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I have been working on my newly acquired Moto Guzzi V50ii.
It had sat in a basement for 30 years.
Picked it up two weeks ago and hope to have it back on the road shortly.
I want to take it to the VMCG Rally in Paris ON June 13-15
I have done the oil (engine, tranny & rear drive) and filter changes
To change the air filter you have to pull the mufflers to get the rear wheel off and then, and then, and!!!
Currently waiting on parts to rebuild the Brembo brakes.
The brake fluid had been drained and the seals where swollen.
The rear master cylinder would not even come apart.
Fork oil has been changed.
Put new gaskets and seals in the carbs.
Put enough gas in the carbs to start it up and check oil flow to the heads with valve covers off.
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The brake and shift levers where just chrome on steel so they are peeling and rusting like 60, and 70s Jap Crap.
I will strip the chrome with muratic acid and use my Caswell zinc Copy Cad setup to plate them.
They may not be chrome but will still shine.
The ultimate goal is to have it look like a well cared for 45 year old daily rider rather than a restoration.
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My ex girlfiend's V50
Quicksilver fairing, solo police saddle, Guzzi hard bags from my 850T and a fiberglass pacemaker trunk built by friends in Edmonton.
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WHY!!!
I prefer to ride my motorcycles, especialy around sharp corners.
The only custom I ever built was for a friend who wanted a bobber for going to Tim's.
I used a 1980s Honda CM400 because I knew the world would never mis it.
To me it looks like a drag bike.
Very cool restoration project, and a pretty rare model. Great find!I have been working on my newly acquired Moto Guzzi V50ii.
It had sat in a basement for 30 years.
Picked it up two weeks ago and hope to have it back on the road shortly.
I want to take it to the VMCG Rally in Paris ON June 13-15
I have done the oil (engine, tranny & rear drive) and filter changes
To change the air filter you have to pull the mufflers to get the rear wheel off and then, and then, and!!!
Currently waiting on parts to rebuild the Brembo brakes.
The brake fluid had been drained and the seals where swollen.
The rear master cylinder would not even come apart.
Fork oil has been changed.
Put new gaskets and seals in the carbs.
Put enough gas in the carbs to start it up and check oil flow to the heads with valve covers off.
View attachment 73169
The brake and shift levers where just chrome on steel so they are peeling and rusting like 60, and 70s Jap Crap.
I will strip the chrome with muratic acid and use my Caswell zinc Copy Cad setup to plate them.
They may not be chrome but will still shine.
The ultimate goal is to have it look like a well cared for 45 year old daily rider rather than a restoration.
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My ex girlfiend's V50
Quicksilver fairing, solo police saddle, Guzzi hard bags from my 850T and a fiberglass pacemaker trunk built by friends in Edmonton.
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Hey! it was the 80'sVery cool restoration project, and a pretty rare model. Great find!
But as a life long Guzzi fan (though never an owner - yet) a Vetter fairing of any design seems a stylistic mismatch and perhaps outright heresy.
Just me and my preconceived notions.
Hey! it was the 80's
A lot of things we did then is frowned upon today.
Especially going DOWN hill for that extra anal pucker powerYou mean sharp corners like this where the tires wear bald on the sides and the center is still good for our roads back home.
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And roughly half of a mountain pass is downhill and if you are going at it and late braking, your arms the next day know it.Especially going DOWN hill for that extra anal pucker power