Moto Guzzi Club GB Forum: Long lost memories

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whitedog
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Topic: Long lost memories
Posted: 10 Jul 2012 at 21:01

Evening all

Here's one for the longstanding members of the Guzzi Club

Does anyone remember a Guzzi annual get together in the mid 90's, somewhere in the Midlands, where a guest of a member played along to 'Rawhide' using a tea tray ? I think he turned up on a Ducati 900 Darmah.

It was a long time ago so it could be that no-one remembers it, having said that, i guess it would be quite hard to forget..

I am trying to remember where that particular bash (pun intended) was ..

regards

David

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whitedog
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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 at 21:02

Or it could have been Muletrain,, cant remember !!!

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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 at 21:17

I wasn't there, but I'm not sure that Bob Blackman was 'all there' either.

Insanity? A work of genius? You decide! Wacko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8IbvVTXOIo

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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 at 21:48

This sounds familiar and I'm thinking of a Guzzi Club rally at Compton Mill near Buxton. Oxford Motorcycle Engineers had a van there with bikes, parts and tech help
I'll have a look through my photo album for clues.
There were also a couple of events run by the IMOC in the Peak & at Church Stretton which were well attended by Guzzi club members.
All the best
Steve

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Bikeralw
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Posted: 10 Jul 2012 at 22:41

Lichfield International Rally. The guys name was Mark from Manchester. He got through quite a few beer trays...
He also did a passable impersonation of Hitler with the aid of a black comb..
His Duke was a stunning example in two-tone sky blue.
I bet Guzzibear remembers him as well.

Edited by Bikeralw - 10 Jul 2012 at 22:56

Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.

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guzzibear
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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 11:01

I thought it was Litchfield Int rally as well, ... Annie bought leather jeans from the car boot sale there too

Held in the car park. Also got a "boob tube" which she thought would be OK to use as a mini dress, made a few tired eyeballs pop of a morning

Good venue that was, decent pub at the end of the car park .... happy dayz. Got a pic in Gambalunga took by Roger at that very event

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Mike H
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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 18:26

Originally posted by guzzibear

made a few tired eyeballs pop of a morning

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whitedog
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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 20:32

Thanks everyone.

Mark has very good memories of that event.. He says Hi to all..

regards

Dave

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Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 17:49

Hi Dave. Ask Mark if he remembers the girl who turned up alone on a V50? He fixed it when she broke down, and she owed him big time.

It was 1991, I still keep in touch with her and she now has a 20 year old son......

Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.

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Posted: 03 Nov 2012 at 20:56

Flicking through some old issues of gambalunga earlier, I couldn't resist putting this through the scanner and onto here:

Don Spada
Meerket Harborough

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Posted: 03 Nov 2012 at 21:04

Annie still has the leather jeans too, Funnily enough I found that same magazine this weekend too whilst doing some cleaning up and rooting about in my box of Club magazines that go waaaay back.

Paul Page at his Le mans in the bottom picture as well, I remember him telling me "Owned it for 15 yrs ...dunno if I like it yet!" He still has that bike....so I guess he found he liked it??

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Posted: 04 Nov 2012 at 10:05

annie hasn't changed a bit

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Posted: 04 Nov 2012 at 13:43

Oh Keef YOU have just made a friend....Annie looked ..her reaction?

"Hahahahaha haaaa! Oh I remember THAT one!"

"The older I get, the better I was!"
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