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| This appears to be a factory official item. Pretty slick and glossy book/glorified broshure... |
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| This is the second edition of this book (I have a copy of the first one that I bought used but it didn't come with the soundtrack CD. This one does...) printed in 2010, I think... |
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| This one is pretty obscure in that it's about Vespa production and promotion for scooters build in the UK (didn't know that they had a factory in the UK...). |
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| What's unusual about this book is that the majority of the period photos are in color... (pretty uncommon in the '40s & '50s) |
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| Vintage Italian Road Race Bikes (Bianchi, Legnano & the one on the right I didn't get the brand...). |
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| Direct Shifting of Gears with the levers on the seat stay tube. One loosens the quick release to account for the different wheelbase required for the different sized gears (no derailleur to take up or give out the slack) (Campagnolo) |
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| Classic twin cam 4-cyl aluminum head with cross-flow, hemispherical combustion chambers, inclined valves (2/cyl) that are as large as possible in the bore & bucket/tappet valve adjustment. The two cams ride on 3 bearings each and are dual chain driven (with tensioner/idler gears). This engine was in production in some form for about half a century... |
