Got me a Baby Bacon Slicer motor

[canuck750]

A friend of mine spotted this little Moto Guzzi single motor at a swap meet this weekend and picked it up for me, Thanks Harold!

This is out a Moto Guzzi Galleto 192, the scooter would have looked like this



scooter was long gone but the seller hung onto the motor, spins, has some compression, I plan on opening it up, cleaning it up a bit and just make a stand to admire it.

I just plugged the openings and threw the whole thing in my vapour blaster to make it shine





I downloaded the parts manual and service manual off the internet to review, its a pretty cool little motor, typical Guzzi practicality, wish I could find the scooter, that single sided swing arm is so cool, it is a very well built small bike.

[wirespokes]

Isn't that adorable? (how come we don't have a heart emoticon??)

I knew of a guy who would find parts for an old bike and put it together one piece at a time. The first part, I think, was a cylinder head. Forget what the first one was, but it was something rare from the 30s I think.

Here's to you finding the rest of the project!

[canuck750]

I once restored a 1973 V7 Sport starting with only the frame, VIN Tag and an engine block, I had to cut off the side car lugs that were welded to the frame



After a little elbow grease and a few hundred Ebay purchases



I think I only lost about $1K on it, a success in my book. 

If I could find a Galletto project I would grab it  sight unseen!

[stubbie]

Here's a frame
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Moto-Guzzi-Galletto-192-Frame-without-papers-/273662477869?hash=item3fb78e062d

[AJ Huff]

I would LOVE a Galleto! I think it's one of the coolest looking bikes they made.

-AJ

[Zoom Zoom]

 

John Henry

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

The 160 engine I worked on looks a lot different.

[Chuck in Indiana]

That's a cutie.. like everyone else, I'd love to have one, too..

[canuck750]

I downloaded the Galletto manuals, amazing number of pdf files available here for many early Italian motorcycles:

http://www.rpw.it/Documentazione.htm

It appears the crankshaft is supported from one side only, never seen that before. Its a match to the single sided rear swing arm!

[Don G]

The old Villiers two strokes were only supported on one end as well. DonG