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Italian bikes,,,,,,,,,,,,in general

Nob

Nob

Joined Oct 2010
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Fook knows
Are the best bar none. Especially on the looks and styling front. While I've been mooching around for Cagiva stuff I've been drawn in to a whole new world of ancient Italian classics.
I reckon they were fore runners back in the early 70's. Some of them old Guzzis and Ducatis to name just two obvious ones are beautifull. Of course they were unreliable but so were the Brits. The Japs won that battle I spose, but no way could the Japs design a bike like the Italians. Different mentallity.


So, are we getting a Classic Italian bike thread with pics going ?

My current sweetheart, just look at it. I want one bad. Dead bad.
my_new_duc.jpg


Am I getting old ?
 
Jist think of them poor old joints and bones. It does look effin great though.
 
Got to agree there mucker, me mate had one and it wis sex on two wheels. Everything jist looked sooooo effin right and sorted, it's the koolest, greatest piece of production machinery i've ever claped ma eyes on.
 
As a spotty teen, I lusted after the Moto Guzzi LeMans.

le_mans_i.jpg


As a returning 35 year old biker I rode one a mate had restored.

What a piece of slow old junk. :)
 
aka_Gilo said:
As an equally spotty teen I had bigtime lust for one of these:

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I rode one back "in the day" a mate sold his CB750 and one of his kids to get one.

I had a GS1000 by then, it was the better bike of the two. The Jota was seriously hard work, didn't feckin stop, the crank cases hit the deck way early, fookin fast for the day though.
 
Yeah, I don't doubt if I ever rode one my illusions would be shattered. Even back in the day when they were a current model the phrase "proper man's bike" translated as "will throw you into the nearest ditch rather than get round a corner". By all accounts you needed hands like a gorilla to use the clutch too.
 
yeah with you on the whole jota thing, remember the montjuic too ( 500 i think ),also one of my faves, the 1970's ducati 900 ss, in black and gold just awseome...
 
Batfastard said:
As a spotty teen, I lusted after the Moto Guzzi LeMans.

le_mans_i.jpg


As a returning 35 year old biker I rode one a mate had restored.

What a piece of slow old junk. :)
Click to expand...

One of me mucker's got one it's an effin tractor.

He loves it.

I love it's presence.

I know

I'm a fud.
 
Nob said:
Are the best bar none. Especially on the looks and styling front. While I've been mooching around for Cagiva stuff I've been drawn in to a whole new world of ancient Italian classics.
I reckon they were fore runners back in the early 70's. Some of them old Guzzis and Ducatis to name just two obvious ones are beautifull. Of course they were unreliable but so were the Brits. The Japs won that battle I spose, but no way could the Japs design a bike like the Italians. Different mentallity.


So, are we getting a Classic Italian bike thread with pics going ?

My current sweetheart, just look at it. I want one bad. Dead bad.
my_new_duc.jpg


Am I getting old ?
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You will feel old iff you ride that fecker to far ;)
 
nah, ah hud the 900 for a good while years ago, was a great wee bike and comfy tae

ducati9000004.jpg


ducati9000002.jpg
 
charley tuono said:
moto morini 31/2 sport !!
wanted one of these since i was a nipper !!
beautiful little things
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morini3emezzo.jpg


Liz & I saw one on the ferry to Spain a couple of years ago, it was in really tatty condition, but fair play we saw him several times on the trip to the south coast and he was on the return ferry.
 
Whilst we are on the subject of Moto Morini, I was thinking of one of these before I went for the Factory last year, now if you think Aprilia parts & dealers are hard to come by.....

morini-corsaro-avio-black-2.jpg
 
Rico said:
nah, ah hud the 900 for a good while years ago, was a great wee bike and comfy tae

ducati9000004.jpg


ducati9000002.jpg
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Dont get me rong I like old Ducatis to look at . but I wood have a what you are showing off I have allways had a soft spot for the supersport 9.:cool: that is loveley .
 
Batfastard said:
morini3emezzo.jpg


Liz & I saw one on the ferry to Spain a couple of years ago, it was in really tatty condition, but fair play we saw him several times on the trip to the south coast and he was on the return ferry.
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beautiful !!
a forgotten and often overlooked piece of motorcycle history
 
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