Oddball Bikes

[JC85]

A motorcycle themed YouTube channel I subscribe to did a list of the 7 most oddball motorcycles ever made, and the Le Mans made the list. Just thought I'd share it for anyone interested:

https://youtu.be/StJEc581KHE

[oldbike54]

 He also mentioned that period road testers wrote about frame flex . Having devoured every motorcycle magazine of that era , I don't ever remember any talk of frame flex on a Tonti .

 Dusty

[Yeahoo Whoyah]

I'd be happy to own/ride any bike on this list.  Rather than "odd" I'd say they are "unique". 

[sdcr]

You guys have told me all I need to know about that You Tube channel.

Thanks for saving me from wasting time on it:)

[Travlr]

No RE5 Rotary?

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[JC85]

I had no knowledge either way about the frame flex issue. I did find it a bit strange that he chose the Le Mans, as I can think of a few Guzzis that were more "oddball" than that. Just wanted to share for fun and conversation.

[JC85]

You guys have told me all I need to know about that You Tube channel.

Thanks for saving me from wasting time on it:)

His channel is mainly geared towards beginner and novice riders, so probably wouldn't interest many, here. I watch it mainly for some of the reviews he does, as well as his "It Came From Craigslist" series, which is always entertaining.

[Moto]

I think he said frame twist, not frame flex. He seemed to be  referring to the rotation (roll) of the whole bike when you rev it at idle:

EDIT: (quote from the video): "Reviewers at the time noted it had problems with the frame twisting; it was a strangely twitchy bike at low revs...."

Certainly reviewers talked about that endlessly.

What a boring video though. Almost nothing but a shot of his own dashboard as he rode around local boulevards.

Moto

[rschrum]

When riding my Centauro, I tell people I went looking for the oddest bike I could find, to match the rider.

[s1120]

No doupt it, and really most other Guzzi's are a odd ball....  But Ive never heard about any flex issues at all with the frames on them...  Frankly rock solid stability is closest to the description..  That being said, I watch a lot of the guys vids...  some are pretty fun...  a little light on info, and facts...  not sure its about that though.

[LowRyter]

I get the impression that he's not ridden the bikes he talked about, probably not the Guzzi, certainly not the Brough.