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In the mid 60s purchased a 1960 T110 all black with bathtub rear like a thunderbird in 2 years only replaced one magneto pick up and fitted a pair of BSA Goldstar silencers great sound still regret selling it in 1967 to pay for honeymoon and yes it would do 110mph
è vero,le ultime 750 sport avevano i carter lucidati. non so se, dietro richiesta, la Ducati fornisse la moto con sella biposto (senza il codino). mi rimane il dubbio circa la testa della forcella che mi risulta essere nera.
GREAT bike! Well done for fulfilling your dream! My dad had ordered a Shadow back in '54. At the time, it cost 50% _more_ than a brand new VW Beetle (at least here in Denmark). He cancelled the order fearing he'd be committed to an asylum for spending that kind of money on a motorcycle... He'd sailed in the U.S. merchant navy for 3 years.. That decision to cancel the purchase was of his biggest regrets right up until the day he passed away nearly 50 years later.
So nice to see a Sport not chopped up and turned into a "green frame". Awesome bike, mine was this model, single Scarab disc though. Bought it second hand for $1400 and got $1800 when I traded it in at Fraser's on a first model Pantah 500SL. Not a day goes I don't kick myself that I don't have that Sport anymore.😊
Beautiful bike but after all that work what a shame to compromise a vintage Norton Commando by installing that single Mikuni. You may have forgotten what your brother's bike really ran like?
One great thing when building these engines is to swap out the exhaust cam with one from the earlier 650's like "70" Bonnie. These are a much better cam. We did a 79 Bonnie for road racing also added 10.5 to 1 Comp. Average street guy better not to have hi comp.Bike did 12.84 et @ 106mph. Triumph fans check out Steve McQueen 40 Summers ago.
Well-said re: bars versus clip-ons , I'm lucky enough to have bikes in both variations and they are very-different applications . I've long been tempted by a Guzzi.. Dave nz
I had the GT and really loved it . I foolishly sold it to buy the larger 900 Darmah ( seduced by black and gold ) and while it was faster , it was very-different to that nimble 750 . Dave nz
That's an AWESOME old Triumph, it's fantastic looking. the pipes are perfect and it sounds great. and I like the tank and the color scheme. about the only thing that I would possibly think of changing? would be a more aggressive knobby tires. maybe similar to an enduro/trials type. mainly a tire that would allow a person to the best of both worlds.
Wow ! I had no idea that craftsmen existed who made these products in my part of the World (well , close , across The Ditch ) I do have a few mudguard requirements . Dave nz
A 1983 Katana 750 was my first dedicated sports-bike . I really loved it , my previous bike was a souped-up Kawasaki KZ1000 , much faster but did not handle like the Suzuki plus not as smooth . I went on to own big Laverdas and Ducati's , to date I've owned about 54-bikes , currently riding a W650 , an XV1000 (TR1) and a cafe'd Yamaha XS-2 650/700 . They are all great in their own-ways . While I still think-fondly of the Katana , I really-regret selling my 76 Ducati 750GT , it was just about the perfect All-Rounder for me . The XV1000 is now my poor-mans GT750 and gives a remarkably-similar experience , or maybe it's just old-age Dave nz
Love this video. My wife and I were the MGNOC Arkansas State Reps for 23 years here in the USA. I recently sold my last Guzzi. My 74 V7 Sport. God gave me 40 years on Guzzi's. I have truly enjoyed these bikes and all of the friends I met along the way! Long Live the Moto Guzzi!
