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I thought the rear wheel always stayed as an 18" and it was only the front they changed to a 16" purely following the fashion of the day. There were no changes made to the geometry, just the drop in wheel size, and the bikes were criticised by everyone for their poor stability. It was a common modification in the day for owners to re-instate an 18" from an earlier version, and guzzi themselves also saw the light and went back to 18" after a few years.

BTW there was an H2 from Italy at an early UK rally around those years sporting a 16" front wheel, amongst numerous other mods.

you right HAl was the front wheel on 16 but my file was in Italian and I wrongly translated "ruota anteriore" as rear wheel, difficult some time to go directly to one foreign langage to an other foreign language

I like the look of that new v7 classic.Felt good sitting on it.Never ridden one though.If it has a clunky transmission,then I would not have it either.

Yeah, it is hard to find bikes with as good a shift as a H1 or H2, as much as we critisize them. Suzuki seems to have it sussed, definitely not Guzzi!

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Thanks for all your posts and thanks for the honesty.
I dont care, im going too try it next weekend anyways
I knew everything yaz criticised about it because i spent some hours on the net looking for info. Although nothing was said about the clunky gearbox so thanks for that info i will keep it in mind when i test ride.
In the bike defence, these motors will do 200k before needing a rebuild kinda like a beemer. Although not a racer, standing 1/4 in 12.5 seconds top speed of 130mph i think, so thatsplenty for me plus grunt. 16inch front wheel is fine with modern tyre but apparently these bikes a very modulated and easily changed too 18 if desired. Average electrics aint gonna seize the engine
Head winds aint a problem

my freinds brother had a 850 lemanns in red and black,
he had it for 18 months which was a long time for him (had a stake in a small dealers and would change often).
i only had one ride and it was great to me (only had a rd350).
when are we getting the pics.
mark

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she will never be pretty but she is a fun ride.

73 KAWASAKI H1 (Sold).
82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
2001 Triumph TT600

Soon Mark

Obviously l liked it.


Its getting a bit crouded around here
Im gonna build a decent garage...this year

GONGRATS COOPS! Looks gooooood.....
I like Guzzi's a lot, quite bulletproof tech, hydraulic pushrods, electronic ignition, fuel injection (ok yours still with carbs but still good), separate big, strong enough tranny, dry big clutch (like car), shaft drive... you can ride it forever !
How do you like the sway when you give a little gas on neutral when the bike is not moving