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« Reply #3705 on: March 20, 2014, 07:26:16 AM » |
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I was just about to post that it was an Aermachi this morning! Thanks Spike, I am a bit of a fan of them.  |
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« Reply #3706 on: March 20, 2014, 08:32:28 AM » |
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That is a very nice looking Aermacchi.
I do have to ask though. For all of you folks that fancy yourselves as fans of the brand, have you ridden one?
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« Reply #3707 on: March 20, 2014, 08:43:12 AM » |
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That is a very nice looking Aermacchi.
I do have to ask though. For all of you folks that fancy yourselves as fans of the brand, have you ridden one?
The user here 'Cloner' races a 250cc Aermacchi in vintage ultra-light wieght class locally. I've ridden the bike in the pits. It's fun... PM him for more info. I've also 'got running' an early 70's Aermacchi 350SS. That was more fun due to the more street nature of the bike. Still odd as I'm not used to right side GP shifting. |
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« Reply #3708 on: March 20, 2014, 10:13:48 AM » |
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That is a very nice looking Aermacchi.
I do have to ask though. For all of you folks that fancy yourselves as fans of the brand, have you ridden one?
I have one in the shop that my uncle set the 125cc land speed record at Bonneville in 1970. It is almost finished with the partial restoration and all I am waiting for is the threads to be repaired to the fuel valve and the switch mounted to the bar. Then we are both gonna ride the heck out of it. Plan on taking it to Carmel on May 17th for a show. Gonna have the record on display as well as his helmet and leathers. It will absolutely be ridden. My uncle has already purchased a new jacket, boots and helmet for the little beast.  |
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« Reply #3709 on: March 20, 2014, 11:52:37 AM » |
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I've got a perfectly good set of forks that would be much more at home on that bike than those.
I'll even trade straight up.
Thought it was interesting these pictures show different forks on it: http://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-900ss-custom |
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« Reply #3710 on: March 20, 2014, 02:24:36 PM » |
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The user here 'Cloner' races a 250cc Aermacchi in vintage ultra-light wieght class locally. I've ridden the bike in the pits. It's fun... PM him for more info.
I've also 'got running' an early 70's Aermacchi 350SS. That was more fun due to the more street nature of the bike. Still odd as I'm not used to right side GP shifting.
The right side shifting never really bothered me as my Norton had that set up. The bikes are fun in a funky sort of way but they still had crap suspension and crap brakes. That was OK as they didn't really have any power anyway.  It's just that for the time the Ducati singles with the desmo heads were way better. Hey, you could argue that old BSA 350 Victors were better.  |
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« Reply #3711 on: March 20, 2014, 02:32:19 PM » |
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The right side shifting never really bothered me as my Norton had that set up. The bikes are fun in a funky sort of way but they still had crap suspension and crap brakes. That was OK as they didn't really have any power anyway. It's just that for the time the Ducati singles with the desmo heads were way better. Hey, you could argue that old BSA 350 Victors were better. Ask Cloner about passing an R1 on his Aermacchi... His bike is lightly 'massaged' (I'm not allowed to say much more than that...) |
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« Reply #3712 on: March 20, 2014, 04:33:46 PM » |
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« Reply #3713 on: March 20, 2014, 04:58:43 PM » |
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Ask Cloner about passing an R1 on his Aermacchi... His bike is lightly 'massaged' (I'm not allowed to say much more than that...)
I should get my uncle and Cloner in the same room.... Where is he out of? |
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« Reply #3714 on: March 20, 2014, 05:09:45 PM » |
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I should get my uncle and Cloner in the same room.... Where is he out of?
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« Reply #3715 on: March 20, 2014, 05:17:48 PM » |
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« Reply #3716 on: March 21, 2014, 08:30:35 AM » |
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I am not a Guzzi fan at all but this one looks nice! Maybe it's the velocity stacks.  |
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« Reply #3717 on: March 21, 2014, 08:58:41 AM » |
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I am not a Guzzi fan at all but this one looks nice!
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« Reply #3718 on: March 21, 2014, 03:19:16 PM » |
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The Duc is awesome. Gonna be one tough monkey to kick start.
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« Reply #3719 on: March 21, 2014, 10:34:36 PM » |
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That does not compute. Guzzi's and Ducati's go together like peas and carrots.
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