Any got a Stornello 125?

[wicks]

Friend in the market for a lil Guzzi...anyone got a nice little Stornello they'd like to sell?

[Cam3512]

Yea, but it's going nowhere.  The pic you posted is a 160cc.  Displacement went up after '68.  Mine's a 125cc.  Scrambler or Sport "America" - '66-'68.  Parts are SCARCE.

[booob]

Yea, but it's going nowhere.  The pic you posted is a 160cc.  Displacement went up after '68.  Mine's a 125cc.  Scrambler or Sport "America" - '66-'68.  Parts are SCARCE.

I used to have the same scrambler, found it in florida around 2001 with no miles on it.  After ridind it around Miami for a while i figured I'd just end up running it into the ground (so SLoW) so i traded it for an ambassador in tampa, wonder if that's the same bike.

[sign216]

Try for a Sears / Gilera 106cc.  Similar bike, but there's more of them.  I started a group:  https://groups.io/g/Sears-Gilera-106 

You won't be doing any iron-butt trips, but they are loads of fun.

Joe

[pehayes]

You won't be doing any iron-butt trips, but they are loads of fun.

Don't sell little bikes short.  They can do plenty.  Last year we met a young Korean couple in New Mexico.  They were traveling from Guatemala to Alaska.  We hosted them here in California on the return leg.  They intended to go all the way to Patagonia but the --19 blew off the whole trip.  They sold the bikes in Guatemala and flew home to Korea.  They were riding matched Suzuki 125 bikes.  Brave souls.





Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[pehayes]

We have a discussion forum for Guzzi-Singles hosted over on Google Groups.  You should join and ask there for more exposure.  Let me know if you can't find it or can't subscribe.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[sign216]

Don't sell little bikes short.  They can do plenty.  Last year we met a young Korean couple in New Mexico.  They were traveling from Guatemala to Alaska.  We hosted them here in California on the return leg.  They intended to go all the way to Patagonia but the --19 blew off the whole trip.  They sold the bikes in Guatemala and flew home to Korea.  They were riding matched Suzuki 125 bikes.  Brave souls.





Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

Patrick,

Somehow I think that modern Suzuki 125s will have more hp and rpm than 50 yr old Italian bikes.  They are completely different horses.. 
But I am all for the lightweight traveler. 
It's the way to go!!

Didn't a fellow try to do the four corners of the USA on a Gilera/Sears 106?  I recall he got from New England to Florida (1/4 of the trip) when a valve failed.
Seems like valve lubrication was the weak point in that endeavor.

Joe

[Cam3512]

I used to have the same scrambler, found it in florida around 2001 with no miles on it.  After ridind it around Miami for a while i figured I'd just end up running it into the ground (so SLoW) so i traded it for an ambassador in tampa, wonder if that's the same bike.

Doubt it.  Bought the bike from Mark at MG Classics in CA.  He found it somewhere in Missouri with 380 miles on it.  There's still a pristine inspection sticker from '71 on the tank.  Why anyone would stick it THERE,

I have no clue.  But it's pretty cool.  I've run 2 Moto Giros on it, and converted it to 12V electronic ignition last year.  Of course it's slow - 8-10 HP!  I've gotten it up to 50 mph going downhill with a wind at my back. All original paint.

[rschrum]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2580432785539468/

[rschrum]

https://amarillo.craigslist.org/mcy/d/amarillo-1970-moto-guzzi-stornello-125/7111824816.html

[booob]

Doubt it.  Bought the bike from Mark at MG Classics in CA.  He found it somewhere in Missouri with 380 miles on it.  There's still a pristine inspection sticker from '71 on the tank.  Why anyone would stick it THERE,

I have no clue.  But it's pretty cool.  I've run 2 Moto Giros on it, and converted it to 12V electronic ignition last year.  Of course it's slow - 8-10 HP!  I've gotten it up to 50 mph going downhill with a wind at my back. All original paint.

Yeah, mine had no stickers other than factory.  Wasn't the hp that slowed it down (had plenty of grunt for what it was) it was the crazy low gearing they were built with!  Cool bike but just a waste here in south florida.

[jas67]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/898627433562137/forsaleposts/?referral_surface=for_sale_hovercard&availability=available&target_user=1164649527

[Cam3512]

Finally installed an Italian solo seat I've had for years, along with a fender rack.  12V electronic ignition kit and LED head and tail lights.  The stock seat was just butt-ugly!  Love this little bike, perfect for the sandy trails through the Pine Barrens here in south Jersey, and a couple Moto Giros.

[jas67]

Finally installed an Italian solo seat I've had for years, along with a fender rack.  12V electronic ignition kit and LED head and tail lights.  The stock seat was just butt-ugly!  Love this little bike, perfect for the sandy trails through the Pine Barrens here in south Jersey, and a couple Moto Giros.

Looks great!