Home Sweet Lario

[danomar]

This afternoon, things in my particular universe seem slightly more aligned than before.



And thus the Summer of Spending begins.

[wrbix]

Nice! Can you share the provenance of her?

[Chuck in Indiana]

Woo Hoo! 

[danomar]

Nice! Can you share the provenance of her?

It was originally bought by a New Zealander (w. Manley) in the U.K. and brought to the USA for a ride around the States and Canada. I got it from a fellow near Portland, OR. It was technically his wife's, but she never rode it. The poor thing was sitting unloved the past several years.

It seems mechanically sound. The engine looks crusty as one might expect an Italian bike in the Pacific Northwest might get, but priority is to get matching, fresh tires, de-link the brakes, probably fit an original-style exhaust system, and sort out miscellaneous little bits. And ride it. Ride it all over.   

[Kiwi_Roy]

The exhaust looks like mine


Sent from my shoe phone!

[Chuck in Indiana]

You might rethink de linking the brakes after you ride it for a while. They work pretty well.
maybe more info on Larios than you want here.. 
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=58695.0

[danomar]

You might rethink de linking the brakes after you ride it for a while.

This is my third Lario and fifth Guzzi. I respect those who like the linked brakes, but I prefer to have front and rear separated.

[Chuck in Indiana]

This is my third Lario and fifth Guzzi. I respect those who like the linked brakes, but I prefer to have front and rear separated.

Oh, ok. In that case, you know all about the valve train issues..
I *like* the Lario..

[danomar]

In that case, you know all about the valve train issues...

Quite well. 

Interestingly, I never had issues with the valves. I owned a beautiful silver Lario while living in Germany and it turned out to have many, many problems, but the valvetrain was not one of them.

I got my first Lario while living in Switzerland and I rode it all over the place. I lived in a small mountain town and had a wonderful 80km route to ride whenever I wanted. When there was no snow, of course.

Here is a step-by-step slideshow of the route starting at a glacier approximately 20km from where I lived:

http://tinyurl.com/yc7yjhgn

I eventually rode from Switzerland to Bulgaria when I moved to Sofia. Two days, nearly 1200 miles, zero problems. Well, except for leaving the gas tank cap at a petrol station in Slovenia.

The Lario is not the fastest bike, nor is it the most comfortable, but for my size (5'4") and purposes, it is one of the best bikes I have ever owned. This is my first Lario in the USA. I am looking forward to riding it all over!

[Markcarovilli]

beautiful slide show and country....

have fun,

Mark

[Chuck in Indiana]

 :1: Lovely. Thanks for that..