The Modern In-line 4 Sportbike was invented 100 years ago! The story of Gilera and Rondine.

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• NI

  @nickrider5220 · 1 year ago

  My weekly dose of excellent motorcycle history and engine design, thanks from England 👍🏻

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• AN

  @andrewmorgan81 · 1 year ago

  Greetings from Malaysia!  Another gem of a podcast, thank you Mark and Kevin for enriching my motorcycle life.  Every time I'm reminded of just how much I've forgottedn about our wonderful two-wheeled world.

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• BI

  @billyarsenault1970 · 1 year ago

  Wow nice curve ball right back to the basic fundamentals and the origins of a classic design-<br>eventually end up watching this one a half dozen times too im sure.<br>You guys seriously rock. 👍🏼✌🏻

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• TE

  @tedecker3792 · 1 year ago

  My most memorable all nighter was replacing second gear in my DT1 MX, in the back of an elCamino, under a tarp in a driving rain. I had the essentials: spare part, tools, flashlights, and beer.

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• GI

  @gildardo · 1 year ago

  &quot;your breakfast comes on a tray next morning&quot;, love this line. haha

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• SS

  @SSV-i-c-e · 1 year ago

  You guys just get a like before i watch because if it’s you guys i like.thanks for your effort its the best historic and modern content full stop.hi from New Zealand 🇳🇿

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• ST

  @stasysba1 · 1 year ago

  Thank you, it was very interesting to listen.

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• RU

  @RulgertGhostalker · 1 year ago

  the modern I-4 Evolved over 100 years.

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• SH

  @shoominati23 · 1 year ago

  I wish Gilera had done a street version of the 4 back in the late 60s. The increased revenue could be tunnelled into their racing operation, and would have increased visibility which might mean they are just Aprilias with different badges and stickers and theres no actual brand anymore (big engineering job that one I hear)

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• DO

  @donniebaker5984 · 1 year ago

  I was 32 when I made a road trip to Sturgis South Dakota motorcycle rally... I rode out there with my partner on our motorcycles ... It was about 1100 mile trip from terre haute... There we met a man with a VW three-wheeler... We are both in to ...VW so we took a look. It was cool I like any other three-wheeler VW you have never seen... He bolted on the front frame portion of an FL H onto the front of the VW engine so.he had a double spring post seat fat bobs and FLH forks &nbsp;flopped &nbsp;<br>the VW transaxle over and &nbsp;Bolted on the transaxle onto to the back of the engine .and tada he had himself a very short wheel base road racing trike with all three tires worn bald in centers from having too much fun

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• KL

  @KLRStiegy · 7 months ago

  Chuck Berry! Listened to the broadcast twice (with headphones!). My favorite learning site. Could be a humanities and engineering course!! Thank You!!!!

• BR

  @brockett · 1 year ago

  Well done. A really interesting presentation.