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Old 04-25-2012, 02:53 AM   #11
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Aw, fuggit. I really liked the Stone, but they lost me at "nylon fuel tank."

Hey, Europeans - you may not believe this, but we had a few influential political and business groups successfully lobby to add ethanol to our gasoline. Yes, I know, it's utterly idiotic and destructive, but we seem to be stuck with it. We'll be needing steel tanks, please.
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Old 04-25-2012, 05:06 AM   #12
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Gentlemen,
Guzzis do not have transverse V twins. Their crankshaft is longitudinally oriented, so their engines are longitudinal. I don't really care if you don't know such things, but if you don't, do not mention the orientation of the engine pretending that you do.
Otherwise nice article.
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Old 04-25-2012, 05:44 AM   #13
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Aw, fuggit. I really liked the Stone, but they lost me at "nylon fuel tank."

Hey, Europeans - you may not believe this, but we had a few influential political and business groups successfully lobby to add ethanol to our gasoline. Yes, I know, it's utterly idiotic and destructive, but we seem to be stuck with it. We'll be needing steel tanks, please.
They apparently lost you earlier, because the article says the fuel tank is changed from a nylon one to a steel tank. We Europeans have to live with ethanol in our gas tank too.
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Old 04-25-2012, 05:56 AM   #14
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Guzzis do not have transverse V twins. Their crankshaft is longitudinally oriented, so their engines are longitudinal. I don't really care if you don't know such things, but if you don't, do not mention the orientation of the engine pretending that you do.
Otherwise nice article.
Did you write this comment in the Letters section of Motorcyclist when they covered the V7? It's almost verbatim what somebody submitted there.
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Old 04-25-2012, 07:03 AM   #15
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Yeah, it really makes the bike. I don't know if the kit is available in the US, that's a UK site that has the article. It's 1,300 Pounds...which is what, about $18 American?

$2092.61, nitwit
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Did you write this comment in the Letters section of Motorcyclist when they covered the V7? It's almost verbatim what somebody submitted there.
Nope. Sorry to hear that Motorcyclist's journalists have the same problem though.
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Old 04-25-2012, 08:17 AM   #17
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Nope. Sorry to here that Motorcyclist's journalists have the same problem though.
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$2092.61, nitwit
When I first read the fairing was 1,300 pounds, I thought "Jesus, what'd they make that thing out of, depleted uranium?" Then I remembered those stupid British people call their dollars "pounds."
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You're not much fun at parties, are you?
Parties? Naaahh.
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They apparently lost you earlier, because the article says the fuel tank is changed from a nylon one to a steel tank. We Europeans have to live with ethanol in our gas tank too.
Second paragraph:

"And while all of the V7s catch the eye, the V7 Racer especially stands out. The finish is extraordinary, and its chromed fuel tank is now metal (instead of nylon) like the other 2012 V7s."

Only the Racer gets a steel tank. Not the Stone. Not the Special.
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