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Muzza Wa
6 years ago

Quoting Baloffski on 16 Jun 2018 09:24 AM
Agree PB, "cept for the young barstead, turning into a "wizend good old barstead"...we laugh.
Have had over 70 Motorcyles , Wish I had kept a handfull.

Quoting Far Canal on 16 Jun 2018 09:31 AM
Ha Ha, The bike is better now after those years but me..well not the case.
There aint no contest when you put a man against a machine.
Thanks for the kind comments you guys.
Pauly, do you really reckon you would still enjoy riding a 6 cylinder behemoth?.

Quoting paulybronco on 16 Jun 2018 09:34 AM
I am actively looking for a decent CBX 1000 again so if you know of one......

So you and I have actually have something in common! Well fuck me! I’m also looking for a CBX1000. Found a couple in the U K, and one in South Africa, but they asking way too much!

chriso
6 years ago

Best post I’ve seen on here for awhile. Cheers

gidgi
6 years ago

I get the head down arse up thing gets tiresome on the body, I had mine for just 5 yrs before I switched to a more comfy riding style kudo`s to the guy riding it back to perth I did the west to east & back again in my mid forties it was a tough 8k round trip of pleasure & pain . nice Le manns (mans ?) FC your right they can get ya in trouble pretty quick but shit they are fun to ride

Baloffski
6 years ago

Quoting gidgi on 16 Jun 2018 09:53 PMedited: 16 Jun 2018 09:57 PM
I get the head down arse up thing gets tiresome on the body, I had mine for just 5 yrs before I switched to a more comfy riding style kudo`s to the guy riding it back to perth I did the west to east & back again in my mid forties it was a tough 8k round trip of pleasure & pain . nice Le manns (mans ?) FC your right they can get ya in trouble pretty quick but shit they are fun to ride

Love the S. was an inch away from getting one new.
My now ex-wife said NO!. They are a pleasure to look at, wanted to buy one and ride "round Lake Como, Italy, Europe, home.

Far Canal
6 years ago

Quoting B0GN on 16 Jun 2018 01:19 PM
That’s a good read. Crazy cool about the original owner seeing it, that’s awesome. And for the dude that bought it, what a great way to get to know the bike. That’s a hell of a ride.
Hehehe. I was just about to hit send when I remembered there was a Perth in Tassie. Still a decent ride but not the epic journey I had first though ;-)

He IS actually riding it back to Perth Western Australia. Strangely enough he sent me a text last night to say that he was hunkered down in a pub in Perth Tassie last night enjoying a steak and a beer and that he was happy with the bike, reckoned it was a real beast.

liberator
6 years ago

I love Guzzi's, I've got a '96 Centauro, which is a semi sit up bike, all is ok for the first 100 kays then it starts to hurt, next time I have it on the bike lift I'm gonna try and raise the handlebars a couple of inches, I only register it for 3 months a year, around the time of the Victorians Spaghetti Rally at Edi Cutting, one day I'd like to get a mid '90's California with all the touring bags etc, carb model, a good Guzzi is an unbelievable ownership experience, I highly recommend owning one,

here's the Centauro,

Baloffski
6 years ago

Quoting liberator on 16 Jun 2018 10:45 PM
I love Guzzi's, I've got a '96 Centauro, which is a semi sit up bike, all is ok for the first 100 kays then it starts to hurt, next time I have it on the bike lift I'm gonna try and raise the handlebars a couple of inches, I only register it for 3 months a year, around the time of the Victorians Spaghetti Rally at Edi Cutting, one day I'd like to get a mid '90's California with all the touring bags etc, carb model, a good Guzzi is an unbelievable ownership experience, I highly recommend owning one,

here's the Centauro,

Guzzi"s are take or leave. I loved them.
Spag rally"s, in Victoria went to a couple , good fun. Guzzis are the agricultured motorcycle tractors, that are fun.
The Centauro was indeed a different line of Guttzi, which I did not own, but admired, nice lines, like ya exhaust, under the rocker covers valving, and and is MG colour, which had on my first LeMans.Bloody nice looker.

paulybronco
6 years ago

Quoting Far Canal on 16 Jun 2018 09:31 AM
Ha Ha, The bike is better now after those years but me..well not the case.
There aint no contest when you put a man against a machine.
Thanks for the kind comments you guys.
Pauly, do you really reckon you would still enjoy riding a 6 cylinder behemoth?.

