Wildguzzi.com
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: davevv on June 02, 2020, 08:20:58 PM
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Looks like an original owner bike with 21k miles. Stored for last 20 years. Decent price. Just popped up today.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/mcy/d/bedford-1985-moto-guzzi-1000-convert/7134767105.html (https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/mcy/d/bedford-1985-moto-guzzi-1000-convert/7134767105.html)
Edit: 12 hours later and the post has been "Deleted by the author". With the $1000 price tag, I imagine it is already sold.
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Probably a good deal. That's a Cal2 auto.
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Boy, I would like to go down there and get that, but it will probably sell fast.
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Stout, heavy weight looking saddlebag light rails. Trailer hitch equipped, that rigs hauled some tonnage in its day.
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Bike well loved, I bet the guy has a ton of stories to go with it. For 1k, seems like a great deal.
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Since the bike has been stored 20 years could the cost of bringing it back to spec far exceed the value unless one could do the work themselves?
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Since the bike has been stored 20 years could the cost of bring it back to spec far exceed the value unless one could do the work themselves?
I think it depends on the type of restoration. When I got my G5 is was in worst shape than that, but I got it up and running at first with only a few hundred bucks. But that's it; it was good enough for the just the short rides around town, but didn't trust it for more than that. Then I did the restoration, which excluded the engine other than hoses, electrical and carb tune-up stuff. For the frame and body I seeked as many NOS part I could find and went through everything with a fine comb. That is when it really added up. So if just tires, oil, rubber parts and some bearings, then it would make a lot of sense and would still be a bargain I think. The full restoration then would be for the passionate type for the bike and in that case then the value/expense gets weighed against satisfaction more than logic, at least that is what I think. The California II in convert form is very elegant when all done up right and I don't think they are very common, so I still think for those seeking that model this would still be a good buy
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Properly fettled these are nice looking machines!
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It would be one of the last Converts, wouldn't it?
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :shocked: :shocked: :huh: :huh:
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