Sweatin' it with The Velvet Bulldozer

Ahh, I feel warmer already. Fantastic required musicianship from the wonderful Albert King, and including the amazing one-armed horn player Wilbert Thompson.

Monday Min

Min is one of our friends who actually bothers to email us and send in some pictures for the blog. Just stuff he sees or likes. Problem is, because we're crap, or slow, at replying to emails, they sometimes don't get looked at. Today they did, and here's a random few from Min, including probably the best Guzzi racing shot I think I've ever seen (and strangely enough, not seen before). Thanks Min!

Started up for the first time in 37 years

Our friend Mark has been in touch with us the last few months about an unused, original and untouched 1975 Moto Guzzi T3 850 that he discovered languishing in a private collection in Switzerland. He's now brought it over, and had Guzzi experts NBS recommission it to running order. Best thing is, he's left it exactly as is - many people obsessed with shiny polished motorcycles would be tempted to strip it right down and restore it - and he'll enjoy a Guzzi that has barely rolled its wheels since leaving the factory at Mandello in 1975. The T3 is an excellent rider's bike, and there are aren't many standard ones left, let alone in this sort of condition, AND in the rarer 'rosso salmone' paint.

Sunday Stylers

Walk Idiot Walk - play loud!

Wrench monkey 2

I really feel the need to be doing some of this soon.

Bellagio to Varenna

Thanks to Dorian and Lois for sending me this photo and cheering me up while struggling with tax returns, and newly-diagnosed arthritis.

Roll on summer. Nothing like touring round Lago di Como on two small MVs.

Wrenchmonkees Falcone Nuovo

New Year, new bikes to look at. This is about the best thing you could do to a Guzzi Falcone Nuovo I reckon, and the Wrenchmonkees have done it with style. Reminds of a an Aermachhi 350 I rode once. Nice pics too.