^ That's cool. 

MOTO RUMI. Loudest motorcycle ever. but it is equal to it's coolness

Quote from: NorDog on March 29, 2012, 11:41:58 AM
Stumbled upon this the other day, and Italian Moto exhibit at an airport...

http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/sfo_museum/exhibitions/international_terminal_exhibitions/motorcycles

319lbs+200+HP=

Quote from: yamifixer on March 30, 2012, 09:13:10 AM
MOTO RUMI. Loudest motorcycle ever. but it is equal to it's coolness

I was at a classic event at Brands Hatch many years ago. John Surtees did a few laps on a 3 cylinder DKW supercharged 2 stroke race bike from the 1930's. If the Moto Rumi is noisier than that, then I'm impressed! It was said, back in the day, that when the works' Deeks were racing in the IOM, you could hear them on the mainland. Seeing as the mainland is 60 miles away, that is LOUD!

I've posted various pictures of cool Italian bikes in various states of decay/restoration I've snapped over the years at a friend's annual "River Fools" party the first weekend in April. He holds the party at the first location of his Moto Guzzi dealership and happens amid a variety of bikes and other stuff he's accumulated over the years. He's got a couple of Guzzi singles (as well as singles by BSA & Harley), but I'd never noticed this one before:

Quote from: ZLTFUL on March 30, 2012, 09:44:10 AM
319lbs+200+HP=

OH
MY
F____ING
GOD!!!!

Quote from: NAKID on April 01, 2012, 10:21:51 PM
OH
MY
F____ING
GOD!!!!

I just think it's funny that they looked at the D16 and said "You know, I just don't think it's QUITE crazy enough. How can we make it more insanerererer?"

Quote from: Buckethead on April 02, 2012, 06:03:44 AM
I just think it's funny that they looked at the D16 and said "You know, I just don't think it's QUITE crazy enough. How can we make it more insanerererer?"

Me want a D16 Monster. That one has too much dressing for my taste

Quote from: Travman on April 02, 2012, 06:57:45 AM

oh yeah???

don't know those guys but love the bulb horns. "street legal" per the rules?

Quote from: sofadriver on April 02, 2012, 07:10:54 PM
don't know those guys but love the bulb horns. "street legal" per the rules?

Remo Venturi and Gilberto Milano..

old school GP 125/250cc racers.

Quote from: ducatiz on April 02, 2012, 07:30:30 PM
Remo Venturi and Gilberto Milano..

old school GP 125/250cc racers.

Maybe I should do some research but I bet those bikes they're sitting on are a bit bigger than 250cc.  Looks like they are anyway.  They look like a forerunner of the Honda DOHC 450cc-500cc engines except I see only one exhaust header.  350cc?? 500cc single??   Just sayin.......

Quote from: MacDuck on April 02, 2012, 10:32:41 PM
Maybe I should do some research but I bet those bikes they're sitting on are a bit bigger than 250cc.  Looks like they are anyway.  They look like a forerunner of the Honda DOHC 450cc-500cc engines except I see only one exhaust header.  350cc?? 500cc single??   Just sayin.......

They are not 250cc, they are 175cc bikes.  That is a dual cam head single.

That's the front of a factory souvenir postcard.  Here is the back:

They are sitting on their racing bikes, the numbers are listed (1 Assoluto means 1st place, etc)