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Title: Le Mans on CL
Post by: Groover on March 05, 2021, 11:32:28 AM: I can't say I don't like it. I really like how the wheels were done, and just the overall concept was tastefully done I think being a custom of this type.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/d/saint-paul-moto-guzzi-le-mans-tribute/7286506393.html (https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/d/saint-paul-moto-guzzi-le-mans-tribute/7286506393.html)
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: sidecarnutz on March 05, 2021, 11:36:30 AM: Looks like it WAS beautifully built! I prefer plain colors to murals and serpents myself. But that is a bike I would well enjoy riding!
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: fotoguzzi on March 05, 2021, 11:46:18 AM: With unknown mileage and a brick for a saddle..for me, Not at even half that price.
Looks like the speedo is in Kilometers.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: Mayor_of_BBQ on March 05, 2021, 11:50:02 AM: looks great except for the bug-eyed dragon
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: sdcr on March 05, 2021, 11:50:27 AM: For me, I ask the question, why mess with a stock Le Mans 850 III. They are rare enough. Basically, the same build could be done with a T5.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: JJ on March 05, 2021, 12:31:29 PM: Quote from: Mayor_of_BBQ on March 05, 2021, 11:50:02 AM
looks great except for the bug-eyed dragon

Nice looking Guzzi, but the dragon mural does'nt really go with an Italian bike, IMHO... ??? :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:

(https://i.ibb.co/BnxkDNp/Screen-Shot-2021-03-05-at-11-28-12-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/BnxkDNp)
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: Travlr on March 05, 2021, 03:34:51 PM: Quote from: sdcr on March 05, 2021, 11:50:27 AM
For me, I ask the question, why mess with a stock Le Mans 850 III. They are rare enough. Basically, the same build could be done with a T5.

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

A fake LeMans 1 with unknown mileage for the price of a LeMans 1.

M
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: Scout63 on March 05, 2021, 03:51:37 PM: I could nitpick the bike and the price, but someone had a good eye and did a nice job. It works for me. I hope it brought peace and fun for the old owner and will for the new.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: sdcr on March 05, 2021, 04:14:31 PM: Ben,
I totally agree on the execution, a very clean machine. Plus, the exhaust is a work of art. I like the color too. About the only thing I don’t “ get” is the tank mural.

Quote from: Scout63 on March 05, 2021, 03:51:37 PM
I could nitpick the bike and the price, but someone had a good eye and did a nice job. It works for me. I hope it brought peace and fun for the old owner and will for the new.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: Scout63 on March 05, 2021, 05:14:00 PM: Ok you sucked me into nitpicking John. I would get rid of the dragon, install a more comfortable seat and swap out the fuel tank vent with black. The color really is great. The wheels and exhaust stellar.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: bigbikerrick on March 05, 2021, 05:26:20 PM: Thats a cool build, I would not mind building something like that out of a fuel injected EV Bassa, or Jackal. Kinda like what Mark Etheridge has been building lately. Lots of potential in these old Tonti framed bikes for a super cool build...Love the lesters,and the pipes! :thumb:
Rick.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: blackcat on March 05, 2021, 05:59:49 PM: The seat is one of the new repro seats and it isn’t uncomfortable, but of course seats are a personal choice.
Title: Re: Le Mans on CL
Post by: Turin on March 05, 2021, 08:27:02 PM: I remember seeing that tank listed on E-bay a year or two ago from one of the usual suspects. Looks like a really nice bitsa.

I like the dragon.