Sunday 7 November 2021


Well, as the heading says No matter how bad your day is, this blog and a ride on your motorcycle will make you feel better. Motorcycles, isn't that the truth. My entire life has revolved around motorcycles and the friends I have made as a result of them. All we seem to talk about ( apart from this racist divisive government that we have) is about motorcycles. Rides coming up,  rides we have had, builds we are working on, it all revolves around motorcycles. Every single person I know and call my friends are all the same, consumed by this one unifying passion. We even have a regular Wednesday bike clinic, where we work on bikes, watch an amazing engineer do his thing to his and our bikes, and it has become a regular fixture in our weekly schedule. We have a first Wednesday of the month dinner which doesn't last too long but the discussions are all about motorcycles and the people we have met as a result of that. It's a great little interlude out from the normality of our lives. Discussions this week turned very quickly to our up coming ride around the East cape again, and to the people who now can't make that ride due to covid restrictions. Still the numbers are at 17 for the ride, which is perhaps just a bit too much, but still ok. When I get the Guzzi back I will look at going to a few of the Italian groups meetings as well. I am sure that they all talk the same language, and I will take my bike on some of their rides. Looking forward to this summer thats for sure. So here's to motorcycles and to you all. What's that old saying I wouldn't have meet 1/2 the interesting people I know if it wasn't for motorcycles. Isn't that the truth






I remember seeing these bikes in the flesh for the first time, they were and still are a beautiful motorcycle
Kiwi ingenuity, an outboard engine turned inti a GP winning motorcycle

So pretty

Must finish this off once I get my garage up



Now this does look nice












In all it's goodness

A very very nice garage


A little bit of piston bounce






Bevels look great from any angle
I was there the day after this photo was taken. It was amzing to see. The big blue door leads to the race department.
So so nice







Latins by the ....erhhh pub
Vincent's being made



RC 30's all in a row.















Looks a bit fat and heavy, but with the sort of HP they are getting i don't suppose it matters that much

We all miss pit girls























It sure gets busy on a MotoGP motorcycle






What an image








































The Britten Speedliner.

You can still buy them, this one is particularly nice



Some nice refinishing work going on here

A cheap base for many a cafe racer


Isn't that the truth



A green frame Guzzi?













Barbor Motorcycle Museum at night. How cool is this place?








This made me laugh




























































 

5 comments:

  1. Thank you! Look forward to seeing your Guzzi

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  2. Grant mate - excellent as usual but the politcal call in the commentary feel wrong. It's not about agreeing or disagreeing (quid each way tbh) but in this great internet toilet of steaming shouty fuckwits it's always calming to come to a cathedral of goodness where we're just about bikes.

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  3. From the other side of the world mate, cheers for the blog. Always an hour well spent

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  4. Great blog as usual. Well done Grant

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  5. salut grant. je te fais passer des images de guzzi, fais en bon usage si tu le souhaite.

    https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipPRLl55RvJVojx8G76WTyOXgIb9pvpFvyeKZK3d

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