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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: tpeever on August 25, 2016, 02:47:07 PM
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Been looking for a small block project for a while and have identified one for sale in my area. Nice original condition Mk III, not run for a while but looks to be complete and has low mileage (7K). I think it's an '81 but am not positive. Any ideas as to value?
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No more than $ 1500 for a non-runner, no matter how nice. *Should* be ok at that mileage but the usual caveats on exhaust valves & rear-drive pinion lube apply. III went back to points from the perfectly good Bosch electronic system in the II (& various contemporary Ducatis, Laverdas, and BMWs at least) so Dyna is the fix. Fun bikes and very capable.
cr
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I paid $2,500 for a 13,500 mile runner in March but the guy had to sell. He tried for a year to sell it higher.
It ran but the Chinese pod air cleaners were junk and needed to be replaced.
I had to replace a leaky intake manifold gasket.
The tires were a few years old with no real mileage.
The carbs needed re-jetting badly
The dash lights needed replacing. I used LED's
The points were way out of spec and a screw holding the points was busted so I re-timed her to the correct timing.
The side panel was busted and patched with epoxy.
The seat stitching is coming apart.
But hey I couldn't afford a V50 back when they came out and I didn't expect it to be like a new Honda.
Mark
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I sold a root beer 1981 V50 MK3 26,563 miles on it in good condition 2 years ago for $2,600. It was listed on CL for about a day before it sold. I wouldn't be afraid to spend $1,500 to $1,800 of the OP money on what he describes :evil:
A picture or 6 wouldn't hurt helping valuate the bike.
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Rescue it if you can, please... :thumb:
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Some photos for ya'll. Owner told me that he has all missing parts like carbs and sidecover so I think bike is complete.
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Rescue it if you can, please... :thumb:
Will do my best! Kinda up to the owner right now!
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skip the V50, and buy this V7C for only $3,500:
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=84820.0 (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=84820.0)
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Will do my best! Kinda up to the owner right now!
All you can do is give it a shot! That one looks worth saving.
Lannis
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All you can do is give it a shot! That one looks worth saving.
Lannis
That's what I thought. I think it will be a pretty easy resto if we can agree on a price!
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skip the V50, and buy this V7C for only $3,500:
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=84820.0 (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=84820.0)
Thanks but I am a retro kinda guy. Am mostly interested in vintage iron. Only exception is my modern Guzzi for road trippin!
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MkIIIs don't show up every day. The V50 engine is one of my favorites.. it's just a sweetheart. Even so, they're not especially valuable. If I *wanted* it, and it is complete, 2K would be my top dollar. Buying a non runner is a gamble, though.. so I'd try for $1500.
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Will do my best! Kinda up to the owner right now!
Looks great. What's the asking price?