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Title: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Mark Dasher on January 23, 2016, 10:10:27 AM

Over the last few winter weeks, I've been slowly refurbishing and upgrading my old "T".   I did some much needed deferred maintenance and repairs and a few upgrades along the way.  (Valtec timing chain tensioner, front mc and caliper, Greg Bender supplied headlight harness and relay upgrade (fantastic!),  new handlebars and switchgear, etc etc.

I also found some "big bore" Norton peashooter mufflers that slipped right on.  They sound good and not as loud as the old Emgo Dunstalls that came off it.

Still need a few odds and ends and some better riding weather...   :boozing:

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Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Mark Dasher on January 23, 2016, 10:14:46 AM

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Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Perazzimx14 on January 23, 2016, 10:14:59 AM

Looks great. Hopefully the chrome cylinders have already been taken care of.

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Guzzistajohn on January 23, 2016, 10:17:09 AM

That's a beauty!

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Mark Dasher on January 23, 2016, 10:43:48 AM

Quote from: Perazzimx14 on January 23, 2016, 10:14:59 AM

Looks great. Hopefully the chrome cylinders have already been taken care of.

Thanks.  The Gilardonis were installed a long time ago and this is one of the late oil filter models.

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: fotoguzzi on January 23, 2016, 10:47:48 AM

REAL NICE!

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: bigbikerrick on January 23, 2016, 10:49:52 AM

Beautiful, clean classic you have there! Great upgrade on the switches/throttle, etc. That makes a big difference in the every day usability of that bike.  You cant beat the clean, uncluttered lines of an 850 T, IMHO.  :thumb:
Rick.

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: MGPilot on January 23, 2016, 10:51:53 AM

Beautiful bike.

Seems like it has everything it needs and nothing it doesn't.

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Groover on January 23, 2016, 10:53:31 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: canuck750 on January 23, 2016, 11:44:14 AM

Spotless looking 850T, VERY nice!

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: ritratto on January 23, 2016, 01:15:47 PM

Great looking bike!   :thumb: :thumb:

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: jbell on January 23, 2016, 01:58:20 PM

Very nice looking.  Gotta love those clean lines and true motorcycle looks.

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: guzzinka on January 23, 2016, 02:42:38 PM

That is a beautiful example of a fantastic bike.  The v7 sport and the loops are amazing bikes, but it was actually the style of the t/t3 that got me into guzzis 20 years back, just love how they're put together (and yours is better sorted than any I've owned).  Ride on!

Title: Re: Been fooling around with the old "T"
Post by: Moto on January 23, 2016, 02:44:38 PM

Wow!

Mine's in good running order but not so good looking, by a long shot.

Congratulations.