750SFC ex-Tim Isles

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Talk about coincidence...... :o

We have just returned from holiday, which included a Transatlantic sailing from the UK to New York. Sitting having lunch on board the ship on the first day, we got chatting to another couple and unsurprisingly the topic of conversation turned to bikes (as often happens when you're wearing a Laverda T-shirt) :D - despite there being ~2500 passengers on board.
It turns out that the fella, who lives in Lincolnshire in the UK, owns three round-case 750 Ducatis ("one of each", he said...) and recently sold his 750SFC via 'Made in Italy Motorcycles' to a new owner in Australia. The SFC was formerly owned by Tim Isles, who of course co-authored the 750SFC book.

Marnix - chap says he knows you (unsurprising if he owned a 750SFC, particularly with that history)

Small world eh?

Alan :)
 
I had a similar event on my recent holiday to Costa Rica. I was in a fishing store recommended by my friends gardener and I realised the owner was not from CR. I asked him if he was Italian and he replied yes. So of course I mention I have Italian motorcycles. I start with the Ducati's and he is genuinely interested. Then I mention Moto Guzzi and his eyes light up a bit more! Then I said I also have some Laverda's ...... thinking he may not know much of them. He almost jumped over the counter! He almost yells "I am from Breganze!" and says I know this bike ...... everyone there knows Laverda! He is so excited and he says "WE have to go fishing and talk Laverda and wine and Breganze!". He also mentioned he has a good friend he used to skydive with in Italy. He grew up in Thiene which is a few miles west of Breganze and they spent a lot of time together when they were in their early 20's. Gigi comes to Costa Rica to go fishing as well. Oh ..... his last name is Dall'Ingna and he has something to do with Ducati's MotoGP team.
 
Small world indeed, Alan. Yes I know the guy and where the bike went to. When Tim owned it, the SFC went from UK to Germany, and back. I got to ride it in Bavaria when he lived there. After he sold it, it went to another owner in UK, then to Italy, back to UK and finally to Australia in 2014. Restless SFC that is..
For me the bike is easy to identify because AFAIK it's the only SFC out there with an early Yamaha FS1 brake light switch.

Jim, your encounter is incredible too, that's the last thing you would expect, in Costa Rica of all places!

Marnix
 

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