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Taxman
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 12:12 pm: |
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acording to Splice Buell is the 12th most popular motorcycle brand. i didn't know if anyone else had seen this or if it had been posted before, so i thought i'd share. here's a link http://www.splise.com/Motorcycles/category_398.html?ref=3&d-7302178-p=2 |
Dongalonga
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 01:58 pm: |
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Aprilla is the only company we are ahead of that means a damn as far as I am concerned, but it is nice to be placed above a good Italian Brand. |
Johnnylunchbox
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 03:01 pm: |
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Statistical BS. It should read most units produced instead of most popular. |
Whodom
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 03:12 pm: |
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Aprilla is the only company we are ahead of that means a damn as far as I am concerned, but it is nice to be placed above a good Italian Brand. There's Moto Guzzi too. Make that ahead of two good Italian brands! |
Jayvee
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 03:36 pm: |
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I like the "Most Buzz" being Montesa ! I never thought they were that buzzy... |
Dongalonga
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 06:06 pm: |
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Moto Guzzi is alright in my mind....I personally would buy an Aprilla over a Moto Guzzi. |
Crusty
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 07:02 pm: |
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I'm coming from the opposite direction. I'd buy a Moto Guzzi over an Aprilia. I just have a thing for pushrod V-twins. In fact, I had a very hard time deciding between a Ulysses and a Guzzi Breva 1100. I consider the Guzzi to be that good a motorcycle. |
Dongalonga
| Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 07:29 pm: |
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I think my prob with Moto Guzzi is the orientation of the engine. The "sidways" mounting posistion just doesnt do it for me. To each his own though it is what makes this a great sport/hobby. I wouldn't mind owning an RSV or a Duc 999R for that matter |
Bake
| Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 12:28 am: |
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Not to shabby, my other ride came in 35th. |
Ptown
| Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 05:43 am: |
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if a problem arises in choice between a Guzzi and BMW, I hope this will clear the air.
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Ara
| Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 07:55 am: |
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I, too, would buy a Moto Guzzi over an Aprilia. In fact, when I bought my '97 S3 the only other contender was a Guzzi. The reason is Ease Of Maintenance, a minor deity as far as I am concerned. I got really tired of removing bodywork for 20 minutes before I could work on the engines of my previous two bikes, and I got tired of how often I had to do it. I bought the Buell in part because there's no body work to remove, no valves to gap, no carbs to balance, no fuel pump or water pump to service, no chain to clean and lube, etc. The Guzzi was a close second because although you have to gap the valves, they're positioned so that it's a really easy and quick operation. I'd never even consider owning a Ducati because of the Weird Harold Desmo valve actuation scheme that practically takes a mechanical engineer to work on, and I'd never own a motorcycle with shim under bucket valve adjustment. Push rods, screw tappets, or somebody else can own it. I want to ride my motorcycle several hundred times more than I want to work on it. In that, I am certain that I am not alone. |
Whodom
| Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 08:45 am: |
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If you like Moto Guzzis and S3's, you'll probably like this bike a lot: Read more at: http://www.webbikeworld.com/Moto-Guzzi-motorcycles/norge-1200/ |
Iamike
| Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 07:21 pm: |
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Not wanting to have a shim under bucket valvetrain? Let's see, my '97 CBR went in for an adjustment at 25,000mi. and that was mainly because the chain adjuster went to crap. Granted my S3 at 58,000mi. hasn't had any valve adjustment problems but if you want to compare the maintenance file between the two..... |
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