Ya other bikes

[mdude]

Laverda Ghost 668. Lovely little bike with all the right fittings. It will cost you nearly nothing and run circles round 620 Monsters. My wife adores it. Noisy as hell.

Bad reputation for blowing its engines, but that was fixed with the '97 engine. This one is a '96 with an '99 engine.

[txrider]

That reads like all the bikes I've wanted to buy over the last few years (minus the yami) You have Impeccable taste my man 

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Thanks. Yeah, that FZ1 sorta sticks out doesn't it. OTOH, anytime I have an errand or a day ride to do it's always ready with no fuss. Sorta bland after riding the others... until you crack the throttle.

[Ballacraine]

The sad part is from what I've heard is that building the Bikes is what led to his untimely demise. As in he hand built them and apparently Hand working CF is somewhat dangerous to your health... Could be hearsay but I have to think taking on the world all by yourself is one heck of a strain... but the man had balls and tallent the likes of which I cannot compare with anything in memory. If I won the lottery I would buy one of his bikes just to have it inshrined under protective glass in the foaye.

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I had the pleasure of meeting the man, when he was over for the first of his tilts at the TT. By chance, I got to do some video work for them in the paddock and pits on Senior Race Day....Just right place at the right time, really. It was a very memorable experience.

 

Nige.

[jihem]

  2.  1989/90 Ducati 750 Sport

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i had one of those a few years ago. A very underestimate ducati: that bike is wicked fun at work. Especially with Dell Ortos instead of the Weber carb...

 

 

yummy.

[DeBenGuzzi]

WELL..... if ya want to talk garages, heres mine... and the house, it seems that all my mates and people I dont know like to use my joint as a storage shed over winter.

Bloody sweet man, always had a soft spot for them wee puppies, and yours looks mint 

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Sooooo. do any ppl live in your abode? looks like you had motorcycle children. My wife wouldn't go for the Guzzi in the living room....now if I had a MV or a 999 I might tune her out

[dangerous]

Sooooo. do any ppl live in your abode? looks like you had motorcycle children. My wife wouldn't go for the Guzzi in the living room....now if I had a MV or a 999 I might tune her out 

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MV MV MV MV MV MV..... all the way, now 4cyl's belong in cars as far as I'm concerned..... however the MV is pure poetry, yes please.

 

re: ppl in my abode.... umm na on my own

 

heres a couple of my past bikes

[dangerous]

Laverda Ghost 668.

Awesom bikes the 668 and 750's, a mate has the 750sf very quick bike and very well thought out... I'd love to get my hands on a 750 formula

[bigbikerrick]

Well, with too much time on my hands and a two car garage dedicated to bikes I've managed to gather these-

 

1.  2000 Triumph Sprint ST

2.  2001 Yamaha FZ1

3.  2002 Aprilia Futura

4.  2004 Guzzi LeMans

 

The plan was to sell the FZ to buy the LeMans but somehow that hasn't happened.  I, unfortunately, think my for-sale machines are worth more than everyone else does...

As you can imagine the battery charger gets a workout.  And considering I do all my own maintenance I do too.  <_>

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Hey Tx, nothing wrong with spending lots of time in the garage, Its my favorite room of the house, and it keeps me out of the bars.......

[mdude]

Hey Tx, nothing wrong with spending lots of time in the garage, Its my favorite room of the house, and it keeps me out of the bars.......

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why on earth do you want to keep out of bars??? theres this, and theres that......

[txrider]

Hey Tx, nothing wrong with spending lots of time in the garage, Its my favorite room of the house, and it keeps me out of the bars.......

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Well, according to my wife these days the garage is a good thing... Gotta get some propane though as the temp this morning was in the teens and that's too dang cold to be in my favorite room of the house without heat. And on the bar bit I just move mine into the garage about 4 in the afternoon.

[mark.gilmore]

All I got.

[Guest Bruce]

In addition to the V11 I also ride a 625 KTM SXC and have a red coffin tank 250 CZ which gets started occassionaly for ceremonial purposes.

[Mike Stewart]

Those were the days of Maico Brako and seize Z Yep, still luv them!

 

Mike

 

red coffin tank 250 CZ which gets started occassionaly for ceremonial purposes.

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[Guest Bruce]

Those were the days of Maico Brako and seize Z   Yep, still luv them!

 

Mike

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Hey Mike

 

Me too, that's why I haven't gotten rid of it, too many great memories. Other than the Jikov carb and Pal sparkplugs the lead sled was actually very reliable. I beat on it for years and it never let me down. I'll try to scan an old picture over ( don't hold your breath, it may take me a couple more years to figure out how to do that..)

 

BTW how is the recover coming?

[Mike Stewart]

Bruce,

 

In my youth, I used to always read Dirt Bike Magazine with my friends and when I was old enough and had a job, I finally bought one. I gave up dirt bikes when the pain was greater than the fun. Still miss it though. My first dirt bike was a Penton/KTM 175, I picked it up with a broken crank and repaired it. Lots of fun with the Bing carb and the Moto plat ignition. You just had to never lay it down or the Bing would flood the engine and don't even think about going through water.

 

I am doing well in the recovery, I am walking pretty good and I will be going to physical theropy to work on the muscles that have become very weak. I thought this would be the fast part of recovery (after bone healing) but the muscle building part is going to take longer.

 

Thanks,

Mike

 

Hey Mike

 

Me too, that's why I haven't gotten rid of it, too many great memories. Other than the Jikov carb and Pal sparkplugs the lead sled was actually very reliable. I beat on it for years and it never let me down. I'll try to scan an old picture over ( don't hold your breath, it may take me a couple more years to figure out how to do that..)

 

BTW how is the recover coming?

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