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irich · #46 Post by **irich** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:12 pm

mangocrazy wrote:+2 on liking the Guzzi. They're a very honest-looking motorbike. Do a job and no messing about...

A mate of mine is after a MkII 850 Le Mans. Unfortunately I think it will be a costly exercise...

Prices have gone stupid over the last two years. I turned down a Mk 1 for 4.5K last year, they are fetching up to 9K now for a good series 1 Mk1.

D-Rider · #47 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:11 pm

Always wanted one myself .... looks as though I've missed my chance

randomsquid · #48 Post by **randomsquid** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:33 pm

irich wrote:
randomsquid wrote:Liking the Guzzi. I used to have one that was sort of not like that at all.

Bottom picture on the following link.

http://www.randomsquid1.webspace.virginmedia.com/
? I must be doing sommat wrong here.. all I'm seeing is a set of Falco pics, which is no bad thing. Nice rack though..

I bet you say that to all the girls...
If it looks like a slideshow it's the old version of the page.
If there are little thumbnails down the side then it's the bottom one.
Warning - it isn't pretty.

irich · #49 Post by **irich** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:51 am

randomsquid wrote:
irich wrote:
randomsquid wrote:Liking the Guzzi. I used to have one that was sort of not like that at all.

Bottom picture on the following link.

http://www.randomsquid1.webspace.virginmedia.com/
? I must be doing sommat wrong here.. all I'm seeing is a set of Falco pics, which is no bad thing. Nice rack though..
I bet you say that to all the girls...
If it looks like a slideshow it's the old version of the page.
If there are little thumbnails down the side then it's the bottom one.
Warning - it isn't pretty.

Thats a real Guzzi.

Restoration project? There are two guys knocking out great cafe Guzzis using old Guzzis as base bikes, Axel Brudde and Fillipo Barbacane. I'll find some images.

randomsquid · #50 Post by **randomsquid** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:54 pm

irich wrote: Thats a real Guzzi.

Restoration project?

I had a certain fondness for it

It was beyond economical repair. It was my only transport for 14 years and was more or less completely shot. Top end was past it, frame and yokes were bent, front hub was cracked, tank was creased, plastics were cracked. Bottom end and back wheel probably had some life left in them but I gave the fairing, clip-ons and rearsets away and scrapped the rest. There's being obstinate and there's being silly.

irich · #51 Post by **irich** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:35 am

Warning. may cause irrational urges to tart up old heap:

Fillipo Barbacane:

Axel Budde:

D-Rider · #52 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:19 am

Very, very tasty

#53 Post by **mangocrazy** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:53 pm

D-Rider wrote:Very, very tasty

I concur.

And I hadn't realised how LONG they are (wheelbase, that is...)

randomsquid · #54 Post by **randomsquid** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:28 pm

mangocrazy wrote:
D-Rider wrote:Very, very tasty
I concur.

And I hadn't realised how LONG they are (wheelbase, that is...)

A couple of very nice bikes even if that steering damper seems somewhat optimistic.

They are long, and low and carry their weight low down too. This makes them hugely stable and forgiving of being accidentally launched into the air or run off the road by some elderly tit in a camper van.

#55 Post by **mangocrazy** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:54 pm

Yes, I would question the need for a steering damper on a bike as inherently stable and slow-steering as a Guzzi. I see one most days parked up in Sheffield in very nice nick. Always makes me stop, look and smile.

flatlander · #56 Post by **flatlander** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:07 am

Hey squid

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-MOTO-GUZ ... 2a167e9ed1

you selling up then ?

randomsquid · #57 Post by **randomsquid** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:57 pm

Not one of mine, I don't sell them until they're utterly shagged.
Don't usually buy them until they're quite far gone...

#58 Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:52 pm

That's the V50, which is a fair bit less desirable than the Le Mans and their derivatives...

randomsquid · #59 Post by **randomsquid** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:16 pm

V50s tend to get bought by people who already have a big one.

For the wife.
Because they're cheap.
To go to work on.

They're not as durable and tend to end up rotting in sheds.

D-Rider · #60 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:53 pm

Hmmmm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-MOTO-GUZ ... 23171b722e

.... and some nice new ones ....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTO-GUZZI-V7 ... 27c09b9732

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-MOTO-GUZ ... 3a6c36b137

But this one's Very Interesting - appearing in a search for "Moto Guzzi" ..... You MUST read the description (the one headed: Item specifics - Motorcycles)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APRILLIA-SL10 ... 336b615870