I did remain calm, although a few small tears probably trickled down my cheek.That was a very cool bike! Horror of horrors I can't imagine a horse stomping my bike like that. Yikes. Did you remain calm?

She, the girlfiend, was a particularly lovely young women and once the bike was repaired, I sold it. It was going to kill me anyway. I replaced it with a second hand BSA Lighting.
Italian bikes are great when they work and a complete nightmare when they don't. Everything about them is high maintenance and expensive.