WICKED GOOSE: 1100CC MOTO GUZZI CAFÉ RACER

[weeksy]

https://www.bikebound.com/2022/07/10/moto-guzzi/

[KungFooBob]

It's not terrible, but it just doesn't look very special.

[v8-powered]

Other than the tail lamp looking like an afterthought, I quite like it....

[cheb]

Understated, I like it.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It's good to see someone on it...

Normally these bikes look so loooooong, but it's easy to forget old bikes tend to be a fair bit smaller. With someone actually on it it looks alright.

[mangocrazy]

Yeah, I like that. 'Only' 105 hp in a183kg motorcycle would definitely be fun. Not sure it's 'mark of the Beast' territory though. The front end looks a bit high from some shots; nothing that can't be solved by dropping the forks through the yokes a bit though.

My man will collect.

[Supermofo]

LIke that, just a proper looking bike.

Either the man is small or you'd need go go gadget arms to reach the bars comfortably.

[Skub]

It must be a thing to have the bars low enough so the rider's jacket pulls high enough for everyone to see what brand of undercrackers he wears.

Bike looks cool,though I'd want higher bars to stop folk seeing my F&Fs.

[The Spin Doctor]

It must be a thing to have the bars low enough so the rider's jacket pulls high enough for everyone to see what brand of undercrackers he wears.

Bike looks cool,though I'd want higher bars to stop folk seeing my F&Fs.

They are rather crazily wide too!

Get them tucked in - like the Le Mans bars were - and it would look like a Le Mans with a single seat

...which is fine by me

[mangocrazy]

The wide bars and long reach to the bars are a particularly Italian thing. Perhaps it needs plenty of leverage at the bars to get it to turn? Old Guzzis were a bit supertankerish in the steering department.

[The Spin Doctor]

The wide bars and long reach to the bars are a particularly Italian thing. Perhaps it needs plenty of leverage at the bars to get it to turn? Old Guzzis were a bit supertankerish in the steering department.

This is what I mean



These are original, as far as I can see, and they're much narrower. Differently angled too, but the essential point is you can filter in London traffic rather than needing the dedicated wide vehicle lane

I guess they don't turn on a sixpence like some bikes, but they're not THAT unmanoeuvrable with the standard bars.

[Skub]

Get them tucked in

AND the exposed chipmunks.

[mangocrazy]

The wide bars and long reach to the bars are a particularly Italian thing. Perhaps it needs plenty of leverage at the bars to get it to turn? Old Guzzis were a bit supertankerish in the steering department.

This is what I mean



These are original, as far as I can see, and they're much narrower. Differently angled too, but the essential point is you can filter in London traffic rather than needing the dedicated wide vehicle lane

I guess they don't turn on a sixpence like some bikes, but they're not THAT unmanoeuvrable with the standard bars.

They look much better. Better angle for the wrists, not so silly wide and a comfortable height. Even got proper mirrors, as well.

Have them fitted to The Beast before delivery, Henry.

[Demannu]

I just hope they fitted lighter return springs on the dell'ortos

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