Matthew Duncan Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Now that i have worked out how to put pictures up, thought i would share my project ! 1982 Moto Guzzi V50 Mk 3 . . not a yamaha, but i think its gonna be a wee while before i can take this out for a spin instead of my XJ ! haha Costs so far - £50 for the bulk of the bike - bought from a friend, £260 for new drive shaft + rubber plan is to firstly get her roughly assembled to the point where we can fire the engine and run through the gears to check she works, before stripping down, and building her up to factory spec as i got her . . First thing to do, was to check the clutch, as we suspected that the internals were missing, Thankfully it was there, just a bit stiff - with some gentle persuasion, got it moving again . . . . note the shiney, polished rocker cover, thats the bulk of what the previous owner done . . New Drive shaft Arrived ! - nice and shiney all the way from Italy Time for some assembly
Matthew Duncan Posted March 30, 2012 Author Posted March 30, 2012 Assembly Begins - back end assembled, before attaching the bottom half of the frame bottom frame and starter motor added nae, need for a stand, trusty paint tin does the job rest of frame added and bolted on panels added just for a cheeky look now just to get her sparking
Matthew Duncan Posted March 30, 2012 Author Posted March 30, 2012 Loom added as far as we can according to the wiring diagram in the trusty "bible" ( owners manual ) that came with it, point out to clean/replace and we noticed that one of the screws was missing half its head . . battery connected to loom, and emergency jump starter powering the battery - and she sparks ! next step, hopefull for this weekend will be to get pretty strong sparks, put a wee drop fuel into her barrel and try to get her to cough might even assemble the airbox and carbs, but still need to get some rubber parts Enjoy ! - more pics and updates coming soon hopefully
Moderator Cynic Posted March 30, 2012 Moderator Posted March 30, 2012 That will be interesting, my old man had one of those, silver if my memory serves me right. I'm pretty sure it also had Monza on the side panels too, might have been Le Mans but i don't think so. Ended up selling because he got sick of the torque reaction of the shaft and the engine, i never rode it (being 13 or 14 at the time ).Its something to do with the shaft and the engine rotating the same way. I can't remember which way round but one way it would drop like a brick and the other you had to heave on the bars like your life depended on it in a turn unless you rode very gently on the throttle, not something my old man is fond of although he has matured onto an intruder. He has a CB175 for giggles that i have been trying for years to get hold of. Should be a good read if it continues.
Matthew Duncan Posted March 30, 2012 Author Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) haha, i planning to stick this in as it'll be my first bike fully done by self, since i was about 14 i've been out in the garage helping my old man restore or maintain his bikes, last one i worked on was a Trumph Trident 750, think it was abotu 1970's so T 150 maybee? nae sure. so far it has been great fun - shame about the loom being like spaghetti ! haha hopefully get some progress this weekend and get some more chapers up on the forum . . if i dont get it doen before my restrictions over, dare say i'll be taking dads Honda ST100 out for a cheeky wee spin or 2 quick flick through google images - think it was around 1975 ish Edited March 30, 2012 by Matthew Duncan
Matthew Duncan Posted March 31, 2012 Author Posted March 31, 2012 after taking the carbs off to clean, i put them back on with a little help from some duck tape, due to one of the inlet manifold rubbers disintegrating . . .only 6 quid so not to that bad - untill realised pretty much all the rubber parts need replacing ! 6 of them alone just for the airbox :-/ on the plus side - think i managed to get the wiring sorted working on getting her firing tomorrow
Matthew Duncan Posted April 1, 2012 Author Posted April 1, 2012 with a bit of improvisation for the fuel tanks, we put the choke on and connected the throttles . . . then ! plugged in the ignition, and the starter . . with help from my XJ600n battery . . we have life ! have a video that i will put up as soon as i find out how haha
Matthew Duncan Posted April 1, 2012 Author Posted April 1, 2012 gets goign about 30 seconds in . . first time shes ran since 1994 . . made my day
Moderator drewpy Posted April 2, 2012 Moderator Posted April 2, 2012 well done, I looked at buying a V50 in the early 80's, but as it was my only mode of transport I settled on a cx500. I didn't regret it, but now those 850 le mans.....mmmm! great fun building, look forward to even more progress. Is it a resto or an "interpretation"?
