New here, and mentioned in the "introduce yourself" thread that I had some history in motorsports 20+ years ago. I'm now seriously considering a three wheeler from the exposed engine era (I think you refer to it as a 5 speeder). Anyway, had a lot of cars and bikes and thought I'd share a few images.
The first is a 2001 500 Barchetta - it was one of the first to land Stateside, and was the "salon" car in the Feb. 2002 issue of Road & Track- it was a nice easy car to drive- you had no idea of speed despite the open top. I was almost 25 years younger then:
[Linked Image]DSC04576 by William Hart, on Flickr

I also drove this beast, unwieldy as hell, no rear visibility but the Italian answer was always, "why" are you looking behind you? Go forward!" Surprisingly reliable, as were the Ferraris:
[Linked Image]P1010017 by William Hart, on Flickr

A tricked out V-Rod, great motor in search of a chassis. I did lots of mods to this, it was a stable, easy rider for cruising- hated by the traditional Harley crowd, wonderful motor, but with Brembos and good rubber, you could feel the chassis flex:

[Linked Image]P1010012 by William Hart, on Flickr
I'll put up some additional images in another post to follow.

Last edited by BillHart; 11/05/25 05:59 PM.