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JoeW
Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Location: Highland Park IL
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:57 am Post subject: Hi all from Chicago |
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I thought I had a high performance sidecar but, after looking at some photos I think it's more vintage. I ride a 1976 Moto Guzzi/EML Tour T rig. My first sidecar was a Harley FLH with a factory chair I bought in 84. I sold that and bought a 76 Guzzi 850t3 with a new Velorex 562 in 86. I added a Unit fork and then transplanted a Guzzi 1000 LeMans drive train into it. It was a fun little rig. By chance a friend found an EML/Guzzi convert rig for sale so I spent the winter on 95 putting my current rig together. Basicly it's the 76 frame with the 86 1000 LeMans engine and trans. I've added some performance mods and I think it's pretty sweet. Now after 15 seasons it's looking a little long in the tooth so I'd like to do some updates.
I ride a 2000 Triumph Sprint ST also and am restoring my second Guzzi V7 Sport. I ride in the dirt with my son as well, on my Suzuki DRZ400e. I also have a Yamaha XS650 that my son and I are doing a cafe job on.
When not wotking on bikes, I brew beer!
For the past 28 years I've owned an auto repair business in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
I'd like to talk to other early EML owners about handling mods they've done to there rigs. Specifily a sway bar. _________________ Joe |
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Gazza
Joined: 29 Jun 2010 Posts: 78 Location: Durham,England
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:42 am Post subject: |
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bmcsheehy
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 991 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Joe,
Your rig looks great. _________________ Bill
High Performance Sidecaring... ...There is nothing "HACKED" about it.
2006 ZX-14 / HANNIGAN HP.
2011 Concourse / California Friendship III.
2016 Suzuki Bandit 1250s
1936 Ford Fordoor Humpback
www.Yankee-Engineering.com |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:16 am Post subject: |
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Joe,
We have an R80RT/EML Tour T, I refer to it as a medium performance sidecar. I like the looks of the cut down windscreen on yours, we usually leave ours off.
A while back saw a Guzzi / Tour T with a Brookland screen always thought it was great looking rig. Thought about doing that on ours, just never got around to it.
for some sway bar ideas look here
http://hpsidecars.com/Projects.htm
Welcome
Mike _________________ Mike Currin
93 BMW K1100RS / EML Speed 2000
89 Honda GB 500 (6,700 miles, all original except tires)
67 Triumph 650 chopper
92 Suzuki GS500 (eldest son) |
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JoeW
Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Location: Highland Park IL
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:24 am Post subject: |
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A friend of mine put a windscreen like that on his EML Tour T. I don't have a picture but he removed the glass, cut the frame in half and had a longer piece of glass cut for it. It looks great! _________________ Joe |
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zentime
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 837 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet looking rig there! Welcome to the forum
Nice to have another Guzzi Guy on the forum I have ea 73 V7Sport I bought brand new. It's still original (except for the mufflers) but haven't used it in at least 10 years. Getting it ready to ride again is in my near future. Wouldn't happen to have a nice set of original v7Sport mufflers laying around would you? I have a new set of Selentium replacements with the rolled rear edge but........sure wish I had a pair of the original ones. It's pretty much original except for some switch gear.
Bill _________________ CBR1100XX/EZS
1973 MotoGuzzi V7sport
will August ever come............ |
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JoeW
Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Location: Highland Park IL
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:06 am Post subject: |
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I'm on my 4th V7 Sport. Traded a Norton for one in college then went to BMW. I picked one up from the estate of an old friend in the 90s and restored it. Sold it, bought 2 sold one for nearly what I had in both and am restoring the one I kept.
Those mufflers are rarer than hen's teeth! _________________ Joe |
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A JOURNEYMAN
Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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I have pictures of your rig at a rockers get together a couple of years ago in Chicago. thought it was cool then and still do.
will you be in Milwaukee for Rockerbox this year? I'm going up Friday and then on to Ride for Kids in Middleton Sunday. |
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A JOURNEYMAN
Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:50 pm Post subject: rockerbox 2011 |
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I am glad we were able to hang out together at Rockerbox.
for your info --the incident was resolved OK --
got a trophy --Best European--only because your bike wasn't entered
odd because I consider it a North American original thanks ---Bill,Bill and Dave |
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