Here we go again - SP3 makeover - freshen up.

Only Italians would use Black leads to positive on that battery.. Pic 1

So added Red tape to all positive leads.. Pic 2

This maybe just a little thing but could save a lot of head scratching at a later date... ;)


The extra fixing points on MOTOBATT batteries is a darn good idea for added accessories that require power...
 

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Some Alloy cleaning & dressing now....
B4 & after pictures..
 

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All the alloy was cleaned off with Gunk.
Wire brushed where needed.
Then I used - Rub N Buff Silver Leaf.
Applied with the tube, toothbrush & small paintbrush in pic 4
And cleaned any Run N Buff off with the engine de greaser pic 5


Yes I did the whole engine, gearbox and bevel box with the darn stuff, but makes such a difference..
 

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Cracking report but I take it that the old girl is being treated to new tyres before it is let loose on the roads, the Macadams were never that good when new and the rear looks to be from 2003, the rubber must be rock solid by now
 
Well all back together, did a 50 mile shakedown ride & the rear rack decided to drop down / back a few inches. So had to sort that & fitted a brace under the grab rail & bought the rack nearly to the back of the bike..

Piccy 1 - rack in new position
Piccy 2 - in first position
Piccy 3 rack & top box dropped back / down after 50 miles... :(
 

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More or less finished now...
Just a few wee jobs to do..
 

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Top box a bit far back ???????

Its a hepco Becker top box & it locks to one of thier racks & you have to have a bit sticking out at the back so you can get it on / off the bike...

As in the piccy

So you can't go any further forward unless you don't use thier locking mount /drill holes in it & mount directly onto bike rack.
Which I'm certainly not doing...
 

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Well Sunday I thought a Trip to West Bay in Dorsetshire was on the cards.
Got a far as the village of the Dorset steam fair at Child Okeford & the rear tyre went flat straight away, luckily I was in traffic.
It only looked like a pin hole, so got air pump out and pumped it up, that lasted about 7 mins & had to pump up again.
After about 3 pump ups I found a screw & screwed that in which then lasted asbout 15 mins.
As I was entering Salisbury I heard a great big bang but fealt nothing, so carried on. When I managed to limp home I took both panniers of & noticed a gurt split in the rear tyre.
Piccy 1

Another life gone methinks..
 

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So new tyres were in order.
Ordered 2 X Avon Road riders.
Ordered Monday am & delivered Tuesday at 8.10am.

Ordered from -
Wheel House Tyres
Coleshill Birmingham

www.WheelHouseTyres.co.uk

0121 748 00 00

No connection, just great service..
 

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Ordered a Ram mirror mount for my sat nav as it was in the way of the dashboard. Piccies 1 & 2
 

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Then as I have moved the sat Nav over I could re fit the handlebar cover that I had repaired..
 

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Hi Ash, enjoying your thread and the Spada looks great. Not sure about the rack - seems that it suffers from some basic engineering shortcomings.

I had a Spada 1 many years ago which was a brilliant bike and I wish I still had it. I always rate comfort above performance and the Spada was great for 800 mile days.
 

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When all the lights are on the volt meter is only just over 12v so anything I can do to use less power is good.
Much brighter in the dark..

Piccys and back to front
LED first, lit up
Standard 12v twin tail / brake last picture.
 

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Your knees just catch ( sometimes in my case ).
You can see where 28 yrs of knees have rubbed the top coat off, picture 2
So found some Neoprene with adhesive backing on eBay for £2 posted.. Picture 1
 

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12v power point wired direct to battery.
( fused of course )
 

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So new tyres were in order.
Ordered 2 X Avon Road riders.
Ordered Monday am & delivered Tuesday at 8.10am.

Ordered from -
Wheel House Tyres
Coleshill Birmingham

www.WheelHouseTyres.co.uk

0121 748 00 00

No connection, just great service..

That last shot showing the bike sans panniers and top box looks so good. Bet your pleased with it Ash, aside from the laughter side splitting puncture!
 
That last shot showing the bike sans panniers and top box looks so good. Bet your pleased with it Ash, aside from the laughter side splitting puncture!

Very pleased Steve.
I knew ( hoped ) it was a good un underneath the years of grime.

Just hope it's reliable, takes me to the Guzzi factory & back in early September.
Nothing more I could of done, other than a engine strip but at 35k miles it should be OK...

These old Guzzies were built properly like the early BMW's
IE thick tubes, thick paint, good components - Brembo, Bosch, Dell'Orto carbs, Koni shocks, Termignoni / Lafranconi exhausts & plenty of Stainless / Alloy / Chrome etc...

Fingers crossed... ;)
 
Headlight upgrade time...
standard Halogen bulb.
 

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