Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict

So Gerry and a couple of his mates had a ride around in Cork, Ireland, 21 January. Not far from Aghada, East Cork, they had a break and Gerry took these images. To be honest, it's not the sort of January landscape I'm used to. Still it's something one definitely could get used to. I think this sight, as Gerry also suggests, is a good omen for the 2012 season. Thanks for...

Parts of the Merry Crew of the New Year's Rally

Guzzi buddy Knut, his son Herman and myself wanted to have a go at the New Year's Rally at Trollsvann in Vestfold, some 120 kms south of Oslo. Knut had never been to it, and I hadn't attended the rally for since 2010 myself, so why not? It wasn't too bad weather ...

As last year, we headed with our Guzzis for the forest of Finnskogen. And as last year, the day was saved by the extraordinary Guzzi gentlemen in the party.

From left: Lars, Knut and Ivar. The League...

I visited the EICMA motorcycle exhibition in Milano 9-13 November 2011 to have a glimpse of what the motorcycle manufacturers are cooking up for us riders for 2012.

The Guzzi V7 Racer X prototype with fairing and drum brakes.

Milano is a nice city, and with the EICMA exhibition in town it's eve...

I'm readying the classic race bike for the 2012 season. Finally. Or hopefully.

1979 Guzzi SP 1000

I think I've been tinkering with this classic race series bike since two years ago. At least. Now I've decided to take the racing license myself, so I definitely need to get the SP1000 racer going before the racing s...

Well, people - it's been a while. I haven't updated my wesite since I returned from the Dragon Rally in February. Sorry 'bout that, but that's what happens when you have too much fun and gets a bit lazy... A lot has happened since February, so here's my photo catch-up cavalcade.

I was supposed to go to the Primus winter rally the last weekend of February. My mate Alf even came down from Averøy to join me, but due to heavy rain (!) we chose to cancel our attendanc...

Moto Guzzi today unveiled a V7 Scrambler - which is a beauty - and a 1400 cc California. Even if they're prototypes as we speak: That's what I call a GREAT Tuesday!

Scrambler left, cruiser right. In case you wondered.

Pho...

The engine rebuild of the Quota has been halted. Instead, it'll get a proper Guzzi Le Mans 1000 engine with 40 mm carbs.

A mail from Pete at Reboot Guzzi Spares got me thinking. He had a Le Mans 1000 engine with 40 mm carbs and lightened flywheel laying around. I had planned for the Quota to have a full engine rebuild with new cams and stuff - but the engine from Pete was che...

I've just finished the necessary preparations for me to go to the 50th Dragon Rally in Wales. Yay!!! And I'll be riding a Ural with a sidecar...

Greg Scott getting a helping hand up those slippery slopes
at last year's Dragon Rally

The weekend of 11-12 December, three other Guzzisti and myself wanted to have a small Christmas party in the deep forest of Finnskogen. A terrific party, but a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere led us into a state of despair. But only for a short while. Because we had Knut and Lars with us...

Lars (right) and Kn...