Gerry_L Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Have been a silent member for a couple of years - ' been riding Guzzis for 22 years but felt like a wannabe pretender (in this forum) with no V11 in the garage. Well it's finally happened - the big Breva has gone and there's a 2001 V11 Sport in transit from Victoria ('way down south' - I live in the 'way up north') with my name on it. The big downer is that I won't lay eyes on it for nearly 3 weeks. Things move slowly down under... I s'pose it'll give me time to make a bit of room in the shed and tell my two other remaining Guzzis they won't get much attention for a while...
jrt Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 What can I say- good on ya', mate. I've been riding Guzzi's for about as long.... there's probably several of us here that have been!
fotoguzzi Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 What can I say- good on ya', mate. I've been riding Guzzi's for about as long.... there's probably several of us here that have been! I must be old, got my first Guzzi 33 years ago,
jrt Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Ha ha! You've been good at this photography thing for a long time! Nice picture. 30 years for me. I have exactly one photo from about the time I bought my first G5. Wish I had more, but I'll try to dig it up some day. It's also one of the rare photos of me without a mustache, but at least I'm wearing a helmet, so you can't tell.
gavo Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Have been a silent member for a couple of years - ' been riding Guzzis for 22 years but felt like a wannabe pretender (in this forum) with no V11 in the garage. Well it's finally happened - the big Breva has gone and there's a 2001 V11 Sport in transit from Victoria ('way down south' - I live in the 'way up north') with my name on it. The big downer is that I won't lay eyes on it for nearly 3 weeks. Things move slowly down under... I s'pose it'll give me time to make a bit of room in the shed and tell my two other remaining Guzzis they won't get much attention for a while... Good stuff ,three weeks, did you buy it from a dealer or private. I bought my RM from a Melbourne dealer and negotiated a landed at my place price then they dragged their feet, likely trying to get cheap transport then it was landed at the local yamaha dealer on a friday and he wanted me to wait till after the weekend I've had a bike shipped from SA to Gympie QLD in a week so a lot depends on who they use. I hope you can handle the suspense
Tom M Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Congratulations on your new-to-you Guzzi Gerry and welcome to the forum. Of course we'll need a when it arrives...
Gerry_L Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 Good stuff ,three weeks, did you buy it from a dealer or private. I bought my RM from a Melbourne dealer and negotiated a landed at my place price then they dragged their feet, likely trying to get cheap transport then it was landed at the local yamaha dealer on a friday and he wanted me to wait till after the weekend I've had a bike shipped from SA to Gympie QLD in a week so a lot depends on who they use. I hope you can handle the suspense ' Problem is the bike is in a country town and off the main transport route.I'm using a motorcycle only transporter - the truck only goes through the nearest major town once a week but they claim they're heavily booked. Plus I suspect I got bumped by a week in favor of a more regular client... I'm in training to become the 'Waiting Champion of the World'...
Gerry_L Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 What can I say- good on ya', mate. I've been riding Guzzi's for about as long.... there's probably several of us here that have been! I must be old, got my first Guzzi 33 years ago, Thanks all of you for the welcome. I have to 'fess up to rustling around on an old Beemer for 15 years before finding my way into Guzzis... My Beemer was a very competent bike but it was a passionless thing...
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