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310 GTV Officina 8
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Coddy wrote:
How on earth can he reach the floor on the Africa Twin if he's 5' 6" let alone handle the weight of the thing if he's only 10 stone?
He's lowered it with dogbones. He's lowered all his bikes. He is the classic little man big bike phenomenon. He sold the last AT because the dct was very jumpy at slow speed manoeuvring, where little legs are a real issue.

His previous bikes were, at least three BM GS1200's two Honda NC700's and now his current NC750 , plus a load of trials bike which admittedly have no seat at all🤣
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Vespa GTS 300
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Binettasteve wrote:
He's lowered it with dogbones. He's lowered all his bikes. He is the classic little man big bike phenomenon. He sold the last AT because the dct was very jumpy at slow speed manoeuvring, where little legs are a real issue.

His previous bikes were, at least three BM GS1200's two Honda NC700's and now his current NC750 , plus a load of trials bike which admittedly have no seat at all🤣
It's a good thing I am short! This is at the old Bultaco manufacturing facility. Or not, I could not understand a word of Catalan.
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
GTS 300, Buddy 125
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Coddy wrote:
Not road legal though.
It is in most of the US.
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Molto Verboso
Piaggio Beverly 300 ie - 2012
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Molto Verboso
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A bit odd is that scorpion claims 22,32hp (+1,4) while the standard 310 engine has 25hp.
It looks like they copied a page from the GTS 300 that has standard 21hp.
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310 GTV Officina 8
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cogind wrote:
It's a good thing I am short! This is at the old Bultaco manufacturing facility. Or not, I could not understand a word of Catalan.
That looks like a good 7 psi in that rear tyre🤣🤣. I remember my Honda TL125 had security bolts in the rims to allow you to run 5-7 psi . They were a nightmare when it came to punctures though.
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Vespa GTS 300
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Binettasteve wrote:
That looks like a good 7 psi in that rear tyre🤣🤣. I remember my Honda TL125 had security bolts in the rims to allow you to run 5-7 psi . They were a nightmare when it came to punctures though.
I only noticed the low air pressure after, but the guy who loaned me his bike set it up that way. I think it was a Sherco (?), it was a two stroke 350. It had amazing torque, up till then I had only ridden two stroke scooters, which had no power down low.

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