vents Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Ride height adjustment too . Thanks for the pics SwooshDave . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brubache Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ghezzi-brian-supertwin-1100-supertwin Gives some insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ghezzi-brian-supertwin-1100-supertwin Gives some insight. 55.3 inch wheelbase, 23º rake, 427 pounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRD Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 For anyone so inclined.........Airtech Streamlining makes replica Ghezzi & Brian fairings and one piece tank/seat/rear cowl assemblies at very reasonable prices too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (scratching head)I wonder how they carved 75 ! pounds off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 (scratching head)I wonder how they carved 75 ! pounds off of it. Lighter frame, wheels, bodywork... shall I go on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 For anyone so inclined.........Airtech Streamlining makes replica Ghezzi & Brian fairings and one piece tank/seat/rear cowl assemblies at very reasonable prices too! http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/guzzi/ghezzibrian.htm Rough math has it at $625? Then you would have to get it painted and build the framework to mount it. And seat upholstered. Totally worth it! Now I just need to find a rough V11 or 1100i... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (scratching head)I wonder how they carved 75 ! pounds off of it. Lighter frame, wheels, bodywork... shall I go on? No foot bail on the side stand, no eagle badge on the alternator cover . . . "Take care of the ounces . . . ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRD Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Wish I could photo play just to see what a v-11 Sport or LeMans would look like with a stock tank and seat with the Ghezzi fairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbolesaz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Even just putting the fairing on would take some mad fab skills. There would be a fairing bracket to hold the lights and mirrors and support the front of the fairing. Could start with a LeMans piece and cut and weld. Then, where would you source that headlight from. Probably G&B used an off the shelf Japanese or Ducati unit, but you'd have to find out what it was. Maybe a few more brackets from the frame to the sides. Etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Even just putting the fairing on would take some mad fab skills. There would be a fairing bracket to hold the lights and mirrors and support the front of the fairing. Could start with a LeMans piece and cut and weld. Then, where would you source that headlight from. Probably G&B used an off the shelf Japanese or Ducati unit, but you'd have to find out what it was. Maybe a few more brackets from the frame to the sides. Etc, etc. Oh, it would be an adventurer, but if you were handy with a welder or knew someone who was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Wish I could photo play just to see what a v-11 Sport or LeMans would look like with a stock tank and seat with the Ghezzi fairing. That is the only way you would get it to fit. The fairing just wouldn't go with the stock tank. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreytrevor Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I was wondering why a nut on both ends of the rear axle, then I saw that they double as spools for a rear stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobleswood Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I can see why you are drawn to this bike each time you visit. Nice workmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ghezzi-brian-supertwin-1100-supertwin Gives some insight. Oh, I hadn't seen it in red before. I may need to lay down. The Supertwin uses the five-speed gearbox from the California instead of the V11's more modern six-speed box because Guzzi originally refused to supply the new unit. Mandello bosses recently had a change of heart, Giuseppe says, but by then it was too late because the reshaped six-speed transmission would not fit in the Supertwin's frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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