My "new" T3

[thevin70]

Super clean,,,, I like it..

[Petrus Rocks]

Shady Apex- Nice!  Working on a similar project with an 85 Cal.  The 1/4 fairing finishes the lines well.
We here in the frozen tundra can only live vicariously- more reports please.
These bikes looked so good with their bones showing   ;-T

[Perazzimx14]

Ordered some nikasil cylinders from Harpers today along with some seals and a couple little odds and ends. Looking forward to the extra displacement and the alleviation of worry regarding the chrome bores. Slowly going over the bike and keep finding things that need attention but hey, it's a 37 year old bike and I'm going to ride it for many years. My longest ride so far was about 30 miles so I'm still getting used to the bike. Things like learning how aggressively I can down shift going into a corner without wagging my tail (not very). Training my left thumb to hit the horn in a nano second, where all the false neutrals are (between most gears) and whether or not to bother down shifting (frequently not necessary).
I live in a town where there are about 3 non Harley street bikes so haven't found anybody to yak with or ride with but I don't really care. I'm not going to go down to the coffee shop with it, I'd rather go up into the mountains and enjoy the pleasure of bending my right wrist down hard and feeling the ancient power turn on. And no, it's not the same as my old Desmo but it's enough for me at my slightly advanced age.  But if anybody is coming through Bishop, CA do let me know. First round is on me.

Good on you for being proactive and ordering cylinders. While you have the heads and before you remove the cylinders check them with a magnet to verify they are or aren't chrome. Slight attraction is Nigasil, strong attraction is iron and zero attraction is chrome. If found that they a not chrome you can button things back up and ride on or you can use you BB kit and sell the others and recoup some of your investment. If they are not chrome and you choose to use the BB kit put me at the top of the list of potential buyers.

Good luck and enjoy

[Kiwi_Roy]

That's one super nice Guzzi, I love the paint scheme ;-T

[blackcat]

"I've maybe used the horn a half dozen times."

Rode my CX in NYC traffic for many years without a horn, just revved up the engine which seemed to work just fine. Finally fixed the horn when I moved out, and now I almost never use it.  :)

[Chuck in Indiana]

I love it. It reminds me a bit of my R80/7 but with a rather more aggressive motor, especially in the low RPM range, better handling, a better exhaust note and less shaft jack.

So, you're saying that it's much better than a BMW?  ;D (Dusty content) I agree.. ;)

[Shadyapex]

So, you're saying that it's much better than a BMW?  ;D (Dusty content) I agree.. ;)

Well, I did like my BMW but I spent an awful lot of time and money trying to turn it into a sportier bike. Don't know why BMW was so stuck on the Bing carbs.
Suffice to say that I'm not planning on doing much to the Guzzi other than to make sure it's in good operating condition. Doesn't seem to need much more than that for the casual, sporty riding that I plan for it.
I did elect to go with the big bore cylinders though, I'm hoping it'll help with the high passes we have around here. Some are 10,000 ft. above sea level and up to 10% grade.
Sorry about all you guys back east suffering through a real winter. While we'd love to have a better snow pack in the mountains to address this nasty drought but today it was sunny and upper 70s. Too bad I've got the final drive off and waiting for some seals. I had to repair the threads for one of the studs that connects to the shaft housing. Should be here Saturday so I think I'll do a few more rides before pulling the heads off.

[Perazzimx14]

Form the housing studs go down to you local muffler shop and see if they have a M8 stud that matched up. Did that when I needed 4 header studs. Called the local Midas asked if they had M8 x 45 studs to which they replied yes. Drove down to the shop and the parts were sitting on the counter. I asked how much I owed them and I got "no charge I have a whole bin full".

One of these days Ill randomly send in a few pizza's to anoymously repay them for their kindness.

[rodekyll]

Well, I did like my BMW but I spent an awful lot of time and money trying to turn it into a sportier bike. Don't know why BMW was so stuck on the Bing carbs.
Suffice to say that I'm not planning on doing much to the Guzzi other than to make sure it's in good operating condition. Doesn't seem to need much more than that for the casual, sporty riding that I plan for it.
I did elect to go with the big bore cylinders though, I'm hoping it'll help with the high passes we have around here. Some are 10,000 ft. above sea level and up to 10% grade.
Sorry about all you guys back east suffering through a real winter. While we'd love to have a better snow pack in the mountains to address this nasty drought but today it was sunny and upper 70s. Too bad  I've got the final drive off and waiting for some seals. I had to repair the threads for one of the studs that connects to the shaft housing. Should be here Saturday so I think I'll do a few more rides before pulling the heads off.

 . . . . If Osama had been guzzisti.*


* sorry to smut up a perfectly good thread, but it was asking for it . . .