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3500 USD is 4600 CAD, plus transport..What about this (no relation to seller)https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-touring/annapolis-valley/moto-guzzi-v11-sport-price-further-reduced/1441007654Lose the fairing, add V11 Ballabio standard bar and you have a pretty decent Guzzi
SP1000 NT. Would fit your bill. Like the R100RT. 1980 era. Rock solid easy bikes to work on. CX100 in the States. High mileage bikes too. Sport Tourers.
Both are to expensive and would go beyond your budget in a blink.The first one is a $2000 bike with little real description, the second looks like an abandoned cafe project.
Wow, what a great group!
That's a NICE bike, especially the red/white version. I'll definitely look to see if one's available. Thanks!
Don't know if you've seen this vid. You'll like it. The SP1000 was the last model that utilized the wind tunnel at the Mandello factory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTiYrTxH4X4&t=7s
The G5? Ok, I had to look that one up. Nice bike, I like the square heads and the body styling reminds me of my '82 Suzuki GS1100E. (Long sold.) Not crazy about the square headlight. But compromises may have to be made.
Square heads? Square headlight? That's not a stock G5, a stock G5 look VERY, VERY similar to a T, and has round heads and round headlight. I think they're much more rare than a T, with the main difference being the iron-bore 949cc motor, and probably the dash and controls, sidepanels, etc. I think some models came with footboards, as did the un-mentioned-as-yet T3FB.
Thanks! I will look for this Guzziology of which you speak.
I think he may have looked up the T5, not G5. Big difference. As far as just buying a "modern" V7 instead of an old T or T3: I owned a '13 V7 Stone briefly. While it was enjoyable to ride, there were a number of things I didn't like about it. Vibration was one, but that may have gotten better with more miles. The seat(s) - all three I had for it - sucked. Two hours and I was ready to get off. No way was I going to spend $500+ for a custom seat that may or may not have been better. I guess the biggest thing I've never liked about the whole small-block series is they feel (to me) to be built down to a price. Sold it off and don't regret it. The $$ from it are paying for the restoration of my '77 Morini 3 1/2 Strada.There are a lot better 850-Ts than the ones in the original post, for less money. A few nice ones have popped up in recent months on various Facebook groups.
berniebee,If you get a minute to PM me, I'd like to talk. Bill Owens
For the info you seem to want.. Greg Fiield's "Moto Guzzi Big Twins" is what you need. It's out of print, but I have seen them on Amazon. You *may or may not* get mired down in minutia with "Guzziology."