 I
really
liked
this
Eldo,
I
believe
it
won
1st
or
2nd
"Overall"!
The
reason
I
liked
it
so
much
is
the
color.
My
bike
was
suppose
to
be
painted
a
fire
engine
red
on
Pearl
white.
But,
the
painter
literally
painted
the
red
over
the
pearl
and
I
ended
up
with
a
rather
unique
color
blend
-
it's
got
Just
enough
"blood
red
to
avoid
being
damn
near
pink.
Well,
my
bike
'shoulda'
been
about
the
color
of
this
bike
-
deep
candy
apple
red
and
pearl
white
(not
blended),
I
love
it!
I
had
the
good
fortune
to
party
a
bit
with
the
owner
Saturday
night.
I
had
a
good
time
with
him
and
his
buddy's
as
they
were
giving
a
friend
a
razzing
since
he
was
considering
selling
his
Guzzi
and
moving
to
Florida.
He
had
some
persuasive
reasons
to
move,
but
no
good
reason
to
sell
the
Guzzi.
I
"hope"
we
talked
him
out
of
it. |
 This
is
Eppa's
Eldorado.
He
let
me
ride
this
bike
to
the
rally
from
his
place.
Truly,
I
have
never
ridden
a
finer
Eldorado.
This
baby
has
less
than
1,000
mi
on
a
new
engine
and
complete
rebuild.
Lots
of
nicely
cadmium,
chrome,
and
nickel
plated
bits
and
pieces
add
to
the
subtle
beauty
and
wear
endurance
features.
This
bike
shifted
like
butter,
and
caressing
the
corners
around
the
Blue
Ridge
it
was
absolutely
rock
solid
stable.
This
bike
has
a
secure
stride
and
entrancing
voice.
Congratulations
Eppa,
this
is
a
real
winner.
In
fact
it
did
win
an
"honorable
mention"
award
at
the
bike
show!!
I
can't
thank
Eppa
enough
for
taking
care
of
me
on
this
long
trip
across
the
country
to
attend
the
MGNOC
national.
What
a
great
Guzzi
friend.. |
 This
is
a
picture
of
Eppa
Wimbash
and
his
great
Replica
of
a
1934
Morgan
British
car.
I'd
like
to
tell
you
all
about
it,
but
I
don't
remember
the
story
well
enough
to
do
it
justice.
Perhaps
Eppa
would
do
a
little
write
up
or
give
me
a
web
address
so
folks
can
read
up
on
this
car
he
created.
It
came
out
Wonderful
and
was
a
Blast
to
ride
in.
He
did
mention
it
was
for
sale
for
$10K
if
anyone
is
interested
in
a
Very
Cool
Motorcycle. |
 Another
shot
on
the
BlueRidge
Parkway.
I
would
LOVE
to
go
tour
all
the
motorcycle
campgrounds
out
here.
Hard
to
fathom
the
concept
of
a
motorcycle
only
campground.
Congratulations
Virginia! |
 The
Bike
show
was
great.
So
many
beautiful
Moto
Guzzi's
to
drool
over.
I
am
particularly
fond
of
the
loop
frame
styles
and
there
were
several
showing
their
finest. |
 I
think
I
could
get
real
used
to
riding
around
in
such
a
cool
automobile,
however,
it
is
registered
as
a
Honda
Motorcycle! |
 Yes,
it
has
a
Honda
650
engine.
It
runs
Great.
Water cooled, great get up and go, good Brakes, thrilling horn. I rode the Eldo and Eppa piloted this rig around the Blue Ridge Parkway, and man, this puppy corners GREAT ! |
 I
finally
made
it
to
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway.
I
have
been
reading
stories
about
this
roadway
for
25
years
and
here
I
finally
get
to
take
an
Eldorado
on
it.
Man,
I
really
really
liked
this
trip.
It's
getting
dark
here
in
the
picture,
and
I
haven't
slept
for
about
24
hours,
but
the
smile
was
like
"glued
on". |
It
was
a
long
way
to
travel
from
Seattle
to
VA
but
it
was
worth
it.
This
trip
was
a
nice
escape
for
me
and
I
needed
the
break
from
my
work-A-day
world.
all
the
Guzzi
folk
and
list
folks
were
great
to
meet
and
work
with,
and
celebrate
with.
I
hope
every
Guzzi
owner
is
able
to
experience
a
rally
like
this
sometime.
See Ya, Roy Harvey |