YOUR Italian Bike Thread - Page 130

Vince · 10-10-2012, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rpo83

Nice collection Corsa,

will you be taking any of them to the 2012 Festival Of Italian Motorcycles this year?

I hope to be there on my SB6, it would be great to see the SB2, don't see many of those anywhere!

My Bimota SB6 by rpo83, on Flickr

One of the Sydney Laverda club associates has one of these,used to be owned by the wife of the ex boss of Quantas.She owned one of these and he had the one with the Yamaha Exup motor in it.Fantasic bike.

drikko · 10-10-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince

One of the Sydney Laverda club associates has one of these,used to be owned by the wife of the ex boss of Quantas.She owned one of these and he had the one with the Yamaha Exup motor in it.Fantasic bike.

I see you can't spell in this forum either Vince.....Quantas?

DesmoDog · 10-11-2012, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beemerkid

And whats the middle bike , 916, 996, or 998?

Whataya got something against 748s?

spezjag · 10-11-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by drikko

I see you can't spell in this forum either Vince.....Quantas?

The Australian airline? I always thought it was spelled with a U after the Q. Who knew?

DanVFR · 10-11-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by beemerkid

And whats the middle bike , 916, 996, or 998?

748 lol

Vince · 10-11-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by drikko

I see you can't spell in this forum either Vince.....Quantas?

Mate,is an affliction I have had my whole life,and I could handle a brake in the attempts to embarrass me over it.
Funny to you but its limited my ability to make a living.Maybe you might notice I am JUST a bit sensitive about it.Take the HINT.There is probably thousands of lurkers with something to say but need to duck the FRIENDLY humiliation.II do have a spell checker but sometimes I miss the obvious to you but not me errors.Why do you think your average GP has bad handwriting,there technical vocabulary I bet exceeds most of there spell check ability.Been copping this for more than 50 years and its very very old to me.Pretty sure its called Dyslexia,lucky me.

drikko · 10-12-2012, 12:32 AM

Sorry Vince, I didn't mean to belittle you and didn't know you'd been harassed before, thought we'd had enough beers together at BSFOS for that to not be an issue. I'll crawl back in my box.... Cheers

Thatch · 10-12-2012, 02:06 AM

I figured I have to make an initial post somewhere... might as well be on this thread.

This is my 2010 Moto Morini Scrambler 1200. (along with my 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1700)

The Morini is customized with a few things, like the peg subframe from the Granpasso, Ohlins shock, custom paint, all the off-road bits (light grill, sump guard) tank and tail bags and Termignoni exhaust. It also came with a second fuel tank and body side moldings, so I plan to get them painted up to have a second set of 'clothes' for the bike.

I've coveted the scrambler since I saw it online years ago but being from the states I had no chance to get one. I live in Germany now and had this one come available and I bought it without ever having seen one if the flesh.... I've very glad I did. It's a brilliant bike and a perfect complement to my tbird.

stevie88 · 10-12-2012, 07:11 AM

That Morini is a very cool bike.

DelHess · 10-13-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by stevie88

That Morini is a very cool bike.

Yes what he said. That is a very unique looking bike And it looks like a lot of fun!

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jerdog53 · 10-13-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Thatch

I figured I have to make an initial post somewhere... might as well be on this thread.

This is my 2010 Moto Morini Scrambler 1200. (along with my 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1700)

That Moto is so cool!!!!!!

PhilB · 10-13-2012, 05:00 PM

Alrighty, a couple shots of my trusty steed.

I bought this '93 M900 Monster new, and it has been my daily driver for 19 years so far.

Near Big Sur on the way to the 2005 Laguna Seca MotoGP, Jul2005

At the 2010 Indy MotoGP, Aug2010

At DucStock, Barber Raceway Oct2011

In New Hampshire, Mar2012

PhilB

lobsta · 10-14-2012, 08:26 AM

Did I see your duc @ Larz Anderson Euro Bike Day?

PhilB · 10-14-2012, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by lobsta

Did I see your duc @ Larz Anderson Euro Bike Day?

Yes, I rode down for that.

