Equinox2Equinox Rally

I've had a few emails back and forth with my friend Tim in Las Vegas lately and he mentioned that he's not really wanting to do Rallies any more that involve tents and sleeping on the floor etc,but that he's signed up for this Equinox2Equinox rally that runs for approx 7 months and you can do it at your own pace with as much input as you want really.
   The basic idea is that you are given a list of location to photograph/ things of interest eg. National Parks,defunct car brands,cemeteries over 100 years old etc etc. They then continually get updated on a website.
 I think it's quite a good idea as I like looking at pics of other places and it gives you a extra reason to search things out that you might normally pass by.

You have to display your bike registration for the pics.
As Tim says it's a little harder to find stuff to photograph unlike being on the East Coast.

Nipton, California approx 60mls out of Las Vegas where you have to go if you want to buy a lottery ticket
as you can't in Nevada..

Cemetary on Shivwits Paiute Indian Reservation on the old highway
to St George Utah

Get your kicks on ............

Triumph T140 Nourish - project update

Martin has been busy in his garage getting on with his Nourish project and although he's not rushing it I think it could on the road before Summer ends........It's got to begin before it can end though eh

Martin has made his own breather rather than just a exiting bit of pipe.
He was originally going to use a Triumph America item,but decided it was too big and unnecessary 

and opted for his own with a reed from a BMW

Most of these are other parts he's made and now had anodised 

Guzzi Racers at Imola - Part 2

More Guzzi racers from the Imola Revival 2013 inluding

some Ducati's,Bimot,MV................ 

Guzzi Race Bikes - 'Imola Revival' 2013

Joe Caruso kindly sent me these pics from the Imola Revival that he went to a few weeks back.
   There are too many pics to put up in one hit, so I'll post some more soon.
 Must get to it one day !

I assume that this is the town of Imola.
A lovely looking place (aren't all Italian towns/cities)
to grab a beer and pizza

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Oh no............. another Guzzi project

I had no plan to buy this until a friend phoned me up just over a week ago to remind it was due to finish on Ebay in the next 50 minutes. So, it got me thinking about it again weighing up the value of the individual parts and I thought, okay

Having picked it up I am actually very pleased with it.
Nice condition Boranni wheels,new tyres,new Amal carbs on straight inlets
and 38mm Ceriani forks

Anybody any ideas about what the forks are off ?
They look to me like they could be Laverda and I reckon that  the caliper mounts would
mean 285/290mm discs.

I'll put a bid on it not much above what was already showing,but I won't win it.With the last 6 minutes to go I was expecting,almost willing somebody to outbid me.  Well, it's obvious that nobody did and here it is having picked it yesterday with the help of my friend Tony and his van. The seller was from Newcastle on Tyne,but was at the Stafford Classic bike show all weekend so much better a 230 ml round trip than a 600+ mile one 

Cowboys and Guzzi's

My friend Mark from Hollister,California sent me these pictures the other week of himself and friends on their way South to the 'Visalia Not a Rally' His own Cali was playing up so a friend kindly offered him the Quota for the weekend.

Bristol Italian Day 2013

Here are a few pics from yesterday's Auto Italia Day which is a free event held in the city centre. Luckily after all the fairly rubbish weather we have been having it was at least a dry and bright day. Only probably in the mid 50's,but good enough for walking around in your bike kit

Not my cup of tea,but rare to see 

I imagine this is fairly rare too

Well used and doing his own thing

A rare Motodd Laverda 

A Zagato badge on the side of this

Damn,how did those legs get into this shot ?