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Watercooling on its way? If I read that right. The Other Place will explode! Get out, run....

Ah, those 3 models above, probably refer to the 3 TB concepts shown at Eicma. So perhaps those designs will be developed with this new engine?

Talk here, for what it's worth at this stage, of new 'sports': new Le Mans, new streetfighter and an off-road/dual purpose. Again no surprise. First - a new Cali! though that's with current 1200. Valves seem a compromise, as well as the engine inclination. Looks like they thought 3 was best (2 intake) but are going for 4 for sportiness.

From what I can make out, this seems like not unexpected news, in light of what we were saying in the previous threads about the inevitable need to move to water-cooled engines. MG could do worse than to learn from the Dorsoduro engine. Interesting news. Good news. Though many will also declare it to be sad news. Good news that the cylinder angle is changing to allow more room for the airbox (where current 1200 is crippled) as well as rider's knees, and placing more weight to the front. Looks like they can only achieve half the angle shift that they really wanted though. Give it a chain.

At last! Moto Guzzi has finally in her drawings the manufacture of new [ygropsyktoy] engine. With capacity 1200 cubic, eight globally valves and head [ekkentroforoys], the V2 90th has been programmed it presents in the EICMA in November 2012. The engineers in the headquarters of maternal Piaggio in Pontedera, he is confirmed that they work '? this, under the guidance of Federico Martini. Martini began as basic engineer in the foundation of Bimota, continued in Gilera and today the guru of planning is head in Powertrain Engineering of Piaggio. With this engine that they develop will be revived the historical trade name with a line of new models period 2013 - 2015. It is believed that at least first from them it can be inspired from the three [prototypa] Moto Guzzi that presented in Eicma in 2009, creations of Pierre Terblanche Thus, after almost half century, where Moto Guzzi moved traverse aircooled V2 90° with [ostiria], came the time for a new engine. This engine began his career in the means of decade 1960 and became the signal of deposited company. Now it is time [xanathymithoyn] the [ygropsyxi] and first [ygropsykto] engine, legend fighting V8 500. The new engine will not be development existing with [ostiria] but one new drawn in white paper, capable it covers the specifications Euro 4 that will be stricter and is believed that very with difficulty will cover him aircooled engines, that will be in effect in 2014. The engine will have two heads [ekkentroforoys] with their rotation it becomes from mixed system with cogwheels and [kadenes] as in the new V2 of Dorsoduro. The delivery of Guzzi with the final transmission by axis is maintained, as [diamikis] in the frame crank and the corner 90th. Innovation will be the bent of rolls at 8th to front, giving more space for the knees of jockey, the box of filter air but also [fortizontas] front wheel with more weight. The engineers had hoped in a more intense bent 15th but do not allow him the junction with the axis of transmission. This characteristic of bent of rolls in Guzzi, for first time existed in one from the previous prototypes of company, pioneering V2 75° of engine with the code VA-10, drawn for the decade 1990 from then [archimichaniko] the company, Angelo Ferrari, before the market of Moto Guzzi in 2000 from Aprilia. This [ygropsyktos], with dry [karter], spraying, two heads [ekkentroforoys], [exatachyto] box and shifted [kombia] in the crank for balancing of vibrations, was intended it is placed in proposed model mg-1. This was drawn with chain in the final transmission but the drawing was cancelled by Beggio in order to are dedicated resources in the growth of Aprilia and it enters in the space scooter developing him Amico and later Scarabeo. His certain elements however will be used in the new engine that is developed in Pontedera. There it will be manufactured and transported in the factory of Moto Guzzi in Mandello del Lario, for the final assembly of models. Initially had been selected three valves for each roll of (two import) in order to are facilitated the course of pipes of export but the need for big output so that it is placed in models Sport as news Le Mans, in Streetfighter and on-off, it was selected the provision with four valves. All will be also revealed in November 2012 - but before then, a new publication of California it is considered that it is under development and is expected it is presented in the EICMA this year in the fall, with the [oktabalbido] engine of Griso8V. Can this very well be the last new model of Moto Guzzi with aircooled engine, because the problems with the achievement of requirements of Euro 4"?

Now was that meant to be, didn't I warn you? Sucker. or didn't I warn you, sucker? Whatever, I did warn you about hanging around that place. Tonight you made me look and what I saw was: Get outta there, while you still can mucker

Does it make much difference to the insurance cost?

Wow: brilliant! I've missed a lot of this thread so I'll have to go back to see what all you did, e.g. what's the exhaust? Fabulous work and design finish, Jaap.

Rough stuff! Good video, HJ. Same sort of motivation as the Real Road Racers film though this is more a person story, whereas the RRR is more about the racing group, community, phenomenon.

Old & venerable maybe but people are spending serious money on Mk11 Escorts these days. ..... I've just seen a Mk1 RS2000 Escort advertised by a dealer here – at £23,000! The reason that I noticed that was because the same 'prestige' dealer has a V11 Le Mans advertised at £5,000! A bit steep, when the going price for one in good condition a year or two ago was more like £3,500. You'd buy a low mileage Griso for £5k Could it be that the V11 is now entering the Classic stage and we're sitting on small gold mines?

I saw this poster on someone's list of movies with Triumphs in them. Well, at least they didn't think it's a BMW. The Ann Margret movie clip has been on here before. Here it is again >> it's a link, as I don't see it on Youtube >> >> click - Ann M movie clip - here The Youtube version jumps around the photo booth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JDgTld7Yt8

Not only prancing, but dancing

Maybe it's me but.....I don't see any Ferrari on this video Quite correct Antonio. It's a Mkll Escort. The Ferarri FF is in the first post. The question there is: would that Ferrari hippopotamus go up the hill, round the bends any better than that venerable old rear wheel drive Escort? Who cares? We just love "il cavallino rampante"!!! Il cavallino has a new brother: il hippopotamus grasso

Maybe it's me but.....I don't see any Ferrari on this video Quite correct Antonio. It's a Mkll Escort. The Ferarri FF is in the first post. The question there is: would that Ferrari hippopotamus go up the hill, round the bends any better than that venerable old rear wheel drive Escort?

It would be good if you could reference the article/source.

Ferrari FF or Mk ll Escort? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQHL8E82QM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA4jqpgBnAM

and Englezi idioti + GSX 1300R http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETG76KrtXEk Do any of you Britishers remember if there was a motorbike show that was tried for a while, once upon a time? An Old Top Gear spin-off? Or was it just the awful Steve Berry reports on OTG that I'm thinking of?

The big one that the Top Gearheads are waiting for is this Sunday's test of a BMW S1000RR racing against a £150,000 Ariel Atom V8, around the show's track. It's a standard BMW S1000RR ridden by British Superbike EVO class champion Steve Brogan. I hope they don't put James May (or any of them) in the car. May is rumoured, but so is Tiff Needell, which would make more sense. Meanwhile: Englezi idioti + Yugo 45 + the inevitable tank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3SsqOa0hSg

Nice! Terrible bike road, but an evocative picture. You know there are going to be some stories there.

'your' bike must have been the daddy to this:

BMW in it too, init?

yes, that's what I thought. Does the original FF, the Jensen, qualify as a hatchback? Did that huge back window lift up, I can't remember? I think so. This Ferrari too. Aston Martin DB2 too Hatchbacks are fine.

Ugly new bikes, ugly new cars and now Ferrari with their first four wheel driver, the Ferrari FF. The original four wheel drive FF was more elegant, i.e. The Jensen FF, Ferguson Formula. What's happened to designers?