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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chuck in Indiana on July 01, 2018, 03:37:12 PM
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Well.. almost. A couple of thousand miles, and it will show 000000. :smiley:
More after I pick it up tomorrow..
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You see the red V11S on the Club site? Under 1Kmi.
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Well.. almost. A couple of thousand miles, and it will show 000000. :smiley:
More after I pick it up tomorrow..
Everything old is new again!
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It’ll be interesting I’m sure :thumb:
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Well.. almost. A couple of thousand miles, and it will show 000000. :smiley:
More after I pick it up tomorrow..
So, may I offer a G5 CD? All the usual stuff that you might find useful.
Nice that you've found one after it's properly broken in.
LeRoy
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So, may I offer a G5 CD? All the usual stuff that you might find useful.
Nice that you've found one after it's properly broken in.
LeRoy
Why yes.. yes you could, although I can't imagine what could possibly be wrong with it. :smiley:
Thanks, Bob. I'll PM my snail mail.
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Looking forward to seeing this!
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Can't wait to see and hear more, congrats!
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Chuck, It's the ultimate Grosjean #. As in after passing all those compound arrangements of 454545.4 or my Acura cpe. sold @ 555,444.5 miles.
Spent last weekend w/friends on 40+ year old Guzzi's proving their fitness @ every 15 or 18% grade or downhill. The old girl can sparkle. Good fortune, R3~
Doug Grosjean a motorcycling/pedal biking, rafting, inet friend of many years can be googled. Interesting guy.
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The longer story:
We were visiting the Kid in Wisconsin, and he mentioned maybe we should visit Tim, have a look at his many bikes, cars, etc. Sounded like a great idea.. we hadn't seen them for a while. He *did* mention that Tim had a really nice G5 that he "might" let go. "You've been looking for a G5 for a while, haven't you?"
Well..
I *like* the Weird Harold instrument cluster..
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1782/43113289722_cea84c6e74_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28FLSZq)2018-07-02_08-25-33 (https://flic.kr/p/28FLSZq) by Charles Stottlemyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/107188298@N06/), on Flickr
Pretty clean, and Bub exhaust. Extra points for that.
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That great G5 seat, with a little rework by Sargent. Dorcia sat on it, and pulled out the checkbook. :grin: Almost all of her pillion time has been on the back of sporty Guzzis. (V10, V11S, Scura, Monza) Fairly new Koni's. :wink:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/920/28293385997_97ae618389_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/K7bZVX)2018-07-02_08-27-36 (https://flic.kr/p/K7bZVX) by Charles Stottlemyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/107188298@N06/), on Flickr
Factory rack, pretty new tires, etc. This is no barn find (my usual old Guzzi) or garage queen (had them too).
I'd say it's the nicest old Guzzi I've ever drug home. I very well may not even have to work on it. A first.
How's it run? Dunno. Never even started it, much less took it for a ride. Tim said it was good to go.."I'd ride it anywhere, and have." I believe him. :smiley: You can't beat buying a bike from a long time Guzzi/Norton/Triumph guy. :thumb:
Oh, yeah.. a couple of boxes of spares, too.
I'm a happy camper. :grin:
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Ohhhhh, but you can't really go anywhere on those old '80's bikes can you???
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Outstanding! Congratulations, Chuck...hope it give you many (s)miles of pleasure! :bow:
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Looks like a nice machine, unmolested. :thumb:
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Wow! That is a nice looking bike. Congrats; enjoy the ride.
Ken
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Now that is a Cedar Vale Moto Guzzi :thumb:
Dusty
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Looks like a nice machine, unmolested. :thumb:
Yeah, I'm an antiquer at heart. I wouldn't have been interested in a "cafe G5" :wink:
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Looks as if the only mod to my untrained eye is that it has a police sidestand. :thumb:
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Congrats on the G5! Sounds like that bike it meant to be and stay in great hands. Fun pickup story too.
I always thought those seat were great chick magnets :azn:
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Fork lowers are not G5 originals. Those are the convert / t3 ones, which were probably changed as an upgrade since the G5 front/rear brace tends to break and are not being reproduced and impossible to find.
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Fork lowers are not G5 originals. Those are the convert / t3 ones, which were probably changed as an upgrade since the G5 front/rear brace tends to break and are not being reproduced and impossible to find.
Chuck's is an early G5, the same as mine was, with the same forks as a Convert/T3. Plastic cover on the tank, tiny tach and the same weird footpeg mounting.
Mine, back in '91:
(https://thumb.ibb.co/b6BnWd/79_Moto_Guzzi_G5_001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b6BnWd)
The top photo was "as purchased", the bottom two were after I fixed it up a bit.
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The most important question: will it fit in a Transit van?
Howard
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It never ceases to amaze me the depth of knowledge and obscure detail picked up by the Guzzista on here! What is different on the fork legs that gave it away? I was also guessing on which Tim,at first I thought ( Weird Tim) but then you threw in Norton and Triumph and ( Cal3me) Tim was the obvious choice! I don't think I have ever seen the tach in its little housing. Great find!
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Nice G5 Chuck, I think that bike will leave you smiling for many, many years. I enjoy the heck out of mine. Congrats .
Bill R.
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Congrats Chuck! Those rounded cylinder look right.
Glad it got Dorcia's seal of approval! :thumb:
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Thanks for the info, guys. :thumb: Gotta love WG..
