Post a pic of your V11 - No words

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The perfect route for a Guzzi to run...not jealous one bit...nope, not one bit at all! 

Bellissimo giro!

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Yesterday I was at the annual Guzzi Club GB national rally. It was a “toss-up” whether to take the Griso or the silver V11, I decided on The Griso as usually there are several spine framed bikes at the rally, but few Griso’s, so in the interest of variety I fueled up and off I went

Not one spine framed Guzzi was there, and only one Griso - mine. Masses of Cali EV’s, V85’s, V7’s, & Stelvio’s

Anyway we had a great days riding, and stopped at some fine cafes along the way. Note no “gastro” food here, just good old bacon & sausage 

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Local Guzzi dealer (there’s one) arrived with some V85s and V7s for folk to test ride

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2 minutes ago, Guzzimax said:

That looks mighty "gastro" from here, bud!

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3 minutes ago, docc said:

That looks mighty "gastro" from here, bud!

Bacon butties with brown sauce, yum 🤤 been living of ‘‘em all weekend

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7 hours ago, v11_meticcio said:

 

 

Quel ramo del lago di Como
che volge a mezzogiorno
tra due catene non interotte di monte
in un andirivienni di montagne,
e di mano in mano più allargato
tra altri monti chesi spiegano
a uno a uno, allo sguardo
e che l'acqua riflette capovolti
[oo' ] paesetti posti sulle rive.

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That branch of Lake Como

which turns to noon

between two uninterrupted upstream chains

in a hustle and bustle of mountains,

and from hand to hand more enlarged

among other mountains that unfold

one by one, to the eye,

and that the water reflects upside down

[oo'] villages located on the banks.

 

[Obviously, the "google" translation loses poetic value and I could not make out the first word of the very last line. My new favorite Italian word: " andirivienni " ("hustle and bustle?")  ]

Grazie mille @v11_meticcio !

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This "translator" business gets worse.

I also see that " andirivienni " can mean "Coming and Going." Right, then, I figure: separate the roots and see : coming / going . . .

Not on goobler translate. "andiri vienni" interprets from a Bantu language (Shona):

                                                  "I'm Old "

This is what "Hustle & Bustle" has brought me . . .

 

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5 hours ago, docc said:

 

Quel ramo del lago di Como
che volge a mezzogiorno
tra due catene non interotte di monte
in un andirivienni di montagne,
e di mano in mano più allargato
tra altri monti chesi spiegano
a uno a uno, allo sguardo
e che l'acqua riflette capovolti
[ oo' ] paesetti posti sulle rive.

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Quel ramo del Lago di Como

che volge a mezzogiorno

tra due catene a monte ininterrotte

nel trambusto delle montagne,

e di mano in mano più allargata

tra le altre montagne che si dispiegano

uno per uno, per gli occhi,

e che l'acqua si riflette capovolta

[oo'] villaggi situati sulle rive.

 

[Ovviamente la traduzione "google" perde valore poetico e non riuscivo a distinguere la prima parola dell'ultima riga. La mia nuova parola italiana preferita: " andirivienni " ("trambusto?")  ]

grazie mille@v11_meticcio!

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My silver V11 & a friends new acquisition, a 1963 Ariel Golden Arrow, a 2 stoke 250 twin, built in Small Heath Birmingham nearly 60 years ago. By the time the Ariel Arrow stopped production in 1967, the British bike industry was almost finished with Small Heath itself closing in 1973

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