Subject: Re: pulling an engine and other newbie questions
Author: Jeff Meegan
Date: Oct 1, 2001, 9:06 PM
Post ID: 1708444840
well, my old flame is still a bmw. She's got about 70,000 miles on the frame
up rebuild and going strong. She's a standard, very dependable no-nonsense
workman-like bike. I guess I'm saying she doesn't have soul. Not in bad way
like a UJM, but not oozing gobs of character (or other stuff). hah watch her
get back at me during the commute tomorrow morning :).
I guess that is the reason I started fooling with the old harleys. Looking
for
something perhaps not as dependable but with soul. I found myself at odds
with
the local harley boutique set. The "dealer" just dealt in aftermarket chrome
doo-dads.
I saw my first guzzi and *man* that bike just called out to me. It's got gobs
of character (and rust). My local guzzi dealer is Moto International. Now
thats
a dealership. I picked up a copy of Guzziology and was blown away. Theres
this
whole body of lore that comes with the marque. It's got history.
I guess I'm not explaining it too well, but it's too hard to think straight
with
guzzi on the brain.
jeff
| Jeff, I'm sure others more proficient at mechanicals will respond knowledgeably to your questions but I have a question for you, when you get the time; what makes you intrigued by Guzzis as opposed to American iron or BMWs? Thanks, Bob Hawkes 1969 Ambassador 1966 Honda CB160 |