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Would You Like To Have One Of These - Brand New?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:55 am
by dallara
How would you like to have one of these... *BRAND NEW*???
You can...
Tell me what it is and I will tell ya' how you can get one... Fresh, brand new, and in the crate... Shipped right to your door!
Looks like fun, doesn't it?
Cheers!
Dallara
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:17 am
by Hiker
Looks like old guy fun...
Hiker
Hey, Hiker...
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:02 am
by dallara
Hey, Hiker (Sonja)!!!
I resemble that remark!!!
Seriously, though... Nothing quite like a true GP caliber "weapon" regardless of its "vintage" credentials...
Please note, the bike in the pictures is 500 cc four-stroke twin, yet would likely *RIP* the oil cooler covers off our R-1150-R's all across the range, and would disappear over the horizon on the top end.
Me, I can't think of *ANYTHING* more fun on a track day!
So, anybody know what it is?
One hint... Despite its green color, it's Italian... And you *CAN* buy one!
Cheers!
Dallara
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:14 am
by guest1
NO! lol
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:46 pm
by riceburner
Someone found a barn full of undelivered Gilera's????
Nope, Riceburner...
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:29 pm
by dallara
Nope, Riceburner...
Not Gilera's... But in way, pretty close.
I'm really suprised no one has gotten this one yet. I would have thought someone would have tagged and bagged it in minutes...
Weird...
I'll let it run a bit more before I reveal it, and where you can get one (or two, or ten...
).
Cheers!
Dallara
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:30 pm
by Promethean
It's a 4-stroke Paton. Italian make.
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:42 pm
by boxermania
How about a Moto-Morini.........
Did I win.....Did I win........
Give Promethean...
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:41 pm
by dallara
Give Promethean a big, ol', fat cigar!
Yessiree, Bobbarubba...
It's a Paton. And thanks to Robero Pattoni, son of Paton founder Guiseppe Pattoni, these bikes are being produced again. They really aren't a "replica" at all, since they are being built in the same place, with the same design, as the original GP bikes. More modern materials are used, but the design and layout is as close as you can get to owning an actual 500 cc GP bike of the late '60's-early'70's brand new.
Some of you may not have heard of Paton, but Guiseppe Pattoni's feats against the might of factories is legendary. Think of WCM today in MotoGP, but imagine a WCM actually taking a second place in a MotoGP and you will have an idea of just how potent Paton's were... As a Paton did take second in a 500 cc GP back in 1970 at Jarama with Angelo Bergamonti in the saddle. This was against the likes of MV Agusta!!! Paton took 4th place in the 1969 500 GP Championship with Billy Nelson at the controls, and 11th in the 1970 World Championship with Roberto Gallina as pilot... All out of literally one man's garage in Italy.
Pattoni and his Paton motorcycles were true giant killers, and it is no surprise he is both honored and revered in Italy by some of the most famous and prestigious Italy motorcycle designers in history.
Anyway, you should check out theire website at:
http://www.paton.it/
and see for yourself. Beautiful machines, with a great history.
Here's a couple more pics...
That's Phil Read riding a Paton in a vintage race!
Anyway, neat bikes... Neat history... Neat that they are still being produced!
Cheers!
Dallara
More Paton Pics...
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:02 pm
by dallara
