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Spot on Scud...just passed on your links to some french dude who was saying that these calipers are scrap once the seals are gone.What was the quality like???

Well it's a valuable bike but unless you can get hold of the logbook I'd guess that you will never be able to legally register it.The best way forward would be to see who the owner is according to DVLC and work from there...

Phelon and Moore of Panther fame did a guzzi style V twin in the late twenties /early thirties :the Panthette http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P%26M_Panthette_250_cc_1927.jpg Very advanced but also had some flaws like leaf valve springs...sadly got killed by the depression.

Hi Carl, reading through the lines I guess you may be after smallbloc NTX stuff. If you cant get anything sourced easely from Italy , this link here in france where i am might be worth investigating http://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_moto/331519922.htm?ca=12_s PM me and i'll have a go if you want Chris

Well done Pete, I found the same thing a few years back...never understood what the members raving on about what a good mag they have was all about...99.9 % of it bored me rigid !

I'd be tempted to take it right down and clean out the sludge trap in the crank...

I gave up on the GB guzzi club a couple of years ago -allthough the magazine is plush I could get through the content in about 20 seconds and I just finally got bored with reading the same old self congratulating rubbish.I pretty much agree with guzzirider about their forum too ...often reminds me of what the Women's Institute meetings must be like !!!!!

theres a thread over at guzzitech ...seems that they have finally finnished trading...they were in windedown mode for a while . Some of their stuff is still apparently available from other suppliers . Damm shame as they were to me the best guzzi bling shop albeit expensive!!!!!

Especially this little beut :

Moto spezial did nice ones in the past but not sure these days. Stagonset have got some really groovy looking ones and their service is excellant too. Another german possibility could be Motoschmitz. let us know what else you find chris

love the idea... I used to live very near triking and got redundent chassis spares from them now and again..nice machines but you have to take the engine out to change the oil filter unless you have a remote one!!!!!!

I would assume that the plate is replaceable .To me that kind of mileage isn't too bad

Well moto unfortunatly that all depends if your taking the meds or not :D

Thank God there are some sane and proficiant people like Greg around here . Thanks for all of your posts and long may you keep them up. chris

That would be fun skeeve. The model on this one by the look on her face was having a bad hair day

If it's any consolation Greg, he has long ago reached those areas a long time ago in my reality. Nothing like an overactive and venemous ego to make me shut off

Hate to say this Guys but the after sales service is just as bad in the south of france , even over the whole territory.In general here the only guzzi related businesses who are any good are the ones run by enthusiasts - sound familiar pete !!??? And i 'd say that the recall stuff is again in the hands of the marketingor accounts dept rather than the designe engineers at the factory! A lot of the lads over here are totally gutted at the recent 30% discounts been given out on the new bikes as it's totally bolloxed the second hand prices they were anticipating...and so the cock ups pile up .

The crank /alternator mounted ones from either Silent Hektik or ZDG should work . Another possibility would be to contact cliff jeffries Myecu who might be able to help.

Charles Ahhh ,I think you do have the highest ratio available for the small bloc .I always have a problem working out gearing ! I've two decent photos of the baja in the museum at mandello which show how the bigblock swinging arm fits on .Hopefully they come up here !I would have thought that that would be cheaper and quicker than going for a complete engine and box transplant , especially as you seem to have extreamly competant fabbing skills .Again , no idea what the ratio's work out at but logically you should be able to get what you want useing the big block final drives . By the way your project looks amazing - i 've allways liked the idea and esthetics of the dustbins and it's really neat to see someone grappling with their issues.if you can get the faults ironed out your onto a winner . Chris ps cant upload the effing pictures...Pm me and i'll send them.

[ I erred in using a small block Nevada, for which gearing options are near zero. Charles , the gearing on the small blocks is altered by changing the primary gear sets .these are the two gears that are between the clutch housing and the gears per se.The final drive 's are all the same I think as are the gearbox ratio's. The slines on the shafts vary according to the vintage so a partial sawp may not be feasable. If you look in Guzziology , chapter 14-11 to 14 15 covers all the small block gearing options . They are as follows 13/24 for v 35 13/23 for v 35 imola and gt 12/24 v35 111. ntx and early tt 12/25 late tt and ntx 13/24 350 nevada 14/23 v 50, v50111 and custom 15/22 v50 monza 15/22 monza 11, v75, v65 , sp, custom, gt and florida 16/21 v65 lario, florida,750 targa, nevada 750 and 750 sp 14/23v65 tt and ntx The easiest way to go would be to simply swap the gearbox for one with the desired ratio and as the boxes are pretty cheap and available second hand( at least here in europe) that would be a cheaper solution than getting a big block and starting all over again ! another way to go is also to adapt a big block swinging arm to the sb frame which is the option the factory took with the Baja desert racer- They only hand built 17 or so of theses and the swinging arm mounting points on the gearbox were a constant failiure point in the design so they grafted on the big block one. I'd say that the larger and stronger UJ was also a consideration as they are known to fail dramatically in the small blocks and especially on the enduro models as the swinging arm is more steeply angled due to the longer shocks. I have a few baja pics if you are interested Chris

That was awsome Orson.Thanks !!

Nice little bikes. valves,piston rings and guides don't seem to last more than 50,000km. ignition system is neither that appropriate in it's curve or easely fixable if it goes south. Forks are spindly and benefit hugely from a fork brace. original switch gear and finish is crap but the nato 's paint may be better ! Excellant city and backroad bike imho .Lots of spares around seconhand . generally despised by the "Big block" owners to their great loss:P Chris

Thanks lads. I used guzzitech a lot untill their last meltdown .Now the loading speed there is so long that I rarely visit. I really need to know the lifts in order to proceed ... Chris

Ok Guys, anyone out there know the timing and lift for the V11 cam ???? Chris