New Member and Daytona Barn Find

[drcollie]

Hi all, hope I am in the right place. If not, please feel free to direct me to another forum or sub-forum. First post, and my first Guzzi. I have long admired Guzzi's and its one of the few makes I have never owned. My current ride is a 2011 KTM 990 Adventure Dakar, and though I have a good friend who has a very nice Guzzi collection, I really don't know much about them. I've owned over (30) motorcycles in forty years time, and worked a s pro mechanic at bike shops in my younger days, so I'm comfortable working on bikes up to and including complete tear downs.

 

I came across this 1992 Daytona, original owner - 3,781 miles and all original. Its been parked for 12 years. I believe the mileage to be true and accurate, and the bike has never been stored outdoors. He has a chip in it, and a Staintune pipe, and velocity stacks instead of the original airbox (but has all the original parts). All controls are free and clear and nothing seems out of order. The bike is seriously dirty from sitting in a warehouse corner for a dozen years. It does not run as there is no battery, and even if there were I'd not be inclined to start it up right at the moment. No rust in the tank, and its never been laid down.

 

Of course I will drain and replace all fluids on the bike, remove the plugs and squirt some oil in the cylinders, then do some engine turns on a fresh battery prior to attempting to start it up. Also will replace the tires on the bike (what's the best ones to get for this bike?), and in go over the Daytona completely prior to starting it.

 

I have a lot to learn on this bike. Where to get parts? On line Manuals? Parts Schematics? Advice on what systems to overhaul or check prior to starting it up? Nuances or gotchas particular to '92 Daytonas? I'm all ears and know this is probably the THE place to ask, so please advise how you see fit and I welcome all information. I realize this is a collector bike and I want to do everything correctly on it and keep it as close to factory spec as possible for that reason.

 

TIA.

 

Duane

[Tom M]

Welcome Duane and congratulations on your Daytona barn find! While there are definitely some members here who know a bit about the Daytona this site is mostly focused on the 1999-2004 V11 Sport and LeMans with the 2 valve per cylinder engine and six speed transmission. There's a subforum for older Guzzis here http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showforum=37, and there are a couple other forums out there where you might find some fellow Daytona owners.

 

http://forum.guzzitech.com/forum.html

 

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?board=1.0

 

There are some great sources for Guzzi parts out there too. Here are a few that I've had good luck with.

 

http://www.mgcycle.com/

 

http://www.harpermoto.com/

 

http://www.motointernational.com/

 

http://www.mphcycles.com/

 

Let us know how you like that beast once you get it going and congrat's on finding a very cool bike

[ponti_33609]

Hi all, hope I am in the right place. If not, please feel free to direct me to another forum or sub-forum. First post, and my first Guzzi. I have long admired Guzzi's and its one of the few makes I have never owned. My current ride is a 2011 KTM 990 Adventure Dakar, and though I have a good friend who has a very nice Guzzi collection, I really don't know much about them. I've owned over (30) motorcycles in forty years time, and worked a s pro mechanic at bike shops in my younger days, so I'm comfortable working on bikes up to and including complete tear downs.

 

I came across this 1992 Daytona, original owner - 3,781 miles and all original. Its been parked for 12 years. I believe the mileage to be true and accurate, and the bike has never been stored outdoors. He has a chip in it, and a Staintune pipe, and velocity stacks instead of the original airbox (but has all the original parts). All controls are free and clear and nothing seems out of order. The bike is seriously dirty from sitting in a warehouse corner for a dozen years. It does not run as there is no battery, and even if there were I'd not be inclined to start it up right at the moment. No rust in the tank, and its never been laid down.

 

Of course I will drain and replace all fluids on the bike, remove the plugs and squirt some oil in the cylinders, then do some engine turns on a fresh battery prior to attempting to start it up. Also will replace the tires on the bike (what's the best ones to get for this bike?), and in go over the Daytona completely prior to starting it.

 

I have a lot to learn on this bike. Where to get parts? On line Manuals? Parts Schematics? Advice on what systems to overhaul or check prior to starting it up? Nuances or gotchas particular to '92 Daytonas? I'm all ears and know this is probably the THE place to ask, so please advise how you see fit and I welcome all information. I realize this is a collector bike and I want to do everything correctly on it and keep it as close to factory spec as possible for that reason.

 

TIA.

 

Duane

 

Nice find Duane. This is the place and also post this over at www.wildguzzi.com/forum. There was actually a post on the CL ad for your bike wondering more about it and who bought it.

 

Post a few more pictures when you can.

 

Bob

[raz]

Congratulations! I believe you should also visit http://www.centauro-...hpBB2/index.php - while the Centauro is a very different bike, it shares the V10 engine (and frame too btw). That forum is low volume but high quality.

[Paul Minnaert]

Hi just see this,

 

You need to change cam belts too, they are old, and if they break you have a lot of damage. For the rest, the question is if fuel in the injectors left some behind, but it might be nothing, and some injector cleaner might help, if it runs reasonabely, then put some in.

[Chuck]

Hi just see this,

 

You need to change cam belts too, they are old, and if they break you have a lot of damage. For the rest, the question is if fuel in the injectors left some behind, but it might be nothing, and some injector cleaner might help, if it runs reasonabely, then put some in.

+1 to the belts. You *don't* want to have one break..

[Skeeve]

Hi just see this,

 

You need to change cam belts too, they are old, and if they break you have a lot of damage. For the rest, the question is if fuel in the injectors left some behind, but it might be nothing, and some injector cleaner might help, if it runs reasonabely, then put some in.

+1 to the belts. You *don't* want to have one break..

 

What they said.

 

Engineering-wise, this counts as one of the best reasons to design a free-spin engine w/ supercharging to get the compression ratio you want...

 

Or redesign the engine using cam chains running off the back of the heads (for better cooling) like someone else recently did!

 

Those QV Grisos & Stelvios keep looking better all the time...