PhilB

Thatch · 10-15-2012, 05:07 AM

Thanks guys. I wanted one of these bikes for a long while and of course wasn't able to get one in the states. I have been casually looking here for a while and stumbled onto this one for sale in Italy that had all the options I was interested in and at a price that was well below anything I was finding in Germany. So, after a few days of negotiation and organization I hit the road for a blast down to Italy with my son to pick it up. I'd never even ridden a scrambler up to that point, but did a quick spin on the bike to make sure it was up to the standard advertised (essentially perfect) and it was and took it off his hands.

Since then I've gotten quite a bit of time on it and these Morinis are fantastic bikes. Even with the knobby tires it just drops into corners, handles very well (though in deeper leans the tires do get a bit squirrely) and has great power all the way through the range. Swapping from the tbird to the scrambler is a big change and I have to consciously ride them very differently as it doesn't take much to get that front wheel floating around in the air, especially after just getting off the bird. That just tells me it's a great compliment bike. I never understood guys that own 2 or 3 (or more) of the same, or essentially the same bikes. Different is good.

10-12-2012, 12:32 AM	#1942
drikko Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Brisbane Oddometer: 159	Sorry Vince, I didn't mean to belittle you and didn't know you'd been harassed before, thought we'd had enough beers together at BSFOS for that to not be an issue. I'll crawl back in my box.... Cheers __________________ Laverda RGS1000 '84 BMW K1100RS '97 Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7m Breville Sandwich Maker Brisbane OZ

10-12-2012, 02:06 AM	#1943
Thatch Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Oddometer: 30	My Morini I figured I have to make an initial post somewhere... might as well be on this thread. This is my 2010 Moto Morini Scrambler 1200. (along with my 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1700) The Morini is customized with a few things, like the peg subframe from the Granpasso, Ohlins shock, custom paint, all the off-road bits (light grill, sump guard) tank and tail bags and Termignoni exhaust. It also came with a second fuel tank and body side moldings, so I plan to get them painted up to have a second set of 'clothes' for the bike. I've coveted the scrambler since I saw it online years ago but being from the states I had no chance to get one. I live in Germany now and had this one come available and I bought it without ever having seen one if the flesh.... I've very glad I did. It's a brilliant bike and a perfect complement to my tbird.

10-12-2012, 07:11 AM	#1944
stevie88 That's gotta hurt Joined: Jan 2005 Location: The place dad always warned me about Oddometer: 13,923	That Morini is a very cool bike. __________________ "There are no bad guys, only good guys and mother fuckers."

10-13-2012, 05:00 PM	#1947
PhilB Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: New Hampshire Oddometer: 1,228	Alrighty, a couple shots of my trusty steed. I bought this '93 M900 Monster new, and it has been my daily driver for 19 years so far. Near Big Sur on the way to the 2005 Laguna Seca MotoGP, Jul2005 At the 2010 Indy MotoGP, Aug2010 At DucStock, Barber Raceway Oct2011 In New Hampshire, Mar2012 PhilB __________________ 1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (207,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)

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10-14-2012, 08:26 AM	#1948
lobsta Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Oddometer: 154	Did I see your duc @ Larz Anderson Euro Bike Day?

10-15-2012, 05:07 AM	#1950
Thatch Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Oddometer: 30	Thanks guys. I wanted one of these bikes for a long while and of course wasn't able to get one in the states. I have been casually looking here for a while and stumbled onto this one for sale in Italy that had all the options I was interested in and at a price that was well below anything I was finding in Germany. So, after a few days of negotiation and organization I hit the road for a blast down to Italy with my son to pick it up. I'd never even ridden a scrambler up to that point, but did a quick spin on the bike to make sure it was up to the standard advertised (essentially perfect) and it was and took it off his hands. Since then I've gotten quite a bit of time on it and these Morinis are fantastic bikes. Even with the knobby tires it just drops into corners, handles very well (though in deeper leans the tires do get a bit squirrely) and has great power all the way through the range. Swapping from the tbird to the scrambler is a big change and I have to consciously ride them very differently as it doesn't take much to get that front wheel floating around in the air, especially after just getting off the bird. That just tells me it's a great compliment bike. I never understood guys that own 2 or 3 (or more) of the same, or essentially the same bikes. Different is good.