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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Calijackalbob on January 29, 2016, 12:41:48 PM
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It's been a long time coming,.... but here's the transformation of my Moto Guzzi California Jackal into a Cafe Racer,......... or a bobber.
https://youtu.be/UOQ36BFqJwQ
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Part 11
or two for you illiterates.
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Have a great day uzzisti.
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That's what it's about, making it your own ride.
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I like video 2, edgy!
the bike to me needs a slim front fender (unless you never ride in rain?) still the no front fender is so last century..
and slimmer rear fender.. but what ever you like is what counts..
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The Lucas taillight is great looking...a real improvement over the funky original item. I also would prefer to have a front fender, but that bike is a pretty nice effort.
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Off topic here. Just saw my description under my nametag.
"Sunday Rider"
WHAT? !! !
For a guy who's had over 100 bikes, has done over 1000,000 Kilometers in city traffic. (Used to be a motorcycle Courier.) Currently owns two bikes and no car. "Sunday Rider" is a bit of an insult.
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No worries, that has to do with how many threads you post on, here on the forum.
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I like video 2, edgy!
the bike to me needs a slim front fender (unless you never ride in rain?) still the no front fender is so last century..
and slimmer rear fender.. but what ever you like is what counts..
You missed the pic with the chromed front fender at the end of part 2.
While waiting for the fender to come back from the electroplaters, I rode it without the fender rain or shine and in Singapore Monsoons, you'd have to be a dickhead to ride without one. (Or a sunny day rider only.) It was not fun. Like having a hose on your face on rainy days.
I love the original deep fenders and don't plan to change them. (except for chroming the rear fender too!) The big fenders are part of the character of the bike. Take a look.
If you look closer, you'll see a chrome headlight and headlight visor, custom 32inch Western bars and Polished Tomaselli Alloy switchgear from the EV.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/kFCEvQ/083.jpg) (http://ibb.co/kFCEvQ)
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Moto Guzzi Cali Jackal Hydrochrome rear fender
(http://thumb.ibb.co/cF23pk/P1020214.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cF23pk)
Cali Jackal Bobber Transformation Part 111 video coming soon.
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Part 111
https://youtu.be/CA6z6E4GTeY
It's a tease. check it out.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/cnVCh5/P1020226.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cnVCh5)
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More chrome. Maybe the seat.
Dean
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More chrome. Maybe the seat.
Dean
And the tires ...
Dusty
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oooh! I never thought of chrome seat and tyres.
Something to consider.
:rolleyes:
Nice one boys. :thumb:
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I like it, especially the front fender.
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oooh! I never thought of chrome seat and tyres.
Something to consider.
:rolleyes:
Nice one boys. :thumb:
Aw come on man , we've all had thoughts of chromed seats and tires :laugh:
Dusty
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Don't much like chrome tires, too slippery! I've done a Jackal bobber..
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o521/jwalano/Jackal/IMG_20140619_115851922_zpshhd4roov.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/jwalano/media/Jackal/IMG_20140619_115851922_zpshhd4roov.jpg.html)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o521/jwalano/Jackal/IMG_20140619_120137734_zpseb0nb8n1.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/jwalano/media/Jackal/IMG_20140619_120137734_zpseb0nb8n1.jpg.html)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o521/jwalano/Jackal/IMG_20140619_115927358_zpswxuebhfm.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/jwalano/media/Jackal/IMG_20140619_115927358_zpswxuebhfm.jpg.html)
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Just wondering if the tail light and turn signals were an easy fit. 😎
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Don't much like chrome tires, too slippery! I've done a Jackal bobber..
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o521/jwalano/Jackal/IMG_20140619_115851922_zpshhd4roov.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/jwalano/media/Jackal/IMG_20140619_115851922_zpshhd4roov.jpg.html)
Nice one Joe.
Yours is one that inspired me !
What, goes around, comes around.
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(http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad304/Calijackalbob/Guzzi%20works%20in%20progress/P1020226_zpsgg1iuc20.jpg) (http://s946.photobucket.com/user/Calijackalbob/media/Guzzi%20works%20in%20progress/P1020226_zpsgg1iuc20.jpg.html)
LOVE IT!
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One of the boys asked this, thought the rest of you might like to read the reply.
I like what you did to your Jackal. I have the same one color and all. Just wondering if it was an easy change out on the tail light and turn signals. The original ones on my motorcycle are in need of new ones. Also how exactly did you polish those heads? They look fantastic. You have certainly given me and I'm sure others incentive to make some needed changes to their rides. I always had the solo seat but with the solo seat luggage rack which I like the look of and is functional. Hope to hear from you soon. And thank you again for the videos and ideas. You have inspired me to do the same. 😎
Hi Buddy.
