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gareth_r said:
gareth h said:
Picked this up a couple of weeks ago, genuine mk 1, always fancied one needs some work, plan is to make it rideable and then worry about the cosmetics.
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One of the best-looking bikes ever. Especially head on. Proper "100mph standing still" design. (pic)
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My MkII (bought new) is the only bike I regret selling.
gareth h said:
gareth_r said:
One of the best-looking bikes ever. Especially head on. Proper "100mph standing still" design.
My MkII (bought new) is the only bike I regret selling.
I was shopping for a mk2 because mk1s were being advertised for silly money (and I had missed the boat on Jotas and bevel Ducatis), but this one came up on e bay at the right price because it needs some tlc, managed to contact the previous owner who had it for 16 years, most of the history is from the hard shoulder of various motorways, On one occasion he dismantled it into pieces large enough to fit into the back of an Audi A4 and continued his journey!My MkII (bought new) is the only bike I regret selling.
Still I like a challenge.
To be honest, much as I like Ducatis (I had a Pantah and my brother owned a tweaked Sebring 350, a Darmah SS, and a Monster), I'd have the Guzzi. Not as exotic, but there's also something special about an 850 pushrod twin on (almost) inch and a half pumper carbs that is both flexible and revvy, and it's a lot easier to set the valve clearances on the Guzzi.
The only breakdown I had in 30-odd thousand miles was when the coil for the Lucas Rita ignition rotated and shorted out because I hadn't tightened the clamp enough (roadside fix), and the only failure was the UJ in the shaft drive (one of a bad batch).
Here's a cracker,and it's only 4 grand!!
Does a seat unit really add that much worth to this bike?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAFE-RACER-YAMAHA-FZ750-...
Does a seat unit really add that much worth to this bike?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAFE-RACER-YAMAHA-FZ750-...
gareth h said:
A couple more pics
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The best part of that Guzzi for me is that the seat is still original. I have seen some horrendous looking seats on "restored" bikes.(pic)
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(/pic)Keep it out of the sun so that the seat survives. As for pipes you need LaFranconis on a Guzzi in black, the ones with the little extractors in them that look like fans.
see http://www.stein-dinse.biz/Moto-Guzzi/Exhaust-syst...
Lovely old bikes.
srob said:
Give me a parallel twin caff racer from the 60s:
I bet you wouldn't like them so much if Red Hermetite was still the only gasket compound available. How I used to hate that stuff, trying to get it off bodged casings on old Triumphs and BSA's.. Edited by Mr Snap on Friday 18th July 00:52
srob said:
Give me a parallel twin caff racer from the 60s:
I bet you wouldn't like them so much if Red Hermetite was still the only gasket compound available. How I used to hate that stuff, trying to get it off bodged casings on old Triumphs and BSA's.. Edited by Mr Snap on Friday 18th July 00:53
BritishRacinGrin said:
I love the Cafe Racer style, especially those based on classic British bikes or boxer BMWs- but wouldn't anybody over about 5'8" and 10 stone look a bit... apeish on one?
I'm dealing with my excessive girth but I can't do anything about the fact I'm 6' tall.
Not if you fitted bars/ pegs to suite. I'm dealing with my excessive girth but I can't do anything about the fact I'm 6' tall.
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