Any pictures of black bikes with gold or champagne colored letters?
09-23-14, 07:25 AM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Let us not forget the Lotus JPS Europa. Alas, I have no pic to offer.
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09-23-14, 08:21 AM
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Champaign?
09-23-14, 08:55 AM
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I owe you guys a decent photo. The frame color of my Bianchi is officially "Anthracite" -- my artist wife calls it "metallic Ralph Lauren brown." The gold lettering looks just right on it. I kept the black cable housings and chose black handlebar tape, brake hoods, and saddle (Serfas ARC).
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
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09-23-14, 04:16 PM
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How can we forget the Cosworth Vega.
09-24-14, 11:16 AM
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No....I meant that in an awe kind of way. The little Cos was a hot engine with the FI and twin cams. It was a fairly high revving number.
09-24-14, 12:12 PM
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I just caught myself wanting to defend the Cosworth Vega by saying it's 1975 technology.
Then I remembered this is a C and V forum. I think of 1975 as a peak in bike tech.
In it's day the Cosworth Vega was a nice car.
Today it has a loyal fan base.
What doomed the Cosworth, is that it was twice the price
of the base model Vega, and only about $900 ("75" dollars) less than the base Corvette.
But the power to weight ratio, and the for-aft balance of the Cosworth
was better than the Corvette, making it faster and more nimble.
Marketing people hate that sort of stuff.
Then I remembered this is a C and V forum. I think of 1975 as a peak in bike tech.
In it's day the Cosworth Vega was a nice car.
Today it has a loyal fan base.
What doomed the Cosworth, is that it was twice the price
of the base model Vega, and only about $900 ("75" dollars) less than the base Corvette.
But the power to weight ratio, and the for-aft balance of the Cosworth
was better than the Corvette, making it faster and more nimble.
Marketing people hate that sort of stuff.
09-24-14, 11:20 PM
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With the Cosworth head there was little to no warping which was the problem with the original engine.
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09-25-14, 06:12 AM
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I guess I could go look it up but, wasn't the Cosworth a Ford based engine? They built heads for a Chevy engine?
09-25-14, 09:06 PM
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It's a bit rough
A friend just gave this to me. I sold it to him just before moving out of state, because I could not take it with me. It was ridden daily as a commuter for over 15 years, back and forth to work, year round, rain or shine. It sat idle in the barn for the last 20 years. The owner told me that the bearings were lubed and repacked on a regular basis. The chain rings and cogs were also cleaned, and the chain kept oiled. The chain was stretched, so it will be replaced with a new one during the cleanup and overhaul.
09-26-14, 12:18 AM
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Simplex super LJ Gold.
09-26-14, 01:32 AM
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[QUOTE=crank_addict;17161705]I can think of many things to say about this one, but what is the proper pronunciation of CIOCC?
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