Subject: Re: Found Guzzi in garbage

Author: Rich Marchand

Date: Apr 13, 2003, 9:53 AM

Post ID: 1712608666

Arrived home from work yesterday afternoon and my wife said to call

friend ,Mike . I returned the call to see what was up. "Theres a Guzzi
at the curb in the trash down in Detroit" Mike said . I asked the
diections and called my son ,Keith to give a hand loading it. We made
the half hour trip and sure enough there it was . A 1976 V-1000

only the tank and side covers. We made a quick load ,as quick as you

load a 600 lb Guzzi with both wheels locked by rusty rotors ! Got the
beast home and knocked off the front rotors ,gotta get the rear of

. It will be a lot easier to move with the wheels turning .

If I've heard Tom say it once I've heard a hundred times how his

was one step out of the junkyard when he got it.
Now I have one that was IN THE GARBAGE ! It didn't cost two thousand
bucks either ! The plan is to put the 1998 Bassa 1100 along with the
late 5 speed and rear drive in this one. MIke, the friend who told me
about this one has dibbs on the engine . He wants to put it on a
pedastal in his living room as an object of art.

Stay tuned