Not really car related but it's my day off. I play with moto

Apr 19

Not really car related but it's my day off.
I play with motorcycles too. Here's my own "not going to sell it, ever" machine.
This is a 1980 Moto Guzzi Lemans II
It's dressed up as a 1978 850 Lemans and has the factory race kit. Twin plug heads, Dyna ignition, LaFranconi exhaust, Bitubo fork cartridges, Works shocks, Tarozzi rearsets and Norman Hyde M handlebars.
The colour is from a Ferrari 275GTB that was in the shop for service. The bike was originally red but when I saw that car, I told my painter "Make it that blue!"
It's an uncivilized, loud, obnoxious, hooligan bike and I love it. #sgmechanicalservice #ifixstuffyoucant

Apr 19, 2026

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· Apr 19

I know very little about bikes. This is the closest I came to a motorcyle. My parents were super negative on it.

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· Apr 19

@alsancle
When I was a kid, my neighbour gave me an old, non-running mini bike. Mom figured it was safe because I probably wouldn't be able to get it running.
Oops..

· Apr 19

@ShawnG My parents made the same mistake. And they were right until I got another engine (bigger btw) from a kindly old gentleman in the neighborhood. Mom and dad were not happy. Never worked my way up to full size bikes. Most of my friends ended up crashing or getting run into so probably for the better.

· Apr 19

My brother on the other hand had number of cool motorcyles prior to having kids. This is the one I remember because I think it cost an arm and a leg.

· Apr 19

@alsancle
An MV is on my bucket list.

· Apr 20

This is my 2000 Indian Chief. There are many like it but this one is mine. Technically an antique like me. I ride it less than 10% of what I used to but still get on it every year. It’s kind of that rule that the motorcycle predated meeting my wife so it can’t be banned, it is grandfathered. A new one would not be.

· Apr 20

@TwilightChrome An Indian Chief? I wanna see that. Where are the pictures?