what would be the cheapest guzzi

[ChasF]

I have a 1979 le mans 2 which I bought secondhand in 1980. It was 10 months old with 1300 miles on it. On a day trip out with some mates one of them managed to rear end me at speed ruining the back wheel and then some 10 miles down the road I hit some sheep which had broken out of their field. The bike got fixed up and 60k later is still going strong. The only real problem has been corrosion (brakes, paint, etc.). Alternators and UJs are service items.

Longest non stop trip was 880 miles from Paul Ricard to Reading in 19 hours. For a long time it did west London to west Devon most weekends also lots of runs to the TT. Never had any electrical problems apart from with the aftermarket Piranha ignition (crap).

 

[jackassdave]

oooh no man likes to get rear ended !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ChasF]

Especially by a Triumph!

 

[jackassdave]

ok after much thought this is where i am at with my guzzi quest .

budget £3500- £4000(maybe) .

not for me .... breva, griso , v11 lemans , all california models except t3.

maybe ..v7 classic

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Can you stretch to a £5k offer on this? Seems like a sorted, honest bike

LINKY

Andres

 

[jackassdave]

Can you stretch to a £5k offer on this? Seems like a sorted, honest bike

LINKY

Andres

no i must stand firm on my budget as to be honest i dont ride the bikes i have at the moment so £5k is to much to have sittting in the garage , i did look at that bike but just to much for me

 

[Rob Farmer]

Dave,

Have you thought about a guzzi Nuvo falcone? This ones only done 4500 miles http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moto-Guzz...870e44c&pid=100005&rk=3&rkt=6&sd=282080202555

 

[jackassdave]

i like that a lot to be honest it would probably suit my style of riding which nowadays is sedate.

i think you may have pointed me in the right direction

 

[gspod]

I've got a friend who's got a Guzzi to sell, I'll ask him what it is and get back.

 

[gspod]

Okay:
It's a 1979 850 T3. 20,000 miles on clock. He bought it just over a year a go, from a guy that works for him, road it home and it's sat in the garage ever since. The MOT has ran out but it's in good condition - always garaged.

PM me if interested, I'll give you his number - It's in your price range

 

[cookie]

 

[Ogmios]

i like stories feel free to continue ...............no swear words though

Not waffling. No. definitely not. no waffle content. This shall be short and to the point.......

... there's a point?

Ahem.
My Guzzi, She's called 'Nellie' after the elephant. She has some weird foibles.
One year, mid holiday, in the Cantal region of France, i think, She got a hissy fit.
Decided to disassociate Herself from the electrics. Totally - no idiot lights, no ignition, no starter, no nuffink.
Fiddled with this / shook that / disconnected, stared blankly at / reconnected things / scratched head - even looked at the wiring diagram i bring everywhere with me... as if that would help.
Got frustrated / thumped saddle! ... and the ignition light came back on

Soooo for the rest of the holiday, if (when ) Nellie played up again, my fix was simple; just jump up and down on the saddle and the lights would come back on, the Bike would run.
Although it did make the locals worry a teeny bit when this loon with the dead Bike started jumping up and down on his Bike in the petrol station after it conked out as he's pulling up to a pump. After that i'd find a quiet spot away from witnesses and do it. But this looked even more suspicious if (when ) found out by a passerby :

Two years (yes two feckin years later! ) i (think, possibly, perhaps, maybe) found the problem....
as we're heading for the ferry back to Ireland AND yes, of course - running out of time to reach it and no, we hadn't been stuck in France for all that time;
there's a connector block at the headstock that can work loose / get gunked up / go all yicky and it carries a neffing big live wire from the ignition switch, among other things - mine had ceased to work 'properly' but functioned on a 'mostly' basis.
THAT seemed to be the source of all this.
BUT the Bike never has actually left me calling the recovery truck - it has always got me there and back again.

~~
Og.
p.s;
1./ feck is not a swear word.
2./ that connector block - yes, i NOW know it's a common source of grief and mystery symptoms - so to the experts - dont go and say to me now "i coulda told you to look there"

3./ these new painkillers i'm on - not bad :
4./ see - i told you i wouldn't waffle.

 

[jackassdave]

Not waffling. No. definitely not. no waffle content. This shall be short and to the point.......

... there's a point?

Ahem.
My Guzzi, She's called 'Nellie' after the elephant. She has some weird foibles.
One year, mid holiday, in the Cantal region of France, i think, She got a hissy fit.
Decided to disassociate Herself from the electrics. Totally - no idiot lights, no ignition, no starter, no nuffink.
Fiddled with this / shook that / disconnected, stared blankly at / reconnected things / scratched head - even looked at the wiring diagram i bring everywhere with me... as if that would help.
Got frustrated / thumped saddle! ... and the ignition light came back on

Soooo for the rest of the holiday, if (when ) Nellie played up again, my fix was simple; just jump up and down on the saddle and the lights would come back on, the Bike would run.
Although it did make the locals worry a teeny bit when this loon with the dead Bike started jumping up and down on his Bike in the petrol station after it conked out as he's pulling up to a pump. After that i'd find a quiet spot away from witnesses and do it. But this looked even more suspicious if (when ) found out by a passerby :

Two years (yes two feckin years later! ) i (think, possibly, perhaps, maybe) found the problem....
as we're heading for the ferry back to Ireland AND yes, of course - running out of time to reach it and no, we hadn't been stuck in France for all that time;
there's a connector block at the headstock that can work loose / get gunked up / go all yicky and it carries a neffing big live wire from the ignition switch, among other things - mine had ceased to work 'properly' but functioned on a 'mostly' basis.
THAT seemed to be the source of all this.
BUT the Bike never has actually left me calling the recovery truck - it has always got me there and back again.

~~
Og.
p.s;
1./ feck is not a swear word.
2./ that connector block - yes, i NOW know it's a common source of grief and mystery symptoms - so to the experts - dont go and say to me now "i coulda told you to look there"

3./ these new painkillers i'm on - not bad :
4./ see - i told you i wouldn't waffle.

thats not waffling on good god if i get started i can witter on for days and sometimes do (mostly to myself as the wife has ceased listening to me ).

 

[jackassdave]

there may be a development afoot

 

[Rob Farmer]

there may be a development afoot

Good stuff

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

there may be a development afoot

Good stuff

You don't know JD do you?

Andres

 

[mikeyboy]

You don't know JD do you?

Andres

Sound buyer once the decision has been made

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Sound buyer once the decision has been made

JD is one of the soundest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. Full stop. and I'm now intrigued, think I can guess though

Andred

 

[twizzle]

I hadn't realised how cheap modern Guzzi,s are!! A 2009 Stelvio for £3,800...... Just one of many 2009 /2010 bikes at sub £4k...crikey.

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

I hadn't realised how cheap modern Guzzi,s are!! A 2009 Stelvio for £3,800...... Just one of many 2009 /2010 bikes at sub £4k...crikey.

Get one, get one, g'on.......................

Andres