macguzzi Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Big thanks for the plug cap Mal: otherwise I would have been traveling home on a 500 single. Isn't that a 550 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Isn't that a 550 No, you're figuring the same way as the Guzzi speedo reads. You're bike isn't really an 1100, honest. ooooooooooh, look at your avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 It's a small part of the photo, but here's a better image if you want to use it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macguzzi Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Yur an offay man Dave next time I'm taking me camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macguzzi Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 No, you're figuring the same way as the Guzzi speedo reads. You're bike isn't really an 1100, honest. ooooooooooh, look at your avatar! Okay 532ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Came home about 3 hours ago in beautiful Dutch weather. Bike ran like a dream all week. I'm going to file this week in Scotland under "best times of my life". It was really great to meat some of the UK based V11 riders and although the hotel was a bit of a disappointment it was all good. Too bad we had to leave a few behind. The weather didn't bother me and I enjoyed the countryside riding the empty roads. Oh, and I'm all for Galloway next year! I rode through it on monday and it was by far the best riding I ever did! Count me in. Condider this a warning. FWIW, I can recommend the Crosskeys Hotel in New Galloway. I spent the night there and the people were just fabulous. So, now it's time to wash the bike and buy some new oil and tyres. Before I forget... Has someone else spotted the new AJS bike? This one was on the ferry last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macguzzi Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 You could have had a stumper there Jaap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Glad you made it back safely and had a good time Jaap! It was a pleasure to meet you! Cheers Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballabio Bertie Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Glad you enjoyed the rest of your trip Jaap. Anyone heard from Antonio? Hope they had an uneventful ride home! Incidentally that bike looks a lot like an MZ Scorpion with AJS tank badges... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Bertie is spot on. On the ferry there were two older Scotsmen who were planning to attend an AJS-Matchless rally in Germany. One of their bikes leaked too much oil the day before leaving so he took his Scorpion and replaced the badges. He was afraid that he wouldn't get in. He told me he worked at a bike shop in Berwick (a former Guzzi dealer) I had a really nice chat with them on the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhbo Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 .. He told me he worked at a bike shop in Berwick (a former Guzzi dealer) I had a really nice chat with them on the boat. Jaap, that's funny. In August 2005 I was probably exactly in this shop and talked to the owner of it. Well, Berwick to me didn't look as if it had another bike shop. He just had come back from Germany then and was so enthusiastic about MZ and it's superb bikes and the great future he hoped they would have. Unfortunately things developed differently, but by then he's had already sold three of these angry saxons. Across the street of it we were in a café so badly f!"`?=d up, or better down, that it already had begun to look somewhat folkloristic to us foreigners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 This place? Borders Bikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 That'll be it. He told me they were a shop specialized in trials bikes like Fantic, GasGas, Montesa, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 One of their bikes leaked too much oil hmm, know the feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhbo Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Is that a running live gag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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