V Twin Club
- boboneleg
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For the first time in many years I don't have a V-Twin motorcycle in my garage
one-legged adventurer
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one of my V twins is an ex boboneleg (brought April 2012)
03 Transalp 650, now my newest bike out of 5 V twins
03 Transalp 650, now my newest bike out of 5 V twins
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A V-twin is generally accepted as being an engine whose cylinders are less than 90 degrees apart, e.g. the classic Honda 52 degree motor. A motor with a 90 degree angle is correctly referred to as an L-twin, such as the case with varous Ducatis. However, I saw a Moto Guzzi the other day with an angle of more than 90 degrees - say around 100 degrees, the cylinders being straight in line - so what should this be correctly called as it's neither a V-twin nor an L-twin? Edit - well, I reckon it's an Obtuse Twin (angle over 90 and less than 180)
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KTM 1290 Super Adventure T - Power!
KTM 690 Enduro R - lighter to pick up
Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 - Fun.
Even our dogs are orange.
Only bikers understand why dogs put their heads out of car windows.
KTM 690 Enduro R - lighter to pick up
Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 - Fun.
Even our dogs are orange.
Only bikers understand why dogs put their heads out of car windows.
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Here are 2 of mine. The Harley when we were living in Australia. The V-Strom is my latest bike. In between I've owned a Guzzi California and the bike before the Strom was a Honda Transalp 700.
Nick.