My Barn Find, 1969 MotoGuzzi [Archive]

ScooterTrash

03-19-2007, 04:21 PM

I bought this bike, literally stored in a barn, found it via yacking with an older feller at the dps office while we were waiting.
I gave 1k for it.
Can you identify it? Its still in the barn and Ill pick it up tomorrow, until then I can only guess as to engine size etc.
mebbe an Ambassador 1000?
http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uploaded4/originalowner69.jpg

http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uploaded4/69motoguzzifront.jpg

http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uploaded4/69motoguzzirear.jpg

http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uploaded4/69motoguzziside.jpg

http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uploaded4/69motoguzziengine.jpg

Gixxer Geezer

03-19-2007, 04:23 PM

A very cool find.. scooter... nice..:nod:

jus10

03-19-2007, 04:24 PM

FN beautiful!!!!!! way to go Scoot...I'd love to chat but now I think I'm going to go harass some elderly folk and see if I can come across a gem too!!! Congrats!

witchdoctor575

03-19-2007, 04:25 PM

Great find! I'm jealous! ASS! Why can't cool shit like that happen to me! Congrats :icon_thum

Gixxer Geezer

03-19-2007, 04:31 PM

Yeah i was going to say.. i never get shi! giving to me... but thinking back. last summer a guy gave me a 14ft. falcon wildcat boat, motor and trailer.. it was the same boat a high school buddy and me skied behind many years ago.. how cool is that.. mmmmmmm.. what found thoughts of large boobs and beauties on a hot summer day... yeah.. i got something for free

BigComfy

03-19-2007, 04:31 PM

Nice find! Congrats Scooter!

Scorpio

03-19-2007, 04:32 PM

is that you in the top pic?

Thats a cool looking bike.

Cherub

03-19-2007, 04:42 PM

I'm going to go harass some elderly folk and see if I can come across a gem too!!! Congrats!

my thoughts exactly. :icon_thum

So what are you thinking of doing with it?......

BigComfy

03-19-2007, 04:45 PM

is that you in the top pic?

Thats a cool looking bike.In his younger days:laughing6

Moody

03-19-2007, 04:49 PM

Dude, if you don't start sharing those gold mines you keep finding I am going to have to woop some ass. Save some of the fun for the rest of us! :laughing6

Congrats!

hotnanas

03-19-2007, 04:51 PM

well score for scooter!

ScooterTrash

03-19-2007, 10:22 PM

is that you in the top pic?

Thats a cool looking bike.
hHAHHAHAHA, noooope, thats the old doood who owned it for more than 30 years:nod:

ScooterTrash

03-19-2007, 10:23 PM

my thoughts exactly. :icon_thum

So what are you thinking of doing with it?......
gonna restore it, let lots of chest hair hang out and pimp my italian beauty around.

ArturoC

03-19-2007, 10:30 PM

Great find!

+1

I'm jealous! ASS!

+2

Why can't cool shit like that happen to me!

+ eleventy billion

Vandals

03-19-2007, 10:30 PM

scoot, you should find me a 1980 yzr 500 :nod:

great find for the guzzi.. I know a guy in the NW that has a few guzzis and knows alot obout him. His name is AC humble i think..

Mr.P

03-19-2007, 10:47 PM

Patrick

03-19-2007, 10:47 PM

Alrighty then!!
It's been a LOOOONNG time since I've workerd with Del Orto carbs.
Great find Tim!!

whosthis

03-19-2007, 10:51 PM

awesomee

ody2002

03-20-2007, 01:39 AM

Looks like a V7. Definitely a nice find.

http://www.motoguzzi-us.com/storia/storia7.asp

Looks like the police model had a similar fairing, so maybe it is stock. Do an ebay search, you'll surely find something about it.

4655

level5

03-20-2007, 02:13 AM

Nice............. now let's hope that you could find parts to restored it.

ScooterTrash

03-20-2007, 07:16 AM

Look at www.bikepics.com and look for something similar. Looks like an early 70's model with an aftermarket fairing.

Or, run the plate (any cops on the board?) and see what it comes up registered as.
its a 1969, possibly v7 ? 700cc early than the 750 cc, they switched to 750 in middle of 69, so until I go and pick it up today and actually look at the motor numbers, i can only guess, either model is a superior find indeed and well worth much more than what I gave for it. wooot for me today.:nod:

ScooterTrash

03-20-2007, 07:18 AM

Alrighty then!!
It's been a LOOOONNG time since I've workerd with Del Orto carbs.
Great find Tim!!
get ready, it may be coming your way.
on another note, did that dude ever get by there to look at that 98 seca 750? and did he yank it or do I need to come get it?
I'm selling the owner this 80's 750 I have over here for 1500. + his seca750, that way, I will have a good 750 5 speed for a go cart project:nod:

ScooterTrash

03-20-2007, 07:20 AM

chasee69

03-20-2007, 07:20 AM

theres an old man in my neighborhood who has restored and rides a few motoguzzis. man they sound great!

ScooterTrash

03-20-2007, 07:22 AM

Nice............. now let's hope that you could find parts to restored it.
thats easy, plenty of places and parts available.:nod:

ScooterTrash

03-20-2007, 07:23 AM

theres an old man in my neighborhood who has restored and rides a few motoguzzis. man they sound great!
they do indeed sound weird. I likes it.

Patrick

03-20-2007, 07:52 AM

Scoot,
I've not seen the Seca owner.

BTW, how's your brothers Shadow doing?

witchdoctor575

03-20-2007, 07:55 AM

This might be helpful scoot

http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/loopframe_loop_list.htm

ScooterTrash

03-20-2007, 08:30 AM

This might be helpful scoot

http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/loopframe_loop_list.htm
yup, awesome site, even with a few dead links, great resource.

TLLuvr

03-20-2007, 08:59 AM

Sweet, you lucky bastard!

Greenway Smokey

03-22-2007, 09:23 AM

take it to British USA motorcycles on college and they could tell you what you have exactly. They might even be able to work on it.

Monkeylawyer

03-22-2007, 10:05 AM

I think I saw that bike on Craigslist. The listing said something like "it ran when the guy drove it into the barn" . . . 30 years ago. :laughing6

That bike will be pimp once you fix it up.

Azylum

03-23-2007, 11:38 PM

that phucken rocks! i am so jealous of you. you gotta bring that thing out for us to see when you get it going!