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What's the view on a T5 (1984)? Does the 16" front wheel spoil the Guzzi big twin handling?

I'd love a T3 with wire wheels and the round barrel engine, but the T5 is for sale locally.

 

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According to various sources,the handling is compromised but you can fit the proper size wheel in the forks.

 

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still pig ugly though.

 

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do you own a boat ??? this will make a brilliant anchor !

rule 1 get what you want .

rule 2 there is no such thing as a cheap guzzi .

rule 3 don't buy something that has problems . ( see rule 2 )

 

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ahutcheon said:

What's the view on a T5 (1984)? Does the 16" front wheel spoil the Guzzi big twin handling?

I'd love a T3 with wire wheels and the round barrel engine, but the T5 is for sale locally.

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How badly do you want a wire wheeled T3?

 

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Thanks for the advice. The ugly problem was pretty serious even before having to look for parts to fit the wheel Guzzi should have done in the first place.

I don't want a T3 badly enough to ship one to NZ, but I was rather fond of a Convert years ago and (for me) the gearbox wasn't the best part...

There's a race-converted 1000SP down the road in Invercargill (home of the World's Fastest Indian) that claims to still be road legal, but I'm not sure whether it looks lovely or horrible (pretty sure it looks uncomfortable)

 

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ahutcheon said:

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There's a race-converted 1000SP down the road in Invercargill (home of the World's Fastest Indian) that claims to still be road legal, but I'm not sure whether it looks lovely or horrible (pretty sure it looks uncomfortable)

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I think I like it and the price is looking good so far

Whilst there's a lot of scope to improve it's looks I think just replacing the seat unit would be the biggest improvement and, if I were gonna go with the cafe racer looks I'd probably replace the tank and side panels with Lemans type ones.

Andres