the reports on the upcoming Café Racer Moto Guzzi and quite seriously, we reflect on how it may look. Motorbike-style Café Racer is one of the Moto Guzzi almost from the beginning of this movement. Most of the conversion based on Tontiho frame (Le Mans, T5, etc., etc.), all unnecessary light on the matter. 940 Café Racer is a modern concept based on more current models: Served as a basis for the Bellagio, because the wire wheels, exhausts and a stylish overall mood is something cheerfully. The front part of the frame is new - neck management is significantly lower angle of management is sharper. Handlebars are attached directly to the carrier fork tubes, steps and pedals shifted up and back for sportovnější posaz. Long low fuel tank was modifications tank model Daytona, the Passat engine is made in accordance with the model MGS-01. The front wing is lighter original wing Bellagio. Polokapotáž is viable and a little larger version of the one which produced Magni for the V11. Racing numbers belong to the genre. Okay, so soon introduced Café Racer certainly does not look like, rather it is a retro, reminiscent půvdní V7 Sport, but such conversion was behind the attempt, huh?" Huh, indeed.

I see that we have some competition: Ulster Rally 2009 And the Czech brothers are considering the matter: on [edit] www.motoguzziclubbohemia.cz

Well, these are Modern Days that we're living in. There are 2 things that I'm thinking of banning: • cranky, antiquated V.11s • cranky, antiquated Scotsmen. When the two are combined, it certainly is a curiosity. Perhaps there can be a barn out the back for those old yokes.

er, um, define modern day

Maybe they should have called it GT, instead of Sport? Or GT Sport

Useful link, DL's post made me wonder about the electric bike alternative, for commuting. I'm not going to get one, and have never had any interest as they always seem ugly and pointless: but 'the point' could actually be as a commute-to-work, where it's just a bit too far of a push for an unfit cyclist, in winter. ?? Rather than a car or motorbike. On the other hand, it seems a bit of a waste to be paying road tax and insurance and then have the bike/car just sit at home all week.

Both parts of the deal sound great. You get a 1200 Sport at a good price AND you (eventually ) get a V11 based café racer. Perfect! You'll be bringing the 1200 Sport to N.I. in May? I think that model will make a good tourer.

But my pic wasn't a V.11 Maybe I should have kept that quiet... hope that Jaap doesn't notice

Does anyone remember the Africar project? The dream of an affordable and easily repairable car, particularly for Africa / emerging nations. I thought it was fabulous, fascinating and I was totally engrossed when it was documented on tv many years ago. I tried on various occasions to find more info, over the years, but it was hard to find anything. That was before Wikipedia etc. I see there are available references now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africar http://www.oldwoodies.com/feature-africar.htm Here is a good article, from a dedicated builder: http://www.difflock.com/diffmag/issue10/Africar2/index.shtml

From Seth Godin's Blog: >>What to do about Detroit I was in Detroit last week... I have family there. I also drive a car. And I would rather that the world doesn't melt and the economy thrive. So I'm uniquely qualified to weigh in on the automobile industry. Not only should Congress encourage/facilitate the organized bankruptcy of the Big Three, but it should also make it easy for them to be replaced by 500 new car companies. Or perhaps a thousand. That's how many car companies there were 90 years ago. That's right, when all the innovation hit the car industry, there were thousands of car companies, with hundreds running at any one time. From Wikipedia: Throughout this era, development of automotive technology was rapid, due in part to a huge number (hundreds) of small manufacturers all competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included electric ignition (by Robert Bosch, 1903), independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes (by the Arrol-Johnston Company of Scotland in 1909).[16] Leaf springs were widely used for suspension, though many other systems were still in use, with angle steel taking over from armored wood as the frame material of choice. Transmissions and throttle controls were widely adopted, allowing a variety of cruising speeds, though vehicles generally still had discrete speed settings rather than the infinitely variable system familiar in cars of later eras. Between 1907 and 1912, the high-wheel motor buggy (resembling the horse buggy of before 1900) was in its heyday, with over seventy-five makers including Holsman (Chicago), IHC (Chicago), and Sears (which sold via catalog); the high-wheeler would be killed by the Model T. Back in its heyday, Ford Motor made every single part of its cars, including raising the sheep that grew the wool that made the fabric that upholstered the seats. That's not true any more. Now, suppliers make just about every part. We need those suppliers, and we need them to stay healthy. What we don't need are giant companies with limited choice, confused priorities, private jets and a bully's attitude. I'd spend a billion dollars to make the creation of a car company turnkey. Make it easy to get all the safety and regulatory approvals... as easy to start a car company as it is to start a web company. Use the bankruptcy to wipe out the hated, legacy marketing portion of the industry: the dealers. We'd end up with a rational number of "car stores" in every city that sold lots of brands. We'd have super cheap cars and super efficient cars and super weird cars. There'd be an orgy of innovation, and from that, a whole new energy and approach would evolve. Betcha.

Yeh, it was early(?) afternoon.

Carbon fibre my elbow! That's an Incontinent Velocity Extra Draughty Carburettor (double pole - double throw). Wow, I want that for my Ricketyman Triumph project. Three shillings?

It would be possible to combine it with a North Antrim Coast Road run. Go up the coast road and come back by Ballmoney and then main roads.** As it looks like some people will only be here for one complete riding day, that North Coast run might have to be the main Saturday route. Sunday could be the South Down coast and Mourne Mountains. The Strangford Lough area might be an evening run: Friday? I hope that some folk might come earlier and we could get a Thursday or full Friday trip. Bertie? There's plenty to see around the local area. **See map - go here and click on the map to enlarge it. ______________________ I've added this to the belfastguzzi.com website: Bike – the Sept 2008 issue of Bike has a feature, 'Seven Days in Northern Ireland'. It covers part of the route that I'd do during the Guzzi meet: Antrim coast road and Torr Head.** Motor Cycle News, 7 May 2007, had an Escape feature, 'Riding the Northwest 200 roads'. Jamie Robinson did a 400 mile round trip, including a circuit of the road race, with NW200 winner, Phillip McCallen. They started at McCallen's bike shop in Lurgan, headed north, **Antrim - Ballymena - Ballymoney with a stop at Joey's Bar and the Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden. Back roads to Armoy (Joey's testing ground) - Ballintoy - coast road - Portrush-Portstewart-Coleraine triangle, the NW200 circuit. Articlave - Downhill beach, along beach to Magilligan Point. Road back to Downhill, then steep Bishop's Road. Limavady, south to Dungiven - Maghera, past edge of Sperrin Mountains - Moneymore - Coagh - M1 motorway - Portadown - Tandragee. Tandragee to Newry Road "best piece of 15 miles you'll ever do" says McCallen. Back same way, to Lurgan.>

Yeah, but first I have to crash it a few times. I was looking at other pics of the Scura G before and I like it a bit, but the Zero is still the best. The Zero was a major modification project though. I'd have to have a really messed-up crash before I could make one of those.

on a V7

Good advice Antonio One good thing is that there is a range of accommodation, from the cheaper shared dorm beds, through private rooms, to hotel standard rooms just across the road and B&B nearby too. I will see if there could be camping also. Are you hoping to come?

There is more info on this site now: belfastguzzi.com including some food and drink places as well as more hotel, hostel, B&B info; plus info on the Strangford Lough area, geography & history (including Magnus Barelegs) and... stuff. There are a couple of books mentioned. See their websites for nice photos. A few of the links have been added to the webpages at moto.belfastguzzi.com/accommodation