We all have forum names, or login names that we use in forums. My name that I use on several forums is "Gambalunga", literally it would be translated from Italian as "Long leg", and some have wondered why I chose this name.

My choice is a bit tongue in cheek as I really am long in the leg. Other than that it is the name that was affectionately given to a Moto Guzzi race bike that was fitted with a long stroke engine. This modification was useful on some circuits where high torque was required for acceleration out of curves. You can read all about it in the Italian Wikipedia entry at https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_Guzzi_Gambalunga (Chrome or Firefox can translate it for you)

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1946 Moto Guzzi "Gambalunga"

Other than having owned quite a few Guzzis over the years I also live in the town where this bike was built and it would have been one of the bikes that my father in law, Duilio Agostini, rode when he was a factory rider.

It made its first appearance in 1946, coincidentally the year I was born.

As pointed out elswhere Gambalunga is also the name of the Moto Guzzi Club GB magazine but that is completely unrelated to my choice of pseudonym.

Who else can tell an interesting reason for their choice of forum name?

Peter

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