Personally,
i think that's the best
'my first Guzzi' to go for.
It's the same vintage as mine.
Must be one of the very last with carbs as they went to F.I. late 93 / early 94.
Quality control was fairly good at the time. deep spline clutch, paint, chrome and switchgear all acceptable.
Beware of Motoplat ignition if fitted - can be duff and hard to diagnose. Dump and replace with Dyna, as fitted to Harleys - but you may as well get the coils to match (though mine are off a Beetle
) to match. Brilliant spark compared to Rita, motoplat and some other make i cant recall. I had a Rita on mine for a while. Oh - you have to retro fit a distributor 'tower (?) for a Dyna though.
This might sound a p.i.t.a. and comperlicated - but believe me - i'm electrophobic and i got the Dyna set up dead easy and perfect timing straight off. So it must be good.
It's got the later (weird) foot brake pedal - but i suspect that's a much better set up for 'brisk change of pace and direction'. Mine is literally a pain as you've to hover your foot over the pedal to use it in a hurry.
That saddle will stick to yer arse - and the vinyl peel off when you get off.
I'd use it a while and
then get it reupholstered and covered - you'll know by then where your cheeks need support.
The panniers are the best i've ever had - like Tupperware for Bikes and very convenient.
Had mine from 5k miles to about 69k now. 13 years / though offroad for last year due to the gearbox only having 2 gears. Which sickens me.I miss it so much!
It's the second gearbox too.
first went to 36k, was serviced and i found brassy swarf in 'box oil.
As they've a bad rep for eating a spring within that costs only a couple of quid, but requires stripdown to fix
I replaced with rebuilt one from 'Reboot'.
When stripped, it wasn't the spring and no fault could be found.
wtf?
ANYhow,
i love it. would only sell it for another Guzzi. It goes (all torque!
) it stops (Brembo, cast iron crude but effective ... in the dry.
- though in sustained rain, need written notice to clear the scum off before you'll even slow down
. actually- that's probably easy to cure with a rebuild, new hose and the right pads.
oh - and it handles ridiculously well for the motorcycle equivalent of a baby elephant on sulphate.
i think mine has the 36m carbs
. does high 40's/low 50's mpg regrardless of how i ride it. I do ride it hard at times - it's never failed to perform very well - given the right .. er, input.
Check the u.j. for lube and clunks. if on the way out you'll feel a vibe through r.h. footboard. the mileage is ripe for changing one that's
not been looked after - easy to fix though - and ensure it stay healthy.
.... i'm waffling now aren't i?
See what you've done?!
i'm shutting up now.
Choose well - but get one.
