Author Topic: V1000-G5...who has one? (Read 35872 times)

Pancake · « **Reply #30 on:** July 01, 2012, 05:14:50 PM »

WCGuzzi,

That is a lovely piece of work you did there! I love the embossed effect tank badge and those silencers, what are they? I also like the brass headlight ears.

Rusty goose · « **Reply #31 on:** July 01, 2012, 06:42:02 PM »

ritratto-

What tank did you have on that bike? It certainy was a very nice looking machine!

ritratto · « **Reply #32 on:** July 02, 2012, 04:50:32 PM »

Quote from: Rusty goose on July 01, 2012, 06:42:02 PM

ritratto-

What tank did you have on that bike? It certainy was a very nice looking machine!

It was a late LeMans tank. Thanks!

hidn45 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 04, 2012, 05:02:39 PM »

If anyone's interested, there's a project G5 on Buffalo CL. Mostly all there, I believe, not running, smoke's gone from some of the wiring, ugly paint (owner's words), funky kinda super-trapp exhausts. Mighta been interested at $5-600, owner said he's pretty stuck at $800.

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #33 on:** July 04, 2012, 05:02:39 PM »

Don Ivey · « **Reply #34 on:** July 04, 2012, 08:10:57 PM »

I sold mine to a friend, locally, and he never rides it. I could ask him if he's wants to sell, if anyone is interested. It was cosmetically 6 of 10, but mechanically closer to 8 of 10. Ran really well.

Atavar · « **Reply #35 on:** July 04, 2012, 08:22:35 PM »

Doug at The Motocycle Shop in Watertown SD has some very nice restored G5's with price tags on them. He got mine when I traded it for the Norge. I often daydream about buying it back.

http://themotocycleshop.com/inventory-gallery.php?view=thumbnailList&category=23

guzzibob · « **Reply #36 on:** July 04, 2012, 08:33:30 PM »

Quote from: JohninVT` on December 14, 2011, 05:31:41 AM

It seems like the G5 gets no love. I've wanted one for a while and I'm curious why so few people seem to have them. Are they relatively rare or do they posess flaws I'm not aware of?

As you have probably gathered from the comments already made, and this applies to the very similar T3 as well as the G5, so few of these are around because so many of them have been used as the relatively cheap basis for a faux LM or SP or just some sort of cafe project. At this point though they are getting rare enough so as to sometimes picking up value/cost, esp if well cared for. For bikes of this age, its not so much what they were when new, but what they have become over the years. So its how well they have been maintained &/or how improved over stock. For example the cast iron bore on a new G5 is better than the chrome bore T3's came with-but many if not most T3's still in operation now are Nigasil or iron bored/sleeved. The T3 I bought new in 1978, now with 165,000 miles or so on it, now runs, shifts, stops, handles, brakes-does everything better now than the day I bought it.

Philippe Thiery · « **Reply #37 on:** April 16, 2015, 03:11:16 AM »

I newly registered en read your quote. (I live in Belgium.)
I am the happy owner of a 1984 Moto Guzzi V1000 G5 in a very good shape and with only original parts.
Unfortunately I must sell my Moto Guzzi for personal reasons.
What would you think would be a fair price?
Philippe

boatdetective · « **Reply #38 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:46:00 AM »

Not to be a shill- but if Mike and Curtis Harper have a G5- that's kind of like one stop shopping. They have all the bits and pieces you could ever want. I've come to appreciate that sorted, running things (be they motorcycles, boats, cars, etc.) in the end are always less expensive than projects.

I've always thought that the G5 is sort of the best of an era. John, if you get one you can paint it "dog c*ck red".

mtiberio · « **Reply #39 on:** April 16, 2015, 07:57:51 AM »

Only issue I have with the footpeg G5s is the shift lever is ultra long. It pivots in the back at the same point as a Lemans, but since the peg is much further forward (further even than a T-3) they had to make its unique shift lever a "mile" long. This makes the already long throw guzzi transmission even worse.

kwn306 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 16, 2015, 08:36:48 AM »

I have a 79 G5 with a little over 8K on the speedo, thinking about selling it, I have way to many bikes and don't have time to ride it.

It is a LA Police bike I found in a barn, Charlie did a ton of work on it for me including installing a new wiring harness from Greg Bender.

Anyone interested ping me @ kwnsdn at gmail dot com and I will send you pics.

Groover · « **Reply #41 on:** April 16, 2015, 10:01:43 AM »

Quote from: kwn306 on April 16, 2015, 08:36:48 AM

I have a 79 G5 with a little over 8K on the speedo, thinking about selling it, I have way to many bikes and don't have time to ride it.

It is a LA Police bike I found in a barn, Charlie did a ton of work on it for me including installing a new wiring harness from Greg Bender.

Anyone interested ping me @ kwnsdn at gmail dot com and I will send you pics.

I posted the photos you send me on this thread here. I hope this helps, and good luck with the sale!

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=73097.0

dan_s · « **Reply #42 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:06:25 PM »

These are the G5's of Israel, well some of them. All ex police.

That's not a California, it's a G5

The red one was also an ex police G5. Along with the engine and tank "upgrade" it also sports a 2 to 1 exhaust. These two belong to two brothers, one to each.

The latest rebuild

An old photo, this one is not running now, waiting for a major oil leak to be sorted.

A photo from ~5 years ago, whereabouts unknown currently.

The owner of this one was, sadly, killed in a motorcycle accident in 2006, at the age of 44. He rode a BSA then. The G5 and his other bikes are with his family afaik.

