helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Not what but why (this iteration)? Also the year! Link to comment
Frenchbob Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Without looking {incredibly lazy these days] I would say that this V8 saw the light of day in 1957 and slight green content because the green paint used was applied very thinly to save weight! Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 You have the year but not the why!! Link to comment
Martin Barrett Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 didn't someone say the green was primer paint left over from the war? Link to comment
grossohc Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 to celebrate st. patricks day Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 You are on the wrong track. The why has nothing to do with green. Link to comment
Martin Barrett Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Do you mean no dustbin fairing? was that the year they were banned? Link to comment
belfastguzzi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 You have the year but not the why!! 82570[/snapback] Because they could. Link to comment
Van Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 So that the fantastic, forward thinking marketing dept. could then build, in the future, a really beautiful GREEN/SILVER TENNI version of the then, dreamed about V11 Le Mans!! Cheers Van Link to comment
Guzzirider Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Did the rider have a particularly nasty cold? Open face helmets in those days- must have been green snot everywhere. Link to comment
Guzzirider Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Or maybe the rider stashed his "green" behind the fairing for some post race herbal relaxation? Link to comment
Frenchbob Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Was it that the fairing wasn't painted at all [to save weight]? Link to comment
macguzzi Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Try to improve the evil handling for the IOM TT Link to comment
Guest redguzziv10 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Perhaps the green hint implies the "Tree Hugging Hippy" type green.. in that case, this was the first bike to run on unleaded...? or, the first bike to be made completely from recycling other bikes? Oh no, Guzzi have been doing that for years How about..the first totally biodegradeable bike ? Dissolves into a puddle of it's own oil. No. Hang on that's a Triumph ! oh i don't know i give up Link to comment
Frenchbob Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 How about..the first totally biodegradeable bike ?Dissolves into a puddle of it's own oil. No. Hang on that's a Triumph ! oh i don't know i give up 82649[/snapback] Careful! Link to comment
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