Moderator Airhead Posted April 2, 2012 Moderator Posted April 2, 2012 Great work Matt, the video made it so much better
2 Wheels Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Well done sir,,,, hope its a full restore with loads of pictures. ps. she might of started easier if there was no clutch drag,
Matthew Duncan Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 great fun building, look forward to even more progress. Is it a resto or an "interpretation"? Well done sir,,,, hope its a full restore with loads of pictures. ps. she might of started easier if there was no clutch drag, Deffo a full restoration - well, im hoping to use it as a runner between selling my XJ and moving onto my next yammy, but we are aiming to do it so a quality that with a bit of spit and polish ( on everything, not just the rocker cover ) then she wud be able to enter in shows . . .so she will be kept nice when shes done an yeah . . we realised after we got her firing that it was in gear next step is the clutch
Matthew Duncan Posted April 8, 2012 Author Posted April 8, 2012 Came back home this weekend to some lovely packages ! not only did i get my new brake disk for my yam, but i got in nearly all the bits i ordered for the guzzi. they were as follows Basic Service Kit - £19 Ignition Points - £17.50 Oil Pressure Switch - £8.50 Airbox Breather Pipes - £11 O rings - £4.48 Gaskey Set - £39.00 Inlet Manifold Rubber - £8 handlebar Grips - £13.00 total - £120.48 Total so far - £120.48 + £310 --------------------------------- £430.40 ordered and still waiting to arrive - set of orig handlebars, footpeg rubbers, battery strap
Matthew Duncan Posted April 8, 2012 Author Posted April 8, 2012 Following another thread that i started on friday, i managed to get one of the broken studs out but still have to get another one out . . . I have ordered replacements, and am waiting for them to arrive from italy also managed to get the clutch assembled and working, so next week when im home i will be getting her running and taking her round the block to make sure she goes into all gears
Moderator Airhead Posted April 8, 2012 Moderator Posted April 8, 2012 re the broken stud, I would drill through an m8 nut until it passes over the stud and have it welded across the top, then work it back and forth until it binds gradualy increasing the arc, i have freed many seized bollts this way over the years, if you continue to force the issue when binding starts you will risk shearing it off completely warming the surrounding ally up with a hot air gun wont do any harm either If you did happen to go down this route, disconnect your CDI and generator electricals prior to welding as a precaution apologies if you know this stuff already
Matthew Duncan Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 its okay, im happy to get information like that worse case is that it sheers completely, then i'll have to fork out money to put it to an engineering shop to handle - less hassle for me, but more money! haha im hoping to get it sorted this coming weekend, but i think my old mans wanting to pull out the BSA Bantam to give it a good polish and a run, so the guzzi might be getting neglected haha. my next steps are to wait the arrival of the new studs, install them and out the exhaust on so the neighbours stop complaining about the noise everytime we start it . . . then take it for a wee spin to make sure it goes into all gears. Also need to fill the tank of water to see where its leaking from and weld that up
Moderator drewpy Posted April 9, 2012 Moderator Posted April 9, 2012 nah, I've taken out flush suds by arc welding a nut over the nut hole and stud end. The alloy was never affected in all 4 that I have done. why did you buy exhaust studs from Italy? stainless Steve does them and you can find him at Stafford end April (you are going aren't you?) take a list and parts book if you have never been before
Matthew Duncan Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 stainless Steve does them and you can find him at Stafford end April (you are going aren't you?) take a list and parts book if you have never been before this may bee a newb question - but whats happening at Stafford? only problem is i live alll the way over in the north east of sunny scotland :/ main places i have been ordering parts from are "Gutsibits" and "motomeccaspares" im trying to keep the bike as orig as possable, and for the weight of them, postage was within the weight of a small envilope so it wasnta that bad
Moderator Airhead Posted April 10, 2012 Moderator Posted April 10, 2012 i bet you could have got exhaust studs for half the price from wemoto though...for future reference
Matthew Duncan Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 i did check wemoto - cos thats where usually get my yammy bits, but it was 6 and half a dozen - i got a good deal from motomecca cos i have been ordering loadsa parts recently
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