Every loop's got a silver lining..

I think £420 is good value for two cylinders, two pistons, two gudgeon pins and two sets of rings. Of course if the chrome didn't peel in the first place, it would be preferable!

Remember you need oval pushrod hole gaskets.

Ok, I've been putting this off but as me old mate Dave P points out, confession is good for the soul. This thread started almost two years ago when, after draining the oil on my 850GT, I discovered a sliver of chrome in the tray. It's taken a while but a couple of weeks ago I set about replacing the offending jugs, pistons and rings with the shiny Gilardoni's I bought last year from Stein Dinse. Having removed both barrels I naturally inspected them closely to determine the extent of the damage and to get an idea how much chrome I needed to excavate from the internals. Both barrels were totally unscathed and would give their successors a run for their money in the smooth unmarked shineyness stakes. At a loss for the cause of this phenomenon I did what most trained engineers do at moments like this and started to polish the not so shiney crash bars as a kind of therapy for my confused mind. During this operation, a sliver of chrome detached itself from the left hand bars and landed on the bike-bench exactly where my oil tray was sitting nearly two years ago. What was that word Dave, Twerp? You couldn't make it up.

Lost for words , now get it up and running

GSXR1100 L ,Moto Guzzi 650tt/ntx.750xpa,t5 850.1100 sport,1100 sport corsa rider

The upshot of this tale of folly is that I now have available a perfectly usable set of low mileage original 850GT cylinders with matching pistons and rings. I'm not planning to use them myself but they might get someone out of trouble.

Store them well ,worth a fortune in years to come lol

GSXR1100 L ,Moto Guzzi 650tt/ntx.750xpa,t5 850.1100 sport,1100 sport corsa rider

Just got up to speed with your tale Phil, so we both have Gillardoni kits sitting on the shelf now! Bent conrod award for Guzzis Big smile

Happy ending though.

Moto Guzzi 1970 V7 Special
Laverda 1973 GT750
Laverda 1970 SF750
Laverda 1986 RGA1000 Sprint

Seen the Feked site awhile back,looking for Lav pipes.Did you do
the barrels or DP? Will have to wait until Dave gets back from Italy, but just booked a car road trip through Andalucia with Helen for early July.

Edited by Lemsteraak - 27 May 2017 at 13:06

Moto Guzzi 1970 V7 Special
Laverda 1973 GT750
Laverda 1970 SF750
Laverda 1986 RGA1000 Sprint

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saultrader Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Gloucesterhire Status: Offline Points: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote saultrader Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2016 at 09:14
	I understand that £420 is not chicken feed even in these affluent times but having owned and ridden Laverdas for most of my adult life, a bill for such an amount is like a breath of fresh air. The delivery driver struggled to carry the box into my office, he could have carried 420 quid's worth of Laverda bits in his pocket.

jmee54 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 Nov 2014 Location: Cornwall Status: Offline Points: 512	Post Options Post Reply Quote jmee54 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2016 at 11:00
	I think £420 is good value for two cylinders, two pistons, two gudgeon pins and two sets of rings. Of course if the chrome didn't peel in the first place, it would be preferable! Remember you need oval pushrod hole gaskets.

Dave P. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2015 Location: Northants Status: Offline Points: 2289	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave P. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2016 at 11:07
	Having also received my new cylinders and pistons for the 850GT I'm keen to get on with the job.Once we've cleared the house of grandchildren,toys,bits of half eaten food and other detritus associated with the little monsters I might have chance to get on.I'll have to go now,Tom and Jerry has just started.
	TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW YOU MUST BE HONEST. 1971 V7 Special. 1972 850GT. 1970 T120 Bonnie. 2009 500 Bullet.

saultrader Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Gloucesterhire Status: Offline Points: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote saultrader Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2017 at 10:13
	Ok, I've been putting this off but as me old mate Dave P points out, confession is good for the soul. This thread started almost two years ago when, after draining the oil on my 850GT, I discovered a sliver of chrome in the tray. It's taken a while but a couple of weeks ago I set about replacing the offending jugs, pistons and rings with the shiny Gilardoni's I bought last year from Stein Dinse. Having removed both barrels I naturally inspected them closely to determine the extent of the damage and to get an idea how much chrome I needed to excavate from the internals. Both barrels were totally unscathed and would give their successors a run for their money in the smooth unmarked shineyness stakes. At a loss for the cause of this phenomenon I did what most trained engineers do at moments like this and started to polish the not so shiney crash bars as a kind of therapy for my confused mind. During this operation, a sliver of chrome detached itself from the left hand bars and landed on the bike-bench exactly where my oil tray was sitting nearly two years ago. What was that word Dave, Twerp? You couldn't make it up.