Quoting paulybronco on 16 Jun 2018 09:34 AM
I am actively looking for a decent CBX 1000 again so if you know of one......

Quoting Muzza Wa on 16 Jun 2018 02:41 PM
So you and I have actually have something in common! Well fuck me! I’m also looking for a CBX1000. Found a couple in the U K, and one in South Africa, but they asking way too much!

LOL We all have the bike bug. I have had 3 over the years and one of the boys on the forum had a look at one interstate for me recently. Tims in USA is anoughther option but struggling with all the compliance/import crap bringing one in.
http://www.timscbx.com

Baloffski
6 years ago

Quoting paulybronco on 16 Jun 2018 09:34 AM
I am actively looking for a decent CBX 1000 again so if you know of one......

Quoting Muzza Wa on 16 Jun 2018 02:41 PM
So you and I have actually have something in common! Well fuck me! I’m also looking for a CBX1000. Found a couple in the U K, and one in South Africa, but they asking way too much!

Quoting paulybronco on 17 Jun 2018 04:29 AM
LOL We all have the bike bug. I have had 3 over the years and one of the boys on the forum had a look at one interstate for me recently. Tims in USA is anoughther option but struggling with all the compliance/import crap bringing one in.
http://www.timscbx.com

Ya Know, was thinking, what is it? We got the Motorcyle Bug, where did we catch it?
Is it contagious? Maybe i got too much time on my computer hands? Rather look at bike porn than pussy porn, does that make me weird>? Love both, but engines are so cool..

PaulW
6 years ago

Best post on this site in a long while. Love the photos and the story about the buyer. Thanks Far C

paulybronco
6 years ago

Quoting Muzza Wa on 16 Jun 2018 02:41 PM
So you and I have actually have something in common! Well fuck me! I’m also looking for a CBX1000. Found a couple in the U K, and one in South Africa, but they asking way too much!

Quoting paulybronco on 17 Jun 2018 04:29 AM
LOL We all have the bike bug. I have had 3 over the years and one of the boys on the forum had a look at one interstate for me recently. Tims in USA is anoughther option but struggling with all the compliance/import crap bringing one in.
http://www.timscbx.com

Quoting Baloffski on 17 Jun 2018 04:54 AM
Ya Know, was thinking, what is it? We got the Motorcyle Bug, where did we catch it?
Is it contagious? Maybe i got too much time on my computer hands? Rather look at bike porn than pussy porn, does that make me weird>? Love both, but engines are so cool..

We got it the very first time we rolled that throttle on and felt the freedom that came with that ride. I remember that moment vividly 57yrs ago!

B0GN
6 years ago

Quoting B0GN on 16 Jun 2018 01:19 PM
That’s a good read. Crazy cool about the original owner seeing it, that’s awesome. And for the dude that bought it, what a great way to get to know the bike. That’s a hell of a ride.
Hehehe. I was just about to hit send when I remembered there was a Perth in Tassie. Still a decent ride but not the epic journey I had first though ;-)

Quoting Far Canal on 16 Jun 2018 10:36 PM
He IS actually riding it back to Perth Western Australia. Strangely enough he sent me a text last night to say that he was hunkered down in a pub in Perth Tassie last night enjoying a steak and a beer and that he was happy with the bike, reckoned it was a real beast.

Ohhhh, hell yeah!! Back with the epicness then!! That’d be awesome! :-)

Far Canal
6 years ago

Quoting B0GN on 16 Jun 2018 01:19 PM
That’s a good read. Crazy cool about the original owner seeing it, that’s awesome. And for the dude that bought it, what a great way to get to know the bike. That’s a hell of a ride.
Hehehe. I was just about to hit send when I remembered there was a Perth in Tassie. Still a decent ride but not the epic journey I had first though ;-)

Quoting Far Canal on 16 Jun 2018 10:36 PM
He IS actually riding it back to Perth Western Australia. Strangely enough he sent me a text last night to say that he was hunkered down in a pub in Perth Tassie last night enjoying a steak and a beer and that he was happy with the bike, reckoned it was a real beast.

