Subject: RE: Garage Heaters(No loop content)
Author: Kevin Graf
Date: Jan 26, 2005, 7:20 AM
Post ID: 1718276737
Well, If you want to ride a classic bike with out wrenchin', or at least no
more than regular maintain ace, you picked the right one. Guzzi would be the
one that is reliable enough to do so. It defiantly sounds as though you
would need allot more tools, but if you have the time, energy & motivation I
would have to say do it yourself. You most likely already have the manuals &
Guzziology plus you have this list & great guys from MG Cycles & Mark from
Moto Guzzi Classic, always willing to set you straight. What more do you
need?:-)
I'm a firm believer in DIY, esp. with motorcycles. I believe a person that
builds, restores, a bike takes more pride in that machine than one "bought
off the self". Once you get your hands in it, you know the bike inside and
out. You have a better understanding of what's going on mechanically to get
the thing down the road, and when all of a sudden it stops going down the
road(which is inevitable, even w/Guzzi) you built the thing, you know it's
weak points(if any) and that allows you to be able to fix the bike (at least
diagnose it) to get yourself home instead of being at the mercy of others.
If you have another bike, a newer bike that you don't have to worry about,
ride that & wrench on the Guzzi until you feel your done, once you do it
right, you won't have to do anything major for a long time. It will compete
with the new bike in the turn the key and go category. Not only that but
there's nothing like the feeling of starting a freshly rebuilt engine for
the first time, and thinking, hmmm... did I put that last wristpin clip
in??...Then it starts with no fire and the feeling of pride is awesome.
Going done the road on a motorcycle is one thing we all love, going down the
road on a bike that you built only amplifies the feeling. Try it, You'll
like it!
Kev
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Nordwig [mailto:d_da-@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:24 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Garage Heaters(No loop content)
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| From: Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Garage Heaters(No loop content) Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:39:16 -0500 Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here and get your free* stock car racing gift. http://click.topica.com/caac2NQb1dfltb6opSwa/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shouldn't you be in church instead of getting drunk with the internet?:-) -----Original Message----- |
Probably......but I "struggle" with that.....;-)
I am in the process of planning a "workshop" (read Guzzi Garage) in the
future. The problem is whether I have the patience and ability to learn as
I go when tinkering with a running, but ratty Eldorado. My tool collection
is marginal at best and most of that would have to be updated also.
Do I invest in space, equipment and tools to do a mediocre restoration or do
I trade it for a nicely restored Eldo and save a bundle in time and
headaches doing it myself? I always think about the riding time lost while
trying to figure out how to fix something on my bike. Remember....it takes
me 4 times as long to do something than the average rider :-).... That is
why I run a newer bike while I tinker with the loopframe. I'd never get on
the road if I had to depend on my mechanical skills.
Todd
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