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guzziownr
Nibbio
Posts : 634
Join date : 2013-12-23
|  Subject: If this is a thing, I want this thing!  Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:34 pm | |
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GuzziSteve
Fra Cristoforo
Posts : 828
Join date : 2016-04-14
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:23 pm | |
| Send me your covers, I have a sawzall. | |
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Oz1200Guzzi
Don Abbondio
Posts : 6086
Join date : 2014-03-13
Age : 69
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:33 pm | |
| Don't watch it while riding - just saying... | |
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wardentm
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 904
Join date : 2015-05-16
Age : 72
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:35 pm | |
| I can live with and ignor the mayo if I cannot see it, but with this window it would drive me nuts.
Looks cool but not for me.
Have a great day all | |
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Street
L'Innominato
Posts : 3425
Join date : 2013-05-29
Age : 65
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:53 pm | |
| That's a thing that makes me go "hmm". --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]“Danger + Survival = Fun.” - Neil Peart[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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Merl3noir
Don Abbondio
Posts : 52
Join date : 2017-05-22
Age : 54
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:06 pm | |
| I like the idea... but I'd want to keep my original valve covers, as I fear it would not be as interesting in real life as I imagine it to be. But love to see a video. | |
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tvboy
Biondino
Posts : 278
Join date : 2018-04-13
Age : 65
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:19 pm | |
| I think a small sight glass would be useful to confirm oil is splashing around but that big ol' window doesn't do it for me. It was done well however. | |
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Pisano
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 158
Join date : 2016-07-07
Age : 52
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:26 pm | |
| Sight glasses and windows are obsolete technologies dont you know. We need to inspire ourselves with this.... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] | |
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Pete Roper
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 10711
Join date : 2013-05-29
Age : 67
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:34 pm | |
| Can't really see the point. There's not a lot to look at going on in there. People have done the same before, the famous one I can think of is the bevely Ducati with windows in. At least with that there were some beautiful gears an the desmodromic valve control mechanism to look at. On the 8V all you'd see I'd the rockers biffing the valves open. If you want to see that just run the bugger for a few seconds with the rocker cover off! It's a bit messy but you can see what's happening.
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bahamazoo
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 1329
Join date : 2015-08-09
Age : 60
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:43 pm | |
| be easier to tell if its Rollerized though....  | |
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Pete Roper
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 10711
Join date : 2013-05-29
Age : 67
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:57 pm | |
| Nope! Can't see the cambox!  | |
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bahamazoo
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 1329
Join date : 2015-08-09
Age : 60
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Pete Roper
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 10711
Join date : 2013-05-29
Age : 67
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:40 pm | |
| I'd actually thought about seeing if I could get some 3D printed but my mate Martin, (Uber nerd. He's 3D printing a 'Life size', working, R2D2 Star Wars Robot!  ) says that most of the thermoplastics that can be printed are not able to withstand the heat. | |
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Steak
Godfather
Posts : 3154
Join date : 2013-05-28
Age : 59
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:37 pm | |
| I love it! Reminiscent of the "Bevel Gazer" on my 1967 Ducati... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE2013 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO 1200NTX - Orange Blossom Special | |
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Street
L'Innominato
Posts : 3425
Join date : 2013-05-29
Age : 65
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:16 pm | |
| Now that's cool. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]“Danger + Survival = Fun.” - Neil Peart[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | |
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Dave R
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 107
Join date : 2018-06-10
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Sat Jun 22, 2019 4:22 pm | |
| I had this done to my Katana a few years back - really wished I'd never bothered - completely pointless !!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] | |
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Ulf
Montanarolo
Posts : 20
Join date : 2018-08-15
Age : 63
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:41 am | |
| Seen such things/windows on old Ducatis, where you would see the camshaft driven Desmo-wanker thing rotate. Why? | |
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Stubbie
GRiSO Capo
Posts : 205
Join date : 2017-07-05
Age : 66
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:45 pm | |
| It would be like clear valve covers on your Ford. Good for about a second until the oil covers the whole thing and you can't see jack. | |
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Oz1200Guzzi
Don Abbondio
Posts : 6086
Join date : 2014-03-13
Age : 69
| | Subject: Re: If this is a thing, I want this thing! Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:58 pm | |
| Reminds me of when Yamaha came out with the SR/XT/TT 500s way back when - had a window so you could "see" where top dead centre was. If you don't know how to start a big single by feel, you shouldn't have one.
Tried to teach my brother that sometime last century, on my BSA Victor GP (441 cc), with 11.7:1 CR. He totally ended up with a bung leg trying to start it for about 20 minutes, while I pissed myself laughing. Worse was when his father-in-law came up, eased it over TDC, reset the kick start lever, and gave it one kick and it started - he was pissed off for hours. His FIL used to ride a Triumph. My brother is mechanically inept - he struggles with the right end of the screwdriver to hold - don't let him near power tools... | |
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