Nineteenth South'n Spine Raid 2023 Tennessee USA

[Randy]

On 9/11/2023 at 9:26 AM, docc said:

Our very own, personal, Carabinieri . . .

We need to get Bill the full formal outfit.

[Pressureangle]

15 hours ago, KINDOY2 said:

Josh's Tonti was my favorite bike there ..and might I say " He rides the PISS" out of it..Makes he want one now..Although I wouldn't look as cool as he does on it!!

Can't slow down when you got no brakes... lol 

There were places I did not care to try to keep up behind Josh- on the Sport.

[Bill Hagan]

40 minutes ago, Randy said:

We need to get Bill the full formal outfit.

 

Thank, you, Randy.

I am, obviously, not dashing enough to wear that uniform, but make do with a more utilitarian uniform.

 

 

 

Bill

 

P.S.  @KINDOY2, what’s the story on that cap?  

 

 

The triple-turreted insignia looks as if from an older Carabinieri rank "shoulder board,"  and the eagle is similar to a Mussolini-era Italian military eagle but sans the fasces. Anyway, thank you for adding to my military moto-museum collection!

[Joe]

2 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

Can't slow down when you got no brakes... lol 

There were places I did not care to try to keep up behind Josh- on the Sport.

Eric- I had a similar issue at the sKSR riding behind Josh on the v7,  I was on the Rosso. 

[Josh]

3 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

Can't slow down when you got no brakes... lol 

There were places I did not care to try to keep up behind Josh- on the Sport.

Drum brakes, the original ABS.

They don’t work like 4 pot Brembo brakes. But with the application of the rear brake and a little help from the transmission they get the job done. It takes all 10 fingers and all ten toes for sure. 
 

I was definitely tired after a weekend of trying to keep up with the 1100 and 1200’s.

[Pressureangle]

35 minutes ago, Josh said:

Drum brakes, the original ABS.

They don’t work like 4 pot Brembo brakes. But with the application of the rear brake and a little help from the transmission they get the job done. It takes all 10 fingers and all ten toes for sure. 
 

I was definitely tired after a weekend of trying to keep up with the 1100 and 1200’s.

But the *good* kind of tired. 
Monday, Nic and I went up 360 through the Dragon and took 28 all the way to the end in Georgia, cutting off at Walhalla.
That's the best piece of road I've seen in the East and rivals anything I've seen out West either, one section of about 10 miles you could literally set your cruise control at 35mph and enjoy it.

[pete roper]

7 hours ago, Bill Hagan said:

 

Thank, you, Randy.

I am, obviously, not dashing enough to wear that uniform, but make do with a more utilitarian uniform.

 

 

 

Bill

 

P.S.  @KINDOY2, what’s the story on that cap?  

 

 

The triple-turreted insignia looks as if from an older Carabinieri rank "shoulder board,"  and the eagle is similar to a Mussolini-era Italian military eagle but sans the fasces. Anyway, thank you for adding to my military moto-museum collection!

Just remember why the Carabinieri always hang around in threes.

They need one who can read, one who can write and one to keep an eye on the two intellectuals!

[docc]

Big "hey-up!" to Andrew who put us on to some great local routes and the "Dam Deli " at the Ocoee . . .

[docc]

@Agonza5, another very coolcat that has been so determined to sort his awesome Rosso Mandello.

Welldone, man!

[docc]

12 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

There were places I did not care to try to keep up behind Josh- on the Sport.

 

9 hours ago, Joe said:

Eric- I had a similar issue at the sKSR riding behind Josh on the v7,  I was on the Rosso. 

 

8 hours ago, Josh said:

Drum brakes, the original ABS.

                                            FYJIMO Racing, at its best!

[Goofman]

13 hours ago, Randy said:

We need to get Bill the full formal outfit.

They're allowed to smile?

[docc]

More coolcats on cool Guzzis:

[Randy]

Someone share the Guzzi generations shot with us standing by the bikes.

[docc]

8 hours ago, Randy said:

Someone share the Guzzi generations shot with us standing by the bikes.

I was thinking @Bill Hagan could comply with this request . . .

[edit] - another teaser until the posing shot shows up . . .

[Bill Hagan]

3 hours ago, docc said:

I was thinking @Bill Hagan could comply with this request . . .

[edit] - another teaser until the posing shot shows up . . .

In Kentucky on Mutton Run.

if someone else doesn’t chime in before I get home, I’ll try.

Bill