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drcollie

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Hi All,

I was told this is THE place to come to for learning about all things Moto Guzzi. I just purchased this '92 Daytona that has been in storage for the past 12 years. It's a one-owner bike, and never been outside, with 3,800 miles on it. The original owner was a Guzzi Mechanic and says he parked it one day and just never got back around to riding it. It's been chipped, has Staintune pipes on it, and velocity stacks but is otherwise stock, and I have all the original parts as well.

While I know my way around bikes pretty well, I have never owned a Guzzi, so I'm looking for tips and advice peculiar to this model. Where to buy parts, an on-line parts schematic, service manual, etc? I intend to fully go over the bike prior to attempting to start it, changing all fluids and putting a little oil in the cylinders before fueling it up and installing a new battery.

Any tips/tricks/advice appreciated and it looks like its easier to work on than my KTM 990 Adventure! TIA

Duane
 

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Nice find. At minimum fuel hoses will need to be changed to suit current fuel chemistry, and I bet the brake hydraulics will be shot
Peter
 
Also ditch the stacks and get some filters on it. No need to get abrasive dust into the cylinders!! The bike will actually perform better with the stock air box as it is designed to get as much air as possible into the engine. For specifics on the bike post your questions in the Spine section of this forum.
 
If you interest exist a book of Colombo Mario for all Moto Guzzi.
For book manual or councils you write at the service Agostini (Mandello del Lario -Italy) or http://www.guareschimoto.it/


If you are problem write me, if possible to try in Italy the information


Ciao
Fedy

drcollie said:
Hi All,

I was told this is THE place to come to for learning about all things Moto Guzzi. I just purchased this '92 Daytona that has been in storage for the past 12 years. It's a one-owner bike, and never been outside, with 3,800 miles on it. The original owner was a Guzzi Mechanic and says he parked it one day and just never got back around to riding it. It's been chipped, has Staintune pipes on it, and velocity stacks but is otherwise stock, and I have all the original parts as well.

While I know my way around bikes pretty well, I have never owned a Guzzi, so I'm looking for tips and advice peculiar to this model. Where to buy parts, an on-line parts schematic, service manual, etc? I intend to fully go over the bike prior to attempting to start it, changing all fluids and putting a little oil in the cylinders before fueling it up and installing a new battery.

Any tips/tricks/advice appreciated and it looks like its easier to work on than my KTM 990 Adventure! TIA

Duane
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Thanks for the replies. The seller had lost the title, so I was just able to get the bike today after a re-issue. I can see why you guys get all jazzed up by Guzzi's, they're really quite handsome! Here's a photo as I rolled it out of the truck before going into my garage. VIN # show's it was # 44. I have the airbox and original pipes, but will need to clean the bike up well, change out all rubber parts, source some misc hardware and its going to take some time and elbow grease to get it right. There's some oxidation on most the engine as well, I have to study up on how to get that off without damaging the cast aluminum. It appears to be in remarkably good shape for a bike that's nearly 20 years old and has been parked for the past 11 years. Seller didn't have the owners manual or any paperwork on it, which was too bad...I would imagine a 1992 Owners Manual for this is VERY hard to get!

-Duane
 

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drcollie said:
It appears to be in remarkably good shape for a bike that's nearly 20 years old and has been parked for the past 11 years. Seller didn't have the owners manual or any paperwork on it, which was too bad...I would imagine a 1992 Owners Manual for this is VERY hard to get!

-Duane
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Hi Duane,
Your right it looks in remarkably good shape.
You got yourself a nice one ......

Found this that may help get things started.
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/moto_guzzi_misc.htm#gtb_riders_handbooks___owners_manuals
I saw a 1993 model that may give you an idea of the assembly.

Cheers
 
Nice find(!), and worth the considerable labor it'll take to get it going again. If it were mine, I'd change the cam belts as a matter of course (they're old) and while I was in there, open up the timing chest and check out the oil pump/timing gears.
 
if the oil feed lines are covered with woven black fabric, they are likely original; replace them before starting. They become remarkably brittle with age. ---I could easily snap mine in half by just bending the tube with not much pressure.

Look around for this:
DaytonaOilLine.jpg
 
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