72 Guzzi eldorado for sale on fleabay LMFAO

[flyingcrocodile46]

Ok who is going to snap up this bargain?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Moto-Guzzi-ELDORADO-850-GT-TW-1972-MOTO-GUZZI-ELDORADO-1000-TW-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a677cfd6eQQitemZ25084 4347758QQptZUSQ5fmotorcycles#v4-32

[nathanwhite]

Oh my.

You would certainly turn heads as you go past.

[jaffaonajappa]

you meet the most interesting folks on a Guzzi.

but that particular individual should have gone BM or HD.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I have fringe envy

[jellywrestler]

gotta admire someone having a bike for 39 years though

[HenryDorsetCase]

hell yeah. I love that fairing too.

[nudemetalz]

That is super cool !!!!!!

[Dodgyiti]

The Eldorado is a cool looking bike. I don't thing the owner has added anything to that thing.
What a mission trying to turn it back to what it was.
Imagine punting that around some NZ twisties?
I have a reasonably standard Ambo/Eldo and the front brake ain't up to much to begin with, let alone with all that lard on it...:facepalm:

Can you imagine going for aride with him? You would never be able to escape.. just eek out ahead of him only to get sucked back in with the gravitational force of the beast!
The musical horns play 'My Baby' when it should ne the theme from The Death Star:yes:

[toycollector10]

I definitely wouldn't mess with that ride, it's unique. The air horns should be playing Sinatra's "I did it my way"......

[Bald Eagle]

Someone should report him to the motorcycle gods. :sick:

[Diggers]

No room in your stable Croc? I'm possibly going to be a Guzzi owner soon. But not that one!

[flyingcrocodile46]

No room in your stable Croc? I'm possibly going to be a Guzzi owner soon. But not that one!

Mate that thing is for the sty, not the stable. Which raises the question, if you are getting a Guzzi, what are you going to store it in, or is it going to be a work bike? :innocent:.

[flyingcrocodile46]

The Eldorado is a cool looking bike. I don't thing the owner has added anything to that thing.
What a mission trying to turn it back to what it was.
Imagine punting that around some NZ twisties?
I have a reasonably standard Ambo/Eldo and the front brake ain't up to much to begin with, let alone with all that lard on it...:facepalm:

Can you imagine going for aride with him? You would never be able to escape.. just eek out ahead of him only to get sucked back in with the gravitational force of the beast!
The musical horns play 'My Baby' when it should ne the theme from The Death Star:yes:

LMAO.. such clarity of thought

[Dodgyiti]

Yeah, talking of The Death Star. M Diggers is taking a trip to the dark side from which there is no return. Mr Honda will strike lightening from the heavens should he try and go back to the CB for he will be tainted, from the oily brush:shit:

[Voltaire]

Yeah, talking of The Death Star. M Diggers is taking a trip to the dark side from which there is no return. Mr Honda will strike lightening from the heavens should he try and go back to the CB for he will be tainted, from the oily brush:shit:

Dodgy tried to lure me in with a ride on a small block and a Tonti cruiser...... but I dug my toes into my slippers and pulled my flat cap firmly on.....whew.....:shutup:

[dangerous]

The Eldorado is a cool looking bike. Its the worse looking creation Guzzi ever did... this one is an improvment :no:




No room in your stable Croc? I'm possibly going to be a Guzzi owner soon. But not that one!
What ya looking at?

[shrub]

Hmmm... inspiration for my airhead.

[TLDV8]

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[caseye]

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You are going to have a Dodgyiti fella give you hugs and kisses for that! Noice bike mate.

[TLDV8]

Lucky it is not alone.

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[jellywrestler]

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Handpicked by this bunch of mucho men

[TLDV8]

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[TLDV8]

The latest, separate the axle block from the upper at the weld and machine the parts to take 20mm Showa cartridges then jig alignment and rewelding.
The cartridge tube was shortened so internal Wirth progressive springs could be used.

