2016 Comes To A Close
After a long period of not much happening we have had a flurry of activity over the last week or so,
Firstly, some good news from the Panther Owners Club, as of January 1st 2017, they will be able to sell parts to the USA and Canada.
Just in time for me to get into the Panther restoration project during the long cold winter nights.
Yeah, right.
My brother Jimmy called and asked if he could use Sheddington Transport to pick up a bike in Ventura.
Wednesday morning we set of in the pre-dawn hours for a 200 mile round trip.
Even leaving Long Beach at 5:45 AM we still hit stop and go traffic on the freeway.
The 405 we all know and love! The only place in Los Angeles where you can park for free.
We got to the guys' house and checked out the bike.
It was a Moto Guzzi 650 SP
As you can see it is in clean shape, it has one or two cosmetic issues but nothing that Sheddington Enterprises can't fix.
Jimmy took it on a test ride and felt that it was lacking in power off the line.
The guy lives on a hill or more like a mountain, if you slipped coming out of the house you would end up three streets down before you stopped.
Of course the test ride went up hill to start and that may have had some bearing on the apparent lack of power.
After doing our due diligence, the bike was loaded up on the truck and we headed for home.
Here it is safely back in Long Beach, another bike rescued by Sheddington.
I have long been a fan of Moto Morini, but each time one came up it seemed that some force of circumstance prevented the deal from working.
Recently, one came up for sale on Craigslist but by the time I had my ducks in a row it was gone.
I kept watching to see if it came back, lo and behold after a week it did.
Even though it was early in the morning, yes there is a 5:00 in the morning too!
I called the guy, he answered the phone right away, we made the deal.
It turns out that he is retired too and very much into old bikes as well as a couple of new Harleys.
The new love of my life a 1984 Moto Morini 3-1/2 sport.
Man I love redheads, especially Italians.
Ciao Bella
&
Buon Natale
Norm
