+2. I like Guzzi customs but that's horrid.

That's fairly typical of what Ghezi & Brian churn out though

That's not really selling the "adventure" brand of motorcycling is it

Is this the bike that makes the European manufacturers worry

If that website is anything to go by, certainly not

Guzzi race exhaust set the neighbours van alarm off so I got some cheap dB killers welded into place & had it dyno'd, small plate is legal coz it's only 6 digit & fits perfectly on the Morinis plate holder, never bothered with the other stuff.

Beetle maps are very well known in the Guzzi fraternity

Still found a proper remap at Dave Wood Racing far better for my 1200 sport, considerably more expensive than a beetle map grant you, but +5bhp in the midrange & a lot smoother.

Shouldn't be a problem, you'll have to give it a frame number, it won't be a Brough and it won't be worth much, it's the same as any other special frames bike, get over to UK Specials on Facebook and ask. Thanks I'll take a look, not bothered about the value (engine will be worth a few quid) just l...

Reminded me of a Munch Mammoth.

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/22727/ ... ne-no-147/

Thanks Druid & Mangocrazy, getting them fitted to the mighty Morini tomorrow, gonna be a relief to bin the faux off road tyres from it - having the front squealing braking into bends is not exactly confidence inspiring.

At £2.5k list price for a petrol tank it's not surprising my Guzzi was written off at 6 months old back in 2007. My brother has a replica Brough frame & old engine that I'd love to get built up with more modern components (brakes that work) but it's a mine field of regulation & registration ...

Popped over to Hideout leathers to pick up some new troos & gloves, flooding made passing through Luton even more horrible than normal but overall not a bad 135mile round trip, some bike cleaning fans might have a wee stroke at the sight of my bike though.

If someone stole the Morini, I'd probably check to see if one of the other 14 owners in the country had nicked it for spares* & if not cry a bit before either buying back my old Centauro or getting a Griso.

*3 months & counting just for a replacement indicator..

Going off topic, just ordered a pair of Metzler Roadtec 01 tyres & they have arrived but the front is an 01 SE & the rear is a plain 01 - is this likely to be a major problem?
They'll be replacing the faux off road tyres on my Morini 1200 scrambler..

Just been doing some digital tyre kicking on Ebay & Completely motorbikes have a few adverts for new 650 Vstrom's.No doubt they're also advertising other bikes. Looks like they've got over 500 bikes on eBay at the moment, not sure I'd want to buy one without knowing that any consumer protection...

Didn't dare stop for any photos today - would never have got my sodden wet gloves back on

Been a member of a patch club?

Ridden a trike?

Nope me neither, although I have been given a lift on a trike by a patch club member...

Otherwise 19 of the original list plus chebs 3 & some others.

I used to hitch a lot back in my youth, certainly gave me a healthy respect for HGVs and their like.

However many years ago I did succumb to the challenge a mate set of riding up between 2 HGVs whilst they jockey'd for position on a dual carriageway.... not an experience I'd ever repeat.

Speaking to some guys at the port & they got a house for 6 in Ramsey through the tourist board with ferry tickets thrown in for near enough £400pp for 6 nights - bearing in mind we paid around £320pp for ferry & 4 nights camping theirs seems like a good deal especially in this weather - havi...

@dodgy69 - it's been compacted, racing schedule was just Fri, sat & Monday. Saturday just saw one lap after busy watermain delayed start then first race was red flagged after one lap 😔 then racing began after 2pm on Monday, got five races in but most of them curtailed to one lap, next weekend is...

Re the Manx - been eff all racing, got drenched at Jurby so my speedo packed up, currently lying I'm my tent listening to the rain & tomorrows forecast is more of the same, so will pack up in the rain ready for a choppy trip to Liverpool & then 150 motorway miles on the Guzzi to get home. Th...

I can almost hear the cogs whirring from here..