My brother and I spent the Sunday driving up to Pennsylvania and back to Virginia to look at a 1975 Moto Guzzi 850T. He is the one who needs a bike, but was undecided after riding it. I liked it a lot so I bought it. It felt great riding around the country roads in third gear. Definitely not fast by new Ducati standards, but adequate. It did well on the highway ride home. The speedo jumps around a lot so I'm not sure about my speed most of the time.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/1975_850T_01.jpg?t=1300761023)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/1975_850T_02.jpg?t=1300760908)
That windshield now resides in the darkest corner of the garage.
You can use that windshield for riot gear if the occasion ever arises...
and since you are already taking parts off
(http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200909/moto-guzzi-850t-by-w_460x0w.jpg)
I love the small case guzzis. I have a K&N filter for that 850T if you want one..
Quote from: Vindingo on March 21, 2011, 07:50:55 PM
You can use that windshield for riot gear if the occasion ever arises...
and since you are already taking parts off
(http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200909/moto-guzzi-850t-by-w_460x0w.jpg)
That's a dam good looking bike!
I love the look of the old Guzzi's.
And that one looks in fantastic condition
How many miles are on it?
Mmick
Quote from: Travman on March 21, 2011, 07:27:41 PMThe speedo jumps around a lot so I'm not sure about my speed most of the time.
Yup, they dont call those Veglia gauges "Vauge-lia" for nothing [laugh].
Very nice looking example
Travman (much improved by your screen mod too) [thumbsup] [thumbsup].
Damn. I want a Guzzi.....
Beautiful bike and nice score!! [thumbsup] [moto] [beer]
On my list of things to build is a Guzzi cafe'
that's a beautiful bike!
Now that the windshield is gone, I don't think you need to do anything more. It is perfect as it is. In other words you'll just screw it up if you try to customize it. [clap] [clap]
Looks like a great bike to cruise around on - I'm sure its fun and relaxed at the same time.
[thumbsup]
Quote from: Vindingo on March 21, 2011, 07:50:55 PM
You can use that windshield for riot gear if the occasion ever arises...
and since you are already taking parts off
(http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200909/moto-guzzi-850t-by-w_460x0w.jpg)
make this out of it asap :)
NoOOOOOOOOO [thumbsdown]
very nice looking bike.........nice score.
I like a lot of the cafe guzzi jobs, but I that one looks to be in nice shape.........I think I would leave it as is and use it for cruising around
Ditch those ape-hangers, those foam grips, sort out that questionable looking front brake, and maybe those fork seals.
I suspect some lube in the speedo cable will help a lot.
Then ride it. [beer]
If it is any consolation, I would rather have your new to you guzzi than 90% of the other bikes posted on here [thumbsup]
mitt (old too)
FYI it has a dry clutch too!
The timing of this is simply uncanny; just last night I had a dream in which I found -- buried in junk and weeds -- a Moto Guzzi. But not just any Guzzi -- a Moto Guzzi chopper!!! Full 1970s trim - lots of chrome, front wheel tall, skinny & spoked, fork raked way out, and a stair-step, diamond pleated vinyl saddle so your old lady can sit high & pretty, looking over the top of your head. A sissy bar. Ignore for the moment the part of the dream when a third cylinder appeared between the normal two -- that's probably just the burrito I had for dinner.
I now know that it was my part to have the vision, and yours to make it real. Be sure to take pictures.
Quote from: Vindingo on March 21, 2011, 07:50:55 PM
(http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200909/moto-guzzi-850t-by-w_460x0w.jpg)
I likey!!
Must be really easy to do valve work on the Guzzi.
Napoleon Dynamite: What kind of bike do you have?
Pedro: It's a sledgehammer.
Napoleon Dynamite: Dang! You got shocks, pegs... lucky! You ever take it off any sweet jumps?
Napoleon Dynamite: [Cut to Pedro jumping] You got like three feet of air that time.
