Moto Borgotaro

1977 DUCATI 900ss

moto — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:26:42 +0000

Some people actually still ride vintage Ducati’s in NY — this is exactly how the owner wants the bike– A rider.. not a show pony — he rides the piss out of this 900… And I am very happy to service it.

1974 Laverda Sf2

moto — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:21:00 +0000

This baby was the brother to my SF2 that I bought at Mid Ohio many years ago.. Robbie from Scooter Bottega ( http://www.scooterbottega.com/ ) fell in love and with the help of his mechanic Kevin (and a few pointers from me) brought this bike back from the grave… Robbie & Kevin are very experienced restores — they got to it… they left nothing to chance, carefully resurrecting this Golden SF2… Robbie opted for SFC pistons — and sourced all parts from the German Laverda god.. Wolfgang @ Columbia Car & Cycle .. This Laverda rips!! Robbie took his time and really got “everything sorted nicely” as he would say.. and the pictures speak for themselves!

Stunning

TITS and ASS!

Very Rare .. MV Agusta Magni Chain Drive conversion kit

moto — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:30:19 +0000

EVEN COMES WITH INSTRUCTIONS!

1972 Moto Guzzi Ambassador “Sophia”

moto — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:36:27 +0000

1972 Moto Guzzi Ambassador “Sophia”— Loving owned — built by Antietam Classic Cycle ( www.antietamclassiccycle.com ) — A true joy to service– every thoughful upgrade has been done, nothing is out of place — makes for a very easy to service bike…… always a joy to service this baby!

Beauty

Moto Guzzi Lemans 1 exploded Universal joint

moto — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:32:56 +0000

“MY swingarm was smoking” – that was the Text I got… smoke indeed — this is a Manfred Hecht Moto Guzzi Lemans 1 … and it feels like it — tons of power everywhere -close ratio gearbox, dual plugged, lightened flywheel, 1000cc, needle bearing rockers …. FAST.. and my customer rides the pISS out of it..

Thought is was a good time to replace the shocks, change fork oil, re-pack swingarm bearings – adjust clip-ons… touch up swingarm

“exploded view”

Toast

Another close up

New bearing & clip

All done

Moto Guzzi V7 Sport…BEAT TO SHIT GUZZI week getting better SAT-SUN-MON

moto — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:33:12 +0000

Well, the Guzzi week ended nicely — but still tested my patience..

Full service of course, — timing, carbs, cables, valves… easy– but — FRONT END WILL NOT MOVE… STRANGE– forks completely locked — pull apart — replace internals … no problem– why did it happen? — because the transporter COMPLETELY collapsed the forks in transit and destroyed the dampeners.. Lovley!

Moto Guzzi Ambassador Fri – Sat BEAT TO SHIT GUZZI WEEK

moto — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:21:22 +0000

tough week of work– BEAT TO SHIT GUZZI WEEK continues…..

Change all oils, replace gaskets (take extra 30min to scrape gasket surface—- because gaskets have not been changed in 10 years!!) throttle, throttle cables, starter relay, starter (upgrade) make ignition wires- plug caps, fix electrical – re wire headlight — install relay to throw high and low beam w/ headlight cutout in headlight shell, battery, make starter and groung strap, replace neutral switch, fuel line & filters, misc hardware, clutch cable, set timing, set point, set cables – make run good…

Nasty gasket:

Better :

Cleaned up headlight shell — with relay to operate high and low beam

MOTO Guzzi 850T3 MON- TUES – WED – Thurs…. BEAT TO SHIT GUZZI WEEK

moto — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:03:35 +0000

One of the most beat up 850T3′s I have ever worked on!!!… I MEAN EVER – supposedly the clutch was replaced — (IT WAS NOT) all came in with zip ties around the headlight ears (because the bike would cut out!!!!!!!!) — a ton of work was preformed — and no more zip ties– ridiculous!!

Replace clutch, replace main seal, input spline replaced and new seals– fix A LOT of electrical — full service, valves, timing, all oils, fix everything, replace missing bolts– new cables as needed — many many hours on the bench — and many left over parts that had no business being on the bike….

Still needs– steering head bearings, fork rebuild, shocks, etc, etc, etc, etc…… Next season

the beginning :

Toasted clutch

dirty dirty dirty

cleaned and prepped

coming together

MISSING BOLTS IN TIMING COVER !

weird extra parts — and junk — GARBAGE

I sort of took a shine to it in the end!

ON THE BENCH — MOTO GUZZI 1000s

moto — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:21:38 +0000

gorgeous original 1000s on the bench — obsessively cared for by the owner…. FULL Service, fix leaking neutral switch….. be careful

Ducati 750GT

moto — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:40:16 +0000

Sat for 15 years — runs absolutely perfect — A ton of work — forgot to take “before pics” –

As I was finishing the bike –Every person that came into the shop wanted to buy it…