> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/03/07 Tue AM 09:06:27 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: exhibition up! need feedback on website changes... > > > On Mar 7, 2006, at 12:56 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > >> Nice Ducati, too. Remember, kids, loud clutches save lives. > > > > 8-) Did any bevel drives have dry clutches? Lanfranconis, on the > > other hand....... > > In their time, only the famous bevel drive twin that SMB Hailwood > took to victory in the 1978 IoM TT had a dry clutch. Since then, lots > of them have been built up with dry clutches. > > Ducati twins' silencers were Contis, not LaFranconis. I rode a Duc > 750GT for almost 60,000 miles, listening to that sweet music. > > Godfrey
As with most motor manufacturers, they bought what was available at the best price. Lafranconis, Contis and another whose name I forget were fitted to bikes in the UK market and there were more, er, fruity versions available for those who wanted to make a better impression on their environment.... Now, the rattle at tickover does the same thing 8-))) ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