Nice bike, I would want to strip it down myself.
But admit it, you NEEDED that bike. It's okay, you're among friends. We understand. ;)
I thought that this was going to be a thread about yelling at kids playing music to loud.
Very cool bike.
Riot shield. [laugh]
Now that you removed that windscreen, send it back to the flying nun.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/1975_850T_01.jpg?t=1300761023)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/1975_850T_02.jpg?t=1300760908)[/quote]
Way, Way cool bike. It has sooo so much potential. Hell, to ride it much like it is ain't bad either.
I'd love to have it. [thumbsup]
LA
Cafe`to the death, Strip it and Rip it. Clip on's, rear set's, and all Balls...
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/killagram/The%20Davida%20Guzzi/full_0305_857_ret1_KatGuzDock.jpg)
old guzzi's do make pretty cool cafe racers
it's a shame windshields are so ugly because they really do make riding more comfortable.
After I own this bike for a while I may decide to do some minor customization. The obvious direction to take is the cafe racer. However, right now I'm leaning towards something like this "roadster" style bike below. The only big changes I can see on this bike are an earlier V7 Sport style tank & seat, lower handle bars, grips, and silver frame. Besides that it appears to be a very clean stock T3.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/T3_Roadster1.jpg?t=1301000499)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/T3_Roadster2.jpg?t=1300988193)
There's one more brake on the front, that'd be a good first upgrade.
You are right about that and a second disk up front is definitely on my to do list . The bike above is a 850-T3 which I believe stands for triple disks. Mine bike is a simple 850T which has only a single disk up front and a drum in the rear. AFAIK, the only differences between the T and the T3 are the brakes.
The T3 has a funky brake design. The foot pedal (rear brake) circuit controls the right front caliper and the rear. Hand master controls the left.
Sort of an early attempt at enhanced braking.
I've heard about the linked brakes on some Guzzi's. Sounds like a lot of people find a way to unlink them and go with a more traditional braking system.
Quote from: Travman on March 24, 2011, 02:05:46 PM
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/T3_Roadster2.jpg?t=1300988193)
I started to write words about how beautiful that is... but in the end I decided to just go the drool... [drool] [drool]
I know and the reason I posted it was because it really isn't a very complicated bike to build. It is just a very clean looking Guzzi with great details.
Nice Trav!
It will be a sweet cafe for sure!
Quote from: ungeheuer on March 25, 2011, 03:42:51 AM
I started to write words about how beautiful that is... but in the end I decided to just go the drool... [drool] [drool]
I'll second that.. [thumbsup]
But those alloy rims... [bow_down] takes me back to my youth... :'(
You see theres nowt wrong with being an old man... [moto]
[coffee]
Old man?
Sounds like you got a hardon REAL FAST for that bike.
Old man my ass.
There is no source for the V7 Sport style tank shown on the bike above. So recreating a bike similar to that one might not be as easy as I thought.
Quote from: Travman on March 27, 2011, 08:33:50 AM
There is no source for the V7 Sport style tank shown on the bike above. So recreating a bike similar to that one might not be as easy as I thought.
Find an old school motor head that can suck (collapse) your existing tank into something like in the cafe racer...
mitt
Travman -- have you contacted Powersports Outlet (used to be Encore Performance) here in Prescott, AZ? I don't know if he's still got 'em, but they were fabricating their own tanks out of aluminum until a few years ago; this bike's been in the shop at their first location for as long as I've been in town, and the concrete tank form is still there. I know they've also got a pretty amazing Guzzi boneyard & dusty storeroom full of old parts at that location.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4524347266_51bced3c02_b.jpg)
Contact info is here: http://www.epfguzzi.com/ (http://www.epfguzzi.com/) - see if you can get Jim Knaup on the phone; he's the owner and knows better than anyone what's in his hoard at the old location. Matt Kellerman, who'll probably answer the phone, is the shop manager (and very fast racer) and will be far more familiar with the inventory at the new shop.