Coudn't stand it, so took it for an illegal no plate putt down our country road and back.
Initial thoughts:
Soft ride.. she'll love it.
Perfect riding position.
Needs carbs balanced.
Plenty powerful.
This is the bike I've occasionally been wishing I had for several years. (as if someone needs a motorcycle) :smiley:
Note to self.. shop for corncob pipe.. :evil:
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The most important question: will it fit in a Transit van?
Howard
Hi, Howard.. nope. 18" wheels.
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Nice G5 Chuck, I think that bike will leave you smiling for many, many years. I enjoy the heck out of mine. Congrats .
Bill R.
Hi Bill! Your Strada was a barn find bike that was intended to do the same job as this one. After I had much sweat equity and a little money in it, Dorcia gave it the thumbs down. Got Rich Maund to rework the seat for her. Nope. "I need to get off. No need to stop, I'll just jump.." :grin: So.. somehow, it migrated to Sandy Eggo.
I'm pretty sure she is going to love this G5..
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Congrats Chuck, Tim did not say anything about selling his bike, I was looking at it pretty hard but did not ask if he was selling or it might of come home with me :boozing: Good find, They are fun bikes to ride. Ride Safe.
Bruce
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Congrats Chuck, Tim did not say anything about selling his bike, I was looking at it pretty hard but did not ask if he was selling or it might of come home with me :boozing: Good find, They are fun bikes to ride. Ride Safe.
Bruce
Hi Bruce.. it was just one of those happy circumstances. We really only went to visit, but I think the Kid greased the skids a little for us to get the G5. We had spent quite a bit of time just shooting the breeze, talking bikes, cars, and airplanes. As we were getting ready to leave, Tim mentioned that Brad had said we were looking for a G5. Want to see it? Told me the history of it.. he'd owned it 3 times. :grin: Loaned it to a guy from out of the country to ride Rt 66 a couple of years ago. Brad said he'd take the Monza off my hands, so I would have room for it in the Guzzi Garage. (tm) :smiley: One thing led to another..
Really, I think the Kid was just lusting after the Monza. Every time he visits, he takes it for a ride. :wink:
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Happy fourth to all! In response to the engine facing front fender brace, this is the G5 one that I thought all G5 had. Basically the lower forks have the horizontal bolt pattern like the SP and LM1. Those braces tend to break a lot for some reason. The Convert and T3 bolt pattern is verticle and it’s a different brace part number.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/nGz5Ky/ADCAD47_A_CBB9_40_BC_94_E5_A9_ADE0896716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nGz5Ky)
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LOL,the kid was thinking, I think you'll like the g5 better.I need better rear shocks, let me know what you have,they look good on yours.I need to call Tim today to let him know the spare keys showed up :boozing:
Happy 4th and let's ride :bike-037:
Bruce
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They are Konis. I'd *assume* Ikons are the same..
Yeah, the Monza is wasted here in the flatlands of Indiana. It's happiest at 8000 rpm hooning through corners.
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Happy fourth to all! In response to the engine facing front fender brace, this is the G5 one that I thought all G5 had. Basically the lower forks have the horizontal bolt pattern like the SP and LM1. Those braces tend to break a lot for some reason. The Convert and T3 bolt pattern is verticle and it�s a different brace part number.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/nGz5Ky/ADCAD47_A_CBB9_40_BC_94_E5_A9_ADE0896716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nGz5Ky)
AFAIK, early G5s like mine and Chuck's were little more than Converts with 5 spds. (or T3s with the Convert engine) and had the same fork lowers. Later G5s had the SP/CX100 fork lowers and different rear brace.
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AFAIK, early G5s like mine and Chuck's were little more than Converts with 5 spds. (or T3s with the Convert engine) and had the same fork lowers. Later G5s had the SP/CX100 fork lowers and different rear brace.
It looks like yours also had the SP style lowers with the G5 brace? I know the later ones (like mine) did not have the eagle stamped on them.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/mgfo7J/G5_Brace_Old.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mgfo7J)
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Note to self.. shop for corncob pipe.. :evil:
Probly better to make one, the store bought ones are shite anymore.
That's a good speedometer, lasted this long. Unless it's the third one....
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It looks like yours also had the SP style lowers with the G5 brace? I know the later ones (like mine) did not have the eagle stamped on them.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/mgfo7J/G5_Brace_Old.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mgfo7J)
Right you are! Ignore everything I wrote previously!
Still, I wouldn't put it past Guzzi to use whatever was on hand when building the early G5s, so Chuck's might have been built that way.
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It won't be long now. :smiley: It took *much* longer than expected, but the riding weather has sucked all fall, winter, and spring..
That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
(https://i.ibb.co/rv3Z3Mr/IMG-20190708-144107446.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rv3Z3Mr)
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It won't be long now. :smiley: It took *much* longer than expected, but the riding weather has sucked all fall, winter, and spring..
That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
(https://i.ibb.co/rv3Z3Mr/IMG-20190708-144107446.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rv3Z3Mr)
Should turn over in about 5 hours by the looks of it Chuck...all by itself! :)
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Should turn over in about 5 hours by the looks of it Chuck...all by itself! :)
Good point.. maybe I should be out in the Guzzi Garage with a camera, just in case? :smiley:
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Ha!
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Good point.. maybe I should be out in the Guzzi Garage with a camera, just in case? :smiley:
Silly me...I meant 0.5 hours, not 5 hours! :)