Quiz March 17, 2006*

[macguzzi]

Forgot to put 1957 as year for TT

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Do you mean no dustbin fairing? was that the year they were banned?

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Yes and no!

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Try to improve the evil handling for the IOM TT

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On the right track.

[Martin Barrett]

Couldn't get enough steering lock to get them on the steam packet ferry with the dustbin so it had to go? or was there an observed trials section and was just too nadgery? or more sensibly brake cooling? too bumpy and would ground out?

[macguzzi]

As two of the top Guzzi riders almost died in serious accidents with this bike the decision was made to change to a Dolphin fairing for 1957, Dustbins were about to be banned and Guzzi had tried everything to improve this bike, even going to the bother of attaching lead weights to the swingingarm. The race team wanted to fit telescopic forks but this was over ruled and Guzzi leading links employed. With the IOM TT being such a long race Guzzi needed to cool the huge brake drum and the brakes were notoriously shit, a Dusbin did not help.

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

I would say that is a 100% increase in points for macguzzi!!

 

Well done!!

[DeBenGuzzi]

Done and done. that was quite the unique quiz. Toughie too, I liked it.