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1000S Rejuvenation
Dave Swanson:
I made the trip to Southern Illinois to pick up a 1000S from EldoMike a few weeks ago. You may remember Mike's thread titled Sparklehorse 1000S.
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=96412.msg1525378#msg1525378
It's a nice solid unit with 15,000 miles. It has been sitting in a garage for a number of years and needs TLC before hitting the road.
Here's Mike just after the deal was done.
One of my first attempts at a selfie. :)
I will document going through the bike and getting it roadworthy.
blackcat:
Dave, good luck with the bike. I've only had two issues with my 93, the Ducati voltage regulator and a seal on the final drive. I did add a set of Wirth springs to address the front end dive, helped but didn't eliminate the problem.
Did you get the original headlight and the black plastic shroud to cover the clocks?
Dave Swanson:
--- Quote from: blackcat on August 05, 2018, 08:57:27 AM ---
Did you get the original headlight and the black plastic shroud to cover the clocks?
--- End quote ---
I think the headlight shell might be original. The missing plastic instrument shroud will be one of the most difficult pieces to find. Other difficult bits to find will be a correct tail light and turn signals.
blackcat:
--- Quote from: Dave Swanson on August 05, 2018, 10:36:07 AM ---I think the headlight shell might be original. The missing plastic instrument shroud will be one of the most difficult pieces to find. Other difficult bits to find will be a correct tail light and turn signals.
--- End quote ---
The original USA headlight is smaller in diameter than the Lemans I headlight and the trim is chrome. The turn signals are still being reproduced and they are available from Stein-Dinse.
https://www.stein-dinse.biz/Moto-Guzzi/Lighting/Turn-light-Moto-Guzzi/Indicator-for-front-right-or-rear-left-chrome-1000-S-Cali-3::9027.html
Don't remember what the lense looks like, but the bracket is correct.
https://www.stein-dinse.biz/Moto-Guzzi/Lighting/Backlights/Rear-tail-light-T3-California-chrome-with-holder::139934.html
Dave Swanson:
Thanks much for that info! That will make finding the turn signals easy!
The first order of business was to drain the tank. I could hear gas sloshing around and knew it must have been in there for at least 5 years. This task was made a bit more complicated because there were no keys with the bike.
I carefully removed the pin that retains the seat lock so that I could remove the seat and then the tank. With the tank off the bike you can access the small bolts that retain the locking cover over the gas cap. I pumped 3 gallons of bad gas out and was relieved to find that it hadn't started turning to shellac. I was fully expecting some rust in the tank, but surprise number 2 was a nice rust free tank! How do you spell relief!!
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