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That was the honda guzzi that bled black and green all over.



Let's give that beast a name. I take it you mean the MG 254 attempt at a FOUR cylinder contraption. They weren't popular in Europe (probably marketed more in the US because of the Ford ownership of De Tomaso ... who owned MG, at the time). If they were that bad, then serves them right for deviating from their traditional twins.
But why "green" (if you are referring to anti-freeze)? Even this model was air-cooled.

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