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The location shall remain undisclosed at this time. ;-TAny idea on values?? Ball park.Dave
Every one of them would make an interesting "project" but that's what they are. Naturally, the V7 Sport is the valuable one. The least would be the V50, although it would make someone a great project, too. I'd say it will bring 2-3 large if NOS. The others are a mixed bag, but I'd say 3-4K each, except for the sport, of course. I agree with the 15K price point on it. Don't even try to start it up, though.
I think you are getting pretty good honest answers. Keep us posted on where and how these end up being sold. I'm sure a few us here would love to have a fair shot at them. I like the G5 and the SP models personally. Will these have documentation with them, as in... will they be able to be titled properly? That would make a big difference I think.
If you do not understand Guzzis then understand that Chuck said DO NOT EVEN TRY TO START THE V7 SPORT for good reason. V7 and other big block engines from that era had chrome bores that were prone to flaking off and totally destroying an otherwise perfectly good engine. One start with chrome floating around , even in fresh oil can do the engine major damage in just a warm up. So take Chuck's advice and leave it sit. I believe the SP has steel bore engine am I correct about that one?
Any idea on values?? Ball park.Dave
Depends. The late '80 SPs had Nigusil cylinders. The early ones were steel.
A few years ago Mark Etheridge found a T-3 surrounded by a bush in L.A. outside who knows for how many years. Don't know what all he did to it but he started it up @ a Guzzi Rally in San Diego and the thing ran smoother & quieter than any other Guzzi I'd ever heard run ! Far as I know he didn't do much to it before running it. He named it Tetanus.
A few years ago Mark Etheridge found a T-3 surrounded by a bush in L.A. outside who knows for how many years. Don't know what all he did to it but he started it up @ a Guzzi Rally in San Diego and the thing ran smoother & quieter than any other Guzzi I'd ever heard run ! Far as I know he didn't do much to it before running it. He named it Tetanus.If I got 1 of these bikes(other than chrome cylinders), since they've been inside all the time, I wouldn't hesitate to run them as is first to see if they leak or not. When you drop the sump you can see the underside of the cylinders, crank, etc. ;D
If all I was going to do was to start the bike up every once in a while, and truck it to rallies to start it up as a novelty, I might do the same.But if I'm going to take it cross-country on a trip (which is what I do with my Guzzis), I believe I'd strip it and start over ... ;-TLannis
The "don't start" advice was specific to the V7 . Dusty
It's pretty clear so far nobody wants the G5, might as well shoot it my way and be done with it :BEER: