Author Topic: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi  (Read 2107 times)


Offline Chuck in Indiana

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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2018, 11:33:06 AM »
You read right..  :smiley:
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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2018, 11:35:17 AM »
 "They were contemporary to Honda but cost more because they were higher quality"  :laugh: :rolleyes: :shocked: . Interesting sort of lie told in an ad , hope no one actually believes this particular prevarication .

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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2018, 12:39:12 PM »
That engine would look really sweet mounted up front in a little backroad scrambler go-kart.
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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2018, 12:51:28 PM »
No Thank You, I'll pass.
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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2018, 12:56:23 PM »
Really interesting history of the company here: http://www.marusholilac.com/ml2.htm

Founder Ito began as an apprentice in Soichiro Honda's auto repair shop 1930 to 1935. After bankruptcy in 1961 he became a subcontractor to Honda. Later revived Marusho and built an opposed twin that didn't violate BMW patents.  Last bikes built 1966.

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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2018, 10:36:34 AM »
What was so awful about it? I think it looks period-cool. If I had throw-away money, I'd buy it, and that no doubt is the kinda guy who WILL buy it.
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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2018, 12:21:11 PM »
What was so awful about it? I think it looks period-cool. If I had throw-away money, I'd buy it, and that no doubt is the kinda guy who WILL buy it.

 Most of the issues stemmed from really poor materials employed in construction . That , and not great welding .

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Re: It kinda 'looks' like a Guzzi
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2018, 05:02:48 PM »
I owned a shed full of them for a while. They really were unspeakably horrid. I’ll give you a short run down of some of their multitude of deficiencies in a bit but I’ve got to go to work.

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