That's round the corner from me and head been for sale for at least 3 yearsKungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 10:18 pm I aint not never seen a road registerd MGS before.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185616670521
If a punter can get it though an SVA (or whatever they call it these days), makes you wonder why MG never made a road going version?
Look like MV mirrors with the indicators built in, a side stand (from another Guzzi with a similar engine), a crappy tail tidy and some head lamps behind the front mesh.
interesting bikes found randomly..
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'07 Griso 1100 (for sale), '94 Sprint 900, the scabbiest Himalayan in the country
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That's going to wheelie for fun. The engine is so far back the crank is at the centre of wheelbase and quite high up.
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Purple bikes are horrible... except when they are Kawasaki triples...
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And, possibly:The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 10:49 am Purple bikes are horrible... except when they are Kawasaki triples...
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I'll make an exception for those, too.Horse wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 8:06 amAnd, possibly:The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 10:49 am Purple bikes are horrible... except when they are Kawasaki triples...
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It's only a Panigale, but I likes the paint job...
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Only? Don't you mean....Panigale!
I do like black/yellow colour schemes though and that looks vv nice.
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I think Ducati are missing a trick not offering a factory yellow one.
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Yellow has always been the best colour for all the good Italian vehicles, I've never been the biggest fan of the Red.
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Been wondering about this. As in, what on earth??! Is it actually supposed to be a rideable bike? How's that clutch lever work? Is there actually a front brake lever? etc etc
Oh...and hasn't she got long legs?
(The bike's still on that stand, I know Guzzi's are small but... )
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And pink. Don't forget pink.
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Could be as on many vintage bikes, where the lever pivots at the bar end and the cable runs through the bars.
From an engineering pov, your strongest fingers are at the end of the lever where they can have most effect.
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Can't help you dear Count. I didn't get past the legs myself....Count Steer wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 9:04 pm Been wondering about this. As in, what on earth??! Is it actually supposed to be a rideable bike? How's that clutch lever work? Is there actually a front brake lever? etc etc
Oh...and hasn't she got long legs?
(The bike's still on that stand, I know Guzzi's are small but... )
The odd bike was only a shallow ruse to feature the legs.
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Could be that for the clutch Hoss but I can't see a brake lever (there's something welded/brazed into the bar above the right hand but it doesn't look like a pivot) and they're discs...has there ever been a cable operated disc?Horse wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 9:36 pmCould be as on many vintage bikes, where the lever pivots at the bar end and the cable runs through the bars.
From an engineering pov, your strongest fingers are at the end of the lever where they can have most effect.
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