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Easy-X
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PostPosted: 17:24 - 23 Feb 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

I look at that line-up with envy. I'm wondering whether you look and it and go "is this getting out of hand?" Wink

Love to see what you might do with a Moto Guzzi Smile
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buzzer1955
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PostPosted: 11:35 - 14 Mar 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
I look at that line-up with envy. I'm wondering whether you look and it and go "is this getting out of hand?" Wink

Love to see what you might do with a Moto Guzzi Smile


yes... I have now sold the 996 engined bike... i loved it the least!

Well here it is finished.. fitted a belly pan as I quite like them... roll on summer!

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PostPosted: 10:12 - 17 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have been putting a few miles on the bike, and bedding it in… it really is a nice bike to ride!

one of the things I have found difficult is the gear change. the distance between the footrest and the lever is a little too short for me. I checked on line but I couldn’t see any longer alternatives, so I decided to make one. I cut the profile out of some 10mm plate with a jigsaw, and TIG welded the parts together… then I filled it to shape, it took a while but it was strangely satisfying! finally I drilled the holes, and found an Olite bush the right size for the pivot. much better now!

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PostPosted: 13:10 - 29 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

the bike is going well! although i did run out of petrol the other day... looks like the reserve light does not work!

I made a couple if risers yesterday as I wanted the handlebars a bit higher...I could probably bought them for a few pounds but where is the fun in that! made on my old milling machine which dates from the early 30's... no CNC here although i have now gone digital!

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PostPosted: 19:49 - 30 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love this, a true engineer by any standards with skills that are lost on todays yoof! also love the way you make your own tools, mucho respect!
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PostPosted: 15:25 - 01 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

V2 wrote:
Love this, a true engineer by any standards with skills that are lost on todays yoof! also love the way you make your own tools, mucho respect!


thank you!

Well... My new project arrives on Tuesday... bought unseen apart from a few poor photos, and its a none runner.

Watch this space!
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PostPosted: 10:18 - 05 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

My new project has arrived! It’s a 1999 M900. It has 9,000 miles on it. It was delivered by a courier from the North who I will definitely use again, he was brilliant! https://srcoupland.com/

I bought the bike sight unseen, save for a few pictures. It’s a none runner at the moment so who knows, but I bought it on that basis. I will attempt to start it over the next few days. When it arrived it was exactly as described, and I was very happy, especially after I sprayed the whole bike with gunk a couple of times and let it soak in for a few hours. Then a good jet wash and it has come up pretty well! It spins over OK, and I have checked the compression and that is all good.

Not sure what I will do with this one yet… it’s almost too good as it is for a full restoration, so I will get it running and then make a decision from there. It also has an interesting registration number that will appeal I guess to someone with say a new Ducati V4 as that is still an L 90 degree configuration!

Once I decide what I am doing, I will probably start a new thread…

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PostPosted: 11:15 - 05 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

buzzer1955 wrote:
the bike is going well! although i did run out of petrol the other day... looks like the reserve light does not work!


A Ducati.

Electrical problems.

Colour me surprised. Razz

The new one looks super clean as is. Nice colour too!
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PostPosted: 18:47 - 05 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well there were a few electrical faults... one was a very poor earth, and someone had transposed the wires on the coils! I often see this... in trying to find the fault, you introduce another fault, and then go around in circles!


Also, the HT leads were not very firm in the plug caps, relying on the rubber boot to hold it in. there was evidence of arcing...

It runs and sounds OK! the clutch is noisy, and the stack height is low, so I have ordered some plates, and some cam belts as although these look brand new its stood for a long time.

I have cleaned the carbs, but they were already VERY clean like someone had already been in there. One of the mixture screws was solid, and badly mashed up, but I managed to get it out ok and will order a couple.

New battery on order as well!

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PostPosted: 13:02 - 02 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well the blue Monster didn't last long... it was too good to restore, and I didn't fancy chopping it about.

I thought long and hard on what I wanted... and decided I wanted to build a scrambles type bike, and a good basis for that was another multistrada. So here she is. 2003... 16k miles, and runs sweet as anything! I will be selling parts off that I know I wont use over the forthcoming weeks, and then pop it to the back of the garage until I start it in earnest in the Autumn.

I don't feel bad about chopping a Multi about, they are all going to die eventually with failed fuel tanks as we move from E5 to E10. I notice this tank is already an inch longer than it started life!

Watch this space!

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PostPosted: 13:08 - 04 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well its stripped of all the parts that that I will be selling on... and I have cut the rear of the frame off so there is no going back now!

As an aside, I used some cutting discs a mate gave me... its the first time I have had a disc shatter on me... so glad I had a full grinding mask on me! They went straight in the bin!

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