helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Not what but why (this iteration)? Also the year!
Frenchbob Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Without looking {incredibly lazy these days] I would say that this V8 saw the light of day in 1957 and slight green content because the green paint used was applied very thinly to save weight!
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 17, 2006 Author Posted March 17, 2006 You have the year but not the why!!
Martin Barrett Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 didn't someone say the green was primer paint left over from the war?
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 17, 2006 Author Posted March 17, 2006 You are on the wrong track. The why has nothing to do with green.
Martin Barrett Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Do you mean no dustbin fairing? was that the year they were banned?
belfastguzzi Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 You have the year but not the why!! 82570[/snapback] Because they could.
Van Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 So that the fantastic, forward thinking marketing dept. could then build, in the future, a really beautiful GREEN/SILVER TENNI version of the then, dreamed about V11 Le Mans!! Cheers Van
Guzzirider Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 Did the rider have a particularly nasty cold? Open face helmets in those days- must have been green snot everywhere.
Guzzirider Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 Or maybe the rider stashed his "green" behind the fairing for some post race herbal relaxation?
Frenchbob Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 Was it that the fairing wasn't painted at all [to save weight]?
Guest redguzziv10 Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 Perhaps the green hint implies the "Tree Hugging Hippy" type green.. in that case, this was the first bike to run on unleaded...? or, the first bike to be made completely from recycling other bikes? Oh no, Guzzi have been doing that for years How about..the first totally biodegradeable bike ? Dissolves into a puddle of it's own oil. No. Hang on that's a Triumph ! oh i don't know i give up
Frenchbob Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 How about..the first totally biodegradeable bike ?Dissolves into a puddle of it's own oil. No. Hang on that's a Triumph ! oh i don't know i give up 82649[/snapback] Careful!
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