A 73 Sport, USA to Australia ! The Advenuture !!!!!
A 73 Sport, USA to Australia ! The Advenuture !!!!!
Over the next 6mths or so I will use this forum, from purchase to rego. USA to Adelaide Australia. I think you will all find this very unusual and interesting. Thanks Gum
Last edited by Gum on Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
The Bike
Its in the USA, I have flights booked for the 10th of Feb to pick it up. Its complete and I paid good money it. I arrive back on the 25th of Feb with the bike. Also a bit of holiday in the USA while we are there. What is missing, I have been assured that it come with the bike. Its all been stored for 24 years. I had a 900ss 1975 when I was 16 in 1976, then another 2 Ducati's since then, this will be my last and is my favorite, just love those round cases. Thanks Gum
Flights
All booked via Qantas. Melbourne to LAX, then 3 days in Seattle. Friday the 13th we fly to Tulsa and get the SUV and the Sport, then a lazy 11 days to drive to LAX. Hope to get down south and then head west and up the coast. Here is a pic of a 75 900SS that I had when I was 16, the pic is taken in the Adelaide hills around 1977, sorry about the bad quality and the other pics. I do have very good pics of it somewhere that were taken by a good 35mm. I have had 2 other Ducati's since then but this was by far the best. Its really strange, but the girl that I was seeing, [ in the pic ] now works as a Qantas Hosite, Melbourne to LAX is her regular flight and yes she fly's on Tuesdays to LAX. Thanks Gum
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go get `em
Go get `em Gum!!! Bring that puppie home.
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Pulling it apart.
The dismantling has begun, the bloke I have bought it off will pull it down so it can fit into our SUV. He has another six days or so till we arrive. The engine will be complete at this stage, the rest will be all apart. It looks good I think. Thanks Gum
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Thats a good looking plugged chicken you got there
The one that was at ebay got passed in at US$25k
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=001
The one that was at ebay got passed in at US$25k
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=001
In the USA
Well we arrived safe and sound, the two of us took 4 bags, mostly empty with lots of tape, cardboard and bubble wrap, also lots of gladwrap. After a few days in Seattle we flew into Tulsa to get the bike, boy is it cold there.
Re: In the USA
I hate you. And I mean that in the best possible way.Gum wrote:
Seriously though, I am quite jealous of your collection!
-Craig
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