Ballacraine Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 Just bought this the other day. Have started to junk the naffola already though! Nige.
badmotogoozer Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 How cute! What does your husband think of it? Rj
belfastguzzi Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 Just bought this the other day. Have started to junk the naffola already though! Nige. 88813[/snapback] Perfect for trolling round the Isle of Man tea & cake shops. Well done. Even has a trouser press on the back, or is that the handbag?
wsholar Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 goes without saying, but after you ditch the sidecovers/airbox, seat, fenders, tank, riser bars, add a custom pollywog tank, boattail seat, clip-ons, intake pods, rearsets, another front rotor/caliper, and flyscreen, and bob's your uncle.
wsholar Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 BTW, remember this jackal from another forum: That's Todd Eagan's bike. He's got a Le Mans front end, V11sport motor/tranny, and Wilburs rear shocks-- that bike rocks. I'm confident in saying that no Guzzi has ever been ridden faster than this one on a twisty road-- Todd is a test rider for Cycle World and Sport Bike magazines, a Red Shift Track School instructor, and is a former AMA racer (various circuits). He currently manages the AMA Super Moto race series and is the Southern Cal MGNOC rep. If you ever hit the US West Coast, ping Todd (todd@guzzitech.com), and if he's available, he might be willing to show you a road or two in Southern California. It would be well worth your while to spend an afternoon riding with Todd and his Jack-all-- in his hands, the bike does everything. track, street, dirt, you name it.
mike wilson Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Just bought this the other day.Have started to junk the naffola already though! Nige. 88813[/snapback] Good mudguards. Hope you don't swap them for somethiing "sporty".
Frenchbob Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 goes without saying, but after you ditch the sidecovers/airbox, seat, fenders, tank, riser bars, add a custom pollywog tank, boattail seat, clip-ons, intake pods, rearsets, another front rotor/caliper, and flyscreen, and bob's your uncle. 88880[/snapback] No, I'm not. That Cali of Todd Eagans' gives food for thought, though, doesn't it, Nige?
Ballacraine Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 That is true, Bob. As I said I am removing a lot of the naff stuff. First there was the 'Eagle Spirit' ( Spare me! ) Chrome number plate trim which weighed about 3.5 tons.... Then there were the spotlamps that weren't even wired up! I am going a little more 'Toury' than Todd. I will double up on the front brake and get a rev counter. I am gonna put footboards on just 'cos I want to try them for a giggle. I am trying to find one of the original Cali large dual seats, IIRC they were two-tone black and white and had a chrome grabrail around the back. Rack and Krauser hard panniers and I should be done.......for a while! Nige.
belfastguzzi Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Rack and Krauser hard panniers and I should be done.......for a while! 88924[/snapback] Get them lined with greseproof paper – for the tarts. Then you're all set for summer picnics by the sea.
Ballacraine Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 Good mudguards. Hope you don't swap them for somethiing "sporty". 88903[/snapback] Don't think so..... I quite like them in an old Matchless or Sunbeam sort of way. Nige.
Frenchbob Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Get them lined with greseproof paper – for the tarts. Then you're all set for summer picnics by the sea. 88928[/snapback] Your problem, Belfast, is that you don't degrease your tarts. Brake and carb cleaner works just fine on a greasy tart, I find. Try this tip and economise on greaseproof paper. Early Cali look, Nige: should be good!
Frenchbob Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Greasy tarts are more fun 88937[/snapback] My experience too.
Ballacraine Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 Early Cali look, Nige: should be good! 88936[/snapback] That is the sort of look I will be gunning for, Bob. If it comes out half as well as the LM2 fairing for the Scura, I will be very pleased with it. Nige.
Ballacraine Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 Greasy tarts are more fun 88937[/snapback] Aren't they just! Nige.
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