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    Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 12:20

Not quite as tidy as the piccy.

My regular ride is currently a twin cam GSA



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Very nice!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jim Mac Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 17:49
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote italianmotor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 19:55
Nice - I like T3s in standard nick, not many of them left now.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Biggles Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 09:09
Very nice
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote OldJohnboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 10:33
I don't know anything about Guzzis of yore, but that looks like 'a proper bike' to my 60 year old eyes.
Very nice indeed.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Oldrat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 14:54
Why thank you for those kind words, but as I said it's really not so nice in the flesh, it's showing it's best side in the pic.
The exhausts are rotten, the frame /starter etc are hand painted. It's covered in very odd nuts and bolts and needs plenty of TLC. Unhappy
 
However the tank and panels have been nicely repainted. Smile
 
Rivet counters health warning LOL
 
I was torn as to restoring it back to original or to convert it into something I've seen and fallen in love with.  The costs for both worked out similar but the heart won out.  The Amazon Scoro was built by Urban Motors and to my mind is the ultimate Guzzi café. 
This link takes a while to load but it allows a 360 degree view of a beautiful machine.
 
I've always thought that the need for lightness in a café compromised it's looks in one respect, I actually prefer the side panels to the empty see through frame.  With lightweight fibreglass panels this one ticks both boxes. 
 
 
 
Anyway, after I'd seen this picture of the Scoro below, research brought me to the Bike Shed and Nick Sharp's (nearly famous?) bike which is very similar.  Here's his blog
 
Sorry to upset the purists, but I've kept all the parts and think I'll most probably make use of them on a future project, most likely a proper restoration of a T3 or similar.
 
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Oldrat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 14:59
I've started a photo blog for anyone interested.  (Ah discovered the hyperlink button!).
 
Don't expect any quick progress.  This is a very long jobbie as I've got a lot on.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote italianmotor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 15:41
Oh yeah, forgot you said at the Ace Cafe you were going to build something with it. Check out John W's blog, IMHO opinion he builds the best/most original Guzzi specials in the UK currently: http://motonero.blogspot.co.uk/
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was this the bike for sale a while ago on ukgser, with a cracked rear mudguard?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote OldJohnboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 16:18
Oldrat wrote 'Sorry to upset the purists'
 
It's your bike, your money, and your time, so do what you want is what I say. Thumbs Up
 
Part of the attraction, for me, of the T3 in its original guise is that it looks like a bike I could ride without suffering from age-related joint pain! Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Ianboydsnr Ianboydsnr wrote:

was this the bike for sale a while ago on ukgser, with a cracked rear mudguard?
 
That's right Ian.  It was an itch that needed scratching.
 
Bought from Nice 'n fat from UKGSers.  It's condition actually helped me decide to Café it.  Most of the parts that need work - barrels, exhausts wheels will be replaced or upgraded.  I'm sure he made a decent cut, but I was happy with our final price. Some of these bikes are going for silly money nowadays.
 
 
 
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Originally posted by OldJohnboy OldJohnboy wrote:

Oldrat wrote 'Sorry to upset the purists'
 
It's your bike, your money, and your time, so do what you want is what I say. Thumbs Up
 
Part of the attraction, for me, of the T3 in its original guise is that it looks like a bike I could ride without suffering from age-related joint pain! Embarrassed
 
I couldn't agree more.
But the T3 is not exactly a rarity so my conscience is clear, and there are a few more years left in my knees methinks.
 
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[QUOTE=italianmotor]Oh yeah, forgot you said at the Ace Cafe you were going to build something with it. Check out John W's blog, IMHO opinion he builds the best/most original Guzzi specials in the UK currently: http://motonero.blogspot.co.uk/[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks for the link Adam Thumbs Up
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Is there really any such person as a purist? We all have our preferences, and we are each fully entitled to them.
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