Ballacraine

Wasn't there a voucher to cover that? Free with every tin........... 15 minutes with Miss Whiplash! I'm sure there was with mine! Nige.

Yes, IIRC the early Southern 100 races did involve a hundred miler too. With the course only being less than five miles long though, they must have got dizzy They reduced the race distance quite early on, but the name stuck. Nige.

Thats good news, Geoff. Welcome and thanks for the heads-up! I will have to investigate further! Nige.

I went this way.... Recognise it? BTW Not heard of the CX100 designation....Anyone post any pics, please? Nige.

Just another variation on a theme..... I would have preferred a more determined stab at it. The wire wheeled version does look better. Griso has more 'attitude.' I think. Yes, I always thought they had unrealised 'retro' potential. That's why I did this:

I thought it looked familiar! Mine should be self-evident. User name..A seperate story. I used to really enjoy Sunday Lunches at the Ballacraine Hotel! .....and it is on the TT course..... Even if it is a frigging Antique Shop now!!!!! Nige. Erm...... That's a wolf innit? ...or mebbe his cousin is one? Nige.

Neat job.... I suppose should you need to tighten or replace spokes it would be easy enough to 'patch' around the disturbed spoke? Nige.

IIRC the wheels from a 850-T3 might fit the bill? I think they were 18" both ends...... I am prepared to be corrrected on this. :0) They won't be tubeless though! Nige.

Well, I would agree that the best way to remove the short engine is from the front. That is the way I pulled mine apart after receiving similar advice & I found it worked very well. Nige.

Welcome to the fold! Take the time to properly get to know and care for the beast and you will have a very rewarding time together! Following on in the spirit of the thread title..... This was my first Guzzi. It is my first photograph of it before I actually bought it! It was taken in the Ballacraine Hotel car park in 1980. It morphed quite a lot in the eleven years I owned it! Nige.

I wouldn't think the poor thing is chuffed with that! Nige.

...Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to retain something on the off chance it might come in useful one day...or face the slings and arrows of ebay! ( Sorry, Bill ) I just had a rather rewarding experience this weekend. Whilst clearing out the shed to find some paint to redecorate with, I came across a sorry looking sidestand which I acquired on a write off Le Mans 2 back in the early eighties. Now the Morini 350 Sport I bought a few months back didn't have a sidestand. It was an optional extra back in the seventies. As the bike new was only about 30 quid short of the price of an 850 Commando, I think very few folk sprung ( ) for one. TBH It is so light to get on the centrestand, it doesn't really need one, but I thought I would give it a whirl.... Half an hour later I had a Morini fitted with a sidestand which looks the part and works well enough too. Well chuffed with this result! Normally I find a use for things a couple of weeks after I dump / flog 'em! Nige.

Edge did the business with this......Nicely fabricated and supplied with 'Janet & John' installation leaflet including pics. Top class job! Nige.

Aye, I have been fortunate enough to live here since the late 1980s. Guernsey? Channel Islands...... Nearer France than Southern England. We are half way between Northern England and Ireland. The ebay reference was to the fact that I scored one of the 3 Scorpion made works Guzzi Titanium exhaust systems used for the 2002 TT entry. Nige.

Hey........ Mine ain't no mock up though....... It's the real deal...OK Nige.

Aye, absolutely! I have used it enough to know it will be very accomplished at what it was bought for. It now has a rev counter, a different petrol tank, footboards and large Cali 1 two tone saddle. This saddle follows the frame rail line, so the original ugly plastic sidepanels ( ironically with the 'Metal' legend on them) are not suitable. They leave a big triangular gap where the original swoopy saddle sat. I have modified a pair of real metal T3 sidepanels to fit. When they are filled and painted I will post pics Nige.

I thank all that is holy I got lucky on ebay then! Nige.

Sounds like you will have a long way to go with that then, matey! Nige.

I'm making good progress with this now..... I just need to get the sidepanels filled and resprayed and I will post some pics. Nige.

It was me. PM if you want more details! Nige.

Nope... Won't buy that rag! Nige.

Another factor may be the behaviour at tickover. If it is set too low with a light flywheel it is going to 'hunt.' Nige.

#310 Isle of Man. Nige.

Very smart! I loikes thart! Nige.

I too liked the operation of the single plater, but to be honest the difference on a road bike is slight. In actual fact the V10 unit I have in is smoother on tick over and the difference in pick up is barely perceptable. It is an expensive replacement part, but there should be plenty of second hand twin platers kicking about now, I would have thought. I just sourced one of these and assembled with new plates. Nige. Yes, I think the problem seems to be confined to the 'improved' version fitted to the Scura. I haven't heard of any 'grenading' problem with any other single plate models..... Anyone else heard of it? Nige.