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heavy lucas starter on V75...

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hi everybody.
My rebuilt V75 is now on the road, and I think of some improvements for the winter workshop sessions.... I want to lighten the whole machine a bit. the Lucas starter is horribly heavy, and I wonder if an alternate model , would be available? If somebody has made a swap for a lighter " click and run " unit, I would like to know what kind of stuff is good for these machines. ( actually, same as V50's and V65's )
thanks for tips. regards. Hervé.
 
Never had a lick of trouble with my early '90s Valeo starters, both of them adapted to older bikes (LeMans V and 850T). They weighed about half what the original Bosch starters on those bikes weighed and delivered much more consistent starting performance.

That said, I recall there was a run of them that would fling their magnets in the middle and later '90s. Manufacturing defect.

I seem to recall also that there are various outfits now offering modern starters (made by Mitsubishi and others) for older Moto Guzzi models. Do a search for "modern starter for Moto Guzzi V75" and you'll get a few pages of links from that. :)
 
Godfrey said:
Never had a lick of trouble with my early '90s Valeo starters, both of them adapted to older bikes (LeMans V and 850T). They weighed about half what the original Bosch starters on those bikes weighed and delivered much more consistent starting performance.

That said, I recall there was a run of them that would fling their magnets in the middle and later '90s. Manufacturing defect.

I seem to recall also that there are various outfits now offering modern starters (made by Mitsubishi and others) for older Moto Guzzi models. Do a search for "modern starter for Moto Guzzi V75" and you'll get a few pages of links from that. :)
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Here is the after marked starter I recommend. Rick Jones makes good ones. http://www.motoelekt.com/starter.htm
 
All of the Guzzi Valeo's have been superseded to a $303 'Made in China' version used on all of the newer models.
I can get the Valeo for $189 or a U.S. clone for $119 -- write me direct email if interested; Todd at GuzziTech.com
 
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