The next one is progressing rapidly, if all goes well it will up and running in a few weeks

dan_s · « **Reply #43 on:** April 21, 2015, 01:13:58 PM »

Another one, discovered two days ago in a 6 street town

More work in progress

dan_s · « **Reply #44 on:** July 30, 2015, 04:43:48 AM »

Things take shape, motor ran successfully.

Groover · « **Reply #45 on:** July 30, 2015, 08:44:42 AM »

dan_s - Seems you have good tabs on the G5's in Israel and it's great that you are rescuing them. Do you have a photo of what they look as police bikes? Were they white and black like the US ones or different color?

I like the last one you posted. Actually, I like them all!

dan_s · « **Reply #46 on:** July 30, 2015, 12:07:45 PM »

Quote from: Groover on July 30, 2015, 08:44:42 AM

dan_s - Seems you have good tabs on the G5's in Israel and it's great that you are rescuing them. Do you have a photo of what they look as police bikes? Were they white and black like the US ones or different color?

I like the last one you posted. Actually, I like them all!

Thanks.
Local police G5's were metallic light blue and white, as in the 3rd photo in my previous post

Groover · « **Reply #47 on:** July 30, 2015, 12:21:26 PM »

Good info. thanks. Sharp combo actually!

critter · « **Reply #48 on:** August 04, 2015, 03:55:41 PM »

Have my lascivious eye on a 1990 G5. Very pleased to find this site and the wealth of available information.
Vibration at the grips is a vital consideration for me. Could anyone compare G5 vibration with that of one of
the "new" Triumph Bonnevilles?
Best wishes to all.

Groover · « **Reply #49 on:** August 05, 2015, 07:56:16 AM »

Critter, do you have the correct year? I believe G5's were only made up to 1981. Not sure what the 1990 would be. As far as vibrations go, I can't compare, but the G5 seems pretty smooth to me. I use Ride-On in the tires which balances the wheels as you ride, so that may help. Engine vibrations don't seem to be transferring to the grips much, but then again, I'm not sure where your threshold is. I used to ride a jackhammer with wheels growing up, so everything seems smooth to me

critter · « **Reply #50 on:** August 05, 2015, 08:08:48 AM »

Quote from: Groover on August 05, 2015, 07:56:16 AM

Critter, do you have the correct year? I believe G5's were only made up to 1981.

You are absolutely correct. It is listed as a 1980. My bad.

UPDATE :
Won't be able to get to this one in time. Had a lot of fun looking at the picture.

Best wishes to all the Guzzi mavens.
One day ...

dan_s · « **Reply #51 on:** August 05, 2015, 11:24:28 AM »

There's a 100 item list of issue that will cause a motorcycle to vibrate more than is should. Can't compare it to a Bonneville but an old guzzi will always vibrate but you should be able to ride it comfortably for at least an hour. The basics are light as possible gas cables, tighten engine-frame bolts, check steering, wheel and swing arm bearing, ignition timing and balanced carbs. Also balance wheels, flywheel and ring gear. Crank should be balanced from the factory but if you can check it that's good. Pistons and con rods assemblies should be similar in weight, according to the manual.
Nice G5!

steven c · « **Reply #52 on:** August 05, 2015, 02:01:46 PM »

My XS650 vibrated my Guzzi's I have owned 650,750 ,850's ,1000' where,are, all are pretty smooth. I have a Convert motor in my Eldorado which is basically the same motor as a G5, SP, and it is very smooth at speed.

guzzibob · « **Reply #53 on:** August 07, 2015, 08:28:47 PM »

Quote from: JohninVT` on December 14, 2011, 05:31:41 AM

It seems like the G5 gets no love. I've wanted one for a while and I'm curious why so few people seem to have them.

I think for the same reason that a more or less original T3 is hard to find. Both were the standard, plain-Jane bikes of their day. Esp as more time has passed and LMI get rarer and much more expensive, way cheaper to get a T3 or G5 and make it look like a real LMI or II than to find and buy a real LMI. Also a lot cheaper than other models to use as the basis for a custom cafe racer. And yet both models have the Tonti frame and triple disc brakes that you need/want for these kind of projects. Now so many T3s and G5's have been so used that they are now scarce enough to start picking up value-esp if properly maintained and upgraded. I love my T3 floorboard model that I bought new in 1978. Better bike now in many ways than when I bought it way back then, despite the 175k miles accrued. Kinda nice that more and more now I run in to people, bikers or not, that think this very stock looking example is kind of cool.

Tom · « **Reply #54 on:** August 08, 2015, 07:11:16 PM »

An older Tonti frame bike in oem form is becoming harder to find. I'll keep that in mind when I sell my T3, Convert or Cali's.

and yes I'll ship. You'll have to pay the freight.

ozarquebus · « **Reply #55 on:** September 12, 2022, 04:10:35 PM »

This 'dumb' trick I learned here actually worked today replacing the kickstand spring on my G5.

Scout63 · « **Reply #56 on:** September 12, 2022, 04:48:44 PM »

I thought that was where members kept their spending money...

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #57 on:** September 13, 2022, 08:26:06 AM »

Quote from: ozarquebus on September 12, 2022, 04:10:35 PM

This 'dumb' trick I learned here actually worked today replacing the kickstand spring on my G5.

It's a good trick, but not really necessary to replace the spring on Guzzis with the "police" sidestand. On those, simply remove the stop/locking lug on the top, rotate the leg forward, hook up the spring, rotate it back to normal position and reinstall the stop/locking lug.

Tom · « **Reply #58 on:** September 13, 2022, 03:36:30 PM »

The kickstand gives you more leverage to do this vs the penny method.

steven c · « **Reply #59 on:** September 13, 2022, 04:15:42 PM »

Drum brake spring tool.

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