Modified '73 850 Eldo on BaT...

[JJ]

 

[LesP]

The second one this week like that.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-moto-guzzi-eldorado-850-6/



The last one with the subframe cut off then lay down shocks would have allowed wheel contact with the seat, this one, maybe the universal will be the travel limit.
Using all the front fork travel might be interesting also. (for folk watching from a safe distance  )

Its the thought that counts and all about the 'build.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

The entry on the Loop List:

59940    Eldorado    059940    059940    1973    Temecula    California    United States       Rough condition, engine stuck, no fuel tank, eBay March 2018

So at least the builder didn't molest a nice, complete, original.

[JJ]

How would you like to ride 500-600+ miles in one day on THAT seat?!? 

[guzziart]

How would you like to ride 500-600+ miles in one day on THAT seat?!? 

No, not I!

[Gliderjohn]

Maybe change that to 5-6 miles a day. In its defense I don't think it was built as a touring bike.
GliderJohn

[larrys]

With a few changes, fenders, seat, and handlebars, it would be a cool bobber that you could put some miles on.
Larry

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

With a few changes, fenders, seat, and handlebars, it would be a cool bobber that you could put some miles on.
Larry

And maybe hook up the rear brakes? 

[LesP]

I would still be somewhat concerned about the possibility of hitting hard parts at the front end at full travel or the now 8+ inches of rear suspension (if the universal didn't bind first or wheel start to eat the seat)

In the auction replies the main subject seems to be exhaust wrap. 

[moto-uno]

The fuel tank is worth more than the asking price . Peter

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

The fuel tank is worth more than the asking price . Peter

More than the current bid ($1000)? Maybe. More than his reserve (which is really his "asking price" and I'm betting is quite high)? No.

[Moparnut72]

This was featured on ADV this morning.  It got beat up on in the comments section. How could someone tear up one of these. I haven't read the sale material but do they know what he started with? I could have been a box of parts. It's not my type of bike anymore but I like it.
kk

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

This was featured on ADV this morning.  It got beat up on in the comments section. How could someone tear up one of these. I haven't read the sale material but do they know what he started with? I could have been a box of parts. It's not my type of bike anymore but I like it.
kk

As I wrote...

The entry on the Loop List:

59940    Eldorado    059940    059940    1973    Temecula    California    United States       Rough condition, engine stuck, no fuel tank, eBay March 2018

So at least the builder didn't molest a nice, complete, original.

[JBU]

It seems like the seller claims he has owned it since 2005.  Reading the sellers comments on  Bringatrailer I am wary about everything he says.  In my eyes, and I am no expert,  I see a motor, transmission and rear drive that is original and salvageable.  It looks like the frame is butchered, the tank is cool and can be sold , the forks might worth some money too.  Basically a basket case you have some good parts but you are missing quite a bit.  Or just ride it like it is. 

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

It seems like the seller claims he has owned it since 2005.  Reading the sellers comments on  Bringatrailer I am wary about everything he says.  In my eyes, and I am no expert,  I see a motor, transmission and rear drive that is original and salvageable.  It looks like the frame is butchered, the tank is cool and can be sold , the forks might worth some money too.  Basically a basket case you have some good parts but you are missing quite a bit.  Or just ride it like it is.

He has owned it since '05, but put it on ebay in March 2018. It didn't sell then, and I predict that it won't meet reserve this time around either. I have enough stuff laying around to put it back to stock. 

[Canuck750]

And maybe hook up the rear brakes? 

  you think the seller would have at least have a functioning rear brake!

Seller probably has at least $3K into it, the rear shock / wheel travel looks questionable IMHO.

[JJ]

  you think the seller would have at least have a functioning rear brake!

Seller probably has at least $3K into it, the rear shock / wheel travel looks questionable IMHO.

Brakes...or no brakes... ...@  $4,000 now...with two (2) days still to GO!!




json valide

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

As I predicted...

He has owned it since '05, but put it on ebay in March 2018. It didn't sell then, and I predict that it won't meet reserve this time around either. I have enough stuff laying around to put it back to stock. 

Bid to $4100 and didn't meet reserve.

[Scout63]

Don’t get me started on reserves...

[Turin]

I could do with out all of the hyperbole in the comments section.

Anybody can ride a bike in a straight line. Good riders can take the corners fast under control. This bike is for those that like to corner fast. Guzzi engines are SWEET, free revving, torquey, and combined with modern forks , brakes and suspension with properly engineered geometry like this one has with modified rear frame for the better rear shock geometry. No stock Guzzi handles like this one. And you have an engine with USABLE horsepower, super reliable, cheap and easy to maintain. Classic one of a kind looks. This bike has it ALL.

Looks like he fixed the rear brake.

[nc43bsa]

Not to pick nits, among the other things, but those look like BSA mufflers, not Triumph.

[Dimples]

This is now listed on eBay with a reserve.
BaT won't resist if a vehicle doesn't sell.

[JJ]

This is now listed on eBay with a reserve.
BaT won't resist if a vehicle doesn't sell.

"BID" to $4,100?!? - - - and NO SALE on BaT....

What does the seller really expect to get for this bike?????

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Bid to $5551.00 on ebay and still didn't meet reserve.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224752366079

[Scout63]

I went back and read the Seller’s comments in the BaT listing and came away annoyed. My old Guzzis are more competent in the corners than I am, but there has been almost half a decade of improvements in motorcycle design.

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

I went back and read the Seller’s comments in the BaT listing and came away annoyed. My old Guzzis are more competent in the corners than I am, but there has been almost half a decade of improvements in motorcycle design.

Not to mention be basically says anyone who doesnt like his build can't ride a curve, that all old loops handle like shit, and he has updated it to modern superbike suspension, stopping, and handling... yet it had no rear brake and those ridiculous tires. He seemed like a real dick.

[John A]

Looks like the rear of the seat would fold down with normal use.

[JJ]

BID to $4,100??!!?? - - and did not sell?!? - - IMHO, these three bikes represent a much better value, overall.