I don't think I've ever rode Olive but someone has commented on it, I went for a ride yesterday a guy a at stoplight next to me said "cool bike what year is that?" I told the truth that time, I rode it to church the other day and one of the old guys saw it in the parking lot and came searching to find me, he told me he put a lot of miles on those things in WWII, I didn't have the heart to tell him what it was. Olive gets mistaken for an Indian military all the time. What great fun!
At 07:59 PM 10/20/00 -0700, you wrote:
All- The fellow I bought my Eldo from used to tell people that it was a 1947 Harley-Davidson sidemount panhead...a limited production, Italian manufacture bike. I still laugh when I think about that one! Cheers Chris in NC '74 Eldo
From: Ian Adkins <iadk-@hotmail.com> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Something about Guzzi - Why each day is more fun Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 18:07:36 -0700
Thanks Rich for the wonderful account.
Hearing stories like yours flashes me back to many of my similar encounters with curious admirers. Well...all except the cute girl bits. I guess I need to get a bit of grey before I experience those encounters eh? :-) Even before I had my (Aquila.....yes I have named my girl too :-)) painted to her current beauty I was constantly getting compliments on the bike. My favorite was once, when I was taking a ferry across the river, this guy in a $150,000 Mercedes parks besided me and starts talking to me about the bike. One thing I have always,loved about these machines is that people don't seem to have a problem talking to you...and I love that. If I was on a HD I doubt that he would have started a convo. I ceratinly would not have started a convo with him :-)
Lots of other little stories of people waving at me as I ride by etc....When they occur it makes me feel real good inside.
The funniest I remember was when I was in Maryland with Dave Otis. At a gas stop Dave (on his red Eldo..Heather), his boy Andrew (on his green Ambo...Olive) and me on my black Ambo were grabbing a quick bite. A little girl ran past us and asked her mother......"Mommy is that a Harley Davidson?". Really made me laugh. Not long after that this "good ol'boy" came up and said...."them is one nice fine set of BMW's ya got yourself there..."
Ahhhh life as the owner of a Loopframe. Sometimes I just head into the garage and look at the bikes.....they are beautiful aren't they?
Regards.....Ian
So I get home from work and at about 04:15 the phone rings
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