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I've turned into an old man...

Started by Travman, March 21, 2011, 07:27:41 PM

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ducatiz

#15
March 22, 2011, 02:09:21 PM
FYI it has a dry clutch too!
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

triangleforge

#16
March 22, 2011, 02:44:57 PM
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.

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NFJ79

#17
March 22, 2011, 03:11:05 PM
Quote from: Vindingo on March 21, 2011, 07:50:55 PM


I likey!!

Must be really easy to do valve work on the Guzzi.
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NorDog

#18
March 23, 2011, 07:50:13 AM
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.   ;)
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spolic

#19
March 23, 2011, 09:59:20 AM
I thought that this was going to be a thread about yelling at kids playing music to loud.


Very cool bike.


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DucHead

#20
March 23, 2011, 10:39:29 AM
Now that you removed that windscreen, send it back to the flying nun. 
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LA

#21
March 23, 2011, 06:40:49 PM

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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
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KRJ

#22
March 23, 2011, 08:53:41 PM


   Cafe`to the death, Strip it and Rip it. Clip on's, rear set's, and all Balls...
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ollie

#23
March 23, 2011, 11:31:17 PM Last Edit: March 24, 2011, 02:09:12 AM by ollie


old guzzi's do make pretty cool cafe racers

justinrhenry

#24
March 24, 2011, 05:03:19 AM
it's a shame windshields are so ugly because they really do make riding more comfortable. 
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Travman

#25
March 24, 2011, 02:05:46 PM
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.


Speeddog

#26
March 24, 2011, 02:47:41 PM
There's one more brake on the front, that'd be a good first upgrade.
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Travman

#27
March 24, 2011, 03:25:55 PM
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.  

ducatiz

#28
March 24, 2011, 04:13:07 PM
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.

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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Travman

#29
March 24, 2011, 06:30:30 PM
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. 
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