afternoon from somewhere in the North Atlantic

Good morning

morning

.... and on the same theme:

Very cool 

They actually had power even then - wow

I've been in Monaco on those streets in the early scenes. Carefree, tuned and mofified Mini back in the early 80s. Clearly I didn't fit in - hooligan viking burning tires and blasting my stereo, but it was a bucket list thing 

This motorcycle is probably the most significant Ducati in the history of road racing in the United States. In the mid 1970s Superbike racing began and all kinds of motorcycles were being raced.  Members of CYCLE magazine, which was the premier motorcycle magazine for sale, purchased several Ducati 900 Super Sports and modified them using a lot of car technology found in Southern California. Thus the California Hot Rod nickname.  Technology from the Hot Rod industry. The Ducati SS raced against Honda and Kawasaki fours as well as BMW twins. I will let you read the article and listen and watch the video. The bike is still a beauty. I still miss CYCLE magazine!

https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/1542400-cycle-news-2026-issue-01-january-6/118?_gl=1%2A1a0jif2%2A_ga%2AMTM3OTYxNDM1NC4xNzA2NjU1MzQw%2A_ga_SG2E6R2G1V%2AczE3Njc3MTA4NzAkbzQzJGcxJHQxNzY3NzEwOTA0JGoyNiRsMCRoMTg1OTQyMzQwOA..%2A_gcl_au%2AMTIxNzU2MDIzNC4xNzYwNzA4MzY0%2A_ga_2NJZVFG8KF%2AczE3Njc3MTA4NzAkbzM0JGcxJHQxNzY3NzEwOTA4JGoyMiRsMCRoNjUwMTk0NzU1

This is some amazing footage.