Kai
Just got it firing!
Hi all,
after getting valuable input from this board over years I finally registered on this snowy winter day. I lost my heart to the Tonti frame Guzzis, 12 years ago, I bought a first hand 1000 S with low mileage and am happy until today with it. The S always brought me home, meanwhile we have accumulated 125.000 km, a lot of trips on two wheels with my wife from our front door in the middle of Germany to Italy. I cant complain about the reliability, there were only some throttle and clutch cables to change on the road. I like the 1000 S as it is, only minor modifications where made. Over the years I changed the (toaster / truck style) rear – and turn light(s), exhaust, mounted Agostini footrests, replaced the CEV single throttle cable grip by a Tomaselli 2 cable system, the Motoplat ignition by a digital ignition (Sachse) with crankshaft pick up, other front fork springs with FAC shock absorbers, Wilbers shock absorbers in the rear.
The S also served quite well at a lot of track trainings. It's big fun to appear with a bike like this on a racetrack :blink:
At some point it was necessary to look out for another Guzzi for the track, as it became more serious. I was squeezing it out too much and was afraid to damage the trusty S.
Two years ago “Helga” was purchased, a quite original Le Mans 1000 with appx. 70.000 km. She required a lot of input until it was appropriate to speak from a track bike. The engine has still the original camshaft, runs quite well and is reliable – which is the most important feature.
Contrary to better knowledge I thought in the beginning that low budget racing might be possible. It's not, but now it's difficult to hide a quick grin when I open the garage door. That's what it's all about, isn't it?
Cheers,
Kai
after getting valuable input from this board over years I finally registered on this snowy winter day. I lost my heart to the Tonti frame Guzzis, 12 years ago, I bought a first hand 1000 S with low mileage and am happy until today with it. The S always brought me home, meanwhile we have accumulated 125.000 km, a lot of trips on two wheels with my wife from our front door in the middle of Germany to Italy. I cant complain about the reliability, there were only some throttle and clutch cables to change on the road. I like the 1000 S as it is, only minor modifications where made. Over the years I changed the (toaster / truck style) rear – and turn light(s), exhaust, mounted Agostini footrests, replaced the CEV single throttle cable grip by a Tomaselli 2 cable system, the Motoplat ignition by a digital ignition (Sachse) with crankshaft pick up, other front fork springs with FAC shock absorbers, Wilbers shock absorbers in the rear.
The S also served quite well at a lot of track trainings. It's big fun to appear with a bike like this on a racetrack :blink:
At some point it was necessary to look out for another Guzzi for the track, as it became more serious. I was squeezing it out too much and was afraid to damage the trusty S.
Two years ago “Helga” was purchased, a quite original Le Mans 1000 with appx. 70.000 km. She required a lot of input until it was appropriate to speak from a track bike. The engine has still the original camshaft, runs quite well and is reliable – which is the most important feature.
Contrary to better knowledge I thought in the beginning that low budget racing might be possible. It's not, but now it's difficult to hide a quick grin when I open the garage door. That's what it's all about, isn't it?
Cheers,
Kai
You need to get over here for the TT :twisted:
