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What
could be said about this photograph that the ear to
ear grin of Jimi does not already speak volumes upon.
Telling me that she had found the scoot to take home
(I wish!), she flew to this little beast like a bee
to the hive. For a spot second there, I thought she
was about to clamber aboard and give it a requisite
hot lap round the museum floor. But alas, it was for
not...she simply asked when I would be bringing it
home for the Christmas stocking with that smile (hmmm,
me thinks that Santa better try and get a second or
third job!).
This example of a 1955 Ducati 125 Gran Sport had a
running tally of victories that made all other bikes
of it's era seem childish in compare. The bike is
also noted for holding the prestige of having been
one of the first projects brought to fruition by Fabio
Taglioni, the former teacher at the "Tecniche"
of Imola turned master engineer, designer, and craftsman
beginning in 1954 for Ducati. A deluge of history
resides under those hands wrapped by Jimi's wondrous
smile!
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