Moto Guzzi V50 - 49 items found
 | MOTO GUZZI GAS TANK FITS V50 Body & Frame > Gas Tanks $45.00  Bids: 0 End time: 05-Aug-10 15:05:42 PDT |
 |  Odyssey Battery PC925LMJ Moto Guzzi V50 500 Motorcycle American > Electrical Components $198.39 Bids: 0 Get It Fast Best Offer Enabled End time: 25-Aug-10 10:16:19 PDT |
 | CYCLE 11/81,YAMAHA XJ650RJ,MOTO GUZZI V50,HONDA XR250R Asian > Antique, Vintage, Historic $5.00 Bids: 0 End time: 02-Aug-10 05:32:38 PDT |
 | Three 3 Moto Guzzi Sales Brochures V50 III & V50 Monza British & European > Antique, Vintage, Historic $9.99 Bids: 0 End time: 01-Aug-10 19:00:00 PDT |
 | Moto Guzzi V50 V65 Sidestand British & European > Antique, Vintage, Historic $49.00 Bids: 0 End time: 22-Aug-10 15:58:34 PDT |
 | Moto Guzzi V50 V700 V7 850T 850 1000 Restoration Manual Motorcycle & ATV > Other Makes $24.95  Bids: 0 End time: 20-Aug-10 23:16:25 PDT |
 | Moto Guzzi V50 Motorcycle Retrospective 1977 to 1989 British & European > Other Parts $9.99 Bids: 0 End time: 19-Aug-10 21:23:35 PDT |
 | MOTO GUZZI BREVA 750 V35 V50 V65 STAINLESS ENGINE KIT Engines & Components > Components $34.99 Bids: 0 End time: 16-Aug-10 20:04:40 PDT |
 | MOTO GUZZI V35 & V50 Manual #E79 Motorcycle & ATV > Other Makes $72.32 Bids: 0 End time: 11-Aug-10 00:26:13 PDT |
 | Odyssey Battery PC925L Moto Guzzi V50 500cc All Years American > Electrical Components $166.79 Bids: 0 Get It Fast Best Offer Enabled End time: 08-Aug-10 11:21:18 PDT |
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A little project for the winter
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lozring |
Morini 3 1/2 or Moto Guzzi V50, which of these two is the best mid range Italian Motorcycle? |
| A:(from Lick_My_Toad) | |
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Morini looks company. Guzzi Lasts longer. Laverda has a very fragile engine (and parts are as rare as rocking horse sh**).
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PuFfy... |
Moto Guzzi Motorcycle? |
| A:(from Ef Ervescence) | |
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Selling a Guzzi is a prompt thing. It is not a popular make, but those who have had experience with them usually become die-severely fans, so if someone wants it, they will expect to pay a reasonable price for it. Like other bikes, you have to have it up for on the block at a time when someone is looking for one, but if you bought it, you must have some interest in motorcycles. If so, why not keep it, and ride it? I never rode a V50, but I have quite enjoyed larger models (700, 750, 850, 1100) The V50 is downscaled from the larger machines, and its name is that it is a beautiful performer. Guzzis are delightful machines, each size having its own role. I put a lot of miles on mine , the first being a 1970 V7, which was a year old when I bought it, and I kept it for fifteen years. I rode it year-go around, so it went through anything and everything you could put a bike through, from deep mud, gravel, ice, snow and endless highways. Almost indestructible. I never got an Iron Butt award, but have approached 1000 miles in one day more than once, and the bike saw me get off tired out, but otherwise fine after a highly enjoyable day. 1978 may have been the best year for the V50, which, like the others, is a put-down-drive, and is VERY dependable and comfortable to ride. Guzzis all come with a big bonus: a very low centre of gravity. You can sit on a Guzzi at stoplights, and seldom think about putting your feet down. Guzzis have incredible balance! The V50 is 500cc, and lightweight, (about 350 pounds) and easy to flick around. It can be adroit fun to ride on twisty roads. Unless you are going to REALLY scram the bike hard you should find it forgiving and stable. Handling can be considerably improved by mounting contemporary tires, and when you do, be sure to buy good ones, not cheap, black, things. The tires within reach today are considerably better than the ones available when your machine was built. Look into your tire sidewalls for the dates of manufacture, and, if you can, ask about how the bike was stored, as storage makes a vast difference in tire aging. Bike tires get hard instantly and even though they may look good, as they age and harden they offer poor grip on the method. A general rule to go by is that, if a tire has been stored indoors it may be good for five years and be OK to humbug, but one that is parked in the sun will be almost dead in two years and must be replaced, no matter how good it looks. Nice luck with your new ride! | |
