Hey there,
Just joined at Wildguzzi yesterday to share knowledge and stories. Although riding Italian beauties on both 2 and 4 wheels for many years I got my first Guzzi 2 years ago. It came to me when someone traded it in with me and has been in the corner of my shed since then. Last couple of weeks I finally started working on it. The bike is believed to be build late 80s with the use of a Galletto engine. Although it looks funny it rides like crap and is way to heavy. So my thoughts are to rebuild it completely using mainly the engine and maybe some small parts.
After not having run for I think over a decade I first wanted it to run properly in it's current frame. I cleaned the tank, changed the leads, cleaned and rebuild the carb, new piston and gave it a proper haule over. Couple of kicks and the she goes!
Next up is rebuilding the engine from 12v dynamo to a 6 volt magneto ignition to get it more period correct and save weight. In the meanwhile I am gathering parts to build a frame. So far I have a Cardellino front end, a first gen Zigolo rear suspension and a Galletto steering bar with fittings. Goal is to keep the bike as light as possible using mainly 50's Guzzi parts and create something unique and useless but fun.
I'll keep you posted using this thread.
Diederik
