Bellagio Scrambled Eggs

[Penderic]

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2017/03/22/terra-moto-moto-guzzi-bellagio-scrambler-officine-rossopuro.html



 

[azguzzirep]

Very cool!

[Muzz]

I like that very much. Good concept.

[pete roper]

Jesus wept! You buy this creep? For why?

[Penderic]

Hmmmmm.

One (of many) reasons .....







Pete, please tell us more. 

[fotoguzzi]

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[Penderic]

That's what I say! 

[Lannis]

If you're going to do it, spend your time doing it this way:



Taking a nice street bike and making into another kind of nice street bike is one thing.

Taking a nice street bike and trying to pretend you've made it into a "scrambler" or "dirt bike" of some kind is just pretentious, in my opinion, because it can't really be used for its pretended purpose.

At least they didn't put huge knobbies on it.   It would win shows with big knobbies ....

Lannis (But it's not for eatin'.   It's for lookin' through ...)

[Petrus Rocks]

Taking a nice street bike and trying to pretend you've made it into a "scrambler" or "dirt bike" of some kind is just pretentious, in my opinion, because it can't really be used for its pretended purpose.

I disagree.  The scrambler version of any bike changes the ergonomics- wider taller bars, more upright riding position. More comfortable to ride and easier to steer with wider bars. The styling is like anything-you can like it or hate it, but it has more flair than a standard.  The "knobbies" work well on gravel roads.
You wouldn't off-road a scrambler unless you're dedicated but there's a lot of unimproved seasonal roads out here and a scrambler is a lot of fun on them. 




Here's a lovely Guzzi. 
The Triumph is my back roads bike-it has been on single track and grass tracks and while no modern dirt bike it's fun to slide around.

[Lannis]

I disagree.  The scrambler version of any bike changes the ergonomics- wider taller bars, more upright riding position. More comfortable to ride and easier to steer with wider bars. The styling is like anything-you can like it or hate it, but it has more flair than a standard.  The "knobbies" work well on gravel roads.
You wouldn't off-road a scrambler unless you're dedicated but there's a lot of unimproved seasonal roads out here and a scrambler is a lot of fun on them. 




Here's a lovely Guzzi. 
The Triumph is my back roads bike-it has been on single track and grass tracks and while no modern dirt bike it's fun to slide around.

Well, my first reaction was "Wow, he makes a good point.  How'd I miss that?"

I DO understand the street --> scrambler conversion, high pipes, wide bars, etc because I have a BSA Firebird Scrambler that is a derivative of the street Hornet ...



and it spends some of its time on green lanes.

I guess I'm thinking, though, that that was fine 45 years ago, when bikes weighed 400 pounds wet and had 45 horsepower, and were DESIGNED from the get-go to be all-rounders (strip it down and make a desert sled, for example).

But with modern 550 pound 100-horsepower bikes with street suspension?   Not for me.   I don't even take my Stelvio off road ....

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it through thick and thin!   

Lannis

[flip]

I'm not thrilled with the look but I'd ride it! I'm just glad to see somebody doing something with a Guzzi big block.

[Chuck in Indiana]

I would look good on that. No, I wouldn't look good if it had knobby tires. People would think, "What's the point of that??" <light bulb turns on>
Ahh, maybe it's just fashion, like high or low hem lines? Knobbie's are "in?" 

[Lannis]

I would look good on that. No, I wouldn't look good if it had knobby tires. People would think, "What's the point of that??" <light bulb turns on>
Ahh, maybe it's just fashion, like high or low hem lines? Knobbie's are "in?" 

I blame the Hipsters ....

[bad Chad]

Well, my first reaction was "Wow, he makes a good point.  How'd I miss that?"

I DO understand the street --> scrambler conversion, high pipes, wide bars, etc because I have a BSA Firebird Scrambler that is a derivative of the street Hornet ...



and it spends some of its time on green lanes.

I guess I'm thinking, though, that that was fine 45 years ago, when bikes weighed 400 pounds wet and had 45 horsepower, and were DESIGNED from the get-go to be all-rounders (strip it down and make a desert sled, for example).

But with modern 550 pound 100-horsepower bikes with street suspension?   Not for me.   I don't even take my Stelvio off road ....

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it through thick and thin!   

Lannis

I hear your point of view, but a Beligio doesn't make anywhere near a 100hp, and I suspect this semi scrambler version may weigh a good deal less than 550LB.

[rocker59]

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2017/03/22/terra-moto-moto-guzzi-bellagio-scrambler-officine-rossopuro.html



 

Looks like a nice standard to me. Guzzi really f'd up killing the Bellagio platform.  It had so many possibilities.



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