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Title: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: egschade on February 01, 2025, 06:12:56 AM

Never heard of a MG 254 before. What's the story?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1163740175008886/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A82b151fa-485e-452c-8f87-10e106e77703 (https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1163740175008886/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A82b151fa-485e-452c-8f87-10e106e77703)


(https://i.ibb.co/vyQgBQY/254.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vyQgBQY)

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: DoubleGuzzi on February 01, 2025, 06:29:58 AM

It's a re-badged Benelli 254, which I remember back in the day (and wishfully wanted one).  :wink:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_254

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: skippy on February 01, 2025, 09:21:51 AM

When I saw the title to this thread I immediately thought it might be about this cool bike. Think K bike thirty years before BMW did it.

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Racers/motor_guzzi_four.htm

Pretty dang cool.

Skippy

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: DoubleGuzzi on February 01, 2025, 09:47:47 AM

Quote from: skippy on February 01, 2025, 09:21:51 AM

Pretty dang cool.

Love the mega-leading-link forks.  :laugh: Betya it made some racket with straight through 4 pipes!

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: DoubleGuzzi on February 01, 2025, 09:51:25 AM

Hey @egshade
There were fewer 254s than Carbon Darks - ya better buy it!  :tongue:

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: Pescatore on February 01, 2025, 12:30:19 PM

I used to borrow my father's 400GTS, the last "Benezzi" bike.
What a pain to setup the 4 carbs.

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: DoubleGuzzi on February 01, 2025, 12:38:22 PM

Quote from: Pescatore on February 01, 2025, 12:30:19 PM

"Benezzi"
What a pain to setup the 4 carbs.

I like it.  :grin:

On Kawasaki fours (and other folk's bikes), I used to do synchronisation with a single Bourdon vacuum gauge. Using just one gauge means accuracy of measurement (between gauges) isn't a factor. It is possible to get proficient enough that the chore ain't that bad.  :weiner:

Title: Re: 4 cyl Guzzi?
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on February 01, 2025, 08:29:48 PM

Quote from: skippy on February 01, 2025, 09:21:51 AM

When I saw the title to this thread I immediately thought it might be about this cool bike. Think K bike thirty years before BMW did it.

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Racers/motor_guzzi_four.htm

Pretty dang cool.

Skippy

Except the cylinders on a BMW "Brick" are horizontal and the Guzzi racer's are vertical like a Triumph Rocket 3 with an extra cylinder.