CENTENNIAL CAFÉ RACER: A 1,700 CC MOTO GUZZI FROM SPAIN

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CENTENNIAL CAFÉ RACER: A 1,700 CC MOTO GUZZI FROM SPAIN

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https://www.bikeexif.com/moto-guzzi-1700-cafe-racer

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Not sure the winglets are in keeping but overall 👍
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If you're gonna fit a brown seat you may as well go all in.
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Re: CENTENNIAL CAFÉ RACER: A 1,700 CC MOTO GUZZI FROM SPAIN

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The racing bits (wings, air scoops etc) just make it look messy, I'm sure they do add performance, and I guess in the cafe racer ethos of 'what's good for racing is good for cafe-racing' they're a justifiable addition, but I 'm not sure the extra mass will be offset by the added performance.
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Could almost live with that... even the wings!

But what is it with these diarrhoea coloured seats?
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Black seat and no wings and I'd be all over it.
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Massive cylinders just look wrong to me & that's coming from a Guzzi devotee.. much prefer the mgs-01, magni Australia or proper retro looking guzzi cafe racers myself. Wonder what the final bill ££££ was?
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You know, those wings aint much bigger than the ones on the original GS1000S.
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Re: CENTENNIAL CAFÉ RACER: A 1,700 CC MOTO GUZZI FROM SPAIN

Post by Horse »

Rockburner wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:45 am The ... wings ... I'm sure they do add performance,
There would need to be some very hefty mountings between the wings and frame if they're at all effective. They're mounted a long way ahead of the main frame.

And I mean 'effective' in the sense of being moved by airflow, not as in 'keeping the bike planted at speed'.
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