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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #600 on: April 30, 2010, 10:19:37 AM »
Welcome to the forum, and a great looking bike ;-T :BEER: :BEER:

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #601 on: April 30, 2010, 10:35:00 AM »
Here's my barn fresh (a month ago) V50 III.  ;-T
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #602 on: April 30, 2010, 10:35:02 AM »
The 999 is well-modified and is a beast!  Oddly enough, it is actually more comfortable than the older 998s or new 1198s.  I've never had an issue with an aching back or cramped wrists.  It doesn't like to go slow, however and is an absolute blast on the track - which I try to do a couple times a year.  

The Griso is comfortable and capable.  It is not a slouch or a "cruiser".  Definitely very sporty - although not quite a sportbike.  Gorgeous to boot!  Can't say I necessarily prefer one over the other as they each have their own unique character and focus.  They're both beautiful machines.  Although the 999 design was a bit polarizing for some, it stands out as a daring design that was one of the winningest race models in Ducati's Superbike line - and it only had a very short model life.  I find its lines beautiful and unique - and pictures don't do them justice - they look even better in person.  
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Here's mine set up for touring:

Of course, it's limited to one person, so I also have this:

Tom



Hell with the 999... I can see one version or other of those any time I want. ;) I want... NEED to see more of that freaky side-hack! Give us more photos... stop taunting us! ;-T ;-T ;-T
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #603 on: April 30, 2010, 12:32:30 PM »


My Lario

Soooo nice - and  SILVER edition - RARE ;-T ;-T ;-T

How do you like it?
we are a growing few Lario owners on the board.
Ride report!!!

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #603 on: April 30, 2010, 12:32:30 PM »

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #604 on: April 30, 2010, 12:52:24 PM »


Well, it's a difficult one, I've just got it running again after it being sat in the garage for 14 years. It's my husband's bike but he can't ride anymore but he wanted to go on it again so I had to pass my tests & get the spanners out to make this possible.

It has a two into one exhaust header & a straight through battered old Neto end can, high lift cam, wierd carb setup, etc., as it was raced by the original importer in the 1980s.

Lower frame was powder coated sometime in the early 1990s so is immaculate but black.

Ride wise, it's a handful at low speed in heavy traffic, but once out on the twisty open roads here it feels like it's just taking the best line possible in corners & pulling madly out of them. Sort of fly by thought. Effortless.

Powerwise, I've not opened it up as the roads aren't long enough, but long uphill stretches it just keeps on accelerating very hard until I decide it's way too fast.

Noise wise, well, it sounds simply awesome. Young childen can be seen covering their ears as I pass by.

It's a complete animal, my Italian Stallion.  ;D

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #605 on: April 30, 2010, 01:13:22 PM »
Here is mine after changes last winter.

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #606 on: April 30, 2010, 01:29:35 PM »


Well, it's a difficult one, I've just got it running again after it being sat in the garage for 14 years. It's my husband's bike but he can't ride anymore but he wanted to go on it again so I had to pass my tests & get the spanners out to make this possible.

It has a two into one exhaust header & a straight through battered old Neto end can, high lift cam, wierd carb setup, etc., as it was raced by the original importer in the 1980s.

Lower frame was powder coated sometime in the early 1990s so is immaculate but black.

Ride wise, it's a handful at low speed in heavy traffic, but once out on the twisty open roads here it feels like it's just taking the best line possible in corners & pulling madly out of them. Sort of fly by thought. Effortless.

Powerwise, I've not opened it up as the roads aren't long enough, but long uphill stretches it just keeps on accelerating very hard until I decide it's way too fast.

Noise wise, well, it sounds simply awesome. Young childen can be seen covering their ears as I pass by.

It's a complete animal, my Italian Stallion.  ;D

You are certainly describing a Lario. Great to have you on board expanding our small Lario "owners club" on the board - AND wellcome on board. We are low on Guzzi Girls too, so you are hitting positive on all the right statistics. I'm in the last phase of rebuilding a Lario. I'm riding the bigger sister of the Lario - the Targa, but she is more sedate than the 8V beast of the 80's

You'll find a lot of great guys on this board, lots of knowledge and a great place to hang out.

Welcome ;-T

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V65 Lario - Short legged total brat
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #607 on: April 30, 2010, 06:42:22 PM »
2 freshly restored guzzis.  a 74 eldo and a 59 lodola.  what more can you ask for?  well maybe a lemans 1 or v7 sport or 750 s or s3.  Someday maybe.

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #608 on: May 06, 2010, 11:41:15 AM »
This is the '74 750S we restored this year.  We started in January, and finished in March, working a couple weekends a month.  Everything repainted, rechromed, or polished.



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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #609 on: May 06, 2010, 01:25:03 PM »
Very nice!  Did you have to do engine/driveline work?  Ironbores? 
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #610 on: May 06, 2010, 03:44:22 PM »
Valve lapping, new rings (one was missing!), new gaskets (none under the cylinders to get correct squish).  Chrome was fine, 88k km on the engine (indicated)

Tom

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #611 on: May 06, 2010, 06:03:14 PM »
My T3 outfit at the Guzzi Club Scottish rally at Cromarty last weekend.
It was great weekend in a beautiful part of the country with a good bunch of people  ;-T




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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #612 on: May 06, 2010, 07:09:12 PM »
My T3 outfit at the Guzzi Club Scottish rally at Cromarty last weekend.
It was great weekend in a beautiful part of the country with a good bunch of people  ;-T





Well, I'll tell you, you don't LOOK 50!

