Subject: Re: New Guzzis
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Jun 17, 2001, 4:36 PM
Post ID: 1707153136
Karl and Jane,
Guzzi designers are color-blind and taxonomically challenged. Did you see
the name of the new line of Guzzis? "Stone"??!! Yikes!, I thought
motorcycles were supposed to help the rider feel the freedom of the road.
Do stones inspire anyone to feel free??!! Those Guzzi (or Aprilla) MBAs
must be inhaling large amounts of illegal something-or-other.
Bob Hawkes
1969 Ambassador
1966 Honda CB160
----- Original Message -----
From: Karl Kologiski <jane-@gte.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 9:32 AM
Subject: RE: New Guzzis
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