Broken Hill - 80s Jota owner?

Dellortoman said:
Blimey. When I asked about the Jota crash I wasn't expecting that story of carnage!

Not so good to hear of body parts being found in your jacket. I'm relieved that it had a happy ending with you making a good recovery though, and that you're still able to work and ride your Guzzi. Although one would have to question the sanity of anybody who went through that trauma and still wanted to ride a motorcycle. Not that I can claim to be any more sane. I've had some nasty crashes - broken bones, dislocations, ruptured kidney. I now have an artificial knee courtesy of motorcycling and I'm too stupid to quit riding.

Cam
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Hi Cam,

Well given your list of war wounds you know it’s a passion that lives in some people’s DNA.

Need I say more!

Regards
Nadia
 
martymoose said:
Wow! I thought I was in the lead for smashing myself up on a Laverda, (well, me and Levo), but I'm happy to pass the crown to you. Congrats on getting your Guzzi. Sweet bikes.
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Thanks Marty,

I’m looking forward to growing older with her - the Guzzi that is.

N
 
piranha-bro2 said:
What an incredible story, Nadia! There I was thinking you might have dropped his Jota on its side and scratched it. You certainly went through the ringer and the list of injuries and rehab is severe. Huge kudos for coming out the other side with what seems a great attitude to life.

Looks like Red might be on the money with your search for Graham. That would be a wonderful postscript!
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Hi Bro2

I had a lot of help to get through that time and yes in all honesty there were days when I felt sorry for myself and wished I hadn’t survived it but I’m still hear to tell the tail.

Yes true when I say I binged a Jota most people (who don’t know me) think I mean something like - oops I chipped my nail polish but that’s not the kinda gal I am if you haven’t already work that out.

Cheers
Nadia
 
chrisk said:
I wonder how, now, 86 year old John the Pom got on after crashing his 1200 Anniversary on the way home from the 75th?
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Yes I wonder how he is? We watched him go past heading towards Austria just before the accident if you remember Chris. Clem will know.
 
He got cut off on the way home and ended up in a culvit. Got to give it to the old git. Then, at 84 he rode into the rally site, the birthplace of Laverda, and dismounted to a round of applause 👏 Given he’d ridden from England to the north of Italy, it was a mammoth ride …. Good for him.
 
chrisk said:
He got cut off on the way home and ended up in a culvit. Got to give it to the old git. Then, at 84 he rode into the rally site, the birthplace of Laverda, and dismounted to a round of applause 👏 Given he’d ridden from England to the north of Italy, it was a mammoth ride …. Good for him.
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Hi Chrisk,

Now that’s one hell of a story - kudos to Old John the Pom 👍

N
 
chrisk said:
My cousin moved to BH many years ago, he likes solitude. Last I heard he was a grader driver for the Shire, doing bush road work (which suited his plight perfectly) I’ll check with his sister and see if he can be tracked down.

Chances are grader drivers might be as clicky as motorcyclist.

And further to Cams comments, I am reformed.

We had to clean up the forum some years ago and I have been (in the main) ‘clean’ since.

Except for a few little outburst like this one:
Fuck you Cam 😉
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Reformed ??? I see 🤣
 
martymoose said:
Wow! I thought I was in the lead for smashing myself up on a Laverda, (well, me and Levo), but I'm happy to pass the crown to you. Congrats on getting your Guzzi. Sweet bikes.
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Thanks Marrtymoose - re the bike but rest assured you can keep the crown.

N
 
pf1 said:
Yes I wonder how he is? We watched him go past heading towards Austria just before the accident if you remember Chris. Clem will know.
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Pat, I think that was at the servo at the home of roundabouts??

Nardia, there are a bunch of worthy stories from that trip.

Five Aussies and six Poms did Spain, Andora, France, Italy for the rally … crew petered out a bit, then Switzerland, Austria …. more thinning out leaving two Aussies to ride through Germany, a couple of days with an Aussie/German there, then Belgium and Holland.

There where a few funny moments to be had, even in the middle of BFN 😉

And to think, it all happens again in 2024!
 
chrisk said:
Pat, I think that was at the servo at the home of roundabouts??

Nardia, there are a bunch of worthy stories from that trip.

Five Aussies and six Poms did Spain, Andora, France, Italy for the rally … crew petered out a bit, then Switzerland, Austria …. more thinning out leaving two Aussies to ride through Germany, a couple of days with an Aussie/German there, then Belgium and Holland.

There where a few funny moments to be had, even in the middle of BFN 😉

And to think, it all happens again in 2024!
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Chrisk,

That sounds like a super trip - I would love to see the Guzzi factory in Italian plus I have family up that part of the country so perhaps one day I will.

And yes trips like that make for great stories.

N
 
I have a mate who bought a Guzzi V7 a few years ago. It was the "Racer" model. He didn't gel with the bike and only kept it for about a year. I think his dislike of it had something to do with lack of power and poor ergonomics. The Stone is probably more comfortable with less of a racing crouch.
I've not ridden any of the V7 models (except for the old classic "White Whale" V7 in about 1970).

I reckon my 1976 Guzzi Lemans is probably the most uncomfortable bike in my garage. It didn't used to be 10 years ago, but I think I must be getting too old and knackered for its clip-ons, rearset pegs and concrete seat.

I went to the Guzzi Factory in 2009, but it was closed :(. The trip wasn't a total loss because the bloke who owned the hotel we stayed in (Al Verde Hotel) was a Guzzi enthusiast and he took us to see his mate's Guzzi 500 V8.
 
Dellortoman said:
I have a mate who bought a Guzzi V7 a few years ago. It was the "Racer" model. He didn't gel with the bike and only kept it for about a year. I think his dislike of it had something to do with lack of power and poor ergonomics. The Stone is probably more comfortable with less of a racing crouch.
I've not ridden any of the V7 models (except for the old classic "White Whale" V7 in about 1970).

I reckon my 1976 Guzzi Lemans is probably the most uncomfortable bike in my garage. It didn't used to be 10 years ago, but I think I must be getting too old and knackered for its clip-ons, rearset pegs and concrete seat.

I went to the Guzzi Factory in 2009, but it was closed :(. The trip wasn't a total loss because the bloke who owned the hotel we stayed in (Al Verde Hotel) was a Guzzi enthusiast and he took us to see his mate's Guzzi 500 V8.
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Hi Dellortoman,

If you’re tall the Guzzi just won’t be comfortable for you, I hear that all the time. I’m 5ft 4 and the V7 Stone is perfect for me. I’m not into girls bikes - boys bikes but like everything it either fits or it doesn’t and like a good pair of shoes either grows with you or doesn’t. The Guzzi can be fitted with the gel saddle would that help?

PS: maybe you just have a bony ole ass? 🤣

N
 
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