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« Reply #1080 on: August 04, 2015, 06:39:18 AM »
Beautiful bike Shawn.

Hope to see it in person.

Bear
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Past rides:
1965 Suzuki 80cc K10                             1966 Honda 305 Superhawk CB77                              
1957 Triumph TRW 500                          1967 Yamaha Twinjet 100 YL1
1967 BSA 500 Royal Star                         1967 BSA 650 Dunstall
1967 Suzuki S32 150cc                            1981 Honda 500 Siverwing GL500
1982 Honda 750 Sabre V45                      1984 Honda 750 Interceptor V45
1984 Yamaha XJ650RJ                             1985 Suzuki GSXR750M
1975 Suzuki GT750M                               1966 Yamaha 250 Catalina YDS3
1984 Honda VF1000F Interceptor                                    

Present Rides and Projects:
1971 BSA A65 650 Thunderbolt                      1983 Triumph TSX750
1975 Suzuki GT750M Lemans                         1972 BSA Dunstall 650
1982 Honda CBX 1047 Super Sport                 1955 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 clubman            
1982 Yamaha 650 XJ650LJ Seca Turbo (3)      1982 Honda CX500TC Turbo
1971 Norton Commando Interstate 750           1951 Matchless G80            
1983 Honda CB1100F ('merican)                     1972 Suzuki T500 Titan
2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R                              2013 MotoGuzzi V7 Racer
2004 Triumph Thruxton                                 2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT535
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« Reply #1081 on: August 06, 2015, 07:05:06 AM »
Quote from: Twisted_Twin on August 03, 2015, 10:43:02 PM
Nope.  Grin

Two completely different bikes for two completely different purposes.

Very happy with both.

  Couldn't have summed it up better.

 Well done on the 850. I very much love Moto Guzzis. More character than any other machine I've ever owned, and that says a lot whilst owning big English twins.
 So, you gonna keep that color, or go back to original?
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'74 Honda CT70
'74 Norton 850 Interstate
'81 Laverda Jota Mk11 180
'89 Honda RC30
'91 BMW R100GS
'08 Honda XR650L
'08 BMW R1200GS

Previous Garage Residents
 1966 Keystone Tas 50
 1981 Can-Am 250 MX6
 1966 BSA 250 Starfire
 1976 Honda 400-4 Supersport
 1982 Can-Am 500 Sonic
 1984 Kawasaki KZ 750 L4
 1979 Honda CBX
 1988 Ducati 750 Paso 750 Euro
 1972 Suzuki 750 GT ‘Kettle’
 1972 Kawasaki 750 H2
 1993 BMW R100GSPD
 1984 Honda CR500
 1979 Honda CBX sandcast
 1975 Honda 400-4 SS
 2001 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport
 2006 Yamaha FJR 1300
1972 Norton Combat Roadster 810
 1972 BMW R75/2 SWB
 1980 Honda CBX
 1970 Honda Z50
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« Reply #1082 on: August 06, 2015, 07:34:45 AM »
I was thinking of a full restoration when I looked at the pics that Gord sent me but when I saw the bike in person, it was better than I expected.

The paint on the frame is in pretty decent shape and I've found that, most of the time, nothing holds up better than what the factory supplied

It's in good enough shape that the plan is to clean up what I've got, replace the wiring harness, fix some of the rough bits, re-paint it in the proper red-and-black scheme and keep it as a 850 LeMans 1 clone.

From what I've seen, changing a LM2 back into a LM1 doesn't really affect the value and if I want to change it back, I can still get everything to do that.

I'm going to ride it and fix as necessary.

Shawn
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« Reply #1083 on: August 10, 2015, 11:15:54 AM »
I have ridden that very Guzzi many times. Pulled the ton on it on Mable Lake Road only 10 months ago.

