Hi Gang: I have other Guzzis and have wanted to add a Convert. Been lurking on this list to pick up an education. Found a decent '76 with less than 20,000...
Mark; I too have a 76 'Vert, and, speaking from personal experience, you should plan on changing to the heavier ( cast iron ) flywheel in the near future! Of...
I ran mine for years with the sheetmetal flywheel. I wouldn't change it until it breaks. There are many out there. The solid flywheel is very heavy and the...
Well guys, I went to put my dash back together and while it was apart someone decided they needed to take a closer look at the wiring, now I have no idea where...
Hi Gang: I finally got a Convert. Sort of been looking for a while. '76 in great running order. Put about 200 miles on it over the last week. It is neat!...
Mark; You just wait, it won't be very long before your 'Conni' becomes your daily driver! They take some getting usted to, but once you do,,,,YOU become a...
I have 3 Cal-II's. My favorite by far is the 1985 Convert Cal-II. [ It was advertised as an "automatic", but its not really a true automatic, just a two speed...
Hi, all. I took my wife on a three and a half hour ride Saturday, on the Convert. That's the longest ride she's ever been on. She was nervous on a few corners ...
... My wife is comfortable riding. I took her out on the Convert I just got a few weeks ago and she said she liked it better than my '04 EV Touring! Her only...
Yeah the 'vert is a comfy ride! Your Mrs. may be feeling the heat coming from the oil tank. It does get hot. I love my convert. I think it is the safest...
She probably likes the smoothness...not all that jerking around when changing gears...thats the first thing my wife commented on...of course she use to ride...
Hi, all. My Vert has no battery strap. MG Cycle has them for sale. Can someone tell me where it is supposed to hook on? Thanks, Mike (69 ambo, 77 vert)...
... Can ... There should be two hooks on the battery tray one on either side of the battery, they're an inch or inch and a half wide . I could be mistaken but...
Thanks - I'll look for them. ... M.Jones, associate editor, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI/) "The heart has...
Hi all, Im new to this list and new to guzzi's . I have just got myself a G5 which needs a lot of work but am really looking to get hold of either an...
Hi, all. Pretty quite here lately. Just to make sure we still exist ("to be is to be perceived," or so Barkeley thought), I thought I would relate my morning ...
Hello, My convert is for sales. I am located in grenoble, France. The bike is like new and has 19800 km to the counter. Running fine. I am using it for local...
... You will likely find a LOT more old, used Converts in the USA than in Europe. Mostly it is the gearbox and the cooler. But, the driveshaft itself is ...
... Oops, potential big mistake. When you re-torque the heads, you compress gaskets and draw the head closer to the engine block. This instantly destroys any...
Thanks for the good advice, Patrick. You're absolutely right. However, my brief discription of what I did left out the fact that I re-torqued both sides and ...
Hi all, I'm located in Vienna/Austria/Europe, but I've found an offer for a Convert in Maryland: www.ebay.com number 4585986637 (not all of it are original...
OK OK OK - you're right: they built it in 1999, but first street approval (right word?) was in 2001. Most imprtant: He makes fun! (He = my Centauro, because it...
