Bloody Moto Guzzis [Archive] - Kiwi Biker forums

Paul in NZ

14th July 2012, 20:09

Arg - feck.... I hate it when you pull the bloody rear drive after the dreaded right hand foot peg vibe of death only to find a slightly spun carrier bearing... Bummer... Specially since I ordered a replacement U/J ...

Still - its amazing how fast you can reduce a Tonti Guzzi to a pile of bits....

Its even more amazing how much you drink afterwards - bloody italian bikes, always a drama

Kickaha

14th July 2012, 20:16

bloody italian bikes, always a drama

Don't I fucking know it :weep:

tri boy

14th July 2012, 20:17

Repeat after me:
Dissasemble,
inspect,
measure,
order/repair components.

Theres a good lad. Now make us a cup of tea.

YellowDog

14th July 2012, 20:24

It's that fine line between messing around with bikes being an enjoyable hobbie OR complete stress and anxiety :mad:

paturoa

14th July 2012, 20:33

Was the hub design copied from beemers?

Paul in NZ

14th July 2012, 20:57

Was the hub design copied from beemers?

Far out - its not that bad. Its not the drive anyway its the UJ and carrier bearing

merv

14th July 2012, 21:05

Haha Paul, they call it "character". Not like my VFR750F which has that Honda character.

Paul in NZ

14th July 2012, 22:18

Ha - character eh? Well its got that in buckets. Moot comfort as I slammed my knucles into the vise sharpening the great silver steel whacking bar that removes the C3 carrier bearing

Edbear

14th July 2012, 22:30

Haha Paul, they call it "character". Not like my VFR750F which is has that Honda character.

You mean like when you just start and ride it anywhere, anytime and never contemplate doing mechanical repairs...? :zzzz:

Ha - character eh? Well its got that in buckets. Moot comfort as I slammed my knucles into the vise sharpening the great silver steel whacking bar that removes the C3 carrier bearing

Ouch! :crazy:

willytheekid

17th July 2012, 09:27

:crazy:, not nice when the buzzing sets in.

My old 95 sport had it...some nubty had reassembled the drive incorrectly. (ya really DONT want that drive to lockup)
Hope you have a copy of Guzziology mate (Great book, saved my arse and wallet a few times)

Good luck with the rebuild Paul :niceone:

Paul in NZ

17th July 2012, 09:50

Good luck with the rebuild Paul :niceone:

Thanks - I'm always pulling bits off the dratted thing yets its oddly 'reliable' if you know what i mean. However there is a lot of specialist knowledge with these things and often I end up doing things twice... Guzziology is a work of folk art - every home should have one I reckon.

HenryDorsetCase

17th July 2012, 09:51

It's that fine line between messing around with bikes being an enjoyable hobbie OR complete stress and anxiety :mad:

the difference in my experience is whether you need the thing back on the road to get you to work or not. If not, Ah well, I'll sort it when the bits arrive. If so: stress and anxiety (not with Guzzis: bikes generally)

Voltaire

17th July 2012, 10:40

the difference in my experience is whether you need the thing back on the road to get you to work or not. If not, Ah well, I'll sort it when the bits arrive. If so: stress and anxiety (not with Guzzis: bikes generally)

True, I ride a 29 year old BMW as a daily rider and the interesting bikes sit in the shed.....
There is not equivalent of Guzziology for BMW as they got it right first time...:lol: They are j after all just a v twin copy of a beemer...... with a weird clutch.

Paul in NZ

17th July 2012, 10:53

True, I ride a 29 year old BMW as a daily rider and the interesting bikes sit in the shed.....
There is not equivalent of Guzziology for BMW as they got it right first time...:lol: They are j after all just a v twin copy of a beemer...... with a weird clutch.

Oooooohhh.... Nasty....

Yes - there is a constant paranoia riding classic bikes. Whats that noise, I'm sure it wasnt that loud last time, fuck this why don't I get a honda, shit this things going good - I wonder whats wrong with it?, when did I change the oil, whats that???, have I got my cell phone?

nudemetalz

17th July 2012, 12:55

Paul in NZ

17th July 2012, 13:07

Easier to get a new one????

Ixion

17th July 2012, 13:42

I'm trying to fix the stripped odometer in mine at the moment....why do they make it out of crappy plastic ??

