Subject: Re: Project poll
Author: Darrell J Dick
Date: Feb 12, 2005, 6:08 AM
Post ID: 1718379315
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Like Mark, I'll probably be leaving some projects behind. I got a huge
backlog now, I'm still aquiring more, and of course, they're never really
finished.
This is what I'm working on now.
'75 Norton Commando MKIII - I bought this thing a few years ago, and
never touched it until a few months ago. It was super ugly looking,
definitely rusty and crusty. Musta spent some time outside. What was
weird was it came with very nice body work with a fresh John Player paint
job. My plan is finish it off and sell it. Hopefully, I'll at least break
even on it.
'67 Ossa 175 Sport - this is a rare street going Ossa. Sort of similar to
a Bultaco Metralla. I don't have all the stock parts so it will be a
"special" I just got through adapting a Marzocchi front end from Benelli
and a Honda 305 Superhawk front wheel.
'67 Sears Allstate /Gilera 124 - Don't plan on doing to much right now. I
need to put some cable on it. Wire it up and basic tune-up. It will need
some cosmetics down the road.
'98 Guzzi Bassa project - Still mostly collecting parts and deciding what
direction I want to go with this one. I still think it will be a
modernized V7 sport look a like. I'll rebuild the trans pretty soon.
'73 Benelli 650S Tornado - I need to rebuild the front forks, do some
more cleaning and polishing, and put on some new tires. I'm gonna build
up a new rear wheel too.
I definitely need to fix the clutch in my wife's Porsche 944 before warm
weather. It's the least I can do for that poor woman. Then there's the
'72 Eldo project I'm doing with the Kevins. I'm hoping that will pick up
some steam since they got the new garage shaping up. If I get that Norton
done, I'll push my '73 LAPD Eldo into position and get back on it. I'm
loving my Convert, but I am missing having a Loop to ride. I told my
brother I would help him put a 5 speed in his Ambo. I just bought another
Moto Morini in NC. I still need to put fork seals in my Triumph. Oh yeah,
there's that Kaw 600KLR I want to get going for dirt road riding. The
Penton projects. Gotta re-jet the Lav 1000...... OK, I'm starting to feel
overwhelmed.
Darrell Dick
Imlay City, MI
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:07:38 EST "Mark Etheridge@Moto Guzzi Classics"
<Guzzi-@aol.com> writes:
SEVEN guzzies,1 Morris Minor,One 62 Valiant,I bugeye sprite,and a 59 Mini
cooper that has been cut into a roadster,Figure I got to live to 154 to
finish what i have started,think i will leave a few projects.mark
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<DIV>Like Mark, I'll probably be leaving some projects behind. I got a huge
backlog now, I'm still aquiring more, and of course, they're never really
finished. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is what I'm working on now.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>'75 Norton Commando MKIII - I bought this thing a few years ago, and never
touched it until a few months ago. It was super ugly looking, definitely rusty
and crusty. Musta spent some time outside. What was weird was it came with very
nice body work with a fresh John Player paint job. My plan is finish it off and
sell it. Hopefully, I'll at least break even on it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>'67 Ossa 175 Sport - this is a rare street going Ossa. Sort of similar to a
Bultaco Metralla. I don't have all the stock parts so it will be a "special" I
just got through adapting a Marzocchi front end from Benelli and a Honda 305
Superhawk front wheel.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>'67 Sears Allstate /Gilera 124 - Don't plan on doing to much right now. I
need to put some cable on it. Wire it up and basic tune-up. It will need some
cosmetics down the road.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>'98 Guzzi Bassa project - Still mostly collecting parts and deciding what
direction I want to go with this one. I still think it will be a modernized V7
sport look a like. I'll rebuild the trans pretty soon.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>'73 Benelli 650S Tornado - I need to rebuild the front forks, do some more
cleaning and polishing, and put on some new tires. I'm gonna build up a new rear
wheel too.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I definitely need to fix the clutch in my wife's Porsche 944 before warm
weather. It's the least I can do for that poor woman. Then there's the '72 Eldo
project I'm doing with the Kevins. I'm hoping that will pick up some steam since
they got the new garage shaping up. If I get that Norton done, I'll push my '73
LAPD Eldo into position and get back on it. I'm loving my Convert, but I am
missing having a Loop to ride. I told my brother I would help him put a 5 speed
in his Ambo. I just bought another Moto Morini in NC. I still need to put fork
seals in my Triumph. Oh yeah, there's that Kaw 600KLR I want to get going for
dirt road riding. The Penton projects. Gotta re-jet the Lav 1000...... OK, I'm
starting to feel overwhelmed.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Darrell Dick</DIV>
<DIV>Imlay City, MI</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:07:38 EST "Mark Etheridge@Moto Guzzi Classics"
<<A href="mailto:Guzzi-@aol.com">Guzzi-@aol.com</A>> writes:</DIV>
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