[caseye]

The latest, separate the axle block from the upper at the weld and machine the parts to take 20mm Showa cartridges then jig alignment and rewelding.
The cartridge tube was shortened so internal Wirth progressive springs could be used.

YoU sIR, ARE A bLOODY gENIE aRSE! that is exquisite work, I hope it all works exactly as desired.
Heard from that odgy guy yet?
Yes, I've had a rum , no just one, can't spell worth a damn.
:lol::2thumbsup

[Kickaha]

The latest, separate the axle block from the upper at the weld and machine the parts to take 20mm Showa cartridges then jig alignment and rewelding.
The cartridge tube was shortened so internal Wirth progressive springs could be used.

Very interesting, I have a set of 1955 BSA A10 forks which I'm wondering what to do with, they have no damper rod at all from factory and a cartridge conversion is something I'd be interested in but was quoted about 2.5k

I have read about people doing this but I haven't seen pictures before

[TLDV8]

Very interesting, I have a set of 1955 BSA A10 forks which I'm wondering what to do with, they have no damper rod at all from factory and a cartridge conversion is something I'd be interested in but was quoted about 2.5k

I have read about people doing this but I haven't seen pictures before

These Moto Guzzi forks seem to follow many older designs including from Brit bikes.
There is a hole in the stanchion tube that allows flow into the cavity between the top fixed bush and the one on the end of the stanchion, that small hole giving some damping.
The internal spike (that I cut off) at the bottom has a slight taper and close fit in the lower bush retainer to act as some form of hydraulic restrictor at full travel. (I opened its ID as far as possible for the 22.5 mm OD cartridge body from a 1997 VFR750 and hope there will be no oil flow restriction (OD to ID)

The main consideration is the ID of the stanchion (27 mm ID on these 35mm OD fork stanchions) to get the cartridge in there, these ones with the stock shim bodies are known to have a flow restrictions at the ports so can be harsh on big hits but should be OK on this old tourer)

What is common on older Brit bike forks is the Eddie Dow type mod that gives some damping, the rod attaching to the top fork nut.

[Kickaha]

These Moto Guzzi forks seem to follow many older designs including from Brit bikes.
There is a hole in the stanchion tube that allows flow into the cavity between the top fixed bush and the one on the end of the stanchion, that small hole giving some damping.
The internal spike (that I cut off) at the bottom has a slight taper and close fit in the lower bush retainer to act as some form of hydraulic restrictor at full travel. (I opened its ID as far as possible for the 22.5 mm OD cartridge body from a 1997 VFR750 and hope there will be no oil flow restriction (OD to ID)

The main consideration is the ID of the stanchion (27 mm ID on these 35mm OD fork stanchions) to get the cartridge in there, these ones with the stock shim bodies are known to have a flow restrictions at the ports so can be harsh on big hits but should be OK on this old tourer)

What is common on older Brit bike forks is the Eddie Dow type mod that gives some damping, the rod attaching to the top fork nut.

They sound exactly how the A10 fork is internally

I've looked at the Eddie Dow damper rods, but I want something better

This is what I was told about fitting cartridges to them

"FRONT FORKS Cartridge kits are not an option because the internal bore size of the tubes is too small and even if we could squeeze some in there would be a massive change in oil level from full open to full closed position. This also means very high velocity for the oil and this incites cavitation very very quickly. To even have a hope of working properly the tube i.d needs to be a minimum of around 34mm. Believe me we have a lot of data and hardcore experience re same"

[TLDV8]

The forks worked nicely.
On to the next mod, Tri-Spark introduced a new ignition for the later model Moto Guzzi's with the twin point distributor.
That distributor could be used in an earlier engine if its lower drive gear is swapped to the later unit but only if the generator has been replaced with an alternator for the needed space.

I retained the Bosch generator (rebuilt) but want that ignition but it will not fit inside the earlier single points distributor by around 7 mm ID so only one thing to do, machine a new body so it will fit.
Hopefully finished by the week end and will retain the distributor cap, old school on the outside, digital ignition hidden for the most part.

[TLDV8]

Finished...