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    What are the best upgrades for Lemans 850 MK3 1983?

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    Last weekends adventure - new addition

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    Congrats on the new beast, perhaps we will se it in John Day next month

     

     

    Thanks Kiwi    What is John Day?

    Anyone with that much vinyl on the wall of his shop would be "handsy." :grin::luigi:

     

    No idea what you talking about Docc......

     

     

    Too bad your changing the look.. to me no other motorcycle has such a muscle bike profile..

     

    It's a uniquely styled bike for sure. Some love it, others hate it (I've read some very witty scathing comments about it's appearance). When I bought my Scura, the dealer also had a Centauro available, a dark green one. He suggested I ride it, but I just couldn't get past the low seat and the overall look of it. I guess it is a muscle-bike, or power-cruiser - but that genre has never been appealing to me. I now wish I had at least taken it for a spin so I would know how that motor performs.

     

    But something to consider for the project: The Centauro is a rare and unusual motorcycle. It might be worth ensuring that all mods are reversible - and keeping the stock parts so it could be restored in future if you (or someone else) wants it to be a Centauro again.

     

     

    Anything I will do to the bike in the future will be fully reversible.

    But at the same time I don't see this or any of the other bikes I own leave my possession anytime soon.

    The Guzzi's will never be able to leave my possession ever again. :ninja:  

     

     

     

    Too bad your changing the look.. to me no other motorcycle has such a muscle bike profile..

     

    It's a uniquely styled bike for sure. Some love it, others hate it (I've read some very witty scathing comments about it's appearance). When I bought my Scura, the dealer also had a Centauro available, a dark green one. He suggested I ride it, but I just couldn't get past the low seat and the overall look of it. I guess it is a muscle-bike, or power-cruiser - but that genre has never been appealing to me. I now wish I had at least taken it for a spin so I would know how that motor performs.

     

    But something to consider for the project: The Centauro is a rare and unusual motorcycle. It might be worth ensuring that all mods are reversible - and keeping the stock parts so it could be restored in future if you (or someone else) wants it to be a Centauro again.

     

    That is what I did with my Daytona. I swapped the rear end to a V11 tail / rear subframe. I removed the front fairing and swapped to GSXR front forks with handle bars instead of clip ons. I did a few other changes as well, but all of them are bolt off / bolt on. I have all the original parts and could put it back to stock if I wanted to.

     

     

    :notworthy:

     

    Come on GM lets see some pics of this purposeful beast!...

     

    I second that  :oldgit:

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