MOTOR CHAT

[kaiser]

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Any idea on the genealogy of old guzzis? For instance is the frame more or less the same frame through the range and years. Is the engine a standard unit?

Suspension seems to be an easy upgrade. Even swapping out the forks for something a bit better.

 

[epicyclo]

Bloody Guzzis. Overweight BMWs with an erection.

The electrics were actually a cunning safety device to stop the owners using them.

But they were an honest brand. How many companies would label their bikes as Lemons.

Mumble, mumble, grumble, Guzzis, mumble...

(Actually I quite liked them )

 

[kenaltobelli]

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There's a guy down here,in Ripon keeps putting bikes up for sale,
Talking Benelli and moto morino.
All brought back from the old country some real crackers
One was a 3 and a half strada with drums
The other was a Benelli copy of the Honda 500 4 cal sort of 75 vintage.
He had some others in the garage the other day but if they aren't
Rd two strokes they don't float my boat. Or cz :facepalm:

 

[RobMac]

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Where the hell is Mikee? :shock:

 

[Mr Panda]

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Klaus what year is the strada yer thinking of and even better any pics? Then we may form some useful opinions?

If it was cheap and 70s/80s I'd buy it. Any later and I probably wouldn't. But I'm like that.


One of the nicest bikes I saw was a black '76 Guzzi parked outside the pub in Chiddingstone in Kent. Bit of a roadster not a lemon, but jolly purittee .....may have a photie somehwre.

 

[RobMac]

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One of the nicest bikes I saw was a black '76 Guzzi parked outside the pub in Chiddingstone in Kent. Bit of a roadster not a lemon, but jolly purittee .....may have a photie somehwre.

Gotta be a 850T :?

 

[Jamiedyer]

My wing man back home, Johny Meyer rode an 850T

Jamie

 

[RobMac]

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Just last year I started looking on Ebay for a Jota then a 996 or 916 Duke :facepalm:
Since then I've probably blown enough cash on push bikes to have bought one of the above :?

 

[kaiser]

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Mr P it's I think mid late 80's and looks like this

And it's free.

 

[Mr Panda]

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Well if its free.......... :xmas-big-grin:

Not sure about café though - that frame may be too tall at the front. Get her home and get her clothes off and we'll have a proper gander :shock:

If you don't like it I'll have it off ya :mrgreen: