Member meet up, big Guzzi and a spirited ride

[the Ferret]

Thanks Birds. I guess I should have mentioned when my brother and I were in the business back in the early 70s our Yamaha dealership took on Moto Guzzi. After setting a few up and test riding them my brother liked what he saw and purchased a 73 850 Eldorado new from the dealership. He really beat the snot out of that Guzzi, power shifting, wheelies, dragging the footpegs and the centerstand. He blew several universal joints (his fault) and the bike only left him stranded once in an all day rain in Georgia when the distributor condensed and the points quit firing. The seat on that Guzzi was the most comfortable seat either of us have ever felt on a motorcycle and he rode it from Cinti to Key West Florida straight through once with no seat burn. Truly a great motorcycle for it's time, and the reason for todays test ride, to see how the new Eldo compared with his old one.