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Title: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: twowings on January 21, 2023, 06:50:42 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/S3rsdWd/stile-italiano-moto-guzzi-le-mans-850-front-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S3rsdWd)

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Moparnut72 on January 21, 2023, 07:02:09 PM

Sorry but I don't see anything I like. 
kk

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: fotoguzzi on January 21, 2023, 07:58:00 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/R0VMFBb/A52469-EB-79-E3-45-BF-B693-B5-B7-B1-DC379-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R0VMFBb)

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Guzzistajohn on January 21, 2023, 09:59:39 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/1KVtW01/770-C4134-4-B5-F-4-A07-A166-2307-CD3-EA0-DD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1KVtW01)

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: nc43bsa on January 22, 2023, 12:11:02 AM

Quote from: Moparnut72 on January 21, 2023, 07:02:09 PM

Sorry but I don't see anything I like. 
kk

IDK, the black cylinders with the polished fins and glossy valve covers looks nice.

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: JJ on January 22, 2023, 08:39:46 AM

C'mon now...Let's all be objective here... :laugh: :grin: :wink: 

It's "kinda cool" in a funky, modern, CF-Moto from China sort of way... :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:


(https://i.ibb.co/Bjc5xYL/Screen-Shot-2023-01-22-at-7-38-42-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/Bjc5xYL)



(https://i.ibb.co/D4hjQ1b/Screen-Shot-2023-01-22-at-8-57-50-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/D4hjQ1b)

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Turin on January 22, 2023, 06:05:45 PM

Interesting, any more pictures? I like the flat track style tail section.

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: PJPR01 on January 22, 2023, 08:50:01 PM

Why are the pegs/rear brake pedal so far back?   I've never understood why people design a bike with a hot exhaust pipe right under the legs...just begging to get a burnt leg there!

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Huzo on January 22, 2023, 09:07:39 PM

I’ve seen worse. Those stinking things with see through styling and no seat are worse, at least this thing has some curves.
That other garbage looks like they did the design work starting at the front and went home for lunch when they got to the rear of the tank….(and never came back).
Would be keen to see some more shots, would be fun on a track.
Whose work is it ?

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Turin on January 23, 2023, 02:26:36 AM

Agreed. I'm tired of seeing the same old Alloy tank, open space under the seat, and brat seat with no fender.  I found more pictures.
https://pipeburn.com/moto-guzzi-le-mans-850/?fbclid=IwAR2_9LDUBHKmDS9c-nadtSpa7EMJvUyr3kywN1YT7n4CFwx9nfk-ckTttrE (https://pipeburn.com/moto-guzzi-le-mans-850/?fbclid=IwAR2_9LDUBHKmDS9c-nadtSpa7EMJvUyr3kywN1YT7n4CFwx9nfk-ckTttrE)

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Huzo on January 23, 2023, 03:54:00 AM

(https://i.ibb.co/BnpdcCK/6-CDB2-D1-F-E557-4637-A8-B2-0-D59-FC9-E4-BA4.png) (https://ibb.co/BnpdcCK) (https://i.ibb.co/Kxd5dfB/C72-DCD2-A-1-B0-C-4348-A8-F9-C4-D429-AFBAC9.png) (https://ibb.co/Kxd5dfB) (https://i.ibb.co/X88dHwY/F1064-A4-F-9-DDF-477-E-82-D2-64-D38-DD1-A10-E.png) (https://ibb.co/X88dHwY) (https://i.ibb.co/dbhGSQB/1-A38-ED7-B-AA44-4-FC1-B6-BC-14-A696830-A89.png) (https://ibb.co/dbhGSQB) (https://i.ibb.co/CHTJDGy/EDA795-DA-F3-B5-499-E-9480-C0088-EDD7853.png) (https://ibb.co/CHTJDGy) (https://i.ibb.co/pw9JNmt/587-E74-E5-9162-40-B2-B82-E-C95-E4409-CE8-E.png) (https://ibb.co/pw9JNmt) (https://i.ibb.co/BwfxxyV/FE44-E978-ECEB-45-BB-A8-B0-53049-ACE220-F.png) (https://ibb.co/BwfxxyV) (https://i.ibb.co/rtPNHFh/465-DA7-DE-40-F6-4790-ABAF-F6287-D3-CF74-B.png) (https://ibb.co/rtPNHFh) (https://i.ibb.co/30Tpt23/E1635879-FBE9-41-B4-97-DD-25-CA7-EDF7-ED9.png) (https://ibb.co/30Tpt23)

Quote from: Turin on January 23, 2023, 02:26:36 AM

Agreed. I'm tired of seeing the same old Alloy tank, open space under the seat, and brat seat with no fender.  I found more pictures.
https://pipeburn.com/moto-guzzi-le-mans-850/?fbclid=IwAR2_9LDUBHKmDS9c-nadtSpa7EMJvUyr3kywN1YT7n4CFwx9nfk-ckTttrE (https://pipeburn.com/moto-guzzi-le-mans-850/?fbclid=IwAR2_9LDUBHKmDS9c-nadtSpa7EMJvUyr3kywN1YT7n4CFwx9nfk-ckTttrE)

Yep, a real cafe bike.
If that’s your scene then this is fair square in the wheel house. Would I like one…? No.
But so what ?
It’s been crafted rather than built and a proper cafe bike should divide opinion as this surely does.
There are a couple of things that I’d like to have seen done differently, but that’s how it should be.
All in all…?
Not too damn bad.
ps
That UJ on the drive shaft is going through a cruel angle, but for the work it’ll probably do, it’ll last the next stove pipe panted, moustachioed, art loving hipster quite ok between the age of 21 and 23…..

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Turin on January 23, 2023, 11:49:12 PM

The swing arm pivot is a little steep, but not that much worse than the Quotas I've owned. Adjust the shock and raise the fork through the triples and you're good to go. The more I look at it, the more I appreciate it.

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: kingoffleece on January 24, 2023, 12:26:56 AM

Made to look at, not to ride, eh?

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Kildareman on January 24, 2023, 04:13:19 AM

I appreciate the work but not to my taste.

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: chuck peterson on January 24, 2023, 06:52:10 AM

Keep exercising! Lol

That pretty much goes splat for me…moto cross handlebars on a cafe racer fairing, sorta thingee?

Title: Re: 850 Styling Exercise
Post by: Zenermaniac on January 24, 2023, 11:52:38 AM

I’m not a fan of the squared off “fairing” look going on behind the headlight. What’s with the wire wrapped around the handgrips? No proper filters on the carbs tell me it’s not built for the long hall. I do like the glass carb bowls. To my eye it sits too high to be cafe racer style - like it wants to be an adventure bike and a jacked up crotch rocket. Meh.