Moto Guzzi Nostalgia

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Re: Moto Guzzi Nostalgia

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dave h wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:16 pm nice one i came across,

https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=619DCC3C

dave.
Wow, that's stunning. Do those exhausts really double back and come out the front? Blimey.
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That's gorgeous :mrgreen:
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daveuprite wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:37 am The original bike is lovely, and I don't have any problem with the new bike either, but it has quite a few visual differences to the original,
Well spotted.
But the disc did not change side,
The 1974 and 75 850 T had a drum bake rear and one disc at front.
( I know since I owned one 850 T -74, from 1980 => . Very rare model)
From 1976 and onward, the model was called 850 T3 and got 3 discs.
One rear and two front.
Foot break worked on one front and the rear disc.
Hand break worked on the other front disc.
Excellent system, before ABS times.
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Fairing, rack, panniers and top case were purpose made in Sweden

Look how well the panniers are shaped and placed.
Front follows shock absorber.
Bottom follows exhaust.
Not like on modern bikes. Where they sit very high up.
Bottom of top case == same height a seat for the driver
Compare to modern bikes....
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Imagine what this does for Center of gravity and handling of the bike.....
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Re: Moto Guzzi Nostalgia

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Richard Simpson Mark II wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:16 am IIRC the mudguards on the original are stainless steel, not chrome. Contrary to what you hear, Guzzis back in the day were far better finished than the Japanese bikes of the time.
Mudguards of stainless steel cost about 100£ extra each compared to plastics.
That is probably why they don't have them on the retro bikes.
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