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Guzzino Joined: 02 Apr 2017 Location: NEW ZEALAND Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2017 at 03:35 |
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could anyone help id this bike ? its got rear shocks sprung saddle large looking flywheel (500) forward mounted brake pedal upside down forks looks like aluminium cylinder theres a harley panhead parked behind it , that messes up the profile of the Guzzi any idea what model it is ? could easily be cobbled parts bike , cheers
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ranton_rambler
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Got a picture?
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BobV7
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Drawing, Vulcan mind meld?
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V7 Classic Black and gold was the best. But green & black was nice too. Now blue is in!
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friday
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Love it when that happens
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italianmotor
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Hard to tell but I think either an Astore or a GTV. Nice little collection of vehicles just in that one shot.
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Dave P.
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Not being familiar with the GTV or the Astore I looked them up.There are lots of pictures of them on the net and quite a few are fitted with sidecars.Most of the combo's have the chair on the left.Presumably, the "lefties" were not photographed in Italy.Did MG export many bikes to Sweden in those far off days? I'd be surprised if there were many sold in the UK.
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TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW YOU MUST BE HONEST.
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friday
Guzzino Joined: 02 Apr 2017 Location: NEW ZEALAND Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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thanks guys
after the hints I searched , Astore 1949 - 53 , Falcone 1950 - 67 , GT = not sure Id say the cut off is 1952 because of the brake pedal , then the alloy cyl , saddle if you havent guessed thats Kenny Howard aka Von Dutch , he customized a few MG pin stripping etc , if you search , theres pics on net. he also built VWXA , a vw motor in a ww2 HD XA 750 frame with MG upside down forks, its a semi hideous creature depending how you look at it
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italianmotor
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Deffo not a Falcone as a Falcone didn't have the rear shock absorbers, so I reckon Astore. Yes, I thought I recognized Von Dutch, a creative genius. Shame the cool Von Dutch logo and name has now been sullied somewhat after somehow ending up on thousands of budget baseball caps in Asda etc.
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NeilD
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indeed... there are at least a couple of early guzzi singles with Von Dutch associations.. |
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friday
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according to available info , he said money got in the way of creativity so lived close to poverty , no doubt the wife and kids werent impressed . after he died the daughters sold the name "Von Dutch" all the junk with the logo name on it has no connection to Kenny Howard in any way
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