Walking down the interweb, past Motalia.de today and bumped into THIS oddity from Sans0n (somehow related to Moto-Guzzi). Needless to say I was taken aback with it’s confusing design. Looks like a 750cc step-thru sports cruiser. It was apparently shown at the 2002 Intermot show in Munich and from there kept in a cold, dark garage.
I’m not sure I like this one. I mean, SURE having the heads right next to your feet is sure to keep ‘em warm in the winter, but I prefer to have the engine behind me when I’m on a scooter. It doesn’t seem right the other way. (I say that, but I don’t think the Honda FB-S was an aft setting motor, oh well.)
Click on the title link to see MORE of this oddity.
4. November 2006 at 12:01 pm
Ah, yes, one of the Moto Guzzi Samson (Sansone in Italian) prototypes. Didn’t think I’d see any mention about it, apart from the one chapter in the MGCN database: http://www.mgcn.nl/dameijer/html/sansone.htm
It (along with the rather manga-ish named Mako Shark Panther) was an attempt to diversify the cruiser concept.