Pressureangle Posted June 19 Posted June 19 Very pretty. I'm not allowed to own things so clean. The color is very near to the stock color on my '70 Norton Fastback, 'Fireflake Golden Bronze' though it looks like what I'd call 'Orange'. 3
Joe Posted June 19 Author Posted June 19 1 hour ago, Pressureangle said: Very pretty. I'm not allowed to own things so clean. The color is very near to the stock color on my '70 Norton Fastback, 'Fireflake Golden Bronze' though it looks like what I'd call 'Orange'. N42 Lava 2
audiomick Posted June 19 Posted June 19 (edited) A "cafe racer" must have clip-ons. To use a term that @Lucky Phil recently reminded me of, that is a Well Known Fact. Apart from that, they need to do something about those saggy tits. Edited June 19 by audiomick 1 2
PJPR01 Posted June 19 Posted June 19 Add clip-ons and that bike will be irresistible. Love the retro orange color...would like to see and ride one in person. I always that the progression of V11 Scura to Triumph Thruxton and now to this BMW would make a nice progression of Cafe racers. 2
Lucky Phil Posted June 19 Posted June 19 It might look "interesting" but it's light years from "beautiful" A BM twin is just too mechanically quirky to be considered beautiful. Sticky out cylinders and massive final drive assembly is just not elegant enough to ever be beautiful. Phil 2
docc Posted June 20 Posted June 20 I've always wanted to love BMW motorcycles, being 1/4 German and having lived in Bavaria as a youth. I recall taking a bright yellow BMW 1100 Sport for a test ride while mySport was hors de combat for a warranty thing. First lesson in German engineering solutions was the "servo" braking popular at the time. I knew about it, but was really shocked rolling the thing out of the dealer's shop down a slope on the concrete apron. The hand lever did so absolutely NOTHING to slow the bike I melted my boot soles using them as brake pads on the concrete. Fine, I thought. I knew about that; just didn't expect it to be that ridiculous. After all, hardly anyone (!) rolls their bike around, unstarted, using the front brakes for control . . . Once underway, I kept (stupidly) flaring a knee out to look down at the "Big Twin" cradled below. Just wanted to get a visual confirmation it was actually there. There was zero motor feel. Not just compared to my(lusty)Sport. I've had Hondas, too. Somewhere in my distant consciousness, I heard a gathering of Bavarian engineers toasting with their steins of Märzen bier, "Vee have saved Doktor Hennz from zee annoyance of zee motor !" Thinking better of my distracted foolishness, I focused on the path of travel. With no "twisties" to engage, lane changing became the test of handling. It seemed just changing lanes required a Morse Code message from the helm to the Steering Control Room where the request was translated to German and transmitted to those same Bavarian engineers who celebrated yet further, "Vee have saved Doktor Hennz from the annoyance of feeling the road feedback and deplorable handling characteristics of such substandard motorcycles as the RedFrame V11 Sport." (Cue more stein clanking and proud celebration. ) I was soooo happy to get back on mySport . . . . 6 3
PJPR01 Posted June 20 Posted June 20 (edited) Well...as we all know...looking good vs. feeling good can be two separate and mutually exclusive items. Luckily for us, taste is very individual...otherwise we'd all be married to the same woman and that would be a problem! I don't see the BMW rear drive as any more "bulky" than the CARC...but I'd still like to see how it rides. Having had a BMW K1100 LT for several years before I bought my Norge, I can clearly see the advantages of the Guzzi vs. the BMW in many ways (handling, weight, motor response and a few other intangibles), but this Orange Retro version looks good enough to take for a test ride at the very least! Edited June 20 by PJPR01 4
docc Posted June 20 Posted June 20 "The Most Beautiful Café Racer, yet?" Image courtesy of @Guzzijens https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/gallery/image/3461-20250323_105143jpg/?context=new 2 1
Lucky Phil Posted June 20 Posted June 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, PJPR01 said: Well...as we all know...looking good vs. feeling good can be two separate and mutually exclusive items. Luckily for us, taste is very individual...otherwise we'd all be married to the same woman and that would be a problem! I don't see the BMW rear drive as any more "bulky" than the CARC...but I'd still like to see how it rides. Having had a BMW K1100 LT for several years before I bought my Norge, I can clearly see the advantages of the Guzzi vs. the BMW in many ways (handling, weight, motor response and a few other intangibles), but this Orange Retro version looks good enough to take for a test ride at the very least! Yea I'm not a big fan of the CARC drive either or even the V1000, a bit too bulky for mine. Thats one of the reasons why I wanted the different wheels for my bike so I could ditch the bevel box shroud and have a compact and neat final drive in a shaft driven bike. Compact, neat, elegant, mechanically interesting. Still too heavy for a sporting bike but you can't have everything. Phil Edited June 20 by Lucky Phil 6
Joe Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 7 minutes ago, docc said: "The Most Beautiful Café Racer, yet?" Image courtesy of @Guzzijens https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/gallery/image/3461-20250323_105143jpg/?context=new Yes Docc I own “one of the prettiest cafe racers yet” Rosso Mandello The R12 S is a style exercise RnineT with every Farkle on it from the 719 parts catalog. But the paint over exposed brushed aluminum tank & tubeless spoke rims are trick, that are supposed to harken back to the R90S paint scheme days, It’s the cat’s meow. But it’s not an Italian Guzzi for sure. its been said many times to the point of being cliche on this forum, why doesn’t Guzzi reproduce a new sport, based off the V100. Blacked out motor, trick wheels, carbon fiber bits with a traditional “cafe racers” look, aka one round headlight, and a new motorcycle warranty. Sign me 🆙 2
docc Posted June 20 Posted June 20 9 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said: Yea I'm not a big fan of the CARC drive either or even the V1000, a bit too bulky for mine. Thats one of the reasons why I wanted the different wheels for my bike so I could ditch the bevel box shroud and have a compact and neat final drive in a shaft driven bike. Compact, neat, elegant, mechanically interesting. Still too heavy for a sporting bike but you can't have everything. Phil Oh, yes. There remains the matter of "The Most Beautiful Café Racer, Yet" . . . 3
Joe Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 Just now, docc said: Oh, yes. There remains the matter of "The Most Beautiful Café Racer, Yet" . . . Beautiful bike
docc Posted June 20 Posted June 20 5 minutes ago, Joe said: Beautiful bike Frikkin' unbelievable V11 (V10?) Sport . . . 1
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