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Title: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: canuck750 on November 04, 2017, 06:28:37 PM

Craigslist Maryland - just what do we have here?

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/mcy/d/1997-moto-guzzi-850-lemans-ii/6372748098.html

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: Turin on November 04, 2017, 07:12:36 PM

Can't tell what it was, but it looks like it's sporting big carbies, and a Rennsport exhaust.
The tail looks like others I've seen on the web usually with an agostini fairing http://www.austinvintagecycle.com/1976-moto-guzzi-850-le-mans-racer-test/ (http://www.austinvintagecycle.com/1976-moto-guzzi-850-le-mans-racer-test/) , it might be Agostini as well.

Could be good, but I'd like to see some receipts for the motor.

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 04, 2017, 08:21:30 PM

Ooh! "Tubless whells"! Gotta' have it...  :wink: '77 would be the original Le Mans 850, not a Le Mans II.

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: normzone on November 04, 2017, 08:46:00 PM

Can you add tubs to those ? You can carry a lot of cargo that way.

 :grin:

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: fotoguzzi on November 04, 2017, 10:28:35 PM

there was no Lemans in 1997..   1997 Moto Guzzi 850 Lemans II

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: Arizona Wayne on November 05, 2017, 12:08:22 AM

Whoever painted this bike butchered it.  Maybe he's color blind.  :boxing:

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: DAMMAG on November 05, 2017, 04:19:15 AM

One front disk is braked while the other is free wheeling?

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: wirespokes on November 05, 2017, 07:03:00 AM

And the mufflers are dangling. With DeLotro carbs plus the tubless whells the phone should be ringing off the hook.

Wonder what's really going on here?

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: Turin on November 05, 2017, 12:07:02 PM

Forks have been changed (marzocchi ? both right side legs? ) and one of the legs has had the tabs for the caliper snapped off. I think he tried to make up for it by installing a (Performance Machine ?) 6 piston caliper on the other side. He should have removed the other disc.

I wonder if this bike was raced, because is definitely wasn't well loved.

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 05, 2017, 12:37:45 PM

Quote from: Turin on November 05, 2017, 12:07:02 PM

Forks have been changed (marzocchi ? both right side legs? ) and one of the legs has had the tabs for the caliper snapped off. I think he tried to make up for it by installing a (Performance Machine ?) 6 piston caliper on the other side. He should have removed the other disc.

I wonder if this bike was raced, because is definitely wasn't well loved.

Looks like all of the caliper mounting tabs are there, and on the front of the sliders, to me.

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: guzzista on November 05, 2017, 01:50:04 PM

imho a less molested LM2/CX100 is this one and the price is not bad either  https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/mcy/d/1980-moto-guzzi-cx-100-lemans/6334760151.html

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: Turin on November 06, 2017, 08:11:14 PM

You are correct, My eyes are starting to go. I wonder if that front caliper is still linked.

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: mtiberio on November 07, 2017, 08:16:26 AM

cant be linked, there is no rear caliper or foot lever...

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: redrider90 on November 07, 2017, 10:22:56 AM

What is with the headers? Why post a photo that looks like they are rusted off at the connection or am I seeing things?

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: nc43bsa on November 07, 2017, 12:22:25 PM

Maybe the pipe has to be pulled apart to use the center stand.   :evil:

Title: Re: Craigslist Maryland Lemans II ?
Post by: steven c on November 07, 2017, 04:33:22 PM

Wow that is one bad, as in bad, looking LeMans! Lot's of neat parts though.