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Offline Groover

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Le Mans on CL
« on: March 05, 2021, 11:32:28 AM »
I can't say I don't like it. I really like how the wheels were done, and just the overall concept was tastefully done I think being a custom of this type.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/d/saint-paul-moto-guzzi-le-mans-tribute/7286506393.html


« Last Edit: March 05, 2021, 11:32:37 AM by Groover »
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2021, 11:36:30 AM »
Looks like it WAS beautifully built! I prefer plain colors to murals and serpents myself. But that is a bike I would well enjoy riding!
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2021, 11:46:18 AM »
With unknown mileage and a brick for a saddle..for me, Not at even half that price.
Looks like the speedo is in Kilometers.
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2021, 11:50:02 AM »
looks great except for the bug-eyed dragon
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2021, 11:50:27 AM »
For me, I ask the question, why mess with a stock Le Mans 850 III. They are rare enough. Basically, the same build could be done with a T5.
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2021, 12:31:29 PM »
looks great except for the bug-eyed dragon

Nice looking Guzzi, but the dragon mural does'nt really go with an Italian bike, IMHO... ??? :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:



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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2021, 03:34:51 PM »
For me, I ask the question, why mess with a stock Le Mans 850 III. They are rare enough. Basically, the same build could be done with a T5.

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A fake LeMans 1 with unknown mileage for the price of a LeMans 1.

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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2021, 03:51:37 PM »
I could nitpick the bike and the price, but someone had a good eye and did a nice job.  It works for me.  I hope it brought peace and fun for the old owner and will for the new. 
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2021, 04:14:31 PM »


Ben,
I totally agree on the execution, a very clean machine. Plus, the exhaust is a work of art. I like the color too. About the only thing I don’t “ get” is the tank mural.


I could nitpick the bike and the price, but someone had a good eye and did a nice job.  It works for me.  I hope it brought peace and fun for the old owner and will for the new.
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2021, 05:14:00 PM »
Ok you sucked me into nitpicking John.  I would get rid of the dragon,  install a more comfortable seat and swap out the fuel tank vent with black.  The color really is great. The wheels and exhaust stellar.
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2021, 05:26:20 PM »
Thats a  cool build, I would not mind building something like that out of a fuel injected EV Bassa, or Jackal. Kinda like what Mark Etheridge has been building lately. Lots of potential in these old Tonti framed bikes for a super cool build...Love the lesters,and the pipes!   :thumb:
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2021, 05:59:49 PM »
The seat is one of the new repro seats and it isn’t uncomfortable, but of course seats are a personal choice.
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Re: Le Mans on CL
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2021, 08:27:02 PM »
I remember seeing that tank listed on E-bay a year or two ago from one of the usual suspects. Looks like a really nice bitsa.

I like the dragon.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2021, 08:35:07 PM by Turin »
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