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« on: December 24, 2011, 04:35:26 AM »
It's  here,  it's tiny and alot like a 350f configuration.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2011, 04:44:57 AM »
Oh yeah, it's only 231 cc.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2011, 05:12:19 AM »
Tell me more.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2011, 12:14:36 PM »
A friend saw it at Barbor, guy was thinking on the lines of selling it to  George's museum. I think they had one with zero miles, so there it was. He worked out a price and arranged to pick it up in Texas.  Valve cover is off, and back on valves adjusted, reinstall 16mm del ortos (fairly clean, unique to this bike) and bodywork, etc. Brembo brakes are stock setup. He figures it will be running after one more day of working on it.

Oh yeah, without bodywork there are almost no badges.

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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2011, 12:48:29 PM »
A 250 four MOTO GUZZI ??, that's a first for me;I didn't know that Guzzi made any inline 4's...does it belong to your friend ?
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2011, 12:56:34 PM »
And where in Texas??
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2011, 01:53:33 PM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on December 24, 2011, 12:48:29 PM
A 250 four MOTO GUZZI ??, that's a first for me;I didn't know that Guzzi made any inline 4's...does it belong to your friend ?

Yeah, his Christmas shopping was all done at Barbor.

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And where in Texas??

A clandestined hook up in Burkburnett, the whole thing like the underground railroad.  It was imported by a guzzi disrtibutor or shop new prolly in the late '70's,  title may be wrong. Not many got to the states, or even built for that matter.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2011, 02:03:20 PM »
The body work is real angular, the seat has no cover, just a rubberized surface. Prolly looking to have something made to protect it.

Gas tank is plastic, hidden under the bodywork with a door to it. Side covers ar like 3 feet long (?!).  Guages are on the front of the tank. Front brake uses a cable down to a MC in there. The controls are pretty unique.  It must weigh in at about 300 or so.

Not sure about the chrome fender on this one, seems like mant photos show plastic, not chrome.

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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2011, 04:11:08 PM »
What is the Redline ?
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2011, 10:36:49 PM »
 I got a mag article from back in the day, may have been Benelli, but may be the same.. anyway there was pics of the internals laying beside a dollar bill to show how small the parts were.. pretty cool..
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2011, 11:25:54 PM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on December 24, 2011, 04:11:08 PM
What is the Redline ?

I can't remember the number but it was about 2,000 more than the 350f.  I'm wanting to say 12,000.  I think it will live the remainder of it's life well under 9,000.  Parts might as well be a make it yourself deal at this point.

Pretty sure it's a five speed, I think top speed was said to be around 86 mph, speedo reads kliks, and if I remember correct it's at just over 12k, so around 8,000 miles on it.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2011, 07:40:28 AM »


       Now THAT'S pretty cool!  8) New one on ME as well.  :)  Like to hear and see more on it too.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2011, 07:44:37 AM »
Quote from: 754 on December 24, 2011, 10:36:49 PM
I got a mag article from back in the day, may have been Benelli, but may be the same.. anyway there was pics of the internals laying beside a dollar bill to show how small the parts were.. pretty cool..

I was going to say I had the same article. Should see if I can dig it up...
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2011, 12:05:53 PM »
Bodywork looks the Tracy.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2012, 04:18:11 PM »
I seem to remember it in Europe but I don't think it ever caught on.

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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2012, 02:10:41 AM »
Quote from: SamCB750A on January 01, 2012, 04:18:11 PM
I seem to remember it in Europe but I don't think it ever caught on.

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Okay, I haven't been to the shop for a coupe weeks, but it is a runner.

It took a bit of coaxing, but after things were back together it took some warm up and a push down the hill and eventually it got a heart pumping and it is a runner like a new one. I haven't heard it run yet but It now starts easily and is in the stable.

I will try to post pics or a video or sound soon.
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Re: sohc 4 250
« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2012, 11:00:35 PM »
It made it over to the house tonight and I was home.

The stacks are actually  some of the plenum tubes off of my 350 parts with a screen shaped with a golfball (I Guess)  and some fine mesh.  I didn't think to crawl in for a closeup of that.

It runs a bit lean I guess, but sounds really neat,  Little brembos,  mod shape.  Still needs a bit of work to get expected RPM's, but it's on the road.

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