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Offline Old Moe Toe

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Old Guzzi.
« on: January 24, 2015, 09:57:45 PM »
Bought this one in 1984 and have since put about 195,000 Klms on it.
Still got it and it's better now than when I bought it. 1000cc kit, lighter flywheel,electronic ignition, etc.
Picture was taken in 1986.
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Offline Roach Carver

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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 05:03:08 AM »
Cool bike! Me and the wife have 3 old guzzis. One Ambo, one v700 and one 1000 convert. They are unique bikes for sure. Can you give some details on the lighter flywheel? I would love to ditch some weight there.
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2015, 06:32:04 AM »
Quote from: Old Moe Toe on January 24, 2015, 09:57:45 PM
Bought this one in 1984 and have since put about 195,000 Klms on it.
Still got it and it's better now than when I bought it. 1000cc kit, lighter flywheel,electronic ignition, etc.
Picture was taken in 1986.
Reminds me of my naked 1977 Goldwing.
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015, 02:50:50 PM »
Quote from: roach carver on January 25, 2015, 05:03:08 AM
Cool bike! Me and the wife have 3 old guzzis. One Ambo, one v700 and one 1000 convert. They are unique bikes for sure. Can you give some details on the lighter flywheel? I would love to ditch some weight there.

Hi Roach carver, I reckon the Guzzitech website would have lighter flywheels available. Mine was machined lighter however there are alloy extra light weight ones available. Also there is a German company called Stein Dinse who specialise in all sorts of trick Guzzi bits. They have a distributor here in Australia so I guess they would have one in the U.S as well. The lighter flywheel will give you more rapid acceleration which is great for spirited riding however you do lose some of the low end punch. You kinda find yourself changing down gears more under load.
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2015, 02:57:56 PM »
Quote from: Old Moe Toe on January 25, 2015, 02:50:50 PM
Quote from: roach carver on January 25, 2015, 05:03:08 AM
Cool bike! Me and the wife have 3 old guzzis. One Ambo, one v700 and one 1000 convert. They are unique bikes for sure. Can you give some details on the lighter flywheel? I would love to ditch some weight there.

 The lighter flywheel will give you more rapid acceleration which is great for spirited riding however you do lose some of the low end punch. You kinda find yourself changing down gears more under load.

Does this upset the shaft at all...?
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2015, 04:00:34 PM »


 

Does this upset the shaft at all...?
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Never heard of it upsetting the shaft before, mine has been installed for 6 years and many thousands of klms with no issues.
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2015, 04:11:29 PM »
Quote from: Old Moe Toe on January 25, 2015, 04:00:34 PM


 

Does this upset the shaft at all...?
Never heard of it upsetting the shaft before, mine has been installed for 6 years and many thousands of klms with no issues.
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I meant, how does it feel at the shaft with less fly wheel inertia, did it have any effect on how it feels, shafts obviously don't react like chains, I thought maybe less lift at the rear with less torque...?
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2015, 06:07:11 PM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 25, 2015, 04:11:29 PM
Quote from: Old Moe Toe on January 25, 2015, 04:00:34 PM


 

Does this upset the shaft at all...?
Never heard of it upsetting the shaft before, mine has been installed for 6 years and many thousands of klms with no issues.

I meant, how does it feel at the shaft with less fly wheel inertia, did it have any effect on how it feels, shafts obviously don't react like chains, I thought maybe less lift at the rear with less torque...?
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It does not feel any different at the shaft in my opinion.
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Re: Old Guzzi.
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2015, 01:56:16 PM »
I used to have a '74 Eldo LAPD, '78 V50, '95 Sport 1100 (frame #2), '98 V11, and a Jackal.  Wish I still had that Eldo, it was a very cool bike!
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