MGV Guzzi on Bike Exif

[4corsa]

I have no problem with nicely painted plastics like our V11 tanks which is even difficult to tell apart from painted fiberglass. I should have been more specific - I'm referring to the cheap unpainted abs plastic panels and covers that came with the Aprilia, which have all the beauty and charm of a truck's mud flap.

Edited May 8 by 4corsa
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[docc]

"Just one word " . . .

 

[po18guy]

I fancy only the faux MGS-01 bodywork kit for the spines, as no other than Yank Kevin Cameron called the bike "impossibly beautiful."

[gstallons]

I did not know Ohlins were available w/black fork legs ?

[4corsa]

Sorry, just one more for good measure 😅.  In the right hands, they do make beautiful cafe racers.

[Lucky Phil]

11 hours ago, gstallons said:

I did not know Ohlins were available w/black fork legs ?

https://www.ohlins.com/en-us/motorcycle/custom-heritage/front-fork-universal-50-54-800-black?brand=universal&model=universal

[gstallons]

Thank you

[Paradiso]

14 hours ago, 4corsa said:

Sorry, just one more for good measure 😅.  In the right hands, they do make beautiful cafe racers.

That looks a lot like the Magni Sfida, which I do like.  I've never ridden one, but was smitten when I saw one as a teen. 

[pete roper]

I think we have at least one owner on here.

[audiomick]

6 hours ago, Paradiso said:

...the Magni Sfida, ...smitten when I saw one as a teen.

Yeah, I was pretty knocked over when I first saw the site http://www.magni.it/ . 

There are some very pretty Guzzis on there.

[Lucky Phil]

10 hours ago, pete roper said:

I think we have at least one owner on here.

We do. Wedgie.

Phil

Edited May 9 by Lucky Phil

[pete roper]

Yeah, I couldn’t remember offhand if John was on here or not. Of course he is!

[Weegie]

Still check in here frequently and if I can contribute I usually try.

Had it out yesterday to get its annual roadworthy test and it still puts a smile on my ugly mug.

A little worried that the MOT tester was calling me Mad Max though

 

 

[audiomick]

12 hours ago, Weegie said:

A little worried that the MOT tester was calling me Mad Max though

I wouldn't be worried about that, it just shows the testers ignorance. The bikes in the film were all Z900 or Z1000 Kawasakis, except for the one Z650, and Max Rockatansky didn't even ride a bike. The cop on the bike was Jim Goose.

No, wait, the one that Jim Goose rode in on with his leg in plaster was a Kawasaki 2 stroke triple, a 400, I think.

 

PS: very pretty bike you have. Please look after it well.

Edited May 10 by audiomick

[Weegie]

After reading through this thread, I wonder if the bits I've put onto the Sfida have only resulted in detracting from the beauty of the original design.

In many ways its become a bitsa but the whole topic is subjective.

When rebuilding it back up I couldn't help but notice many of the components were less than ideal and I installed after market parts. Also spent a lot of time trying to undo bodges and there were quite a few.

There wasn't any grand plan, but I'm very happy with it as it is now.

Thank you for all the "likes"