ENZO: A MOTO GUZZI 1000 SP CAFÉ RACER FROM ITALY

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Re: ENZO: A MOTO GUZZI 1000 SP CAFÉ RACER FROM ITALY

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The more I see these bikes the more I want an unreliable old Guzzi to go with my unreliable old Triumph.
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Re: ENZO: A MOTO GUZZI 1000 SP CAFÉ RACER FROM ITALY

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Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Those open bellmouths scare me though. Their suction could pull birds, mice, cats, even small children down their throats quite easily.
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Re: ENZO: A MOTO GUZZI 1000 SP CAFÉ RACER FROM ITALY

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mangocrazy wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:48 am Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Those open bellmouths scare me though. Their suction could pull birds, mice, cats, even small children down their throats quite easily.
Nice bike, although I'd rather see the screen a bit higher as well as the headlights.

Not sure about the bellmouths especially since there's clearly acres of room for a gigantic air box. Which could, of course, be tuned to give a really nice induction noise.
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25 years ago I'd have loved that. Now it just looks a bit unnecessarily cramped and old-fashioned.

It probably deserves a closer look. Looking at the blurb, those wheels aren't just OE - from a distance they look like they're off an 80s Kawasaki.
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It's obviously lovingly crafted and I love it to look at,but I don't think I'd want to ride it much.

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NIce, the nicest Guzzi cafe racers are the most minimalist, this one is a bit busy but still very lovely.

A Guzzi is still on my list.
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Lutin wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:19 pm Nice bike, although I'd rather see the screen a bit higher as well as the headlights.
Yup - agree - I really dislike a lot of bikes with little fairings like this that just look like the 'designer' completely forgot that there's going to be a rider on the thing at some point.
Lutin wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:19 pm Not sure about the bellmouths especially since there's clearly acres of room for a gigantic air box. Which could, of course, be tuned to give a really nice induction noise.
I don't mind them tbh.
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That one doesn't do it for me at all
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It looks lovingly crafted & considering it was built from 4 box's of parts it's a excellent job, but it needs wire wheels,different shocks,a different fairing & seperate speedo & tacho.
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Post by Mr Moofo »

Nice - apart from that bloody big void under the seat!