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Oooooh, red valve covers ...

I may as well throw in, here's our pure bred mutt rescue dog, Lacy. Total cream puff with people, but it turned out she's a hunter. When I took her early on to the free range dog park, a rabbit came tearing across the field, and before I knew what was up, Lacy took out after it. It took her maybe a hundred yards, but she finally caught, shook and killed the poor rabbit. So after years of having dog unfriendly canines, I thought finally we'd have a nice off leash pet. Not to be (she unfortunately also now has a horse ranch chicken kill to her credit as well). But she's terribly sweet with

Oooooh, red valve covers, mmmmm!

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Reminds me of my GSXR750, last year edition of the old oil burners. Just after I picked it up new from the dealer, I took it on a freeway on ramp, turning about 4000 rpm from tootling the downtown streets. I whacked the throttle full open ... and damn near got my ass run over. The bike didn't cough, didn't stumble, just didn't make any appreciable horsepower. I survived that event and quickly learned to bang two down shifts and spin it to 10,000 rpm and beyond to make decent beans (it red lined at 13,500, reminded me of a Cox Thimbledrome model airplane engine). I traded that bike in

This is the Moto Guzzi V11 forum, right? That thing is about as far from a V11 as one can get, even outside what a transverse, air cooled, 90 degree twin should be subjected to, meaning Piaggio will likely sign up the creator for their MG design team. Then again, after their MGX-21 Flying Fartstress, there's no where to go but up.

Went to the advertised garage sale this morning. The above poster was huge and already sold. But the seller, a known motorcycle publications author by the name of Todd Rafferty, confirmed that the pictured scooter is indeed Italian, namely a '50s era Gilera. Goes to show that small motorcycles can be really exciting to ride (if you know how to handle them).

This framed work of art goes up for grabs in a garage sale two weekends from now. Not sure about the model of the scooter, but it's got to be Italian, and the pilot sure knows how to maximize his fun! Would anyone here like to cop out to a similar riding style? Inquiring minds!

Sorry, it showed when I first posted this, dunno what happened. Try again:

Self-explanatory: Hat tip Badzero on FAL Files.

Depending on the explanation ofor the new bodywork, it could be Ben Dover.

Hahahaha! Ain't that the truth! Of course, Guzzi has a grand tradition of tank fires. For the few here who might be unaware, the first MG LeMans editions had a metal tank with a spring loaded cap locked with a spring detente. They lacked the rocker cover add-on spark plug protectors that later models have. So when an unfortunate rider dropped his running LeMans, the impact would pop open the gas cap at the same time the asphalt broke free the spark plug wire. Fuel, check. Ignition source, check. Oxygen, check. Voila, the patented Moto Guzzi LeMans tank fire, grab the marshmallows! A

I've always been leery of electrics inside the gas tank. The "air" space above the liquid is generally near 100% gas fumes, but there is a chance that some real air (oxygen) can get in and make the mixture explosive, particularly in a nearly empty tank. The most infamous fuel tank explosion occurred in TWA Flight 800 over NY City in 1976. Note that jet fuel (kerosene) is not as inherently explosive as is gasoline. Here's a link to the Wiki coverage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800

And why can't current production MGs look this good???

Can't answer the question, but I have a similar concern. When I take my Suzuki DR650 around town (air cooled single, essentially one-half of a V11, Japanese style), on return checking the oil cooler shows that it's barely warm. The same trip on my V11 and the oil cooler is damned hot, maybe not to boiling water, but too hot to touch beyond a fraction of a second. A major diff between the two scooters. Is one too hot, or one too cold, or are they both just right for their particular engineering aims?