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2007 Air-Cooled Twins Naked Comparo

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mscuddy · 09-06-2007, 06:08 PM

WTF happened to all the pictures? Is MO a braile based publication now? Ah nutz...back to my tankert of grog...urp...

sfcdjevans · 09-06-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mscuddy

WTF happened to all the pictures? Is MO a braile based publication now? Ah nutz...back to my tankert of grog...urp...

Very happy to see it wasn't just me. Wish I had read this though before I messed with all of the computer settings.

Timely write up. If I don't lose my job on the 15th these are the bikes I'm looking at. Or just keep the ninja and get a klr as well, or develop a 5 gallon fuel tank for the klx, or....

ps disappointed to hear that only the sport Strada will be available in the future

seruzawa · 09-06-2007, 08:44 PM

So, KP was Pete all along, eh?

nweaver · 09-06-2007, 09:02 PM

"The engine is uninspiring below 4500 rpm but has torque and power everywhere else."

Uhh, that is, up to the 7.1k redline.

You know, this is like saying
"The R6 engine is uninspiring below 10K RPM but has torque and power everywhere else"

The Buell aircooled engine, as I've always said, is a PEAKY engine. THe fraction of the RPM range that it generates power is no better than a 600 supersport.

A wethead Ulysseus would be wonderful, and I'd hope for one in 2009. But that engine and transmission is a dog.

ironoxide · 09-07-2007, 04:24 AM

Where's the pictures Motorcycle.com? Please fix it soon.

BrowningBAR · 09-07-2007, 06:13 AM

If you scroll all the way to the bottom you can click on the "Photo" button and see all of the photos for the article.

Yeas, for some reason the photo links throughout the article are broken, but you can find all of those photos inside the "Photo" section until the broken links are corrected.

sarnali2 · 09-07-2007, 07:15 AM

Good God, B-bar change your sig and picture, that was one of the very few movies that well and truly creeped me out

And there you are living in an old farmhouse?.....hmmmm...big barn or basement no doubt eh?.......hmmmm

Kenneth_Moore · 09-07-2007, 07:29 AM

An excellent comparo, I enjoyed reading it. No big surprises in how the bikes did overall. It's a shame though that Guzzi can't take their bikes up a notch or two. They have a terrific corporate history, and there's a lot I like about them. I've always thought their engine configuration is just plain cool. But Guzzi is like a bridge that goes almost all the way across the river...doesn't matter how close it gets or how nice it is, until the bridge hits the other shore nobody really cares.

BrowningBAR · 09-07-2007, 07:39 AM

Clarice Starling: Mr. Gordon, good, uh... well Frederica used to work for Mrs. Lippman. Did you know her?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: No, nuh-uh. Oh wait... was she a great big fat person?

Clarice Starling: Yeah she was a big girl, sir.

09-06-2007, 05:41 PM	#1
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09-06-2007, 06:08 PM	#2
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,447	WTF happened to all the pictures? Is MO a braile based publication now? Ah nutz...back to my tankert of grog...urp... __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

09-06-2007, 08:44 PM	#4
seruzawa The Toad Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 17,395	So, KP was Pete all along, eh? __________________ http://www.badmovies.org/movies/deadalive/ I kick @ss for the Lord!

09-06-2007, 09:02 PM	#5
nweaver Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 458	How about a little honesty about the Buell engine... "The engine is uninspiring below 4500 rpm but has torque and power everywhere else." Uhh, that is, up to the 7.1k redline. You know, this is like saying "The R6 engine is uninspiring below 10K RPM but has torque and power everywhere else" The Buell aircooled engine, as I've always said, is a PEAKY engine. THe fraction of the RPM range that it generates power is no better than a 600 supersport. A wethead Ulysseus would be wonderful, and I'd hope for one in 2009. But that engine and transmission is a dog.

09-07-2007, 04:24 AM	#6
ironoxide Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	Where's the pictures Motorcycle.com? Please fix it soon. __________________ ironox

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09-07-2007, 06:13 AM	#7
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,369	"Photo" Button If you scroll all the way to the bottom you can click on the "Photo" button and see all of the photos for the article. Yeas, for some reason the photo links throughout the article are broken, but you can find all of those photos inside the "Photo" section until the broken links are corrected.

09-07-2007, 07:15 AM	#8
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,639	Good God, B-bar change your sig and picture, that was one of the very few movies that well and truly creeped me out And there you are living in an old farmhouse?.....hmmmm...big barn or basement no doubt eh?.......hmmmm __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "Denser alloy. My Father gave it to me, I think he wants me to kill you"... CVF-FCV

09-07-2007, 07:29 AM	#9
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	An excellent comparo, I enjoyed reading it. No big surprises in how the bikes did overall. It's a shame though that Guzzi can't take their bikes up a notch or two. They have a terrific corporate history, and there's a lot I like about them. I've always thought their engine configuration is just plain cool. But Guzzi is like a bridge that goes almost all the way across the river...doesn't matter how close it gets or how nice it is, until the bridge hits the other shore nobody really cares. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

09-07-2007, 07:39 AM	#10
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,369	Clarice Starling: Mr. Gordon, good, uh... well Frederica used to work for Mrs. Lippman. Did you know her? Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: No, nuh-uh. Oh wait... was she a great big fat person? Clarice Starling: Yeah she was a big girl, sir.