Why is some of the engineering on a Guzzi pure genius while others is WTF were they thinking?
Is that an Italian way of "teez characto-inductiono into zee modobyke..." ?

It is because all Italian designers go down to the trattoria for lunch. There they drink wine. Much wine. After drinking much wine, the world looks a good place, and then they go back to work

So, the WTF engineering is what they do in the mornings, sober hungover and miserable. The engineering of genius is what they do after lunch, inspired.

It is not just Moto Buzzies. Alfa Romeo have the same characteristic, no doubt for the same reason. I believe that Lancia engineers often had to be taken back to the design office in wheelbarrows.

Paul in NZ

17th July 2012, 13:45

I believe that Lancia engineers often had to be taken back to the design office in wheelbarrows.

Why does that really make me want to own a Lancia?

Voltaire

17th July 2012, 14:09

Oooooohhh.... Nasty....

Yes - there is a constant paranoia riding classic bikes. Whats that noise, I'm sure it wasnt that loud last time, fuck this why don't I get a honda, shit this things going good - I wonder whats wrong with it?, when did I change the oil, whats that???, have I got my cell phone?

just joshing.....My Ducati is form over function with a 16 litre tank and a thin narrow seat..... oddly despite its orchestra of odd noises has never left me stranded...:msn-wink:

I went to Italy to visit a process cooler factory and the workers all went down the road to a large cafe for lunch....lots of pasta..didn't see any wine....
The Sales bloke took us down to a Trattoria where we knocked back a bit and a wheelbarrow would have been better than the walk back......think we signed off that all was good

ducatilover

17th July 2012, 16:24

Why does that really make me want to own a Lancia?
Because it'll make your Guzzi look reliable?
Now I want a Lancia.
Fulvia for me thanks :2thumbsup

Kickaha

17th July 2012, 18:40

Now I want a Lancia.
Fulvia for me thanks :2thumbsup

Only one I ever fancied was a Delta S4

HenryDorsetCase

17th July 2012, 19:35

Only one I ever fancied was a Delta S4

I had a picture of a Stratos on my wall from Wheels magazine when I was a kid.

willytheekid

17th July 2012, 19:54

ducatilover

17th July 2012, 22:16

Only one I ever fancied was a Delta S4
I'd take an 037 if we're being greedy. Was having a dribble on a replica 037 and Stratos this weekend at the daybreaker :2thumbsup

nudemetalz

17th July 2012, 22:46

I'd take an 037 if we're being greedy. Was having a dribble on a replica 037 and Stratos this weekend at the daybreaker :2thumbsup

The Stratos had the same V6 as the Ferrari Dino IIRC ..
Remember as a kid seeing one of those racing in NZ at the world rally champs. What a noise !!

Anyway, back to Guzzi's....the price for a new one, Paul, is horrendous !!! Plus a second hand one is unobtainable. So looking to adapt a Duc one.
Mr WOF dude is saying after 4 years of the same kms reading on speedo, it's starting to look a little suss and I really should get it repaired.... :nono:

and Willy.......as nice as the VFR is, won't be too long before the Eyetalia bug is hitting you for good.....
It never leaves, despite your best methods too.

Paul in NZ

18th July 2012, 07:45

You want to ask on one of the Septic Guzzi boards, someone will have one.

What part is it exactly?

nudemetalz

18th July 2012, 10:36

You want to ask on one of the Septic Guzzi boards, someone will have one.

What part is it exactly?

It's the plastic worm drive for the odometer of the Veglia Borletti speedo.
Well known in the V11 fraternity for failing.
Had a good look around the world to no avail.
A lot of people use bicycle odometers instead.

Paul in NZ

18th July 2012, 11:40

It's the plastic worm drive for the odometer of the Veglia Borletti speedo.
Well known in the V11 fraternity for failing.
Had a good look around the world to no avail.
A lot of people use bicycle odometers instead.

Ah! Bummer, whats a new one cost.

nudemetalz

18th July 2012, 12:14

Ah! Bummer, whats a new one cost.

Mr Kelly said he could do one for around $600 !! :eek5: ,...that is if I can get one...
Hmm,...as the rest of the speedo (speed and trip) still functions fine,...I can't quite justify that.
So gonna try a Ducati one for $100 and a bit of DIY....
Will probably break both and end up buying that new one anyway...lol

GrayWolf

18th July 2012, 14:12

The Stratos had the same V6 as the Ferrari Dino IIRC ..
Remember as a kid seeing one of those racing in NZ at the world rally champs. What a noise !!

and Willy.......as nice as the VFR is, won't be too long before the Eyetalia bug is hitting you for good.....
It never leaves, despite your best methods too.

