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Went for a Xmas run with the IMOC people today which was very cruisey and scenic. The bike that got everyone all excited was this old bike which I think was made in 1960. He rides it everyday to work. One of our other guys took it for a quick test ride and fell in love with it! I am pretty sure it was called a Falcon and a couple of people started going on about it being a bacon slicer which was a mystery to me!
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Karen said:
Went for a Xmas run with the IMOC people today which was very cruisey and scenic. The bike that got everyone all excited was this old bike which I think was made in 1960. He rides it everyday to work. One of our other guys took it for a quick test ride and fell in love with it! I am pretty sure it was called a Falcon and a couple of people started going on about it being a bacon slicer which was a mystery to me!
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I think that Guzzi Falcone might be a military spec model. They're horizontal 500 singles and were used by various military and police forces around southern Europe from the 1950's to the early '70's.

I'm not a Guzzi expert (there's a couple on here who are and can maybe supply better information) but I don't think the civilian street versions had the body panels and crash bars around the engine and earlier ones had sprung saddles. The bacon slicer bit refers to the external flywheel.

They're characterful, quirky and quite sought-after bikes. In their day they were considered sporty and offered decent performance, handling and braking and the engine looks like a piece of sculpture.

Here is a fully restored Sport version. On the left hand side of the bike you can see the "bacon slicer" flywheel.

www.lussoveloce.com

Moto Guzzi Falcone 500 Sport - 1963

Absolutely stunning Falcone in great running order
www.lussoveloce.com www.lussoveloce.com

Original condition examples can be had for under 10K, so if you can find one they're relatively affordable and ridable classics.
Always nice to see a vintage bike that is still in daily use.
 
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My understanding after talking to a guy a while back…might even be the same guy is it Karen? Is that the red ones were used by the Fire emergency people in Italy and the yellow ones were Medics. It would make sense that the green ones were military and they were also used extensively by the postal service. They would have been relatively expensive in their day and they were known as the million kilometre engine as nothing ever went wrong with them…hard to believe right😆
 
Laava said:
My understanding after talking to a guy a while back…might even be the same guy is it Karen? Is that the red ones were used by the Fire emergency people in Italy and the yellow ones were Medics. It would make sense that the green ones were military and they were also used extensively by the postal service. They would have been relatively expensive in their day and they were known as the million kilometre engine as nothing ever went wrong with them…hard to believe right😆
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He was at the National bike show with it?
 
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He was at the National bike show with it?
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Looks like a Moto Guzzi Falcone Sahara, which according to Mr Falloon, was introduced in 1974, essentially a military bike sold for civilian use, featured a sprung seat, panniers, and a noticeable absence of chrome. Compression ration of 7:1 produced 27HP, but it was a heavy motorcycle top speed was about 130kmh (81mph).
 
Never ever had to do those before... the frenchys lost the plot and all started turning around and driving back through the traffic 👀 the poor truckers reversed a km to the previous exit i could just about get the turn with my wagon at 9.5 metres but to say it was comedic watching the cops was an understatement... one cop up the lay by clearing a patch then 3 minutes a fucktard with the blues on forcing a lane between vehicles then rinse and repeat and cops on motorcycles driving against their own cops cars🤔 no idea all of a sudden the web page is loading fotos sideways ?
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