The original tail light is fixed to the fender with a welded on bracket. That needs to be cut off and ground down. The guy that did it for me didn't grind it very smooth, but It is hidden behind the number plate.
The position of the signals as seen in the photo has to be changed as the wires are rubbing on the wheel. (They wore through a couple of times, left me with no signal lights.)
The signals are now going onto short L shaped brackets attached to the bolt hole (for the side bag racks) on the fender support struts/ frame rails.
It's the bolt hole that faces down to the ground, half way between the rear shock mount and the fender mounting bolt.
When the fender is back from chrome, the signal wires are going to be rerouted, coming from under the seat and along the back of fender struts, out of sight and out of the way of the tyre.
Seems like a lot of work, but now the fender is off for chroming, it's an opportunity to tidy up the wiring.
Don't know if you noticed it in the video, but there's a button LED light under the number plate.
I don't like it, it's just there to fill the hole left by the original number plate mount.
The button light will be replaced with an old school round reflector, which also doubles as a tail light/stop light, so if the bulb dies in the stop light, I have a back up.
Wiring it up is easy, just connects to the wires you have to deal with anyway when you switch the tail light.
The lucas tail light uses the original holes for wiring, but requires a hole or two drilled into the fender to fit it.
Have a look around when you shop for your light. I've got the chrome plated alloy one. ($50 on ebay)
Kinda like the polished alloy one better. (I like polishing, .... there's a chance of the chrome peeling off alloy.)
I polished the valve covers using a black and decker drill, a sisal (rough) buffer wheel and a cotton (soft/hi shine) buffer wheel with two different polishing compounds.
Before polishing I removed the blistering paint with paint stripper and fine wet and dry paper used wet.
Don't sand too much as you can create tiny fine scratches which just make the polishing more time consuming. Better to use more stripper and give it more time to work.
Be careful of the paint stripper, it burns through rubber gloves, skin and flesh!
Stripping and polishing only takes about an hour per piece and you might find it cheap to get it done professionally, but I just find it more satisfying to DIY.
I also polished the forks, fork brace, stainless handlebars (they were satin when custom made for me.) handlebar bracket, triple clamps and alloy switch gear too. (Makes investing in a drill (or benchgrinder) and polishing gear very $$ worthwhile.)
Good luck mate. Show us your bike now and when you're done.
BLING!
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Good on ya for sharing the details of your custom...
Just wanted to add that there is precedent for eliminating the stock taillight cluster, while leaving the bracket and stock wiring. Not as clean as the lucas or what JoeW did with his. But I like the look.
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/20141012_014929_zpsvwtxhqoq.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/20141012_014929_zpsvwtxhqoq.jpg.html)
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/F9E4DF2F-BB8B-4BB7-9643-9E3FAE68F3F9_zpsvl0m5srk.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/F9E4DF2F-BB8B-4BB7-9643-9E3FAE68F3F9_zpsvl0m5srk.jpg.html)
Ice cream run with the daughter last summer.
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/687DBB7D-2E75-4B75-AE38-1C4E198BFA1A_zpsenelg3pf.png) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/687DBB7D-2E75-4B75-AE38-1C4E198BFA1A_zpsenelg3pf.png.html)
I think the Model A light, the black spokes and the soft bags kind of give it a 40's courier vibe.
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Part 111
https://youtu.be/CA6z6E4GTeY
It's a tease. check it out.
(http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad304/Calijackalbob/Guzzi%20works%20in%20progress/P1020226_zpsgg1iuc20.jpg) (http://s946.photobucket.com/user/Calijackalbob/media/Guzzi%20works%20in%20progress/P1020226_zpsgg1iuc20.jpg.html)
Is this paint?
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Joe asked "is this paint?"
It's Hydrochrome Joe. It's a Chrome chemical spray on treatment, comes in any colour you like. Check out the Bellagio Chrome tank and hugger.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/ktHTpk/P1020211.jpg) (http://ibb.co/ktHTpk)
The tank is plastic, so the chrome reflection isn't as sharp as conventional chrome plating on metal, but it's close. The hugger is fibreglass in black hydrochrome, which turned out more like smoky brown. (The hydro guy's first attempt at black chrome.) I'm happy with it...
Did the fork brace in red chrome and the plastic front fender in chrome. looks great.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/jkFW9k/P1020225.jpg) (http://ibb.co/jkFW9k)
The process works on any material, steel, plastic, alloy but would burn on engine parts that get real hot, like valve covers, but ok on engine casings, clutch covers etc.....