Yup I had a Strada and a Cali 1100 in the 90's.. they do indeed get under your skin. The FIX? Buy an MT-01, but otherwise the new Breva Sport 4v head looks a nice wee tool.

ducatilover

18th July 2012, 16:27

Bikemad

19th July 2012, 17:31

Mr Kelly said he could do one for around $600 !! :eek5: ,...that is if I can get one...
Hmm,...as the rest of the speedo (speed and trip) still functions fine,...I can't quite justify that.
So gonna try a Ducati one for $100 and a bit of DIY....
Will probably break both and end up buying that new one anyway...lol

$600......holy s@#t........i got a whole new veglia speedo for my MK3 from stein dinse australia for $400 delivered........

Voltaire

19th July 2012, 18:23

$600......holy s@#t........i got a whole new veglia speedo for my MK3 from stein dinse australia for $400 delivered........

Fixed that shaft seal yet.....:lol:

Bikemad

19th July 2012, 20:16

Fixed that shaft seal yet.....:lol:

ummm.....no..........but good news............got the MK3 in the lounge now so it's gonna happen.............it won't happen overnight..........but it will happen........eh Rach
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dangerous

19th July 2012, 20:34

I'm trying to fix the stripped odometer in mine at the moment....why do they make it out of crappy plasticodd, which end at the drive?

True, I ride a 29 year old BMW just for you... pictures 1 and 2

Thanks - I'm always pulling bits off the dratted thing yets its oddly 'reliable' if you know what i mean..OHHH yeah, I do... ohh look theres me rod n piston photo 4

My old 95 sport had it..AYE WHAT... you flicked the sport on? you will be back rest my word on it, must say tho ya have the best VFR ever built, but FFS get rid of that pipe, had me one in Brissie, dyno jetted etc and faster than fuck... but you will get over it and be back, why did ya sell? mine photo 3

Don't I fucking know it :weep:Still not sorted?

Its even more amazing how much you drink afterwards and before and during, all helps...

willytheekid

19th July 2012, 21:10

AYE WHAT... you flicked the sport on? you will be back rest my word on it, must say tho ya have the best VFR ever built, but FFS get rid of that pipe, had me one in Brissie, dyno jetted etc and faster than fuck... but you will get over it and be back, why did ya sell?.

Gidday mate ;)

Yeah...bummer ay :weep:...I just couldn't ride her with the shattered shoulder from the 4x4 hitting me last winter (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/139166-Sideswiped-off-the-highway-by-a-4x4)
The shoulder is still screwed! (I need surgery, but I'm a big chicken & scared of hospitals lol), So I had to sell my PhatGirl (But I found a good home for her tho...Guzzi nut & KB member -horace)
I ended up getting a....cruiser:crazy:...to help with the rehab (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/148313-Meet-MAC-My-parts-arrived-and-I-ve-just-finished-him-today)...a great bike, well made etc...but just not me :oi-grr: (I was wearing it out in the corners lol)
Hence the new VFR (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/151286-The-new-ride-PhatGirl-s-replacement!-%28thanks-to-caseye-amp-Rob%29)...I love it!(always wanted a 94-97) , great all rounder and the shoulder doesn't hurt due to the light weight and comfy seat position :eek:

But your dead right...I will always have the Guzzi bug;)...I WILL get another one day

love the pipe on your one...but Im actually enjoying the quiet after the Guzzi & cruiser:lol:...and the sound of those gear driven cams & V4 intact :drool:...but the mild steel headers etc on mine are pritty badly rusted, so I'm already looking for a nice stainless replacement...next year tho, we just had another baby, Girl this time- "Winter Rose"...5 weeks old and gorgeous, so the savings are a bit low presently

Always good to hear from ya D, Hope you and the family are doing well mate :niceone: (and that sexy Guzzi of yours is still flying!;))

-Willy

PS: Sorry for large reply in ya thread Paul...not hijacking mate ;)

idb

19th July 2012, 22:00

The Italians have been turning riders into mechanics for a century.

Voltaire

19th July 2012, 22:08

The Italians have been turning riders into mechanics for a century.

