| My bond
with motorcycles was born out of a need for a vehicle to commute
about 100 miles per day. Driving an Alfa Romeo at the time
and using
an Olivetti computer, I figured Moto Guzzi would augment the
theme quite nicely.
First bike was a V50, which
taught me that the most expensive way to own a big bike
was to buy a small one first. Soon a SP followed, which was sold
in favour of a Le Mans 2 (bottom of this page - it lives
again).
The SP was partly wrecked, I
bought it back, and most of that bike is incorporated into the
white monstrosity on this page next to the faithful G5, or
BlouPiet - that's BluePete, one word.
As the need for commuting diminished, motorcycling became a tool for recreation. It
now forms a sizable chunk of everyday life, and quite useful
too: I seldom use a car anymore. It has also been responsible
for the most notable events in my life, the outstanding one
being a tour of Europe . Once I figure a way to get reasonable
jpg's from slides, more about that on this homepage. |
