Introduce yourself here

[Greg Arends]

Introduce yourself here. Every Moto Guzzi owner and enthusiast all over the world is WELCOME at VintageMotoGuzzi.com. If you have a Moto Guzzi Group or Club and don’t currently have a web page make VMG your home. If you do VMG makes a great second home as well.

Enjoy
Greg Arends

[Wistah Sean]

Hello everyone... I know a few of you from other forums or from rides. I'm a nut job 2nd generation Guzzisti. Got a Quota, a junker SP1000, and just bought a pair of loops. So its official, I got more Guzzis than good sense. I hope to do some father-son trips to rallies this year on the loops, as a 1972 850 GT was my dad's first bike.

[Doug Ritchie]

Hello all.

My name is Doug and I am a Guzziholic. They say admitting you have a problem is the first step. :)

Currently in the fleet is a 1982 V50III, a 1979 V1000 Cafe' that I recently completed, a 2004 V11 Sport Ballabio which is my daily driver, and my current project, a 1970 Ambassador which is coming along nicely. I hope to have the engine rebuild complete within the next week. The paint work is nearly complete, the frame powdercoated, some beyond help chrome pieces replaced, the rest off to the rechromer soon. I'm very excited to ride the Loop. If it's anywhere near as pleasant a bike to ride as it has been to wrench, it should be really something.

[Scott]

Hey Doug:

I like your Cafe. I've got an 850 engine/tranny I have been stealing parts off of but would like to build an early Lemans at some point. I have a Duc900SSCR and an Oriental liter bike when I want the rack and a 70 Ambo I just restored over the winter. The loops are fun to ride. You basically just need to slow down a bit, think ahead (brakes are usually iffy), relax, and putter along. At first you wonder what the deal is but after a couple of rides it all makes sense. Considering the vintage, its actually pretty nimble and handles turns very well. Get ready to answer questions from on-lookers. I ride my 70 Ambo to work on most days and can see it from my office window (university campus). Its not unusual to peer outside and see a group of 3-4 people huddled around it trying to figure out what in the heck a Motor Goosey is. A Ducati friend came over for a ride the other day and I showed him how I could set the valve clearances in about 20 minutes with basic tools while he drank some coffee (he he he, really didn't need checking...). Having restored the ol girl gives you a sense of pride when you ride that is hard to describe. Enjoy.

[Leonardo Previ]

Hallo everybody,
I live in Milan, only few kilometers away from Mandello del Lario.
I'm just back from a fabolous round trip of Corsica with my 1974 T3 California (my 7 year old on the back seat and the rest of the family on a Vespa).
For the everyday movements I use the Centauro (1998) and when I want to get in contact with the purest expression of art, design and beauty, I carefully bring the 750 S out of the garage.
As you can understand, I'm one of these guzziholic, planning a USA coast-to-coast for one of these years, with one of these bikes. I've just joined this group: at first glance, GREAT BIKES.
Ciao, leonardo

[steve lindley]

Hi Everyone, I am Steve from Denmark, thats the Denmark attached to Germany in Europe. I am English but have been here for 6 years. I have a Cali 1100i which I bought this summer and I am having a great time with it.
I am looking for a very small Guzzi to restore and when I find it I may need some help from you guys because I have no idea how to restore a bike but I will learn by doing. I am mechanically inept as well.
I have uploaded a few photos of my first ever ride on a Guzzi, from the UK to Italy and then up to Denmark. Contrary to popular belief Calis are easy to ride as I found out.