Thanks Italy, I would hate to own a bike I could not spanner on.:2thumbsup

BMWST?

20th July 2012, 23:14

Thanks Italy, I would hate to own a bike I could not spanner on.:2thumbsup

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Paul in NZ

29th July 2012, 20:51

Well it lives again.... End of the street and back.

Shes looking a bit ropey but just as I was about to strip it for a full on paint and sort out Vicki reminded me of all the other projects I have on, its only half buggered and whats the point in having it flash as when it get hurled down gravel roads, ridden in all weathers and parked in muddy fields at rallys etc.

Now - just got to get it running properly, wof, rego (shudder) and finally sor out those period Givi pannier mounts.....

sigh.......

nudemetalz

29th July 2012, 21:52

Good stuff, Paul...do show us a pic or two please..

Paul in NZ

30th July 2012, 07:49

Good stuff, Paul...do show us a pic or two please..

Meh - its filthy and bug ugly at the moment... I'm fed up with it today..... I think I need to take it on a good long test ride to feel the love again ;-)

dangerous

30th July 2012, 18:12

Meh - its filthy and bug ugly at the moment... I'm fed up with it today..... I think I need to take it on a good long test ride to feel the love again ;-)
brand newwwwwwwwwwwwwww bedroom n shit for you right here Paul, any time you want.

Dodgyiti

4th August 2012, 15:07

If you fix it up too much Paul then you won't wanna use it.

nudemetalz

4th August 2012, 16:26

Bloody Moto Guzzi !!!:mad:

Got my speedo back from the fixers. Put it back together and now find that yes the odometer does work as I requested but now the speedo only reads a third to half of what it normally should..
GRRRR :mad: :mad: :mad: !!

So pulled the dash apart numerous times trying to figure out if I had assembled something incorrectly. The speedo cable seems to be okay, ..so assuming it's something the repair shop did.

Here's a question,..if the gear that runs the odometer runs slow,..will that cause the speedo to run slow? My impression is that the odometer runs off the speedo not the other way around.

Paul in NZ

4th August 2012, 18:18

I'd have thought the speedo was magnetic and indepentant of the odo???

Paul in NZ

4th August 2012, 18:19

If you fix it up too much Paul then you won't wanna use it.

Aint happening (yet).... Pannier fitting at the moment - oh and the battery is poked....

nudemetalz

4th August 2012, 20:09

I'd have thought the speedo was magnetic and indepentant of the odo???

That's exactly what I thought.

Dodgyiti

4th August 2012, 23:08

pete376403

5th August 2012, 21:25

I'd have thought the speedo was magnetic and indepentant of the odo???

Not if it's a Smiths or Jaeger chronometric. (If Guzzis ever used those)

Paul in NZ

6th August 2012, 07:58

Not if it's a Smiths or Jaeger chronometric. (If Guzzis ever used those)

No - Veglias (vagueliars) are the go...

Edbear

6th August 2012, 09:22

Aint happening (yet).... Pannier fitting at the moment - oh and the battery is poked....

Did someone call...? :whistle:

Paul in NZ

6th August 2012, 09:26

Voltaire

6th August 2012, 09:26

Did someone call...? :whistle:

do Shorai make a lightweight drive train too???:killingme

Edbear

6th August 2012, 09:30

Yeah but a flash 30ah battery costs about what the bikes worth Ed...... Yes - it might be 'worth it' but couple it up with the other costs of recommissioning and registering it and I'd be better off setting fire to it in the back yard.

Expensive business old italian bikes....

Yeah, understand. Still, who knows eh?

do Shorai make a lightweight drive train too???:killingme

Can make the whole bike lighter by about 5kg...;)

James Deuce

6th August 2012, 09:41

It weighs 500kg. Wouldn't notice 5kg.

Paul in NZ

6th August 2012, 09:58

Yes - but only a real cad would ever accuse a gracious Italian lady of being fat Jim.... (but this one is definitely been eating too much pasta)

I was wheeling the beast around the shed thinking fark this things a lump.... Pumping up the tyres helped that a bit :mad:... I have been for a few quick spins between refettling and I think the front springs are now way too stiff without the clipons putting weight up front. Should be OK with luggage though.

I'll finish the recommissioning and see if I fall back in love but so far shes running really nice...

