Miscellaneous Cool Italian Bikes

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S4RS, 1098S "Mako"
Hi,
the Monster got its genes back: derivied from an 851 superbike ,it got a Fullfairing and a Monoseat back. The Tank remained as the "monster" part on it.
Fairing is an adapted `78 TT1 Hailwood , Tail is a ´72 Imolastyle mutation over the years from my first ´78 bevel SS, but recognizable , as I think.

the 1098 is a last the same story : `78 TT 1 fairing bottom merged with a 1098 top and adapted `72 Imolaseat and a Streetfighter Tank, which is the "monsterization" for the 1098.
The modern project was done because of aerodynamic malebehaviour of the oldstyle S4RS : there is not enough downforce on frontwheel at topspeed and analysing the overallsituation I found the seatposition to be to low and to far backwards, so more or less I was forced to set up a new bike, which should be even advanced in respect to aero and massforces compared to the base 1098.
hope you accept this.

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The best a man can get

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many many thanks for this thread! This is probably the most awesome group of pictures of old and new Italian Motorcycles I have ever seen. Again, Thank you all have posted I have really enjoyed looking at this. My head is buzzing with ideas for an old Guzzi should one cross my path really cheaply........

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many many thanks for this thread! This is probably the most awesome group of pictures of old and new Italian Motorcycles I have ever seen. Again, Thank you all have posted I have really enjoyed looking at this. My head is buzzing with ideas for an old Guzzi should one cross my path really cheaply........

oh, you can pick them up cheaply, but doing work on them is a pregnant dog (parts wise) unless you are in italy often

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