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Offline cappisj1

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Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« on: January 10, 2024, 05:23:47 PM »
Watched a video and the guy said that Guzzi was the first to use a center stand?  Is that true? 

What else has Guzzi done first? I’ll add to this list as people add things.

Shaft drive
Integrated brakes
Use of a wind tunnel
Active aerodynamics…
Center stand ?
The convert / automatic transmission?
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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2024, 06:11:45 PM »
Working rear suspension on a production motorcycle is another
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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2024, 07:27:51 PM »
Linked brakes ?
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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2024, 07:49:58 PM »
They were not the first with shaft drive..
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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2024, 07:56:00 PM »
Watched a video and the guy said that Guzzi was the first to use a center stand?  Is that true? 

What else has Guzzi done first? I’ll add to this list as people add things.

Shaft drive
Integrated brakes
Use of a wind tunnel
Active aerodynamics…
Center stand ?
The convert / automatic transmission?

The Interweb disagrees with some of those claims...

Shaft drive = FN FN300, 1902
Automatic = Rokon RT340, 1973
Center Stand = pretty sure the FN300 has one of those too...
« Last Edit: January 10, 2024, 08:02:20 PM by Sprouty115 »

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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2024, 07:56:23 PM »
Linked brakes ?
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Pretty sure the Convert was the first motorcycle with linked brakes in 1975.
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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2024, 08:38:49 PM »
Cartridge forks?

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Re: Moto Guzzi - what all did they do “first”?
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2024, 09:59:43 PM »
I believe the "dustbin" fairing was a Moto Guzzi first thanks to the wind tunnel testing. It set a top speed in Grand Prix racing that supposedly stood for 20 years after since that style of fairing was "outlawed" from GP due to safety concerns over fishtailing caused in part by how it covered the front tire.
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