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Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:22 pm
by SQUAT 405
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:01 am
by Greg Harding
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:46 pm
by David Lahey
Italjet twinshock reviewed in Trail and Track October 1986 and they say in the test that it is a 1986 model?
We almost had to shift the date cutoff for Post-Classic eligibility again. It was originally end of 1983, then moved to end of 1986 to allow TLR250s to ride. Phew that was close.
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:38 pm
by Bully fanatic
Thanks for posting that article Greg. It was very interesting. I was also good to see the original tank stickers, very different to the Piumas. They are the same as the Piumas though. All the same stuff is on them except the frames and engines are all green under the factory paint. So they used the leftover stock it looks like. I`d still prefer the

though. And the

engines are very wide and very heavy. I also agree with the peak thing too. It does look a bit silly!
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:40 pm
by Bully fanatic
David I forgot to mention the compliance plate on this

has 02/86 on it.
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:14 pm
by chippy
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:52 pm
by Bully fanatic
That was a good read on both of those articles Chippy. You would have to be fit to ride a Scott in the SSDT. I have now put an In Motion flicky brake pedal end on the red

so that should work better now. It had one on it but it was very small and hard to find with your foot. I will be glad to ride my

in the MTCQ Easter Two Day Trial this weekend. Graham.
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:07 pm
by chippy
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:16 pm
by Bully fanatic
They are both very good articles Chippy. One thing is the Merlin came first and then Cagiva rebadged them. Ignacio Bulto started Merlin with some other Bultaco engineers. The Bernie Schreiber, Len Weed Trials book is brilliant. Very informative. It looks like I`ll be working on a Jumbo very soon. That should be fun. There must be a reason they are considered to be the best Twinshock ever made! Graham.
Re: Magazine Articles
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 6:16 pm
by EvH