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Post by HRHpenfold on Jan 31, 2014 19:49:44 GMT
Picked up this classic tourer, needs a little work on some simple stuff, but runs very nice!   |
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Jan 31, 2014 19:53:22 GMT
Very nice even if the nearside needs sharpening up  Neil |
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Post by m40man on Jan 31, 2014 20:20:20 GMT
Gorgeous - what year is it?
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Post by grafeoz on Jan 31, 2014 20:28:17 GMT
Longest sidestand I've ever seen!
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Post by HRHpenfold on Jan 31, 2014 20:31:06 GMT
Gorgeous - what year is it? It's one of the last early T3 Californians, being registered early in 1979, on a T plate, having covered 26 k miles, doing 1000 miles since 2001, and less than 100 since 2010 Early means it has the ultra rare Borrani spoked rims, they went to cast alloy in 79 and it's taxed and tested! |
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Post by DahDit on Jan 31, 2014 20:37:20 GMT
Lovely restoration project  Nice find Ian. |
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Post by m40man on Jan 31, 2014 20:46:52 GMT
...and it's taxed and tested! I know where to come if the VT isn't ready for JR14  . |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Jan 31, 2014 20:52:50 GMT
...and it's taxed and tested! I know where to come if the VT isn't ready for JR14 . I would have thought the Le Mans would be more you! Much like the Trx but with strange brakes! |
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Post by teejayexc on Jan 31, 2014 21:13:28 GMT
Feckin Tart  |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Jan 31, 2014 21:46:52 GMT
Feckin Tart Yes I am, I will still purchase a Le Mans 3/4/5 in the next year! |
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Post by m40man on Jan 31, 2014 23:00:58 GMT
I know where to come if the VT isn't ready for JR14 . I would have thought the Le Mans would be more you! OK . |
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Post by DahDit on Feb 1, 2014 0:11:26 GMT
We're getting old......Guzzi's have become a point of encouragable discussion. ;D
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Post by alan292 on Feb 1, 2014 8:45:17 GMT
very nice....freshly recovered seat too ....I remember one of my tradesmen getting one after as soon as he passed his test...he had only been riding for about 6 months and whilst parading up and down the carpark came to a stop beside some workmates.....one of them sat on the bike and blipped the throttle....bike went down on its rhs as quickly as the owner was scooting up and down on the road earlier.....oops
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 1, 2014 10:24:39 GMT
very nice....freshly recovered seat too ....I remember one of my tradesmen getting one after as soon as he passed his test...he had only been riding for about 6 months and whilst parading up and down the carpark came to a stop beside some workmates.....one of them sat on the bike and blipped the throttle....bike went down on its rhs as quickly as the owner was scooting up and down on the road earlier.....oops I suspect that the seat is the original, it looks better in the picture, but is still in rather good fettle, if its not original then its certainly more than 10 years old! the torque reaction is due to the heavy flywheel, which many have had lightened, which is wrong, it makes them less smooth, as does fitting 1000cc barrels and pistons, the back of the bike rises as you pull away, not an issue though, guzzis with Tonti frames are much smaller in size than modern bikes, being more like 250's with huge engines,the middle weight guzzis like the V50 are tiny, much like a 125 I don't think I will be doing any of those things to both my calli or le mans, making them faster or revvier is not what its about for me, I have much faster bikes in the garage if its speed I need, you do get used to the torque reaction though, only reminding you what a beast your actually riding and contributing to the charm so lacking in modern bikes, they do take a while to warm up though on my Breva 1100 its been pretty much engineered out,much less reaction and no raising as you pull away, so not quite as much charm, but still more than a Beemer, some day I am going to strip the fuel injection off it, fit an igniter pack and some big old carbs to it! |
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Post by alan292 on Feb 1, 2014 11:03:16 GMT
very nice....freshly recovered seat too ....I remember one of my tradesmen getting one after as soon as he passed his test...he had only been riding for about 6 months and whilst parading up and down the carpark came to a stop beside some workmates.....one of them sat on the bike and blipped the throttle....bike went down on its rhs as quickly as the owner was scooting up and down on the road earlier.....oops I suspect that the seat is the original, it looks better in the picture, but is still in rather good fettle, if its not original then its certainly more than 10 years old! the torque reaction is due to the heavy flywheel, which many have had lightened, which is wrong, it makes them less smooth, as does fitting 1000cc barrels and pistons, the back of the bike rises as you pull away, not an issue though, guzzis with Tonti frames are much smaller in size than modern bikes, being more like 250's with huge engines,the middle weight guzzis like the V50 are tiny, much like a 125 I don't think I will be doing any of those things to both my calli or le mans, making them faster or revvier is not what its about for me, I have much faster bikes in the garage if its speed I need, you do get used to the torque reaction though, only reminding you what a beast your actually riding and contributing to the charm so lacking in modern bikes, they do take a while to warm up though on my Breva 1100 its been pretty much engineered out,much less reaction and no raising as you pull away, so not quite as much charm, but still more than a Beemer, some day I am going to strip the fuel injection off it, fit an igniter pack and some big old carbs to it! Yup no point in loosing the character of the bike....and the seat may be 10 yrs old but it looks spotless in the pics....enjoy |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Sept 1, 2014 8:44:27 GMT
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Post by HRHpenfold on Sept 1, 2014 8:48:39 GMT
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Post by HRHpenfold on Sept 1, 2014 9:56:13 GMT
Longest sidestand I've ever seen! The sidestand is the same as the one fitted to the convert, as the convert can't be left in gear to stop it rolling down hill, then it's fitted with a rear brake linked to the sidestand,  of course the cali T3 has gears, so the brake is not fitted, it clamps on the rear caliper,  |
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Post by teejayexc on Sept 1, 2014 17:41:13 GMT
Ffs, stop it with all the bike purchases you tart!
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Nice find Ian.
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