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Offline Rocking-M

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stoppin by to say howdy
« on: October 02, 2012, 04:43:27 PM »
Haven't checked in here in some time.

Didn't see a lot of the old names in the threads but thought I say hello to all.
I posted over in the project section and the Uncle Ernie memorial.

Best to all!
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Offline mcpuffett

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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2012, 01:53:54 AM »
Hi Robert theres still a few of us kicking about , been riding my bikes when i have had chance so i haven't been posting as often myself  ;)cheers Mick.
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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2012, 07:58:07 AM »
What's shakin RM?
Bill the demon..

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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2012, 08:18:36 AM »
HOLA.

lets see some ducati pics.....

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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2012, 11:27:28 AM »
Hey Mick, Bill and the Roach, been doing a lot of riding ourselves. My wife decided she get back on the
back and she's having a blast. I think the ride with Uncle Ernie in the side car convinced her it couldn't
be any worse on the back of my bike.  ;)

Hope you all are riding as much as you want. Hey Mick, we had some English ducati frens come over the
first of the summer and they are now thinking of retiring nearby! Something to do with those English
rainy spells and lack of general sunlight.  ;D

Bill, I suspect your heading into winter soon.  ;)

Hey Roach, we met a couple at a Ducati rally and I mentioned I was considering a new multistrada.
THey had one and called us up that week and insisted we take it for a month. After much arm twisting,
I did. Great bike and one may be the next I get. I test rode one earlier in the spring and same day tested
a BMW GS. The GS was a great piece of machinery, the Ducati has soul. We put 1700 miles on the loaner in
4 weekends basically. It was black, if I get one it will have to be Red.

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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2012, 11:37:43 AM »
I cant comment on new italian machinery but did recently get a project guzzi from an man that owned it since new. I have multiple BMW's that I love dearly but I have to say there is something about that old Guzzi that really resonates with me. Certainly is not mind numbing performance.


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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2012, 01:40:57 PM »
Guzzi's are great machines. Have you posted up in the project bike section?
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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2012, 01:46:45 PM »
No. not really much of a visual project and I am also not a good documentor. I replaced the cylinders, had the heads done and then just did the kind of stuff we all do when we get a "new" bike. Fluids, carbs, tires etc. Its been a year to get it running but its the first time its been on the road in about 20 years.

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Re: stoppin by to say howdy
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2012, 02:34:19 PM »
Sounds like fun (the Duc), good to hear ya check in RM!
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