Quoting B0GN on 17 Jun 2018 10:15 PM
Ohhhh, hell yeah!! Back with the epicness then!! That’d be awesome! :-)

Well I hope it will be awesome for him.
After texting me from the pub in Perth (Tas) while he was enjoying a steak and a beer and singing the praises of his new Guzzi, he phoned me the next morning (yesterday)to say the bike had a flat battery and could I offer any technical advice?.
Well I told him how to find the alternator (a simple 2 minute job) to see maybe if a brush wire had broken or something else looked amiss. Also told him where the rectifier/regulator was and to check for loose wire etc. The sealed gel battery was only a year old and had been regularly on a tender so don't reckon it was that.
Must say it near ruined my day. Told him I would happily ride it to Perth W.A with confidence and he only made it a couple of hundred kays up the road to Perth Tas before the first problem.
God I hate that.

steelo
6 years ago

I've got your back FC

B0GN
6 years ago

Damn! Yeah, I’d be feeling a bit bummed out too. But it doesn’t sound as though it’s gonna be any sort of real trouble. He’s just learning a few things about the bike a little earlier than expected. All’s well that ends well.

Benno
6 years ago

Am looking fwd to more if this story FC, I think it's not yet finished. ??

Baloffski
6 years ago

Arhh, Steptoe and son, how the hell did that get into the equation.... OHH i see.'
Any how, kudo"s "Fucken Hell", you a motorcyclist after ma own heart. >Had 6 x 750 honda Fours over time, worked most 810 to 900, single cam were stong.
If ya wanna sell one down the track pm me man, I loved them.
Had only 4 x Kawasaki 900 Doublecam, were good if tuned in. Remember 67HP to 84HP or similar. Bikes are good, reackon, never have enough.

Far Canal
6 years ago

Quoting Benno on 18 Jun 2018 11:10 AM
Am looking fwd to more if this story FC, I think it's not yet finished. ??

Fuck mate! I could write a thick book about the ownership, adventures, miss-adventures of this bike. If I were to be honest in the writing of it ALL though I might just find myself behind bars.
Anyway, new owner has decided to ship the bike back to Perth from Melbourne. Where there is an excellent Guzzi dealership and workshop who will sort it all out in a jiffy.
I sold the bike cause I felt like I was getting too old for that style of bike, plus it was a heavy lump of a thing to get on and off the centre stand. The side stand was abysmal and I warned the new owner about using it.
New owner was smaller and older than me (much to my surprise) and I could see it was going to take him some time to get use to just manoeuvering it around before even riding it. So a trip across the Nullarbor was fraught with danger. Bike falls over, you have a busted spark plug etc.
At least he has told me of his plans and says he still loves the grunt of the thing , what a blast it is to ride and seems to harbor no ill feeling towards me.
Kinda glad he is not riding it all the way back.
Recently I bought a second hand 94cc husqvarna chainsaw, a big cunt of a saw.
It started right up first or second pull and just fell through the hardwood logs the seller had lying around.
It seemed good, owner assured me it was.
When I got home I realised it would not start when it was hot.
It was fucked.
Should have tried starting it hot when I bought it.
The fucker who sold it obviously knew it was rooted and that shits me.
When I sold the Guzzi I believed it was all good to go, new owner seems to accept that thankfully.
No Steelo, not Steptoe or Arfur Daley here mate.

B0GN
6 years ago

Life’s way less stressful if you’re up front about everything. I can’t handle the lies, bullshit and games some people feel the need to play. So yeah, if I’d sold it to him, like you, I’d be a bit bummed that he’s having trouble but I’d still be sleeping like a baby with the knowledge that it’s just a one of those things and I hadn’t fucked someone over.

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