Kootenay Lake Ferry July 2009
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« Reply #1084 on: August 12, 2015, 04:06:14 PM »
Many many thanks to Stanfromhell for not only sharing his garage but remounting/balancing and the rims to the new spokes yesterday.   Here are a couple shots of the spoke artist and the finished wheels,  just waiting for some parts from the USA and should have it ready to ride by Sunday if everything goes well.
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« Reply #1085 on: August 12, 2015, 04:23:42 PM »
It's not the truing stand, it's the hand that swings the spoke wrench..
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« Reply #1086 on: August 12, 2015, 04:34:15 PM »
A clean bench is a sign of a sick mind.  Tongue

Nice work Stan and John. Looking forward to seeing it first hand on Sunday.

Must have gone smoothly, Stan lives close enough that I would have heard the profanity.  Grin

Shawn
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« Reply #1087 on: August 21, 2015, 08:44:56 AM »
Quote from: kaw74 on August 01, 2015, 08:40:05 PM
Quote from: 754 on August 01, 2015, 07:02:09 PM
What I meant was can or would you ride it 1300 or 2500 miles?
If you can ride as far as Ryan you may not need a big bike..

I think I could .


You guys crack me up.
18 days, 7300km with one 740km day, camping, on a cbr600 with a fly screen.
I am old, fat, and ugly.
Henry, I am quite sure you can do it.  Roll Eyes

BTW, I recently saw an excellent review on the new(er) Versys 1000. That would be a serious contender for me if I was looking.
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Current Bikes:
1999 CBR600 F4 hotrod / truck
1999 VFR800 Fi  for riding with my buddy.
2021 Versys 1000 LT SE

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1981 XJ 650
1984 XVZ 1200TD
2012 NC 700s
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« Reply #1088 on: August 21, 2015, 08:51:00 AM »
Quote from: Timtone on August 21, 2015, 08:44:56 AM
Quote from: kaw74 on August 01, 2015, 08:40:05 PM
Quote from: 754 on August 01, 2015, 07:02:09 PM
What I meant was can or would you ride it 1300 or 2500 miles?
If you can ride as far as Ryan you may not need a big bike..

I think I could .


You guys crack me up.
18 days, 7300km with one 740km day, camping, on a cbr600 with a fly screen.
I am old, fat, and ugly.
Henry, I am quite sure you can do it.  Roll Eyes

BTW, I recently saw an excellent review on the new(er) Versys 1000. That would be a serious contender for me if I was looking.
My 650 versys works for me and great for some off road stuff Grin
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« Reply #1089 on: August 21, 2015, 06:18:02 PM »
A few weeks ago I realized that my front signal lights on the Z1 were supposed to have ground wires.  Mine has none....someone must have removed them at some point, but the signals still worked with only the hot wire.  Nevertheless, I decided to restore them to original wiring, so I ordered some new collars from Doremi.  Well, today they arrived and I put them on the bike.  It makes absolutely no functional difference, but it sure feels good to know they wiring is back to original.
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I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar

My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
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« Reply #1090 on: August 21, 2015, 08:37:55 PM »
There were flakes of snow today... And a frost warning... Shocked

Where's my toque...
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« Reply #1091 on: August 22, 2015, 05:29:07 AM »
5.1 here right now..gonna have to take a blanket along for the Utah trip methinks..
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« Reply #1092 on: August 22, 2015, 07:50:46 AM »
Quote from: 754 on August 22, 2015, 05:29:07 AM
5.1 here right now..gonna have to take a blanket along for the Utah trip methinks..
Only 6 here right now so summer is over Huh?
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« Reply #1093 on: August 24, 2015, 02:00:09 PM »
I remember Trevor refering to Suzukis as being the "poor mans motorcycle" but I'm having a little trouble believing that as I work on one of my "poor man motorcycles"...guess I should have paid attention in class before buying this one...
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« Reply #1094 on: August 24, 2015, 02:12:05 PM »
It's like any other hobby.

It can get as out of control as you let it.  Grin
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