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Spen
20-Nov-2005, 19:24
...... in 1975 I toyed with the idea of buying a Morini 3 and a 1/2 or an Aermacchi 350...... never did and regretted it ever since.

Today I've treated myself to a '74 Aermacchi.....

I AM a happy bunny.

Anybody else got any good news.
andyb
20-Nov-2005, 19:29
er........WTF are they?:D
phil_h
20-Nov-2005, 19:31
Spen, you b*stard !
Its a roadster not a racer I take it.
Post a pic then and show these young whipper-snappers some old italian style.
Spen
20-Nov-2005, 19:40
Stand by...........
Spen
20-Nov-2005, 19:46
'Ere y'are............

[Edited on 20-11-2005 by Spen]
Real McCoy
20-Nov-2005, 20:00
But its a Hardley Desirable :puzzled:
phil_h
20-Nov-2005, 20:06
Takes me right back to days ogling in Bryants of Biggleswade and Coburn & Hughes in Luton.

Its always interesting to see bits of othe bikes peeping out of pics too !
I didnt know you did trials too Spen.
Anything that has 2 wheels and an engine is it :P
Spen
20-Nov-2005, 20:10
Started trialling in 1972. Still love it. Mainly Pre-65 stuff.

Gas Gas in the background is my eldest daughters bike.......
Spen
20-Nov-2005, 20:11
Originally posted by Real McCoy
But its a Hardley Desirable :puzzled:

You say that like you're surprised.............
sparkin
20-Nov-2005, 20:29
Pleased for you,there was a girl Rocker who lived up the rode from me when I was younger who had a Morini 3 1/2 sport,always thought they were gorgeous,heron heads and all that:)
Spen
20-Nov-2005, 20:40
That's my next purchase for my museum...........

...... there's several things I want to do, main one is get Rushjob to get a round in...........:bouncy:
sparkin
20-Nov-2005, 20:53
Originally posted by Spen
That's my next purchase for my museum...........

...... there's several things I want to do, main one is get Rushjob to get a round in...........:bouncy:


Somethings are just not possible:lol::lol:
Spen
20-Nov-2005, 20:54
It's good to have a dream though..............
Washboard
21-Nov-2005, 08:20
Call me Mr Blasphamous, but Morini 3 1/2's would lose all of their paint and chrome as soon as you got them out of the showroom, and Aermacchi's...while there's no questioning the way they went/go.. I always thought they looked like a big Honda 90!:lol::lol:
Always nice to have a dream realised though!
Are you going to take the Hardly Movingson logos off the tank?
Spen
21-Nov-2005, 08:45
Definitely not. Part of the bike's history....... do people remove Cagiva from their old Ducati's??
yeti
21-Nov-2005, 09:43
I remember them, had a Ducati Mach III at the time and always wondered whether to swap. Ended up swapping for a Bonneville 650 in the end......
FiscusFish
21-Nov-2005, 09:46
Originally posted by Washboard
I always thought they looked like a big Honda 90!:lol::lol:


Now you mention it... Cool all the same though, if only 'cos it's not yet another Suzuki K5 (et al)

Always wanted a 3 1/2.....
Tonio600
21-Nov-2005, 10:06
Message original : Dseered
LOL I was 1 in 1974 !

I was -6 :lol:
TP
21-Nov-2005, 10:28
Originally posted by Tonio600
Message original : Dseered
LOL I was 1 in 1974 !

I was -6 :lol:

Towards the end of 1975 ....

.... I was born!

:lol:
Spen
21-Nov-2005, 10:30
Originally posted by TP
Originally posted by Tonio600
Message original : Dseered
LOL I was 1 in 1974 !

I was -6 :lol:

Towards the end of 1975 ....

.... I was born!

:lol:


I had a toolbag on my back and was getting coal out of the ground...........
Monty
21-Nov-2005, 10:57
In 1975 I got married-and I wasn't that young then either...........:o

Nice bike Spen, I always wanted an Aermacchi as well-seen a couple on the CRMCC board but they are serious money.

John
Spen
21-Nov-2005, 11:28
I was offered one in race trim for £15,000.............:o
philthy
21-Nov-2005, 12:31
Originally posted by Spen
...... in 1975 I toyed with the idea of buying a Morini 3 and a 1/2 or an Aermacchi 350...... never did and regretted it ever since.

Today I've treated myself to a '74 Aermacchi.....

I AM a happy bunny.

Anybody else got any good news.

I'd forgotten about them!

With a nice ally tank and race fairing they look the business.

I saw a Morini for sale at stafford recently - very tempted until I saw a lovely Gilersa Saturno for £1800 ( I think ) but realised that I couldn't afford either.

Well done for buying it.

Phil
chicken
21-Nov-2005, 12:45
Always nice to hear of people realising their dreams, whatever they may be - many congrats Spen.
Spen
21-Nov-2005, 14:20
:burn: Ta very much......... now to get that drink out of Rushjob.......:devil:
Rushjob
21-Nov-2005, 19:31
Bring it on....... :P
Spen
21-Nov-2005, 20:03
:roll:
kwikbitch
21-Nov-2005, 23:27
Originally posted by Spen
It's good to have a dream though..............

He always buys me one when we're at Gunthorpe...praps you need to turn up now and again...yr dream might come true!:P
Spen
22-Nov-2005, 08:44
I wouldn't be able to drink it anyway if you were there, I only dribble in your company.............:devil:
Herb
22-Nov-2005, 09:38
I bought my dream bike a few years back, a 76 kwak z900. I found that I could not live with it as an only bike and could not afford more than one machine so it had to go.
Spen
22-Nov-2005, 09:42
That's sad.

I've got 17 (useable) bikes now and would hate to have to get rid of any of them, or even the ones that don't run............