I have a Guzzi and had several. With and without sidecars, Good dependable
bikes. They need good
maintanance, (electrical not to stabil) Look very good at the ballbearing
joint between gearbox and propshaft, this is a weak point. You should not be
able to move it from front to back. If it breaks don´t be afraid onley the
small blocks give damage
It uses very few fuell but is rather slow but pulls and shifts like a
tractor.
fred schneider
holland
MG quota, GTS with sidebike megacomete, Triumph 5T speedtwin, HD WLA, Gl1100
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chase Kimball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:51 AM
Subject: Moto Guzzi
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:13:51 -0700
> From: Adam Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: **non-GTS** Guzzi Eldorado
>
> Anyone know anything about Guzzis? I'm looking at a
> 1974 Eldorado with a sidecar, so I can carry my stupid
> dog around. I know nothing about Guzzis. This one
> has a rebuilt engine and trans from a guzzi shop, and
> only 200 miles since the rebuild. Aside from the
> normal used bike stuff, what should I look for with a
> Goose? should I just junk the idea and get a Venture
> sidecar rig?
>
> thanks.
>
> Adam
>
> *******************
>
> I had a 1975 850T for several years, until it got smashed when it was
> parked by school and a truck ran loose. Good things about it were the
> ease of maintenance, nice torquey motor, and regular Italian sexiness.
> At normal cruising speeds the engine was turning 3-3.5K, which made for
> a nice relaxing rumble of a vibration, not irritating at all, and I put
> many miles on that bike. I am tall with long legs, so my knees were
> right up against the engine most of the time, it could get hot, and I
> don't want to think what would have happened to my knees in a crash.
> The front brake was TERRIBLE, so very very bad as to be virtually
> useless, and in the rain it was literally useless. It was the 850T3
> that had the integrated brakes and twin discs up front, the 850T had
> Brembo brakes with just one castiron disc, and I tried everything to
> make it better: I bled the brakes numerous times, tried different types
> of pads, rebuilt the master cylinder and the caliper, turned the disc,
> about the only thing I didn't try was steel braided lines. This
> situation would be especially horrible with a heavy sidecar. As I
> recall, the Eldorado was a 750, and coupled with a sidecar you would
> probably feel it was very underpowered compared to modern bikes. And if
> you think getting parts for a GTS is bad.... Also, I had a lot of
> trouble with the ignition and spark, I installed an aftermarket
> electronic ignition, and had to replace the expensive coils often until
> I discovered a small Toyota coil that would fit, and I never had that
> problem again. Oh yeah, the throttle return springs on the carbs were
> miserably stiff, holding the throttle open became difficult after about
> a half hour, I had to experiment with throttle locks and such to make it
> bearable. I had to replace the front headlight once, and a more awkward
> setup you will NEVER find. It took me about two hours, by the time I
> was done I was frustrated beyond all endurance. But, mostly I just rode
> the thing, it needed very little upkeep, a very solid design with just
> enough Italian eccentricities to make it interesting.
>
>
>
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