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Originally Posted by Alura WesternSwing wrote: Mr. fantasizes about all motorcycles Italian.
As an old biker freak myself, Western Swing, I can understand. I've only had a few Italian bikes, a Moto Guzzi, which was a great tourer, a Laverda, a Benilli 500 and a Benelli 250 two-stroke road bike that could top 100 MPH! Unfortunately, it consumed gas like an SUV. On the autobahn, I had to stop about every sixty miles to fill it up. Great handler and loads of fun on the back roads in Germany.
I had a Laverda twin for a very short time. The damned thing was like a Triumph. Ride during the day, work on it at night, y'know? I had a chance to recover some of my money and never looked back! Now, the triple they made might have fostered a different story...
Remember that six-cylinder Benelli from the seventies? It sounded like a Ferrari under acceleration. Never was lucky enough to own one. I did own a 500 four-cylinder which was a copy of a Honda 500. In fact, many of the parts fit both bikes.
Do you ride an Italian bike now? What make and model?
On a different note, does your user name have anything to do with cowboy dancing? Does the name Bob Wills mean anything to y'all young'uns? 
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Actually, right now I ride a Japanese sportbike, a VTR1000 Superhawk. I would love some Italian sporting hardware, but older age is catching-up with me. I ride both for commuting and for recreation and a Ducati 999-series is just too commited a sporting piece for everyday use. A Multistrada is too... I don't know, not sporting enough? I would love an MV Agusta F4 Tamburini, but don't have $40K to drop on one.
So in the meantime I'll stick to affordable, fast, Japanese hardware while dreaming Italian. LOL
Laverdas, Triumphs, Benellis... You speak my language.
My next bike? Probabaly a Hayabusa (since it finished 2nd in Cycle Worlds Sport Touring shootout) or the new Kawasaki ZX-14. Maybe a Beemer or a new Triumph Sprint ST... We'll see.
We got our name from being in the west, and well... swinging.
Actually, I'm a very poor dancer much less western swing dancing. LOL However, Don Vesco was a friend prior to his passing a couple of years ago. If that means anything to the motorcycle folk.