Check out more on the Bellagio 940 Cafe Racer Evolution project @ http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=79875.msg1259948#msg1259948
will update it soon. Work should be done in a week or so and I'll be recovered enough to ride it. Can't wait!
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I like it - but from a puritan-weenis point of view - isn't there too much fender on that to be a "Bobber"? :evil:
Todd.
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I like it! I'm more of a cafe guy but a friend has the same bike and has been considering what to remove, etc. I'm sending him a link.
I'm gonna check out the hydrochrome too. I want a chrome tank for my Cal II.
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Good on ya for sharing the details of your custom...
Just wanted to add that there is precedent for eliminating the stock taillight cluster, while leaving the bracket and stock wiring. Not as clean as the lucas or what JoeW did with his. But I like the look.
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/20141012_014929_zpsvwtxhqoq.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/20141012_014929_zpsvwtxhqoq.jpg.html)v
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/F9E4DF2F-BB8B-4BB7-9643-9E3FAE68F3F9_zpsvl0m5srk.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/F9E4DF2F-BB8B-4BB7-9643-9E3FAE68F3F9_zpsvl0m5srk.jpg.html)
Ice cream run with the daughter last summer.
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/687DBB7D-2E75-4B75-AE38-1C4E198BFA1A_zpsenelg3pf.png) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/687DBB7D-2E75-4B75-AE38-1C4E198BFA1A_zpsenelg3pf.png.html)
I think the Model A light, the black spokes and the soft bags kind of give it a 40's courier vibe.
Cool bike!
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I like it - but from a puritan-weenis point of view - isn't there too much fender on that to be a "Bobber"? :evil:
Todd.
Maybe, but I think it has the spirit of a bobber, regardless of the size of the fenders. Stripped down to the essentials, no passenger seat or footrests, discreet signals and lights,..... and if you rode through just ONE Singapore monsoon, you'd agree that fenders are a good thing. If I lived in a desert or was a fair weather rider, I might think otherwise.
Likewise, I don't adhere to all the "design rules" of cafe racers. (Who decided what they were anyway?)
If the bike fits the spirit of the idea of a Cafe, and it is sportier than the original "donor bike" then I reckon call it a cafe racer. Why not?
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Good on ya for sharing the details of your custom...
Just wanted to add that there is precedent for eliminating the stock taillight cluster, while leaving the bracket and stock wiring. Not as clean as the lucas or what JoeW did with his. But I like the look.
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Jackal/687DBB7D-2E75-4B75-AE38-1C4E198BFA1A_zpsenelg3pf.png) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Jackal/687DBB7D-2E75-4B75-AE38-1C4E198BFA1A_zpsenelg3pf.png.html)
Nice bike.
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I like it! I'm more of a cafe guy but a friend has the same bike and has been considering what to remove, etc. I'm sending him a link.
I'm gonna check out the hydrochrome too. I want a chrome tank for my Cal II.
I bought my Jackal intending to make it into a cafe racer, but I soon found the California to be perfect the way it was. (after stripping off the touring saddlebags and fly screen.) I didn't have the heart to meddle with perfection. I was smitten. I love the Jackal, but more importantly, I am in LOVE with it.
..... so It became (my version of) a Bobber.
as my Harper's tshirt says, " Moto Guzzi's are like potato chips, you can't have just one" ...... so I got another. Here's my Bellagio.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/kCeuvQ/P1020117.jpg) (http://ibb.co/kCeuvQ)
in evolution towards something like this.....
(http://thumb.ibb.co/fjQdN5/Bellagio_936_CR_02.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fjQdN5)
Problem is, I love the look of the bike half way there, so I might need to buy another Bellagio after this one is done and do it again, but leave it like this.
[url=http://ibb.co/km2sh5](http://thumb.ibb.co/km2sh5/P1020126.jpg) (http://imgbb.com/)
Am I getting off the bobber topic here? (http://imgbb.com/)
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Yes........post what you like. Your thread. :thumb:
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anyone else out there who's customised their Jackals, Calis, show us some pics. Inspire us with your vision/handiwork.
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I'm all about the gratuitous sharing of Jackal shots....so please carry on....
but in that vein, here's a cool thread you may not have seen.
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=31457.0
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Here's a couple of shots of a mate's Cali a couple of years ago - normally resides in Dunedin, NZ. I like it a lot.