Paul in NZ

6th August 2012, 10:02

I fitted a set of Hepco Becker hard bags to my Mk2 last week, got them off a 1000SP I bought a while ago and they are the best period luggage I have come across so far (even better than 70's and 80's BMW ones). Also robbed the seat/tank/top clamp and bars off it to make a very comfy LeMans tourer, may even ride it to the rally.

Be keen to see that - post up a picture...

If I was going to change stuff I'd be sticking a V7 Sport seat / guard on it and pulling all the fairings. Hey - if I win Lotto I still might...

nudemetalz

6th August 2012, 10:32

Back to my bloody Moto Guzzi problem...

Talked to the ChCh repairers today..
They said to do an odo test (I can calibrate it with a point to point on the GPz400) and go from there.
Reckon the pointer might be calibrated incorrectly as it runs independent of the odo.
The odo is gear driven (what sheared originally) from the pointer.

I've checked to ensure that the cable isn't slipping as it locks into the bevel okay.

Fun stuff :wacko:

Yes - but only a real cad would ever accuse a gracious Italian lady of being fat Jim.... (but this one is definitely been eating too much pasta)

I was wheeling the beast around the shed thinking fark this things a lump.... Pumping up the tyres helped that a bit :mad:... I have been for a few quick spins between refettling and I think the front springs are now way too stiff without the clipons putting weight up front. Should be OK with luggage though.

...

You know wheeling a Guzzi around the shed and expecting it to be a lightweight,...sheez Paul,..you in another world??

James Deuce

6th August 2012, 13:35

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271031021321#ht_1081wt_1378

Paul in NZ

6th August 2012, 13:43

That is one sexy Moto Guzzi that I really wouldn't mind pushing around the garage...

Its got to be worth that - just finding / buying all the bits these days would take forever and cost a fortune.

James Deuce

6th August 2012, 13:55

Paul in NZ

6th August 2012, 15:16

Not even the Chinese have managed to rip Guzzi-ness off.

To be fair they probably couldn't lower their production standards enough...

(just kidding)

Don't get me wrong - brilliant bikes but somedays....... oooohhhh you just want to give it a smack...

nudemetalz

6th August 2012, 15:42

Ain't that the truth....

I love my machine and at the same time get bloody frustrated and annoyed :mad: with it.

I wonder why it is so easy to do the tappets but they make you use an 11mm spanner for the screw and locknut...
I wonder why they make the oil filter cover easy to get at on the sump and then make the oil filter nigh impossible to get at.
I wonder why they make the dipstick out of black plastic so it's very easy to cross thread as you're ghholding the bike upright with the other hand while trying desperately to get an accurate reading of oil level.
I wonder why they put a steering damper on a machine that you have to turn in yourself and has quite heavy steering.
I wonder why they make a beautifully shaped tank and then make it out of plastic so my magnetic tankbag is useless.
I wonder why they didn't put a groove in the gearlever shaft so when it came loose the whole thing slid off (while between 2 gears so I lost forward mementum while going up a hill......)
I wonder why they have a rear shock on the back that has an easily accessed rebound adjustment and you have to practically tear the whole bike apart to get at the threaded collards for the preload.

Just thought I'd give you a little insight into my ownership.
I love the V11 Sport !!!

dangerous

6th August 2012, 18:32

I knew I could inject some positive Moto Guzzi-ness into this thread.

They're a unique brand with a unique heritage and a unique appeal. Very rare these days. Not even the Chinese have managed to rip Guzzi-ness off.
ohhhhhhh yeah and that link that bike is farking awesome man...

To be fair they probably couldn't lower their production standards enough...

(just kidding)
HAHA... no ya not :brick:

I wonder why it is so easy to do the tappets but they make you use an 11mm spanner for the screw and locknut...
I wonder why they make the oil filter cover easy to get at on the sump and then make the oil filter nigh impossible to get at.
I wonder why they make the dipstick out of black plastic so it's very easy to cross thread as you're ghholding the bike upright with the other hand while trying desperately to get an accurate reading of oil level.
I wonder why they put a steering damper on a machine that you have to turn in yourself and has quite heavy steering.
I wonder why they make a beautifully shaped tank and then make it out of plastic so my magnetic tankbag is useless.
I wonder why they didn't put a groove in the gearlever shaft so when it came loose the whole thing slid off (while between 2 gears so I lost forward mementum while going up a hill......)
I wonder why they have a rear shock on the back that has an easily accessed rebound adjustment and you have to practically tear the whole bike apart to get at the threaded collards for the preload.

