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WTF????How about researching a bit more accurate mechanical discovery before blasting away like an expert on YouTube?!!!No, the Guzzi Falcone does NOT have an overhead camshaft. It is a simple pushrod and rocker arm affair. Listen at 3:50No, the Guzzi Falcone does NOT drive this imaginary overhead camshaft with a bevel drive shaft. That tube on the right side of the cylinder just provides passage for the two side-by-side pushrods. While the name Falcone is pronounced correctly with three syllables, the reference to earlier Astore (AH-store-ray) fails at pronouncing only two syllables. Listen at 4:10Thanks for the info, I was just looking at the purty pictures and mostly didn’t listen close enough to catch that.Patrick HayesFremont CA
A bit harsh, no? P.H. What's the point?
Sloppy research. Poorly organized content. Far too much garbage dialogue going on like he knows what he’s talking about when he doesn’t. that video that will sadly misguide even more people who do not know better.
A bit harsh, no? P.H. What's the point?I stand by my original comment, above. Name calling, "what a dork", is harsh and pointless and only serves to alienate and offend. There are better ways to bring attention to misinformation for the sake of enlightenment of forum members.
Totally unrelated to where this thread has drifted to, but MAN those Ducati 400's were SWEET looking bikes! A true piece of mechanical artwork.
In 1972 I purchased an identical orange HD ERS350 sprint exactly like the one in the video. Sadly I sold it after 20 years before the internet arrived. I was worried I would never be able to find parts for it. I would really like to know its whereabouts. They were a very limited production model.
Incorrect information is never tolerated on WildGuzzi!
My lack of patience from such know-it-all motorcycle experts grew considerably when my wife took the MSF course in 2002 in VT. The lead instructor “expert” was vastly worse than bikerdood video guy. he professed to know an endless amount of knowledge about every old marque, including the ones we owned. He was pretty slick but was wrong about everything. Absolutely everything. Even my wife was correcting him about multiple details on our R69S that she planned to ride after she got her license. It seemed like the only source of his knowledge was every similar wannabe and every wrong thing that had ever been said or written. Later on that day at a supermarket when he avalanched me with his expertise, I called him on it by correcting every “fact” he threw at me about bikes that I owned at that time. We finally walked away because the more he said, the more he earned correction. It was that bad. 20 min after he was gone, I said to my wife “well, that guy is a f——— dork” (may have been idiot but pretty sure it was dork, which is why Patrick’s post made me smile) and “he’s wrong about everything.” Of course, my wife kicked me because she could see that he was 10-15 ft behind us and apparently within earshot. Coincidentally, two days later my wife failed “his” course by 1 point. The other instructors said that simply didn’t happen, especially since she did so well on the entire course and had easily earned passing scores on their portions of the course. One said that we must have upset him because he alone determined the final grade.The very next MSF course that “expert” oversaw, a rider in training died after riding straight into a brick wall at the hospital where the session was being held. Serious hit- the Hospital personnel couldn’t get outside fast enough to help her. I can’t help but think that “expert” may have influenced others to have or keep him in a position of leadership because of his bold and overwhelming “knowledge” of motorcycles in general, especially about things they may not personally know. I understand there may have been no direct correlation between the “expert” and that panicked rider. I still believe he had no business being in a position where his fake expertise could serve as some manner of credential or influence. He talked a really big show about how much he knew about bikes & riding. I knew his expertise on bikes was a fallacy. Imho he had no business vigorously flashing his fake expertise in front of so many aspiring but likely naive riders.When it comes to the details of a motorcycle engine’s parts or when it entered production as covered in that video, the truth a very fair and unbiased standard. Knowing the facts certainly isn’t hard now in the internet age. People that are wrong have earned their criticism, especially when they present themselves as a knowledgeable expert.
Hmmm,And here I was thinking of my Italian Grandmother who was an 'expert' at thumping with her rolling pin.*pic for emphasis.......... Carry on..........
