Tom,

Good fortune comes to you!!!!

Pictures are forthcoming I hope.

Tom in Wichita


----- Original Message -----
From: "azguzzirep" <tshort@...>
To: <Loopframe_Guzzi@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 9:53 AM
Subject: [Loopframe_Guzzi] bought two bikes Friday.


> Hi all,
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> Last month at the Phx Guzzi breakfast, Glenn, who owns the local Guzzi
> shop was there. He had a small piece of paper with the name and phone
> number of a guy who had stopped in inquiring about what it would cost to
> restore an old moto guzzi. He had two of them in his garage.
>
> Well, we all know the answer to this, and the guy was kinda shocked at the
> info. So he asked Glenn if he could find a buyer for them, best offer.
> Glenn offered up the info, but there were no takers, so I took the note. I
> kept forgetting to call the guy as I was preparing for the National.
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> Last week, I called the guy and we talked about the bikes. I told him I
> had Friday off work, (7/3) and would that work. He said yeah, as he had
> the day off also. So I went to look on Friday.
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> What I found was a 74 V7 Sport and a 1955 Falcone, both running and in
> perfect shape! Just kidding, folks!! :^)))))
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> What I really found was a 1975 850 T-3FB LAPD and a 1979 G5 fully dressed.
> Both bikes had 10 or more years of dust on them, but were unmolested
> original bikes, with Samsonite removable luggage. The 850 has 25K and the
> G5 26K miles, respectivly. The G5 also has a new paint job, really nice.
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> So I looked them over realy well, or as well as well as I could in the
> garage. The 850 was sporting a loopframe dual seat. The bikes had sat for
> a long time, as I said. Prolly 20 years is more like it. They were
> completely original and in wonderful condition, as I found out later when
> I got them home and washed them off.
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> We talked about the bikes, and what was needed to make them roadworthy. I
> had a price in mind and I made my offer. He thought it was low and I told
> him he could get more for them, not from me, but he would have to get them
> running and advertise them nationaly. He said his wife wanted them gone,
> so he accepted my offer.
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> When I came back with the trailer, he had found many extras that he had.
> One was the original police solo seat for the 850, sweet! Also tool kits
> and owners manuals.
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> I think I will go over the G5, new tires/tubes, tune up, etc, and put it
> on the market. The 850 T-3 is just too neat to part with.
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> Tom
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