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This has happened to me. Old battery, hot day, wreck on the interstate. Finally just pulled over at a high point until traffic cleared. Had to push the bike off.

Not at all. I have seen some threads go more sideways than this. BTW, if you see any old Dellortos, give me a shout.

That picture is just a serving suggestion. I am keeping the stock seat. It was stowed out of the elements and is in great shape. Same for the tank. Except the chrome pads had been painted over so it will be finished back to original appearance. I am trying to keep as many existing parts as possible. The mufflers are not stock, as are the carburetors. Finding them stock is going to be a bitch.

https://www.smartcycleguide.com/L51821810 Doesn’t Catbird have a silver bird? Haven’t heard from her in a coon’s age. Nice looking bike.

Yeah, I was kind of hoping engagement from the community would help keep me motivated. And there are always those tips, tricks, and trivia that make life interesting. My goal is to re-use as many of the original parts as possible, but there are a few things I am going to need to get it to near original and the board will expand my reach hopefully. Oscar - the holy grail of guzzology: Gregory Bender’s https://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_guzzi.html

I have become fully committed now. Hopefully this will be the end result:

Once I built the new barn, I placed it on my lift in it’s own (yet to be finished) stall, promising it will be rewired, but with the deterioration from being in a decrepit storage facility, it was obvious it was going to need more than that.

This picture was from a Toys for Tots ride in Knoxville around 1995. That’s my son Jonathan. In the fall of 1997 I was riding on the BRP when the wiring harness in the cowl caught fire. (A known issue now). I parked it in the barn, and life happened.

What are the medals for? I would like to know so we can all give the man some respect.

My condolences to your friend.

Happy birthday, Bill. Feel the love!

I have a spare radiator that came with Zero’s bike. Mike, was it functioning? I would be happy to ship it to whether good or repairable if yours is tits up. I will go with the crowd on keeping a more stock unit. Oh, and if you do change it out that is perfect time to install Evans No-Boil.

There are a couple of folks here that can check it out for anyone...... like we really need to.

This is a tough one. Starting the restoration of my old V7. I have found a DS on ebay for $250.00 in used condition. I don’t have a problem with getting it but thought I would reach out here to see if anyone has a line on a set or a DS. Bike was bought with a set of Mikunis on it, but they do not allow the use of the original airbox. .I am open to suggestions as to other brands, models, etc, but I really want to fit the airbox back on. I will be reaching out to some old Guzzi forums, but thought I would ask here as well. This is what I am trying to do:

Received Wednesday. Thanks!

I don’t think it is really overheating, just seems like it. Really. It does not like stop and go traffic, but as long as you are moving (AND your cooling system is patent) you should be OK. Get one of those cheap IR thermometers from Lowes and watch it cycle while it is sitting still, you will see. I have 2 EFI birds, and both have Evans. 76,000 and 113,00 miles. One of them I bought from a board member who thought it had cooling problems. Turns out (I believe) the gauge just flat-out reads hot. IR supports my belief.

Is the rear stock gearing? The rear is 1 less, right? If yes to both, I will buy them. PM please at your leisure.

Well, a home, at least.

Banana King?

I have the maps on an older pc. I am pretty sure it is for a pc 2. I think my current bird has one also, but the maps are on an old DOS PC I got with the bike. Never cranked it up. I will snoop around.

Remarkably good fit. Thanks!

Appalachia by way of Pittsburgh: Y’uns (“you ones”). This is an Appalachian word that is interchangeable with y’all. Northern Appalachians (in Pennsylvania) also say it, but they pronounce it yinz while Southern Appalachians pronounce it like a German umlaut u, or yünz. (http://tnwordsmith.blogspot.com/2015/12/how-to-speak-southern-appalachian.html)

Sorry, did not see this before I sent funds. Give the excess to your synagogue’s collection plate.

I saw it, used it. But I saw it used it to get my Titans, and they were too small. I took that into account this time. And eighty bucks. Worth the gamble. Although I am going over them with a black light before I put them on.

Dave, send me your PP. I am pretty sure they will fit well enough. $80.00, right?