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Propellor

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Saturno
« on: January 30, 2016, 09:39:36 AM »
Just came across this little article .

http://silodrome.com/gilera-saturno/
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Moto63

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Re: Saturno
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2016, 10:40:11 AM »
Wot a lovely looking bike that is and an interesting little read t'boot, oh and notice how the petrol tank doesn't have a seam in sight...gorgeous and clearly very skilful metal bashing
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Re: Saturno
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2016, 11:12:09 AM »
Yum... don't the Italians craft (for that is the right word).. such lovely pieces of machinery... now if their electrics matched the ironware...
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Re: Saturno
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2016, 01:58:59 PM »
In a word Steve YEP
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Andy M

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Re: Saturno
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2016, 03:05:55 PM »
Quote from: SteveL on January 30, 2016, 11:12:09 AM
Yum... don't the Italians craft (for that is the right word).. such lovely pieces of machinery... now if their electrics matched the ironware...

No problems with the Guzzi yet, its wired better than anything except my last Suzuki. Piaggio seem tohave got past the old stereotypes If you want a semi mobile fire hazard try a noughties BMW, that was built to make money out of old stereotypes!

Andy
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Re: Saturno
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2016, 03:36:46 PM »
Yes I,ve heard a couple o different horror stories about the beemers Andy. A lot of them were built in Poland as I understand and were clearly built down to a price. I had a mate who bought a brand spanker and the welding would have made a 1970's jap bike look like a spondon. Terrible stuff.. Cheers.. Michael
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johnr

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Re: Saturno
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2016, 03:44:40 PM »
ive a noughties beemer gs, the electrics have been like the rest of the bike, utterly bombproof and reliable.
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Re: Saturno
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2016, 07:26:04 PM »
From what I believe the wiring on old Italian bikes was a nightmare but ....... this is when they were new. Now buying a restored classic Italian shouldn`t be an issue as hopefully all will be new and to a better standard....as with most restored vehicles I guess? If you were to buy a new Italian or German bike you would like to think any gremlins would show within the warranty period and rectified. If you buy second hand, you just have to take the chance, like anything else. Look at Skoda, I`m sure most of us would buy one these days.  :o
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Re: Saturno
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2016, 08:02:15 PM »
The Saturno. B***** lovely! A neighbour who has a small collection of Italian exotica has one of these   8)
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