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Moto Guzzi V7/
Ambassador/
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850 Probably redirect all these to a single-page history of this series. Main articles on each one later, if desired.
Wire wheels:
Wire wheels#On motorcycles says only main article:
Motorcycle construction#Wheels, but that is not a main article, it is a subsection.
Bicycle wheel is a better article, but none of these 3 actually explains how spokes support the wheel pre-stressed w/compression.
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At the moment the article has a photo of the bike from the front, and a photo of the bike from the front leaning at 10˚. Would it be possible to get a photo added of the side of the bike? Either one, not fussy.
124.169.108.38 (
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08:27, 31 January 2009 (UTC)reply
Good idea! Done. For future reference you could have easily done it yourself by following the "Wikimedia Commons" link at the bottom of the article and picking a suitable photograph. --
TimTay (
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10:25, 31 January 2009 (UTC)reply
A fact from BMW R1150GS appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 January 2008, and was viewed approximately 3,856 times (
disclaimer) (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Motorcycling, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Motorcycling on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.MotorcyclingWikipedia:WikiProject MotorcyclingTemplate:WikiProject MotorcyclingMotorcycling articles
Moto Guzzi V7/
Ambassador/
Eldorado/
850 Probably redirect all these to a single-page history of this series. Main articles on each one later, if desired.
Wire wheels:
Wire wheels#On motorcycles says only main article:
Motorcycle construction#Wheels, but that is not a main article, it is a subsection.
Bicycle wheel is a better article, but none of these 3 actually explains how spokes support the wheel pre-stressed w/compression.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Brands, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
brands on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.BrandsWikipedia:WikiProject BrandsTemplate:WikiProject BrandsBrands articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Germany, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject Bavaria, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
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At the moment the article has a photo of the bike from the front, and a photo of the bike from the front leaning at 10˚. Would it be possible to get a photo added of the side of the bike? Either one, not fussy.
124.169.108.38 (
talk)
08:27, 31 January 2009 (UTC)reply
Good idea! Done. For future reference you could have easily done it yourself by following the "Wikimedia Commons" link at the bottom of the article and picking a suitable photograph. --
TimTay (
talk)
10:25, 31 January 2009 (UTC)reply
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