Out on my Piaggio this morning and a lady in her Alfa Romeo Giulia pulled along side at a stop light.
I tooted and gave her a thumbs up.
She lowered her window and asked in a very Italian accent, "That's a Piaggio?"
I nodded.
She said, "Pretty color!"
I said, "It's the only color!"
She smiled.
I grinned all the way home. In the Middle-Of-Nowhere Ohio....a Giulia!
Fish
Of course, there are all sorts of cars in Our Area, But In the middle of Ohio?? That is definitely a surprise.
There is a dealer not too far away from my house but I have not stopped to admire one yet. Very few of them on the streets so far.
Currently own:
Red 2013 Honda PCX150 Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights Custom seat from Thailand - Bad Boy Airhorn Takegawa Lowering Shocks - Michelin City Grip Tires Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs NCY variator, drive face, and rollers
After reading that article that Jge64 gave the link to, I would have to ask first why ANY car manufacturer would send a car that is to be driven, discussed, and written about straight from the production line without going over the car thoroughly first.
My second comment is that they already know that they are going to have to overcome the bad taste left by the last Alfas that were seen and driven in this country, so why wouldn't they try extra hard to do a better job than they were known for previously? After all, it means their livelihood. Just because you can make a beautiful car does not mean that you can make a dependable car.
Currently own:
Red 2013 Honda PCX150 Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights Custom seat from Thailand - Bad Boy Airhorn Takegawa Lowering Shocks - Michelin City Grip Tires Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs NCY variator, drive face, and rollers
And it's nice that someone else gets to pay for them so we can enjoy looking at them and listening to the exhaust notes and the vibrant paint schemes and envy wanna be celebs who drive them. They are living their dream and passing on an image for us to dream that we could be like them some day.
Was it Edgar Allen Poe who said we are a dream within a dream?
And that brings us to the Honda Dream. . .speaking of dreams. A real museum piece here in this video. Never mind that curious cat.
PCX150rider,
About that Honda Dream from 1969 (Really 1967), in 1971 I purchased a Honda CB350 and it eventually developed some of the same electrical issues mentioned in that youtube video above. I ended up selling it because of my divorce.
I loved the bike anyway, and in 1980 I found another one stored in someone's old garage and I bought it. It started right up after changing the oil, spark plug, and battery. This time I looked for the electrical weak spots and fixed them. I used it throughout my college years and sold it when I graduated.
Currently own:
Red 2013 Honda PCX150 Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights Custom seat from Thailand - Bad Boy Airhorn Takegawa Lowering Shocks - Michelin City Grip Tires Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs NCY variator, drive face, and rollers
I loved the bike anyway, and in 1980 I found another one stored in someone's old garage and I bought it. It started right up after changing the oil, spark plug, and battery. This time I looked for the electrical weak spots and fixed them. I used it throughout my college years and sold it when I graduated.
Those early Hondas were great. . ..
Speaking of electrical stuff I had to replace an 1157 tail lamp last night in my Genuine Roughhouse just before I was ready to leave for a nice cool-down ride around the waterfront. As George Carlin would say "It's always something".
I loved the bike anyway, and in 1980 I found another one stored in someone's old garage and I bought it. It started right up after changing the oil, spark plug, and battery. This time I looked for the electrical weak spots and fixed them. I used it throughout my college years and sold it when I graduated.
Those early Hondas were great. . ..
Speaking of electrical stuff I had to replace an 1157 tail lamp last night in my Genuine Roughhouse just before I was ready to leave for a nice cool-down ride around the waterfront. As George Carlin would say "It's always something".
Or was that Roseanne Roseannadanna??
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. -Winston S. Churchill.
Oh yes. . .see what you mean. . .Gilda's book. God rest her soul. You're right about that!
I was thinking of George Carlin's suicide skit. . .when the guy was struggling with the cellophane. Morbid topic. . .but George had a way of adding humor to everything.
