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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: IceBlue on June 09, 2016, 10:14:07 AM
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Finished her a couple of months ago, fired up with a roar. Love the Lafranconi music :evil: Haven't been here for a while. I assume there are a lot of new Guzzista on the board - Hi to everyone! :boozing:
The silver version is a bit more rare than the red Lario, but I've learned there are yellow, green, blue and black ones out there too :cheesy:
Ciao
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The Lario is really looking good!
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BEAUTIFUL !! Ice, We need another couple a shots from the front to see that fairing! What mirrors are those? Great Job :thumb:
Paul B. :boozing:
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We were just talking about you yesterday , good to see all is well . Love the bike :bow:
Dusty
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Very nice. :bow:
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Wow, a real beauty! Front on shot would be good. Is the paint shiny or does it have a slight matte finish?
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Nice!
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Off of the dining room table and on the road!! :bike-037:
I bet the :thewife: is almost as happy about that as you are!
Looks awesome, always loved the silver ones! :drool:
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If I could own only 1 Guzzi, it would be a Lario. :thumb: Too bad the Lario mechanicals aren't bulletproof. :sad: Never seen a yellow 1 but there are white 1s too.
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Well done, :thumb:beautiful job, :cool: and I am sure that is a sweet little ride! :1:
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:bow: :bow: :bow: Love it!
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Attaboy Brian.. :thumb:
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Welcome back Brian. Wondered what you have been up to!
Love the Lario. :thumb: It was some years ago when I saw a white Lario, and I thought at the time it looked a fairly nice bike. It was that one that actually that first got me looking at Guzzis.
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All I can say is WOW! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
John Henry
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Absolutely stunning!! :bow:
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Great job Brian. Much attention to detail, but not unexpected from you. Wondered where you've been... now I know. Come back to join us sometime soon pal.
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The Lario is really looking good!
Thanks Dave! :thumb:
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BEAUTIFUL !! Ice, We need another couple a shots from the front to see that fairing! What mirrors are those? Great Job :thumb:
Paul B. :boozing:
Thanks Paul! :thumb: I'll post a few more pics later today :cheesy:
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Wow, a real beauty! Front on shot would be good. Is the paint shiny or does it have a slight matte finish?
Thanks Nic! The paint is shiny, but hard to see on the pics.
Ciao
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Off of the dining room table and on the road!! :bike-037:
I bet the :thewife: is almost as happy about that as you are!
Looks awesome, always loved the silver ones! :drool:
Ohh yeah - The last couple of years is was parked in our shared office space in our home. She was quite happy to see it go! I've dreamt about a silver Lario for years, and decided to rebuild one when the oppotunity to save a frame i Holland, retrieve tank, panels and fenders all painted in Italy, and a lot of other parts in Germany, UK, Sweden and Denmark. I had a few spare engines and tranmissions, so the decision was easy. I have left some patina to shows she's a mature lady, other parts are restored or new. This was just one dream among many to come true :laugh:
Ciao
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If I could own only 1 Guzzi, it would be a Lario. :thumb: Too bad the Lario mechanicals aren't bulletproof. :sad: Never seen a yellow 1 but there are white 1s too.
True - forgot the white ones :cheesy:
Yeah - the Lario has it's flaws, some remediation possible to postpone the issues, but bulletproof - well the jury isn't back yet. I did the mods on this one, and I still haven't seen it fail on my other Lario, but I haven't put 50-70k on a Lario yet. Chuck has put up the miles, and it looks like stem caps needs looking into, other supplier needed, and cam shaft still isn't up to the job. Perhaps a rebuild camshaft with a more intense hardening than what was used by Guzzi back in the 80's would improve stability.
For some reason I love the Lario the best over even the 750 Targa, which has superior handling to the Lario. There is just something to the Lario that make it loveable in spite of its flaws :azn: Looks is definitely one of its assets, and the bratty engine.
Ciao
Ciao
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Attaboy Brian.. :thumb:
Thanks Chuck - coming from you really counts :thumb:
Ciao
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Thanks guys!! All you comments are highly appreciated. I now have two bikes left to restore, and then I guess it's time for full time riding and maintenance. Had my share of old geese to save from scrap piles and parting out. This last one and the V75/4 was actually saved from the scrap pile and rebuild almost bolt by bolt with parts picked up al over Europe.
The mirrors are carbon or carbon lookalikes :cheesy:
Here's a few more :gotpics:
Ciao
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Kinda like this pic :cheesy:
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Stunning IB
I miss your posts
John
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Hiya, IB!
Nice work!
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That was a true labor of love!
The Lario appears to want back in the house!
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There is just something to the Lario that make it loveable in spite of its flaws :azn:
I agree. I have other choices when I open the door to the Guzzi Garage (tm) :smiley: but I almost always pick the Lario. The Monza handles better, the MZ handles a lot better, but as you said.. there is just something about the Lario.
The only other silver one I've seen is Melissa's, and it is very nice in the flesh. I've never seen a white one, but if I decide to "restore" mine, it'll probably be white.
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Hej Iceblue,
Good to see you're back online! The bike looks really good, would be fun to meet up some time when I get some license plates on my bike. Where are you based in Denmark? Doesn't look like København K :wink:
I based on Sydfyn, (South Fuenen) When I'm in Denmark at least :grin:
-Ulrik
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Oh, forgot.. nice back yard you have there, Brian.. :smiley:
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The silver ones are rare, even more rare are the silver ones with a drone engine or a briggs and Stratton engine, kind of the same thing, just different valve stuff :evil:
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That's dang nice!
The silver really set off the red. Nice!!!
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Welcome back Brian. Wondered what you have been up to!
Love the Lario. :thumb: It was some years ago when I saw a white Lario, and I thought at the time it looked a fairly nice bike. It was that one that actually that first got me looking at Guzzis.
I nearly put up an MIA post about you you've been gone so long!
Tom
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Thanks guys for all you positive comments and remarks about the bike and my back yard, and about coming back. I'll pop in more often. The Silver streak took me around 5 years to complete with 10minutes here, ½ hour there, and she really has had all her nuts and bolts turned :cheesy:
I'm doing a shapeup of my 750 Targa just now. Not a full restore just a good polish, new gaskets, rubber parts, painting the lower rails, and new but original valve cowers. On the Targa the were originally black. She handles a lot better on the freeway, and feels safer than the Lario, but on the small curvy back roads the Lario will run circles around her, due to the small wheel base.
On all my bikes I try to stay close to stock to stay close to Guzzi history, but sneaking in various improvements if Guzzi did a sloppy job, and they often did in the 80's and 90's. Got a lot better in the 90's though.
If they loved their bikes as much as we do, they would have used better materials back then. Happy they now have a motto in Mandello: "if we cannot do it right, we do not do it at all".
Have a great Sunday guys! :azn:
Ciao
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:1: Beautiful restoration.
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I nearly put up an MIA post about you you've been gone so long!
Tom
Still around :grin:
Still in Germany Tom?
Ciao