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Offline Johncolleary

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Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« on: December 13, 2015, 11:48:26 AM »
Saw this at the Long Beach show and have been meaning to post it.  interesting custom.
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2015, 11:57:26 AM »
Ack! My eyes...
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2015, 01:13:40 PM »
Looks like  Jessie Rook thing. Was Moto Guzzi / Piaggio at the show ?
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2015, 02:54:57 PM »
No They were not at the show this was in the custom bike competition.  Guess they misplaced a decimal point on the CC's
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2015, 08:43:18 PM »
I dunno.

I saw it at the show, and while I can appreciate the work that goes into them,  the whole Custom thing leaves me flat.

There is a guy at work, that is trying to sell his metric custom for big $$, and his default is IT'S CUSTOM.....

...which translates to me as, I cut the rear frame off, so you cannot bring it back to anywhere near stock, and it's f***ing ugly....


then again, I have been told I am less than enlightened....


 :undecided:


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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2015, 09:16:58 PM »
I tend to agree with you Ken.
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2015, 09:32:37 PM »
I really appreciate the basic shape of the that bike and would love it if it had about a 250cc thumper in it. The Guzzi motor seems wrong in there to me. But somebody loved it enough to build it.

Can you imagine the burnouts with an 11,000 cc engine and that skinny tire on the back?
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2015, 11:37:41 AM »
I guess it's interesting as a showcase for workmanship but I don't get spending a crap load of money on a motor and sticking it into something completely un-ridable. An empty case would have been just as good for all the use it will get. and what is up with the engine color? Looks like something from a 1950's kitchen appliance.
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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2015, 11:43:21 AM »
My eyes hurt.


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Re: Guzzi at Long Beach Motorcycle show
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2015, 11:54:29 AM »
Should have been named "Moto Guzzi Scheiss Cruiser."
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