Just thought I'd give you a little insight into my ownership.
I love the V11 Sport !!!AMEN man...
btw do you no have the MG filter tool?

nudemetalz

6th August 2012, 19:03

AMEN man...
btw do you no have the MG filter tool?

Nah,..I take off the whole sump and clean the metal gauze filter at the same time. Then just use my car one on it. But jeez,..not a quick job !!

dangerous

6th August 2012, 19:31

Nah,..I take off the whole sump and clean the metal gauze filter at the same time. Then just use my car one on it. But jeez,..not a quick job !!
man... years back when I got my 1100i sport the local MG dealer wanted $350 for a filter tool, this fucked me off big time so I rang the Brisbane MG dealer and $35 later it was on the way...
use it to undo the large filter nut then turn it over and it slots on up over the filter... fark taking the sump off bet ya never found shit in the gause?

nudemetalz

6th August 2012, 20:21

You're right, I never do,..but there will be the one time I decide not to do it,..and that will be the time it has crap in it !!

Paul in NZ

7th August 2012, 14:06

You're right, I never do,..but there will be the one time I decide not to do it,..and that will be the time it has crap in it !!

Harden up mate - the traditional Guzzi filter is in the sump and the sump must be removed to get to it... Its a bitch but.... Thats life...

nudemetalz

7th August 2012, 15:48

Harden up mate - the traditional Guzzi filter is in the sump and the sump must be removed to get to it... Its a bitch but.... Thats life...

Hey, I'm the one who does remove the sump...it's that other DD fullah that dunt....... :innocent:

dangerous

7th August 2012, 19:16

Hey, I'm the one who does remove the sump...it's that other DD fullah that dunt....... :innocent:

well I did once, cos the farking Iti's decided to make a filter from tin foil and my spanky wanky tool tore it apart... ohhhhhhh guts

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clean as a clean thing so why would ya bother to check the gause thing :sweatdrop

nudemetalz

13th August 2012, 08:56

Got the speedo all fixed now.
Problem was the nylon gear was falling off the back of the speedo into the beval box and only just making contact with the bevel drive for the cable. Hence the up to 30km/h and no more issue.
Took me a bit to figure that out after stripping down both ends of the cable and numerous testing,..plus completely stuffing one gear !!

Paul in NZ

13th August 2012, 09:04

Good job mate....

The Mk2's back on her pins as well, the panniers etc look great on the old bus. (well they look like crappy old huge panniers but I can dream)

Dodgyiti

13th August 2012, 10:49

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=268092&d=1344809423

nudemetalz

13th August 2012, 11:15

What a beast !!!
Looks ready for the highway :)

Paul in NZ

13th August 2012, 11:38

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=268092&d=1344809423

Looks like you put a whole lot of different Guzzis in a box an shook it all up and something useful dropped out.... Love the wheels.... Objects of desire and beauty ....

I'll take a piccy soon ish...

dangerous

13th August 2012, 19:07

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... fark ya's I feel all left out so between the rain and... rain...
NOT tha bloody orange thing either ya pack a pricks :facepalm:

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nudemetalz

15th August 2012, 11:32

You guys read this?

About a guy how acquires a 1973 V7 Sport.
Great story, well worth the read !!

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0911_1973_moto_guzzi_v7_sport/viewall.html

willytheekid

15th August 2012, 11:49

Looks like you put a whole lot of different Guzzis in a box an shook it all up and something useful dropped out...

Do you work for the Guzzi development team??...cos that just described alot of there work :laugh:

nudemetalz

15th August 2012, 12:12

Do you work for the Guzzi development team??...cos that just described alot of there work :laugh:

"Mix and Match" is the design philosophy for Moto Guzzi R & D......
Even the MGS-01 has a Daytona-based engine and a V11 6-speed gearbox.....

That's what I love about them. They don't often know if it will work okay or not,..they just hope for the best !!! :laugh:

willytheekid

15th August 2012, 12:16

"Mix and Match" is the design philosophy for Moto Guzzi R & D......
Even the MGS-01 has a Daytona-based engine and a V11 6-speed gearbox.....