Dave P. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2015 Location: Northants Status: Offline Points: 2289	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave P. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2017 at 10:21
	Philip,you are redeemed.Hallelujah brother !!! I bet you feel so much better now. Edited by Dave P. - 19 May 2017 at 14:40
	TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW YOU MUST BE HONEST. 1971 V7 Special. 1972 850GT. 1970 T120 Bonnie. 2009 500 Bullet.

johnno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2014 Location: loughborough uk Status: Offline Points: 3249	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnno Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2017 at 11:16
	Lost for words , now get it up and running
	GSXR1100 L ,Moto Guzzi 650tt/ntx.750xpa,t5 850.1100 sport,1100 sport corsa rider

italianmotor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 May 2014 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 1963	Post Options Post Reply Quote italianmotor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2017 at 08:11
	When I found chrome in my oil, they were fine particles, but still shiny, and lots of them.
	Guzzi lover doing my own thing: http://www.italianmotormagazine.com

saultrader Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Gloucesterhire Status: Offline Points: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote saultrader Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2017 at 11:36
	The upshot of this tale of folly is that I now have available a perfectly usable set of low mileage original 850GT cylinders with matching pistons and rings. I'm not planning to use them myself but they might get someone out of trouble.

Brian UK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 13 May 2014 Location: Surrey Status: Offline Points: 8522	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian UK Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2017 at 13:05
	You now need to find some poor owner who has had the chrome peel off.
	Brian. Better 5 minutes late in this world than years early in the next.

johnno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2014 Location: loughborough uk Status: Offline Points: 3249	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnno Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2017 at 15:16
	Store them well ,worth a fortune in years to come lol
	GSXR1100 L ,Moto Guzzi 650tt/ntx.750xpa,t5 850.1100 sport,1100 sport corsa rider

Jerry atric Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Status: Offline Points: 1760	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jerry atric Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2017 at 22:37
	So there really IS a silver lining

Lemsteraak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Falcone Joined: 12 Jan 2017 Location: Tiverton ,Devon Status: Offline Points: 76	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lemsteraak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2017 at 11:54
	Just got up to speed with your tale Phil, so we both have Gillardoni kits sitting on the shelf now! Bent conrod award for Guzzis Happy ending though.
	Moto Guzzi 1970 V7 Special Laverda 1973 GT750 Laverda 1970 SF750 Laverda 1986 RGA1000 Sprint

saultrader Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Gloucesterhire Status: Offline Points: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote saultrader Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2017 at 12:47
	It's still unfinished business as I have yet to start her up, I'm fitting new silencers and fettling the carbs while she's still on the bench. I even had a plan to polish the wheel rims but it soon passed. Just to clarify Shaun, the Gilardonis are on the bike, the MG originals are on the shelf. The silencers are from an outfit called "Feked", (which well describes the originals). They appear to be really well made and look closer to the originals than other copies I've seen. I've dispensed with the cross-over pipe. I'm going to have to sell the G5, it's so bloody good that the poor old loops keep getting passed over.

Lemsteraak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Falcone Joined: 12 Jan 2017 Location: Tiverton ,Devon Status: Offline Points: 76	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lemsteraak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2017 at 12:55
	Seen the Feked site awhile back,looking for Lav pipes.Did you do the barrels or DP? Will have to wait until Dave gets back from Italy, but just booked a car road trip through Andalucia with Helen for early July. Edited by Lemsteraak - 27 May 2017 at 13:06
	Moto Guzzi 1970 V7 Special Laverda 1973 GT750 Laverda 1970 SF750 Laverda 1986 RGA1000 Sprint

saultrader Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2014 Location: Gloucesterhire Status: Offline Points: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote saultrader Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2017 at 16:42
	I did the barrels myself mainly due to logistics but also because I know Dave's quite stacked up at present, I've got plenty of stuff for him when he's less busy! Andalucia? Head for Breganze and I'll meet you there...