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Title: Dakar Dreaming
Post by: twowings on August 13, 2024, 03:57:42 PM

(https://kickstart.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-rally-3.jpg)

https://www.bikeexif.com/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-rally (https://www.bikeexif.com/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-rally)

Title: Re: Dakar Dreaming
Post by: bad Chad on August 13, 2024, 04:17:41 PM

It's been done before, time to do it again!

Title: Re: Dakar Dreaming
Post by: Huzo on August 13, 2024, 04:36:40 PM

Hmmm….. :wink:
‘Wonder if I should take one more step…
(https://i.ibb.co/hcYT7KC/IMG-4759.png) (https://ibb.co/hcYT7KC)

(https://i.ibb.co/HpjtGMW/IMG-4760.png) (https://ibb.co/HpjtGMW)

(https://i.ibb.co/nz4DMpV/IMG-4761.png) (https://ibb.co/nz4DMpV)

But 100 mm higher in the seat than stock ???!

Title: Re: Dakar Dreaming
Post by: bad Chad on August 15, 2024, 11:43:28 AM

It is truly just dreaming.  Dakar has a 450cc limit, and I think they are going to reduce it again to slow things down a bit.

Title: Re: Dakar Dreaming
Post by: faffi on August 15, 2024, 01:27:50 PM

That was not pretty. Hope Guzzi have managed to make long lasting U-joints by now, because it (they?) will get a real workout with that swingarm angle.