On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 08:45:29 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:12:01 +1000, Jon Anderson
wrote:

On 7/22/2015 2:31 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:

My last serious dirt bike...

http://www.motociclismo.it/ducati-sc...ione-moto-1134

Nice! Dad sold one each of this model in 250 and 350 at our shop in
the
early 70's. The 250 went to an older fellow in the next town. Some
years
after the shop closed, I'd ride by his place now and then, and would
see
it in his garage looking showroom new. Thought several times about
trying to make him an offer and buy it. Well one day a fellow rides
up
to the hobby shop my brother worked at, on this pristine 250
Scrambler.
Yup, the very one. Guy paid a grand for it, had about 200 miles on
the
odometer. Kicked myself a few times over that.
Had at one time a couple 250s, 350, RT 450 Desmo, spare 450 engine,
parts to build at least one more 250, and all the Ducati inventory
from
the shop. Sold it all well before eBay came along. Would be a
fortune
today. There's an RT450 on eBay down here, $10k!
Still have a 350 engine, pondering either another Maicati, or build
a
street tracker. Lots of smooth dirt roads around here.

Jon

I dont have (at the moment) much interest in dirt bikes..and I am
getting a bit older..not sure how well Id heal if I went and played
hard on one. Still got the BMW, the Indian/Royal Enfield and am
planning on going after that Triumph Tiger 650 with sidecar that I
traded for. Sailboats are currently my nut...chuckle...Ill swap
off
and play with bikes again probably next summer.

Gunner

I still visit the places I rode when I was younger, but now in the SUV
to shop at the malls that grew up there.

-jsw


I live in the desert..so there are plenty of places to ride...for some
value of thousands of square miles. Not much chance of them covering
my areas with shopping malls. Which is a very good thing..I think
(Grin)

Gunner