Show us yer Tontis!

[motortouring]

15 hours ago, docc said:

I love how that photo matches the cartoon in your signature!

Edited 18 hours ago by motortouring

[motortouring]

7 hours ago, audiomick said:

The "small block" Guzzis are actually the "real" Tontis. Not just the frame, but rather the whole bike is a Tonti.

Mine.

 

I am actually seriously thinking of getting a V35 or a Monza. It must be a lot of fun with a lightweight machine. 

[audiomick]

10 hours ago, motortouring said:

 

I am actually seriously thinking of getting a V35 or a Monza. It must be a lot of fun with a lightweight machine. 

It is a lot of fun. Perhaps the best bit is you can flog it as hard as you like, and you never get to silly speeds.

Things to consider: I gather the V35 motor is less prone to problems with the heads and valves because the valves are smaller. The V50 motor has more power, of course, but even it is moderate.

The clutch is heavy on both, but as already written here, the clutch from the V85 /V9 bolts straight in. Much lighter in action, and lighter in weight (kg). While you're in there, get someone to machine down the flywheel (make it thinner). There's a bloke in the german forum that does that, and can get about 1kg off of it, if I remember rightly. Looks like this when he's finished

https://tsmsportz.com/postimg/CR5h3B36

I have a feeling that motor parts are a bit easier to get for the V35, but might be imagining that. If the motor becomes untenable, a V65 or V75 / Breva / Nevada / V7 motor will go in. It's then a bit tight around the carbies, but I know of at least one V50 with a 750 motor in it. It was built by Martin Hageman at Gpiu in Germany for his wife. Having said that, it has the V50 tank on it, not the Monza/Imola tank. With the Monza tank it might get fiddly around the fuel taps as well.

Whatever, my V35 Imola is lots of fun. 

Edited 8 hours ago by audiomick