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n538/hatihati/2013%20Nov%20NZ%202/2013-10-26_16-35-49_759.jpg)
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n538/hatihati/2013%20Nov%20NZ%202/2013-10-26_16-35-14_197.jpg)
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I like that-simple, good lines
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Nice looking bikes in this thread!
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1st post or reply a pic of work in progress my ev1100(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s552/bugite/P1010620_zpsydbz20lw.jpg)
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Here's a couple of shots of a mate's Cali a couple of years ago - normally resides in Dunedin, NZ. I like it a lot.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/ftEuvQ/v11_bob.jpg) (http://ibb.co/ftEuvQ)
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Looks a bit like the V9 Bobber !
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1st post or reply a pic of work in progress my ev1100(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s552/bugite/P1010620_zpsydbz20lw.jpg)
I like the rear fender/mudguard. Looks so retro.
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Tease. More info and video coming soon.
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https://youtu.be/H1dHVzQsSgU
https://youtu.be/H1dHVzQsSgU (https://youtu.be/H1dHVzQsSgU)
ok. so how do I post a youtube video directly on the forum?
I used to be able to do it. Dunno why not now.
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nice paint.
whose shocks and are they worth it.
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whose shocks and are they worth it.
This.
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NEEDS MORE CHROME... :thumb:
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I dig it but what is that weird thing under the right turn signal... radar detector?
Todd.
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Nice and clean
You got taste!
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nice paint.
whose shocks and are they worth it.
Ebay store. They're cheap, JBS shocks. $140 AUD plus shipping, look good, but I still haven't fiddled with the adjustments to smooth out the wallowing. Got them here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTO-GUZZI-CALIFORNIA-1000-83-93-340mm-JBS-REAR-AIR-NITROGEN-SHOCK-ABSORBERS-SC-/131199112746?hash=item1e8c13962a (http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTO-GUZZI-CALIFORNIA-1000-83-93-340mm-JBS-REAR-AIR-NITROGEN-SHOCK-ABSORBERS-SC-/131199112746?hash=item1e8c13962a)
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I dig it but what is that weird thing under the right turn signal... radar detector?
Todd.
I wish it was. In Singapore you pay for parking EVERYWHERE and also tolls on some roads. The black thing is a device that identifies your vehicle so the toll road gantries and parking lots can deduct fees from a cashcard you put in it. Pain in the ass ugly things. Bigger pain is the installer at Govt inspection centres tyically wire them directly to the battery and the device continually sends out your vehicles identifying signal and a lot of peoples batteries die. (Hooked mine up to the lights so it only gets power when the bike is running.)
Another pain is, if you forget to remove your cashcard from it, it will be stolen.
More pain - if it's stolen or you forget to put your cashcard in, you get fined when you go on a toll road.
More pain - I had to replace mine recently when the bike went through a tropical monsoon rainy day and night. Cost $160 to replace. Warranty doesn't cover water damage.
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More on the Jackal Bobber (including the first 3 videos) here
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=81413.0 (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=81413.0)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/gvwopk/20160519_124034.jpg) (http://ibb.co/gvwopk)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/kBGtN5/P1020298.jpg) (http://ibb.co/kBGtN5)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/gxiCFQ/P1020319.jpg) (http://ibb.co/gxiCFQ)
More info and video coming soon.
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NEEDS MORE CHROME... :thumb:
Ok! More chrome coming. Header pipes, sidestand, footrest brackets and rusty rear wheel rim are on the cards. :wink:
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once you get some miles on those shocks let us know what you think.
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More videos on the Jackal Bobber
https://youtu.be/H1dHVzQsSgU (https://youtu.be/H1dHVzQsSgU)
ok. so how do I post a youtube video directly on the forum?
I used to be able to do it. Dunno why not now.
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once you get some miles on those shocks let us know what you think.
Got loads of miles on them, just haven't got round to fiddling with the rebound. There's always other stuff to tinker with, so I get distracted. Will have a go at it soon.
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Latest improvement. Got the seat re-covered. Looks sweeeet!
(http://thumb.ibb.co/b1fnh5/P_20170218_190442.jpg) (http://ibb.co/b1fnh5)
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........... and I don't get a wet butt from the split seams it had before.
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Hi Malik and all you other guys who've posted pics of their bikes in this thread/ (Or any other thread!). If Photofucket has replaced your pics with a ransom to subscribe, Please upload again. We all ant to see your Guzzis.
Gratuitous Bike Porn to follow.
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Cali, you inspired me to change my Jackal also. Yours looks great.😎
(http://thumb.ibb.co/fFEBik/IMG_2902.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fFEBik)
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(http://thumb.ibb.co/fuPBik/IMG_2904.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fuPBik)