The title says it all.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/theres-...mons-insanity/

From the way I read it, the car is for sale now. You might want to add the little bugger to your
collection.

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:32:07 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
The title says it all.



http://blog.caranddriver.com/theres-...mons-insanity/



From the way I read it, the car is for sale now. You might want to add the little bugger to your

collection.

Man,t hat's neat, John. Good use for old cars and bike engines. back in the late 70's and early 80's the 'micro-midget racers were using CB 750 Honda engines for 12 mile dirt track racing. limited only by CC's one guy made a car using a Kawasaki 750 two-stroke triple. Bike stock they were 87 hp. Then when you raise the compression and put on expansion chamber exhaust it wasn't difficult to get a bit over 110 hp out of it.

The local tracks band him because he was 'non competative' kinda like nascar. Everybody runs the same engines, frames, restricted carb plates. so it comes to the skill of the driver, not the power of the car.

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:07:03 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote:
On Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:32:07 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

The title says it all.







http://blog.caranddriver.com/theres-...mons-insanity/







From the way I read it, the car is for sale now. You might want to add the little bugger to your



collection.



Man,t hat's neat, John. Good use for old cars and bike engines. back in the late 70's and early 80's the 'micro-midget' racers were using CB 750 Honda engines for 12 mile dirt track racing.



sorry, 1/2 mile oval tracks. not 12 mile...

On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:07:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:32:07 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
The title says it all.



http://blog.caranddriver.com/theres-...mons-insanity/



From the way I read it, the car is for sale now. You might want to add the little bugger to your

collection.

Man,t hat's neat, John. Good use for old cars and bike engines. back in the late 70's and early 80's the 'micro-midget racers were using CB 750 Honda engines for 12 mile dirt track racing. limited only by CC's one guy made a car using a Kawasaki 750 two-stroke triple. Bike stock they were 87 hp. Then when you raise the compression and put on expansion chamber exhaust it wasn't difficult to get a bit over 110 hp out of it.

The local tracks band him because he was 'non competative' kinda like nascar. Everybody runs the same engines, frames, restricted carb plates. so it comes to the skill of the driver, not the power of the car.

There's two parts to that story I love:

"The pistons were seized in the bores, beat them out with a torch and a hammer. The piston rings
came out in pieces. Forensics showed the bike had been parked because it had sheared one of its
lifters off, and the cam and lifter were wrecked."

But, they just got some parts and fixed it! I'd like to see pictures and a story just about that.
But the bottom line was typical Guzzi:

"The alternator died because we were overtaxing it with the two fans—we swapped batteries at each
driver change. The oil-pressure gauge started showing zero psi, yet it kept running, so we kept
driving it. Eventually, it crossed the finish on day two with the checkers."

Reminds me of the time one of my coils died, but the 850T got Sandy and I home on one cylinder -
from Munich to Stuttgart. The bike sounded like a 'Ma Deuce' going down the road without the plug,
but it got us home.

On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:31:44 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:


But, they just got some parts and fixed it! I'd like to see pictures and a story just about that.

But the bottom line was typical Guzzi:



"The alternator died because we were overtaxing it with the two fans—we swapped batteries at each

driver change. The oil-pressure gauge started showing zero psi, yet it kept running, so we kept

driving it. Eventually, it crossed the finish on day two with the checkers."



Reminds me of the time one of my coils died, but the 850T got Sandy and I home on one cylinder -

from Munich to Stuttgart. The bike sounded like a 'Ma Deuce' going down the road without the plug,

but it got us home.

bet it shook like thunder too!

On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 04:50:05 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:31:44 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:


But, they just got some parts and fixed it! I'd like to see pictures and a story just about that.

But the bottom line was typical Guzzi:



"The alternator died because we were overtaxing it with the two fans—we swapped batteries at each

driver change. The oil-pressure gauge started showing zero psi, yet it kept running, so we kept

driving it. Eventually, it crossed the finish on day two with the checkers."



Reminds me of the time one of my coils died, but the 850T got Sandy and I home on one cylinder -

from Munich to Stuttgart. The bike sounded like a 'Ma Deuce' going down the road without the plug,

but it got us home.

bet it shook like thunder too!

Like shooting the M-2.

The other day you asked about Guzzi's big bike. I came across this review this morning.

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/2013-moto-guzzi-california-1400-touring-ambassador-review-91469.html

On 2/28/2014 8:16 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 04:50:05 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:31:44 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:


But, they just got some parts and fixed it! I'd like to see pictures and a story just about that.

But the bottom line was typical Guzzi:



"The alternator died because we were overtaxing it with the two fans—we swapped batteries at each

driver change. The oil-pressure gauge started showing zero psi, yet it kept running, so we kept

driving it. Eventually, it crossed the finish on day two with the checkers."



Reminds me of the time one of my coils died, but the 850T got Sandy and I home on one cylinder -

from Munich to Stuttgart. The bike sounded like a 'Ma Deuce' going down the road without the plug,

but it got us home.

bet it shook like thunder too!

Like shooting the M-2.

The other day you asked about Guzzi's big bike. I came across this review this morning.

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/2013-moto-guzzi-california-1400-touring-ambassador-review-91469.html



Almost hate to mention this but the picture in your link is a perfect
example of counter-steering. Very slight pressure against the direction
of the turn keep front fork and wheel aligned with rear wheel. You can
almost sense it.

http://www.motorcycle.com/gallery/gallery.php/d/358550-1/2013-moto-guzzi-california-1400-touring-action-30.jpg