On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 11:08:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 10:20:29 AM UTC-7, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:48:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 6:37:05 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
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On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:30:23 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
Here's a Beemer like I'm interested in. Not my pic but same spec bike...
http://databikes.com/imgs/a/a/o/l/u/...1977_1_lgw.jpg

Thats a nice looking bike, I've never seen a R75 set up that way.

After 6 months of recoup and replacing the lower leg forks and new rear subframe I rode my r/100gspd 100 miles yesterday. She ran straight and true, but for a cracked rear rim I thought was a badly seated bead.

Heading to SLC for the BMWMOA rally in July.
......

Man I hope you have a great time and a safe ride getting there and back. Good to find the faults early. Glad it's coming together...

Thanks Tim, I still have some tweaking to do, and I need to replace the headlight bucket since I broke the brackets, I sourced a new dual round headlight system out of Germany thats made to fit my bike. Not cheap!

BMW = Bring More Wallet

Try calling Moto International, a Guzzi place. The nice lady there may be able to get you a deal
and save some bucks on shipping.

I think the only compatible parts between Guzzi's and BMW are the bosch charging system.

I have a ton of spares I've collected over the years since my Paris Dakar bike is rare as hens teeth these days, I've got a spare gearbox, driveshaft, final drive, and wheels boxed up ready for my wife to ship if needed on a long trip.

The one spare I do carry with me is the alternator rotor and puller, Seems to be the biggest weak point on old airheads. I also installed a euro switch years ago to turn off all lighting in case of failure.

No, she has contacts in Europe, and maybe some of them also carry Beemer parts. Worth a call. Tell
her one of her Guzzi customers mentioned her.

I carry all the cables and the u-joint. The u-joint seems to be the weakest link in the Guzzis, at
least the older ones.

Carrying the u-joint was worthwhile on a trip to Maine. Thought my rear end had gone, and the local
(mid-state) dealer offered to lend me a rear end to get home with. While the bike was on the rack I
started it up and did a screwdriver test at the u-joint. Sounded like a can of bolts being shook.
The dealer said a rear end was no problem, but he didn't have a u-joint in stock. Luckily, I had the
spare. Soon on the road again. Soon as I got home I ordered another one. So far, about 50,000 miles,
I've not needed it. But I have to admit I shift much more gently than I used to!