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Fred Gassit
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Beautiful. My old 850T bitsa had been fitted with Le Mans alloys, so loving your spoked wheels.
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chrisshrops
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very smart well done fella
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Oldrat
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Thats a really lovely job there. I do like that
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1976 "Zagato" Gootsi cafe racer
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Stomp944
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Thanks for the feedback!
Nothing new to report, except that it still starts easily and rides great. I've put a few hundred more miles on it and enjoy it whether I'm riding or just staring at it in the garage. As you might imagine, however, looking for another project now...... |
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Sean
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wrnkley
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Lovely...well done that man.
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Kriegmob
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Love that bike ๐
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italianmotor
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Very nice job.
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Guzzi lover doing my own thing: http://www.italianmotormagazine.com
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Stomp944
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oh, and I see now in an early post on this build that I referred to the side covers as 'aftermarket'. in fact they are stock covers on stock boxes. a PO cut them back along the vent line so that they fit nicely in the triangle of the frame. took me a while to realize this since they were chromed when I got it. after paint I fitted new badges and lock mechanisms. turned out as a good visual element for this build.
there are more stock (but modified) pieces on this bike than maybe assumed at first glance besides the tank and side covers (front and rear fenders for example). again, I tried to only molest stuff that was already molested.... |
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Sean
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johnno
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That's a class act
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1100 sport corsa , Yam R1, guzzi 650tt rider
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Stomp944
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cheers, all! this was a fairly big test for my first project rebuild. learned a lot and appreciated the help and encouragement from folks on this and other forums.
yes, lots of background in reverse chronology on my blog; although it may be a little dry and boring and full of angst for some... short answer on tank was the PO (or PO before him) unsuccessfully pounded it in with a hammer. I actually liked the knee dishing and asked my painter to do something with it. he dreaded the prospect but we were both happy with the outcome. it may not be immediately obvious that I moved the original stock tank badge up above the 'line' and slightly forward as well (to my eye, it balances out the large space better this way); I had to strip and repaint the badges by hand too. and, the cap is sourced from an auto parts store since the PO had also cut off the stock cap mounting tab. I notched the filler and include a rubber donut under the cap to get it to 'lock' into place. that seat was a bear; eventually bought the fabric and sewed it from scratch myself. Edited by Stomp944 - 30 Mar 2017 at 17:25 |
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Sean
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Dukedesmo
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Nice.
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Le Mans 2
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Barry
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Full build thread on this forum! And the first post in that thread contains a link to his build blog, with even more detail: http://850tcafe.blogspot.com/ (o: |
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jmee54
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Beautifully understated. I love the tank, who did that?
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Barry
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+1 on the Very Nice. Lovely job!
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Roadrunner
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Very nice๐
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