Author Topic: Baby Guzzi has arrived (Read 3923 times)

canuck750 · « **on:** September 12, 2018, 03:58:23 PM »

It's taken a couple months to get the ~~Cardalino~~ Cardellino to my place but today it arrived, all original, I love it. This is a 1958 73cc ~~Cardalino~~ Cardellino Lusso

Thanks to Kiwi Roy for sending me the sellers info!

tazio · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2018, 04:00:27 PM »

So cool

dguzzi · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2018, 04:00:47 PM »

Great Pictures of a cool bike!

LBC Tenni · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2018, 04:06:12 PM »

Awesome! What a specimen for your Guzzi collection! Congrats!

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2018, 04:06:12 PM »

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2018, 04:15:03 PM »

Nice Cardellino

guzzisteve · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2018, 04:54:14 PM »

Original softail suspension too.

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2018, 05:08:09 PM »

Cute. are you giving it the full treatment?

Aaron D. · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2018, 05:16:11 PM »

Now THAT is a true classic Guzzi.

canuck750 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2018, 05:17:35 PM »

Quote from: fotoguzzi on September 12, 2018, 05:08:09 PM

Cute. are you giving it the full treatment?

I will go through it mechanically but the paint and trim is just too nice to touch for a 60 year old motorcycle!

canuck750 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2018, 05:19:37 PM »

Quote from: Antietam Classic Cycle on September 12, 2018, 04:15:03 PM

Nice Cardellino

Thanks! fixed it

JJ · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2018, 05:45:52 PM »

Fabulous!!

LBC Tenni · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2018, 05:57:38 PM »

Quote from: canuck750 on September 12, 2018, 05:17:35 PM

I will go through it mechanically but the paint and trim is just too nice to touch for a 60 year old motorcycle!

gotta preserve that patina and old timey goodness!

Guzzi Gal · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2018, 06:11:10 PM »

Quote from: LBC Tenni on September 12, 2018, 05:57:38 PM

gotta preserve that patina and old timey goodness!

Rick4003 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2018, 07:16:46 PM »

That is a lovely little bike!

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Roebling3 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2018, 08:01:34 PM »

Now that is sweet, in every way. Congratulations and good fortune. Thank you. R3~

Turin · « **Reply #15 on:** September 13, 2018, 12:06:55 AM »

Are you going to ride it? I couldn't. If you do, can you get a video so we can vicariously enjoy it?

Muzz · « **Reply #16 on:** September 13, 2018, 01:17:48 AM »

Oooh goody. Another Canuck strip down.

chuck peterson · « **Reply #17 on:** September 13, 2018, 05:47:07 AM »

Nice!

Did it come with Lake Coumo air in the tires?.......

Hahnda · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2018, 08:54:00 AM »

Just finished up rebuilding an engine for one a couple weeks ago.

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #19 on:** September 13, 2018, 09:21:46 AM »

Quote from: Hahnda on September 13, 2018, 08:54:00 AM

Just finished up rebuilding an engine for one a couple weeks ago.

Sheepdog · « **Reply #20 on:** September 13, 2018, 11:33:19 AM »

Very nice. Good catch.

jas67 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 13, 2018, 12:07:31 PM »

Very cool, congrats!

TRw1 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 13, 2018, 01:51:58 PM »

Jim - that is a really cool little bike. Good luck with the restoration.

canuck750 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 13, 2018, 03:21:32 PM »

Quote from: TRw1 on September 13, 2018, 01:51:58 PM

Jim - that is a really cool little bike. Good luck with the restoration.

I am going to try real, real hard to NOT restore it!

I will check the brakes, wheel bearings etc.. but I think it would be wrong to repaint it.

Going to see if I can get it to run on the weekend, previous owner had it running but said he could not get it to hold an idle. Can't be too much to the little two stroke, I get a kick out of the dead simple choke !

Dave Swanson · « **Reply #24 on:** September 13, 2018, 05:05:47 PM »

Very cool. You got it bad! :)

canuck750 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 13, 2018, 10:03:48 PM »

Quote from: Dave Swanson on September 13, 2018, 05:05:47 PM

Very cool. You got it bad! :)

It may be terminal

Cam3512 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 14, 2018, 09:07:10 AM »

Jim, you NEED this...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F253668998666

Groover · « **Reply #27 on:** September 14, 2018, 10:36:34 AM »

Congrats on the Cardellino. Those are bikes that a lot of lemon and olive farmers used back in the day, there were quite a few still in circulation even back in the late 70's and 80's in my area in Sicily when I lived there - If I had known, I would've bought them all!

Appears to have a new top end? Also, if that has the crankshaft lobe rotary intake valve, it could have a scratched case/port seal causing the idling issue. Not sure of that's the case on that one or if that is how the intake is on those or not (intake pipe looks like it goes to the case, not cylinder)

If that is the case, you may need to get that resurfaced and machined smooth for it to hold idle.

Good luck.

Groover · « **Reply #28 on:** September 14, 2018, 10:43:01 AM »

Quote from: canuck750 on September 13, 2018, 03:21:32 PM

I am going to try real, real hard to NOT restore it!

I wouldn't change a thing, looks perfect the way it is.

nc43bsa · « **Reply #29 on:** September 14, 2018, 11:51:41 AM »

What is under the round "Moto Guzzi" cover?

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