Thumper Club Forum
Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: timbo on March 30, 2017, 12:50:23 PM
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No not the Guzzi Nuovo Falcone, details of which are on Donedeal, Gumtree, and Car and Classic, which is still for sale, but this......
Its been lurking at the back of the living room for the last two years, so needed to go :)
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How did the new owner get on starting it Tim? Personally, I've only ever managed to start my own Rotax on the kicker once, and that was by mistake when just giving it a priming kick. Every other attempt I have made has ended up with sweating, swearing and finally pressing the button in defeat....
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He hasn't yet, but he's happy he'll master it, which I didn't, which is why I lost interest to be honest. Its fitted with a Dellorto pumper carb, so should work OK. He reckons he's going to fit an Amal.
The bike has an interesting history, in that someone painted it green, but it is actually red. We've both done a bit of research, and these were bikes issued to NI for either military sneaky beaky stuff, including MI5.
Its gone to the right person, as, he's into both oddball bikes and oddball military stuff :)
Watch this space, as you'll not believe what I've bought to replace it :-\
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still watching `this space` what you got then ?
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P;ease see, 'and I've finally bought a bike' ;)