Lucky Phil 1,894 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Came across this thing advertised. You all know my views on this type of bike so I wont bore you with my views again. What if find hilarious is the studio shots in the DARK. Exactly what you need when considering a $45,000 purchase, lol. It gives the impression that there's not much to see and what there is we better try and hide. https://gtmotocycles.com/collections/builds Ciao 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knumbnutz 253 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Only one left, better get in quick 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck 1,463 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 I'll be the devil's advocate here. I've seen Todd's stuff, and it is first rate. Would I be a buyer? No. Make that Hell no. There are many in SoCal that the price of one of these is pocket change, though. I wish him the best. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KINDOY2 310 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Lucky Phil said: Came across this thing advertised. You all know my views on this type of bike so I wont bore you with my views again. What if find hilarious is the studio shots in the DARK. Exactly what you need when considering a $45,000 purchase, lol. It gives the impression that there's not much to see and what there is we better try and hide. https://gtmotocycles.com/collections/builds Ciao Sounds like a few women I knew in my younger days...:-) 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScuRoo 160 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 The moody lighting isn’t really relevant for me. The price is damn high but... 115 ft. lbs. Torque would be hella lot fun! 140 HP & 10 second Quarters would be nice. If someone pulled up on one I’d be ambling over for a interested chat for sure! Good luck to him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pete roper 496 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 It doesn't do that because it can't. It's all unicorn farts and blowhardery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucky Phil 1,894 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, ScuRoo said: The moody lighting isn’t really relevant for me. The price is damn high but... 115 ft. lbs. Torque would be hella lot fun! 140 HP & 10 second Quarters would be nice. If someone pulled up on one I’d be ambling over for a interested chat for sure! Good luck to him I wouldn't because I'd already know I'd be wasting time talking to a tool. Ciao 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
docc 3,502 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Here is my favorite of this kind of custom. Not a Guzzi, but ooh-la-la! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nihontochicken 64 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 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. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScuRoo 160 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Well, under this topic What are they thinking... purloining, pilfering, pickpocketing Guzzi’s colourful history?? Oi! Get off the grass! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
docc 3,502 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Legnano green has been on things other than Moto Guzzi, but what is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fotoguzzi 216 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Looks like an Aprilia RSV4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostarika 94 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 For me, this guys have the best kit in the market for a Guzzi. Period 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucky Phil 1,894 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Kostarika said: For me, this guys have the best kit in the market for a Guzzi. Period Yes the Guareschi brothers kit. It's very nice but have a think. You are taking an engine, transmission and final drive that is totally unsuited to a cutting edge pointy ended sports motorcycle and creating something thats trying to be just that. It's wheelbase is too long by a mile, its way to heavy, its an across the frame V twin, its not water cooled. I like the engine and drive system just fine but you're wasting your time using it in this context. Its natural element is in a GT style road bike. A Griso is about as close to a "sports bike" as this engine , gearbox and drive line should be to a cutting edge sports bike/track orientated tool. Ciao 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pete roper 496 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 16 hours ago, Lucky Phil said: Yes the Guareschi brothers kit. It's very nice but have a think. You are taking an engine, transmission and final drive that is totally unsuited to a cutting edge pointy ended sports motorcycle and creating something thats trying to be just that. It's wheelbase is too long by a mile, its way to heavy, its an across the frame V twin, its not water cooled. I like the engine and drive system just fine but you're wasting your time using it in this context. Its natural element is in a GT style road bike.[b] A Griso is about as close to a "sports bike" as this engine , gearbox and drive line should be to a cutting edge sports bike/track orientated tool.[/b] Ciao This! As I spend an awful lot of time saying about the CARC bikes in general, love them for what they are. Not what they're not! You can make a superb 'Road' bike out of a Griso but even if you could get it to make 130hp, which you can't, it would still be utterly uncompetitive as a track tool. And before people start bleating at me that they've seen Dyno charts showing preposterous claimed power outputs I can assure you that having built a couple of 1400 Hi-Cams now and had Mark log build maps for them there are several things about these 'Super Hi-Cams' that just don't cut the mustard. You want to understand? Sit down with me one day and I'll go through it but I'm not going to waste my time 'splainin' it on the internets because people will still believe in the unicorns because that's what people want! Some of them anyway..... 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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