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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: wildduck on January 17, 2015, 09:46:26 AM

Title: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: wildduck on January 17, 2015, 09:46:26 AM

Anyone know anything about this beauty?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moto-Guzzi-PE250-1938-moto-guzzi-racer-/321642117089?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4ae35d37e1&item=321642117089&pt=US_motorcycles

Thanks,

John

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on January 17, 2015, 09:56:55 AM

I can't see the price
A pillion seat on a racer, that's a novel idea!


Sent from my shoe phone!

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: rocker59 on January 17, 2015, 10:06:15 AM

Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on January 17, 2015, 09:56:55 AM

A pillion seat on a racer, that's a novel idea!
 

It was the norm up into the 1950s.  

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcGdnmjRlGQjuYQcvJ1d99oB64TFm324YddK1YAv2J9T1qBjsM-A)

(http://www.motosolvang.com/images_new/large/1947_Moto_Guzzi.jpg)

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: fanattic on January 17, 2015, 10:14:01 AM

The pillion seat was for the rider to scoot his arse back so that he could scrunch down to go faster.

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: wildduck on January 17, 2015, 10:17:42 AM

"I can't see the price"

Yours for 17.5K USD.

John

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: Aaron D. on January 17, 2015, 10:44:43 AM

Supercharger, wow. If you could get that to work, you would be welcome all over the world.

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: DucatiSSsp on January 18, 2015, 12:05:59 AM

I'd try and fit one of dem new Kawasucki H2 supachargas on it and make it really goes! ;-T

Title: Re: Camano Island 1938 M-G racer
Post by: Waterbottle on January 18, 2015, 02:16:13 AM

What a beautiful thing  ;-T