Gregory Bender

Shawn Lamb's & Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi

Author: Gregory Bender

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I met Jack Chew when I lived in Florida. He was looking for someone to restore his recently acquired Moto Guzzi and contacted me. Later in the process, his son in-law Shawn Lamb became involved as well. Shawn had a vision of the end result he wanted and I worked to achieve that goal for he and Jack. The end result is a lovely machine.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

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This project started with an assembled basket case in very poor condition. The motorcycle left Mandello del Lario as a V700. Along the way, someone had installed an engine, transmission, and rear drive from an Eldorado. It also sported an extremely poor front disc brake conversion using components from a Moto Guzzi 850 T3. Much of the body work was pretty beat up and everything required significant TLC. A few of the more notable aspects of this project:

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Shawn Lamb's and Jack Chew's Moto Guzzi.

Photo courtesy of Angela Bender.