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General Discussion / Re: 35 years, 100,000 miles

« Last post by bigbikerrick on Today at 02:12:04 PM »

Very nice bike. The young lady is pretty sweet too!  Check out the facial expression of the  guy standing  behind it....
Rick.

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Bike Builds, Rebuilds And Restorations Only / Re: Minimalist bike finally complete

« Last post by GUZZI SVT on Today at 02:07:32 PM »

So I plan to take it to Daytona next year but the police there don't have much of a sense of humor. So I decided to add a gas tank to it and call it the Gasser. What do you think? Minimalist or Gasser?

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General Discussion / 35 years, 100,000 miles

« Last post by GUZZI SVT on Today at 02:01:15 PM »

The T3 showed up for its 35th year at Bike Week Daytona with 100,000 miles on it since the redesign. 140,000 miles on the bike. It got second place antique at the boardwalk bike show. She's still got it.

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Bike Builds, Rebuilds And Restorations Only / 1978 Robin

« Last post by GUZZI SVT on Today at 01:56:07 PM »

I was up at 3:00 in the morning this winter looking for an idea for oil lines for the minimalist bike and ran across this ad for a 1978 Robin with 375 miles on it for $900, 3 hours North in Des Moines Iowa. I hit buy and the next day headed up to pick it up. The front end had a little tweak in it and was i inoperable. So I went out to Harper's who just happened to have tons and tons of Robin parts. I got a whole front end with tubes, tail light bracket, two cranks, pedals, and even the infamous basket in great shape. If you have a robin I need parts go see Curtis Harper.

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Bike Builds, Rebuilds And Restorations Only / 73 Eldo reassembled

« Last post by GUZZI SVT on Today at 01:49:56 PM »

I bought this 73 Aldo from a friend of mine for $500. Somebody had taken it apart back in the '80s, but luckily it kept all the parts together. The only thing I was missing wasn't exhausting that which probably fell out of the dish pan as I was carrying it to the track. 2 months later it was complete and is beautiful to ride. Much better than my A



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General Discussion / Re: New Guzzi Dealer in Northern VA

« Last post by Bob Wegman on Today at 11:51:51 AM »

Back in the mid seventies we used to pick up the Guzzies, Ducatis and Nortons at Berliner Motor Corp. in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. And Triumphs in Towson, Maryland.  If we had them shipped it would cost about fifty to sixty dollars for each bike.  We would rent a Ryder truck and pick them up ourselves for about thirty five dollars a bike.  Those were fun trips.

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General Discussion / Re: front fender extentions for Norge and Griso

« Last post by PilotJet on Today at 10:32:44 AM »

Has anyone relied on the tape alone?  Is the whole world out to get me too?

I installed the fender extender on my 17 GrIso 9 years ago using just quality automotive tape/putty stuff and it has been on there solid ever since. I hate drilling holes in perfectly fine OEM parts. :)

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General Discussion / Re: New Guzzi Dealer in Northern VA

« Last post by Vagrant on Today at 10:04:21 AM »

What part?
Re Ride now the thieves add $5000. to the regular price. Hell they add $600 to a used bike tom check it out! Like they didn't check it before they traded it in. 

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General Discussion / Re: V85 dry sump

« Last post by Vagrant on Today at 09:53:54 AM »

I think it's called a simi dry sump and no over filling doesn't blow it out like on early v7 serries.

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General Discussion / Re: V100 Standard Vs S

« Last post by draco_1967 on Today at 09:10:42 AM »

I went with a standard V100, mostly because I found a lightly used one for a fantastic price. I find the suspension to be pretty decent. It's the best stock suspension I've had, but that's not a great measurement. I've always had Japanese bikes with budget suspensions built for 150lb Japanese guys...
At 225 without gear, I don't find the suspension too harsh. I will be upgrading with aftermarket cartridges and a shock, but I've done that on most of my bikes.