Must be the oatmeal and all the rain, keeps the complexion fresh.

Glad to see that Guzzis are getting together there too!

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #613 on: May 06, 2010, 07:40:01 PM »
At the start of the modifications....
2009 Griso 8v white
added the Crash bars, tail Tidy from Space Clam, Motraxx Mirror from www.cyclegear.com, RAM mount for GPS and GoProHD, Red Alum Air Valve Caps, Snorkle Removed.
Items to be added: Rear Tail Rack from Guzzi, Rear hard bag with backrest for girlfriend, another RAM mount, 12volt Powersupply for the traffic plug in for my Garmin GPS, Carbon Canister will accidentally fall off, Guzzitech Reverse Megaphone right side exit Exhaust, Guzzitech ECU mod, Powercommander V with Autotune, BMC airfilter and Alum Filter RIng from Guzzitech, looking for tank protector, and HID conversion or the LSL front headlight Replacement.
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Past bike 2000 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport

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My 2000 Jackal
« Reply #614 on: May 10, 2010, 10:55:04 AM »
National cycle bags, Rich Maund seat, M-G screen, Works rear shocks, Napoleon mirrors, Mistral pipes, Racer X H pipe, PC III, and a cool billet exhaust flange from MG Cycle, Pirelli Sport-demon tires, otherwise stock



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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #615 on: May 10, 2010, 11:21:53 AM »
Just did a fast scroll through all the pages of this thread.  Most pix are still up. ;-T Kind of like going through the gallery. ;D
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #616 on: May 10, 2010, 01:23:14 PM »
Lots of beautiful pics.

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #617 on: May 10, 2010, 06:29:05 PM »
This WAS my Nevada and this WAS my Cali Stone, with home made backrest, and this IS my V65 (some of it, anyway):

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #618 on: May 10, 2010, 07:28:11 PM »
Ceasar at home in Hawaii.



The Boss sitting on Ceasar.

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #619 on: May 11, 2010, 01:55:08 AM »
The great looking bikes in the string never cease to amaze me.

....still working for the same boss Tom  ;-T ;)

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #620 on: May 11, 2010, 02:35:07 PM »
Took the pix Mom's day.  ;D
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #621 on: May 14, 2010, 10:51:03 AM »
A Slightly Crazy Older Englishmans Bellagio 940 Custom Street Machine
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #622 on: May 14, 2010, 03:25:39 PM »
A Slightly Crazy Older Englishmans Bellagio 940 Custom Street Machine

Carcal? Califarc? I love it! Sure would like to see the left side now. ;-T ;-T
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #623 on: May 14, 2010, 11:28:26 PM »
OK, this one is not mine, but it showed up on the Harry Quinn Vintage Bike Rally last year





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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #624 on: May 15, 2010, 09:57:04 AM »
That's a pretty cool looking bike.  The tail is a bit too abbreviated and doesn't follow the lines of the rest of the bike. But, overall, still a sporty looking beast!

-Drew

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #625 on: May 15, 2010, 10:16:19 AM »

Carcal? Califarc? I love it! Sure would like to see the left side now. ;-T ;-T

Bellagio 940

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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #626 on: May 15, 2010, 11:29:49 AM »

Carcal? Califarc? I love it! Sure would like to see the left side now. ;-T ;-T

Bellagio 940

LHS shot NB not my bike



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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #627 on: May 15, 2010, 01:39:08 PM »
'04 Nero Corsa "4:20"
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #628 on: May 16, 2010, 06:34:37 PM »
Nero Corsa...beautiful bike but I'm prejudiced for them. ;-T :D
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Re: Show me your Guzzi - Not Safe for Dial Up
« Reply #629 on: May 29, 2010, 10:13:45 PM »
Finally got a good picture of the black dog AND figured out how to upload (?) it.  Obviously mine is the 1200Sport and not it's cross-eyed friend.



Pic taken at 2010 Ruptured Budgie Rally (Qld. Guzzi Club) on Biker's Island, Mingoola NSW. Thanks to the unknown photographer.

The dog is now nearly 3 years old (Feb 07 built, bought June 07) and comes up surprisingly well in the pic considering it has now done 56,000kms.  

It's a fairly standard 2V/Cyl apart from Hepco & Becker crash bars and Protaper Pastrana handlebars.  Also got the factory hard bags and luggage rack but no top box.  Another incredibly useful extra is the SW-Motec tank bag.  I got the smallest in the range (Daypack II).  It has power supplied to it and does not touch the tank anywhere but sits on a fuel cap ring attachment and just clicks on and detaches by simply pulling a string so no fueling problems.  I also use an Airhawk cushion which I find very kind to my bony butt.

Now fitted with Spaceclams excellent adjustable footpegs.

I love the thing but sometimes wonder why when it's driving me crazy with electrical gremlins.

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