Oops! 1940 Moto Guzzi. And it post-dated the invasion. It's what happens when
your fingers get ahead of your brain.
--Bob
On May 8, 2012, at 6:42 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> They are gorgeous. But I highly recommend crash bars, as those cylinders are
> hanging out there to be smashed if you let the bike fall over.
>
> When I was stationed in what is now Eritrea in 1970 and '71, I had a 1945
> Moto Guzzi that arrived with the Italian army when Mussolini invaded
> Ethiopia. Not the same engine design, but a masterpiece nevertheless.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On May 8, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Piaggio makes nice scooters, too. And Moto Guzzis. <g>
>>>
>>
>> Those are interesting motorcycles. I wonder if anyone else ever made
>> them with the engine turned that way so that the cylinders were ahead of
>> your shins instead of between them? Seems that would provide better
>> cooling, especially out here.
--
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