I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?

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> I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?
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I'd be wanting a bit more info on exactly how it was "recently restored".
The V50s are a nice little middleweight, but due to their lack of power they
are often thrashed into the ground by riders more used to Jap bikes. I'm
amazed at the very low mileage too (if genuine) having had 6 previous
keepers. I think I'd also like to see some old MOTs too to confirm this.
Doesn't look too bad from the photo though.

JB

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> I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?
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That actually looks half decent. The V50 was a delightful little bike -
not that fast, mind, as top whack was (effectively) 95mph, though the
later ones and the Monza sports version were slightly quicker.

Lovely handling, good braking, ridiculously easy to service, good fuel
economy. Downsides are a crap gearchange, heavy controls, occasional
gearbox issues, and the usual Italian woes. If it's been properly
restored, it's a good deal at that price, wbut I'd want to see a sheaf
of receipts and talk to wheoever did the work.

Champ wrote:

> I'd suggest that it met these criteria in the early 80s. Whether it
> seems delightful, with good handling and braking, by modern standards,
> is up for debate

Compared to a B12 with three full paniers and a tent it's gonna handle
like a dream and stop on a sixpence.

On 18 Sep 2006 02:44:34 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Champ wrote:
>
>> I'd suggest that it met these criteria in the early 80s. Whether it
>> seems delightful, with good handling and braking, by modern standards,
>> is up for debate
>
>Compared to a B12 with three full paniers and a tent it's gonna handle
>like a dream and stop on a sixpence.

Until you put three full panniers and a tent on it ...

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Pip: B12

Pip wrote:
> On 18 Sep 2006 02:44:34 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> >Champ wrote:
> >
> >> I'd suggest that it met these criteria in the early 80s. Whether it
> >> seems delightful, with good handling and braking, by modern standards,
> >> is up for debate
> >
> >Compared to a B12 with three full paniers and a tent it's gonna handle
> >like a dream and stop on a sixpence.
>
> Until you put three full panniers and a tent on it ...

So you're suggesting I simulate the handling and braking
characteristics of the V50 by removing the heavy luggage carried high
up on my B12.... Cunning.

Champ wrote:
> On 18 Sep 2006 02:17:00 -0700, TOG@toil,
> (E-Mail Removed), <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> >> I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1981-MOTO-GUZZ...QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> >That actually looks half decent. The V50 was a delightful little bike -
> >not that fast, mind, as top whack was (effectively) 95mph, though the
> >later ones and the Monza sports version were slightly quicker.
> >
> >Lovely handling, good braking
>
> I'd suggest that it met these criteria in the early 80s. Whether it
> seems delightful, with good handling and braking, by modern standards,
> is up for debate


Sir did note the use of the past tense in my posting, didn't Sir? Fair
comment, though. I rode one about 10 years ago, and still thought it
was a sweet little bike then: chronically crude suspension, of course,
but the geometry was good and the frame stiff. And triple Brembos on a
bike weighing little more than 150kg dry are still good brakes.

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> I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1981-MOTO-GUZZ...QQcmdZViewItem

My sister got one when she passed her test. (So it's a tarts bike)

It tipped her over the bars on the way home when the ****ing drive pinion
collapsed and lunched itself. (So it wasn't uber reliable)

She got it fixed though and she had it for donkeys years. (So it became
reliable)

She later bought another Guzzi (So she became a lifelong Guzzi fan)

2 "yea's" and 2 "nay's"

Get it, you know you want to.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

Champ wrote:
> On 18 Sep 2006 02:17:00 -0700, TOG@toil,
> (E-Mail Removed), <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> >> I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1981-MOTO-GUZZ...QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> >That actually looks half decent. The V50 was a delightful little bike -
> >not that fast, mind, as top whack was (effectively) 95mph, though the
> >later ones and the Monza sports version were slightly quicker.
> >
> >Lovely handling, good braking
>
> I'd suggest that it met these criteria in the early 80s. Whether it
> seems delightful, with good handling and braking, by modern standards,
> is up for debate

I suspect TOG has broken out into Sales Patter Mode.

In uk.rec.motorcycles, belched forth and ejected the following:

> I'd regret buying this on impulse, nest pas?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1981-MOTO-GUZZ...QQcmdZViewItem

OMG!

I think I know the seller. Seriously!

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