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My "Project 2025" - 1980 Moto Guzzi V50 II
vxn750:
--- Quote from: faffi on January 28, 2025, 02:29:13 AM ---Get a manual, take your time, and you will be fine :thumb:
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Thanks! I’ve got the service manual, parts catalogue and Guzziology :thumb:
vintagehoarder:
Awesome and congrtulations. Sounds like a fun project. Good thing you have Mark in your back pocket, he's a great guy. I play it the same way but my go to out here is Enzo at Cadre when I get in over my head which is often LOL.. Keep us posted.
vxn750:
The first thing that I noticed when I first saw the bike was a good amount of black goop on the right side swing arm.
I followed the trail and discovered that a previous owner used liquid electrical tape to solve some electrical issue. The protective cap of the Bosch ignition was filled to the brim with the liquid electrical tape and it overflowed onto the frame and swingarm. There was more of the black goop overflow on the right side but it was used on the left side as well.
Turin:
Liquid electrical tape? New one to me. Get a couple of carb kits and clean them one at a time. Dellortos are easy.
As for tanks, I like using white vinegar, flush it with hot water and then flush with rubbing alcohol, fog with WD40.
Walter:
I'm the previous owner of this bike. It was actually one of my favorites, however I have 6 bikes in a queue waiting to be worked on, and I knew that vxn750 had been looking for a V50 for a few years - plus I was BMW air-head curious. The bike is incredibly original - right down to the petrified tires. I do not know whether the last owner added that fresh-looking oil or it was added long ago. Whoever it was filled it to the brim, so hopefully it was a smart move to prevent condensation. The registration sticker says 1981. It really appears that the original owner rode it for 6 months and then parked it in a shed for 44 years. I think it will be a fun project and will be stoked (and a little jealous!) if it can be running again without major work. I'll definitely own a V50 again, but will need to purchase something already finished as I continue to work my way through my other projects.
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