Stock 77 Vert on fleabat

[ozarquebus]

sez it runs and rides, good shape 44kmi repainted New Hampshire

possible fly'n'ride?


only a day to go, up to 1250

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234024397064?hash=item367cf0e908:g:R0QAAOSwt29grOup

[Shorty]

sez it runs and rides, good shape 44kmi repainted New Hampshire

possible fly'n'ride?


only a day to go, up to 1250

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234024397064?hash=item367cf0e908:g:R0QAAOSwt29grOup

THAT would make a great Youtube video.....

[ozarquebus]

pack a set of hepco mounts and bags 1/2 full of tools,  fly out and ride it back to OK/MO/KAN from East Coast. hmmm that's over 1500 miles on the slab...on secondary roads...1800 miles?

[n3303j]

That bike come with Chrome bores in '77?

[Shorty]

That bike come with Chrome bores in '77?

No. Chrome ended with the T-3 series.

[n3303j]

No. Chrome ended with the T-3 series.

So Chrome over Aluminum was by model, not year of manufacture?

[Cam3512]

I like it.  They looks good naked.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

So Chrome over Aluminum was by model, not year of manufacture?

It's complicated. V700, Ambo, Eldo, T, T3, V7 Sport/S/S3 all had chrome bores. 850 Le Mans had iron liners, so did the Convert, G5, SP, and CX100 until they switched to Nigusil around '80/'81.

[TN Mark]

My first Moto Guzzi in 1978 was a 1977 silver Convert with a color matched Vetter fairing. The only thing that looks changed on this example is someone 'modified' the seat and the rear crash bars and saddlebags are missing. This could be a fun bike for minimal cost. These early ones had the solid/heavy flywheel as well. I hope it goes to a good home as it likely has a lot of life left in it.

[Shorty]

It's complicated. V700, Ambo, Eldo, T, T3, V7 Sport/S/S3 all had chrome bores. 850 Le Mans had iron liners, so did the Convert, G5, SP, and CX100 until they switched to Nigusil around '80/'81.

Were there ever any Round Head nigusil engines? (from the factory)

[Scout63]

I like that Convert.  Only about three hours away. Someday...

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Were there ever any Round Head nigusil engines? (from the factory)

Yes, as I wrote, beginning production in 1980.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

SOLD for $2152.00.

[n3303j]

SOLD for $2152.00.

Not really.
Reserve not met.
Did not sell.
Bidding stopped at $2152.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Woops. I thought it said sold. Dude should have sold it for that.

[ozarquebus]

I thought it would go higher.

 maybe the - bike boom is fading or it never included the Convert.

 it probably appears to be a big-engined heavyweight to the uninitiated and we know their prices did not soar like the rest.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

There's a real nice one on the Facebook group "Moto Guzzi Bikes & Parts".

Rosa Mullins Brown
$3,500  · St Croix, IN
1977 Moto Guzzi 1000 Convert. 9000 original miles. I’m the 2nd owner, motorcycle is in excellent condition. It has had all seals, hoses replaced. Local pickup only.

[Scout63]

That Dash. Aaaagh. Make it stop.  That’s a face only Groover could love.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I like the Convert "dash" just fine. It's different than just about any other in motorcycling, just like a Convert. Not everything has to have two dials in a stylish binnacle. How boring. 

[nc43bsa]

What kind of voltmeter is that?

[n3303j]

What kind of voltmeter is that?

Looks like a Kuryakin.
https://www.amazon.com/Kuryakyn-4218-Black-Battery-Gauge/dp/B000GU5WNO/ref=asc_df_B000GU5WNO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241973068692&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=317074274912740720&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002042&hvtargid=pla-569541956320&psc=1

[Bulldog9]

The Convert Dash grows on you.  I found that the small windscreen I installed helps with the view..... 

[twodogs]

Is there a phone number on that face book ad Charlie? I don't have Facebook and I'm curious about that vert
Bruce

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Is there a phone number on that face book ad Charlie? I don't have Facebook and I'm curious about that vert
Bruce

No number, just the information I posted.

[Groover]

Ha! I'm not alone on the dash! (actually, I'm more of a fan of the 2nd gen dash, but that one suits 1st gen perfectly - goes well with the tail piece)

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Ha! I'm not alone on the dash! (actually, I'm more of a fan of the 2nd gen dash, but that one suits 1st gen perfectly - goes well with the tail piece)

I've never seen a Convert of any vintage with anything but the "breadbox". The Cal II Auto had a different dash though.

[Groover]

I think you're right on this. For some reason I thought there was a later model with the SP style taillight AND the T3 style dash, but looks like it maybe just had the different tailight? (like Greg Bender's?)

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I think you're right on this. For some reason I thought there was a later model with the SP style taillight AND the T3 style dash, but looks like it maybe just had the different tailight? (like Greg Bender's?)

Yes, SP style taillight, but always the "bread box" from what I've seen.

[JohninVT]

The one in MN is a good deal.  The one in NH isn’t.  By the time you got the seat fixed, rear crash bars, bags...that have to be color matched because of the tank respray and get new tires you’d be into it for at least as much as the one in MN.  The MN bike has 30k less miles and is in much better condition. 

[ozarquebus]

Johnny, You mean Indiana instead of Minnesota? I agree, but I think the WG forum member from Iowa is beating me to it since I am taking too long to come up with the cash.