guzzler

Ha ha Mate I'm on my second Mars LeMans jacket.... I still have my first but when I got back into bikes 13-14 years ago it didn't fit... Funny how you gain a bit of girth over the years eh! They are very well made and robust and reckon it'll see me out! Cheers

Ha ha ZZ Top's Legs springs to mind....

Yep, me too in saying NO to an electric motorcycle..... About the only electric vehicle I'm going to buy will be one of those mobility jobbies when I can't walk or get about! Not interested in any others. Cheers

Mein Gott.... Best left in the realm of science fiction as far as I'm concerned. Ha ha I am fond of a good Shiraz and a cheese platter but best enjoyed at Wine o clock either in front of the fire in winter or on the balcony in summer.... Cheers

I enjoy riding and driving, don't want to outsource any of the pleasure of it to a computer......!

Bugger, the vid didn't attach...

This is the reason we won't be buying any more new cars... I can't stand the crap they have on them now let alone this level of intrusion! Cheers Ps still reckon getting the idiots who just can't ride/drive off the roads is better than trying to dumb down everything so they can play too... There are buses and trains for these imbeciles! But there isn't a politician with a testicle to implement it... better to just preach about zero road tolls and looking like they give a shit

Even if it was in frame doubt anyone would see it mate!!

Don't they just love the cool moist air.....

G'day folk's I'm in Victoria down here so 1 so far.... Cheers

Thanks mate My emails are back on again now too! Cheers Guzzler

G'day folk's Just a note to advise that I've lost my emails at the moment (receipt thereof) in case contact needed re the plates.... Hope to have the issue sorted next couple of days! Cheers Guzzler

Ha ha We used to watch another mate race his RD400 there back in the day.... I seem to remember the hairpin catching him once. Cheers Guzzler

G'day mate I'll have one! Let me know when you're ready. Cheers

That does look bloody good....!

It's a Condition of entry er ownership.....

Looks good.... Bring on the LeMans or Sport version! Actually after seeing this, it gives hope that when/if they do produce one it'll be GOOD. Cheers

It's funny how the Guzzi bug hits eh... I clearly remember reading a road test comparison in Two Wheels mag about 1980 which featured a Mark 3 LeMans and although it didn't win the test it seemed to strike a cord with the testers and more importantly with me! We never saw a single Moto Guzzi in ChCh ( NZ ) back then but I left NZ soon after and traveled for a few years and everytime I saw one it just seemed to reinforce the mystique! I can't remember which Greek Island I was on but was waiting at the docks to board the local ferry to another Island whilst the cars rolled off.Then all of a sudden there was an almighty explosion followed very quickly by another and the sound oh the sound.... of two motor bikes in the by now empty hold warming up and getting ready to roll off the ship.I was mesmerised and thought what the bloody hell could be making this music when off rolled two German Mark 3 LeMans....!! That cemented them in my Psyche for good. It took a while to finally get my own Guzzi... but by God it's here to stay! Cheers

Bill Keep taking plenty of photos mate...! Love seeing them. Cheers

Unfortunately the idiots have more distractions for their hand full of brain cells nowadays.... Phones either talking on them or texting or browsing... Music blaring in their ears... Screens the size of an old style CRT TV back in the day on the dash... I've even seen them shaving/ putting on make up/eating! So very little left to deal with the task of operating a vehicle. Nah get them off the roads....

You make a very good point about how we rode and drove in the 70's etc.... I still take a certain pride in Driving well and am appalled at what I see on the roads here too! Be quite happy for all licences to be cancelled and made to be re-taken with a minimum standard rigorously enforced before you got it back. Never going to happen but bloody hell it'd be good to get these idiots off the roads. If you want to play with your toys take the ****'in Bus /train. Cheers

I always thought these were not bad bikes especially with pipes but..... They are a BMW and I just can't like that fairing! However they do seem to be a more civlised (or mannered) V11 don't they? Cheers

G'day When helping out at one of our branches recently, I bumped into one of the customers I've known for many years. He's just bought another new GS1250 Trophy at $32,500 worth down here.He loves all the bells and whistles it comes with and by God does it come with them....! My concern would be what would the electronics be like when the bike has 100,000 kays plus? I doubt it'll get to that all the same but it's bloody hilarious when comparing this thing with the V11. Definitely chalk and cheese but as he says if you were to do a lap of Oz this would be the bike to do it on. Cheers Ps still rather do the lap on an old T3 though ha ha

We saw a new Defender recently when up in the Northern Territory... Bloody hell nothing like the old one and much more like a Range Rover,can't imagine they'd even contemplate taking it anywhere near where the old one would go! Especially considering it would easily be a 6 figure purchase down here! Cheers Ps it was parked in a car park at a wildlife park in Alice Springs and reckon that's as much dirt as it'll see.