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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lovey on September 17, 2020, 05:29:06 AM

Title: LP designation
Post by: Lovey on September 17, 2020, 05:29:06 AM
G'day all,
time for a stupid question.  What does the 'LP' designation meand or stand for in relation to Breva/Norge/Sport models?
I've searched for the answer here and via google, to no avail.
Thanks for looking,
Steve.
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Zoom Zoom on September 17, 2020, 08:05:12 AM
I'm drawing a blank. Could you illustrate how that designation is used with regard to those bikes in the context of a sentence?

John Henry
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Groover on September 17, 2020, 09:08:41 AM
Strange one.. seems a lot of the parts stores list parts for them as "Moto Guzzi Breva Shocks, Type (LP)" for example - is that why you ask? I also couldn't figure it out
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: BMCMOTO on September 17, 2020, 10:20:15 AM
Long Play!?

Guzzis last a long time.

Brian
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Perazzimx14 on September 17, 2020, 11:03:59 AM

(https://i.ibb.co/59rx0GT/LP.png) (https://ibb.co/59rx0GT)
 
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Wildroamer on September 17, 2020, 11:15:10 AM
No idea.
I'm still trying to figure out what the "MI" alarm is...
Mission impossible?
😁
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Lovey on September 17, 2020, 07:33:52 PM
G'day all and thanks for the feedback so far.
I've been looking for a replacement exhaust and I found one on ebay for a decent price.  This particular seller lists parts for sale to suit a Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport (LP), as per the attached pic.

(https://i.ibb.co/BysJj8p/Zard-Exhaust-End-Silencer-Moto-Guzzi-Sport-1200-LP-e-Bay.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BysJj8p)

I've googled the inscription on the pipe with no joy.
Thanks again,
Steve
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Huzo on September 17, 2020, 07:48:04 PM
I have a stock muffler from my Norge which has done little work. Yours if you want it...
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Huzo on September 17, 2020, 07:49:01 PM
G'day all and thanks for the feedback so far.
I've been looking for a replacement exhaust and I found one on ebay for a decent price.  This particular seller lists parts for sale to suit a Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport (LP), as per the attached pic.

(https://i.ibb.co/BysJj8p/Zard-Exhaust-End-Silencer-Moto-Guzzi-Sport-1200-LP-e-Bay.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BysJj8p)

I've googled the inscription on the pipe with no joy.
Thanks again,
Steve
Left pipe..?
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Lovey on September 17, 2020, 08:09:03 PM
Left pipe..?
That's a good a theory as any  :grin:.
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Groover on September 18, 2020, 07:27:28 AM
When I searched out of curiosity, noticed that the (LP) was used on more descriptions than just say the Left Pipe, though that is a good theory in that case.


(https://i.ibb.co/hZG0YDV/LP.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hZG0YDV)



Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Groover on September 18, 2020, 07:45:55 AM
I asked my brother whom lives in Italy and is more current with car and motorcycle designations from there (things like L = Lusso, etc) and he has never heard of LP used for anything, but based on content he guessed maybe LP stands for Lunga Percorrenza which means Long-Distance - so Maybe Breva 1000 Long-Distance? - Don't know, but that's officially what that means now  :wink:
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: n3303j on September 18, 2020, 11:31:29 AM
Alternate fuel vehicle "Liquid Propane", of course. :wink:
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: AJ Huff on September 18, 2020, 12:27:55 PM
I think it is a designation for motorcycle or type of motorcycle.


(https://i.ibb.co/LtCDSsP/page-20.webp) (https://ibb.co/LtCDSsP)


Perhaps L = Longitudinal

-AJ
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Zoom Zoom on September 18, 2020, 01:36:15 PM
I think it is a designation for motorcycle or type of motorcycle.


(https://i.ibb.co/LtCDSsP/page-20.webp) (https://ibb.co/LtCDSsP)


Perhaps L = Longitudinal

-AJ

I think you're on to something. Sure got my curiosity up.

John Henry
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: oldbike54 on September 18, 2020, 02:11:21 PM
 One of the advantages of working with the Italians is that they all know each other ,or more accurately the folks who work for MG know the folks at Ducati . In 2009 when Ducati was luring Larry Pegram away from Honda , part of the bait was to offer a few pennies for certain MG parts , and to stamp LP onto those parts .

 Dusty
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Lovey on September 18, 2020, 09:27:19 PM
G'day all,
I did a bit more searching last night and came across this handy website https://www.mgcn.nl/database/mg-framenummers (https://www.mgcn.nl/database/mg-framenummers)
According to this the 'LP' just refers to the 'family' (you must say that like the Godfather of course  :grin:) of bikes, in this case Breva/Norge/1200 Sport. 
I ended up getting in touch with the seller of the exhaust that I listed and they indicated that it was for a 2V/cyl model.
Thanks for everyones insgight and suggestions as to what 'LP' really stood for, there were some very funny ones among them.
Steve
Title: Re: LP designation
Post by: Groover on September 21, 2020, 08:08:26 AM
That makes total sense. I should've known that. I've seen lemans things listed as type VV. Good job solving the mystery!