That's what I love about them. They don't often know if it will work okay or not,..they just hope for the best !!! :laugh:

Yup its the standard guzzi rule...If it aint broke...don't try to fix it! :laugh:

MGS-01 :drool:...soooo want one! (My lotto bike!...I don't care how much it would cost to get road legal...I'd do it!)

Take care mate :msn-wink: (great to hear big red is all fixed)

Paul in NZ

15th August 2012, 12:22

Yup its the standard guzzi rule...If it broke...don't try to fix it! :laugh:

And if it is broke - pretend it isnt until your clever customers figure out how to fix it.... :shit:

nudemetalz

15th August 2012, 12:56

And if it is broke - pretend it isnt until your clever customers figure out how to fix it.... :shit:

Like my effing speedo !!!!! :angry2:
Ducati came to the rescue though ...:facepalm:

Thanks, Willy. When I ride down to the SI in Nov,..shall drop in for sure !!

willytheekid

15th August 2012, 13:18

Thanks, Willy. When I ride down to the SI in Nov,..shall drop in for sure !!

:niceone: look forward to seeing ya...I will have my tools at the ready :laugh:

...speaking of which(and seeing as your doing some work on your beauty), did you take my advice in regards using "Dielectric grease" on all your electrical connections & joints etc?...its the best thing I ever did to ol "Phat Girl", 3 heavy southern winters and she didn't miss a beat! (Used to have the usual guzzi sparky problems...dash etc doing "odd" things in heavy rain :blink:)

Give it a try :msn-wink:...you may be amazed at the results (time consuming job getting every plug, bulb and joint etc...but really worth it!)

Take care mate

And Paul...POST SOME PICS!!! :eek:

nudemetalz

15th August 2012, 13:43

No I must do that. Thanks for reminding me :)

dangerous

15th August 2012, 18:44

When I ride down to the SI in Nov,..yeah? whats the event, need a bed?

You guys read this?

About a guy how acquires a 1973 V7 Sport.
Great story, well worth the read !!

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0911_1973_moto_guzzi_v7_sport/viewall.htmlhalf way through it (little shit head shower time) and cool story and I love the bike.

"Mix and Match" is the design philosophy for Moto Guzzi R & D......no no, the Guzzi bargin bin... bit from that one bit from the other one, etc and BINGO a one of V11

scumdog

15th August 2012, 18:59

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... fark ya's I feel all left out so between the rain and... rain...
NOT tha bloody orange thing either ya pack a pricks :facepalm:

Traffic jam at Dangerous Dungeons eh?

nudemetalz

15th August 2012, 21:10

yeah? whats the event, need a bed?

Working on going to the Magpie Rally.
Thanks, stay with me Mum, so all good. Be good to catch up for a beer though :)

scumdog

15th August 2012, 21:23

Working on going to the Magpie Rally.
Thanks, stay with me Mum, so all good. Be good to catch up for a beer though :)

Magpie Rally eh - there's some awful rough types go to that rally, them Guzzi owners is the worst...:shifty:

dangerous

16th August 2012, 05:29

Working on going to the Magpie Rally. pick us up on the way through...

Grumph

16th August 2012, 07:14

pick us up on the way through...

Bring him in here D - I knew his dad.

nudemetalz

17th August 2012, 12:24

Magpie Rally eh - there's some awful rough types go to that rally, them Guzzi owners is the worst...:shifty:

Call it "The Flight of the Bumble Guzzis"......we coming down your way(ish)

And thanks, Grumph. My old man rides with me everytime I jump on the bike. His spirit is there :)

Paul in NZ

17th August 2012, 19:29

Well its dark and cold but here we are in full tour mode

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dangerous

17th August 2012, 20:10

Well its dark and cold but here we are in full tour modeThat is a nice looking seat, re done local was it? and man thats a lot a shit your carring were ya off to? I find I take less than ever these days... mind you its been a while.

Paul in NZ

20th August 2012, 09:23

That is a nice looking seat, re done local was it? and man thats a lot a shit your carring were ya off to? I find I take less than ever these days... mind you its been a while.

Yes - its a euro Dave original. If I was sensible (and rich) I'd probably slim down the front a touch but the extra height makes a big difference.

As for shit carrying. Well yes - ideally it would be a credit card and a tooth brush but we travel 2 up and this way we now have enough room to camp out... Assuming we can ever get time to go anywhere of course... But thats another story...