Classic Festival - Pukekohe

**dangerous** · 9th February 2009, 19:04

Originally Posted by Ixion

It's a diesel

and in the back ground to the right its a Rosso Corsa

Originally Posted by Ixion

NAh, didn't look like any of them, they just look ordinary. This was all sort of squareish. And grey. Yeah , Convert, that's what it said, knew it was something like. And it said 1100cc. Had nice neat coordinated panniers too. Also square. Very square.

Moto Guzzi

Well the convert only came as a 1000 and only looked like this...
the Guzzi you post I think you will find is a Moto Morni

**Ixion** · 9th February 2009, 19:11

Nay. The cylinders on that picture are all roundy, the one I saw the cylinders were sort of squarey. Well, probably octagonal actually . And the back of the seat was level with the top of the rear light unit, a bit like the old Suzuki X7. And it was grey and squarey.

Moto Morini, the cylinders are the proper way round like respectable bikes, not perverted like the Guzzis.

**Big Dave** · 9th February 2009, 19:27

Originally Posted by dangerous

I think you will find is a Moto Morni

They go well with Tuna.

**dangerous** · 9th February 2009, 19:33

Originally Posted by Ixion

Nay. The cylinders on that picture are all roundy, the one I saw the cylinders were sort of squarey. Well, probably octagonal actually . And the back of the seat was level with the top of the rear light unit, a bit like the old Suzuki X7. And it was grey and squarey.

Moto Morini, the cylinders are the proper way round like respectable bikes, not perverted like the Guzzis.

Then it has had a square fin 1100 enging put in it and personlised like a lot of the mgsti do.

Morini and Guzzi both do singles that pic you showed is a single is it not?

**Ixion** · 9th February 2009, 19:45

The cylinders were like these ones, cept this is a car. All sort of squarey, it matched the rest of the bike, it was all grey and squarey . It said Moto Guzzi on it. And Convert and 1100 .

**dangerous** · 9th February 2009, 20:19

Originally Posted by Ixion

The cylinders were like these ones, cept this is a car. All sort of squarey, it matched the rest of the bike, it was all grey and squarey . It said Moto Guzzi on it. And Convert and 1100 .

yeah, so we agree that the square fin 1100 has been put in a old convert thats painted grey and is all square n shit right?

**Motu** · 9th February 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by Ixion

Did yoiu see the Triumph combo. Complete with full size tow hitch. Started out as a pre unit Tbird. Now THAT looked like it had travelled far, and hard. Respect. (It was grey too. But not squarey)

By the fence? That's Brian Mill's bike,he's had it forever...and just does what the hell he likes with it.To many ''Millsy'' modifications to list.He worked at the NZR workshops for yonks....don't bother asking where he found the time,the materials and the equipment to do it all.I saw his bike,but couldn't find him - most likely deep into some bike in the pits.

**Voltaire** · 9th February 2009, 20:51

Originally Posted by dangerous

yeah, so we agree that the square fin 1100 has been put in a old convert thats painted grey and is all square n shit right?

All original as far as I know ( and thats not much), dodgyiti might like to confirm this as its his.....

6k he's asking for it....would seem like a whole lottttttta bike for that

**Ixion** · 9th February 2009, 21:04

Yeah , I saw it was for sale. Satan rose before me, and tempted me , like Christ on the mount. Only the image of Mrs Ixion, saying "WHAT. Not ANOTHER one" steeled me. Retro me Sathanas.

**Ixion** · 9th February 2009, 21:08

Originally Posted by dangerous

yeah, so we agree that the square fin 1100 has been put in a old convert thats painted grey and is all square n shit right?

Well, yes. But the whole may be more than the sum of the parts. Patrician, that's the word I was looking for, you could tell it was Italian, but not that voluptuous noisey Italian, like most Italians and their bikes, but that cool, even cold, patrician demeanour that one sees only in VERY old Roman families - the ones where you can't help vaguely wondering if they trace their line all the way back to the Republic. That's what it reminded me of, all grey and squarey.

**Voltaire** · 9th February 2009, 21:39

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well, yes. But the whole may be more than the sum of the parts. Patrician, that's the word I was looking for, you could tell it was Italian, but not that voluptuous noisey Italian, like most Italians and their bikes, but that cool, even cold, patrician demeanour that one sees only in VERY old Roman families - the ones where you can't help vaguely wondering if they trace their line all the way back to the Republic. That's what it reminded me of, all grey and squarey.

I could see Caesar on one..." Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī coverti "

" I came, I saw, i conquered,I Converted "

" Brutus...choke....gasp....I was only joking about the 500GTL...."

**Ixion** · 9th February 2009, 21:41

Wozza 500GTL ?

**Ixion** · 9th February 2009, 21:42

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well, yes. But the whole may be more than the sum of the parts. Patrician, that's the word I was looking for, you could tell it was Italian, but not that voluptuous noisey Italian, like most Italians and their bikes, but that cool, even cold, patrician demeanour that one sees only in VERY old Roman families - the ones where you can't help vaguely wondering if they trace their line all the way back to the Republic. That's what it reminded me of, all grey and squarey.

Cheekbones. That's what that bike had , splendid cheekbones.