Beautiful work sir! I just acquired a 1997 California 1100i with 18,000 original miles, but it lived in a covered parking space too close to the beach. I live in Southern California. It has been unridden for at least a couple of years with a lot of corrosion to address. Miraculously the original paint is in remarkably good condition. Installed a fresh battery and fluids and she fired right up and is running better and better as I go through her. She will be a rolling restoration. These bikes are at their best when they are used! Starting to replace severely corroded fasteners with stainless steel where appropriate. I rode cross-country New York to Los Angeles decades ago on a 1978 850 T3. A great bike and great memories. Its great to be back in the Guzzi-verse. Going to keep this one. ❤

Sorry to everyone but I don't have understand notting or very little, but is very very fascinating to watch and complicated, I wish I had learn this meccanial art in my younger age, you sir are a genius. All the best in your future projects.

That sounds like a proper "Guzzi" running :) Congratulations! Fabulous restoration! Bike came up stunning! Love the red tone of the fairings!

Great to hear the Le Mans running. She looks great.

@tonybarnes3658

Жыл бұрын

I once owned a lemans mkIII. Beautiful bike but mine ran on dollars and not petrol. MG Lemon MKIII was mine sadly. Main issue was my heart over head purchase and previous owner's dreadful but nicely hidden mechanical skills!

She looks and sounds amazing. I cant wait to see the Norton. That silver paint job looks great.

Good to hear this beast running... it's looks and sounds fantastic! 👌🏼

What a cool bike. Thanks for saving and sharing a legend motorcycle. Hopefully we can see you take her out for a run on the road!

I have a 1976 Mk 1b which i have had for over 40 years sitting in my garage doing nothing but collect dust. After watching this i have now started to plan to start to restore her. Thanks.

@MyRestoration1

10 ай бұрын

I love hearing that..

A mécanic repair, a technitian throw parts away and put a new one. Fabulous trip in mécanic world. Tanks alot. Great job. Genious.

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

Ah Merci Luc. I come from a place where we had no choice. The world will pay the price for the waste we don’t recycle. Restoration should mean restoration in my opinion. Merci!

Absolutely brilliant watching it all come together Rob. Tremendous attention to detail and skill taking the bike apart and restoring each and every component . I don’t know how you can remember where everything goes. You are a master craftsman for sure👍🏻

You created a work of art for your client. Anyone fortunate enough to be fit into your workflow and to be able to afford the results of your skills shouldn't be anything but happy. Wow! Just wow!.

I still see them as one of motorcyclings most beautiful handling and looking bike though

Having a modern V7, im really impressed with all the similar things that both motorcycles share, even though they're separated by almost 40 years. I really loved all your work on this bike, your "normal budget saving restoration" approach is very refreshing when everyone else is doing showroom restorations & modernization with no being careful with existing parts and just buying new ones! Great great great great x 1000 job!!!

@MyRestoration1

11 ай бұрын

Graci Stefano 🙏

@manylch7964

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely fabulous restoration

@MyRestoration1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Stefano. You explained it correctly.

Looking at your work and the complexity of the engineering I think it’s easier to be a heart surgeon - well done- you have great skills

A master class on “analog” mechanics. Simply Brillant.

Excellent result. All your tips helping me with my Le Mans resto, still at the painted frame stage, with P3 cam, and RAM clutch and a million other bits in boxes.

Bravo! A beautiful bike, very well restored!

You've the hands of a heart surgeon , and such a fantastic sound track to boot . Marvelous!!

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

Cheers bud. Nice to have a musician following!

Lovely restoration.

Bought one new in 1977, watched Munroe Motors uncrate it. Best looking bike ever. Sold it with only 5k miles the same year to go to college. Certainly one I wish I'd kept.

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

…and I’ve got to give this one back to the client 😭

Guzzi teaching kittens to purr

The most beautiful bike ever made, one day I will have one lol 😂

@MyRestoration1

7 ай бұрын

You and me both!

I have just found your channel by chance and wow! What incredible work and dedication 👏👏👌

I bought a 1000 SP2 new in 1985 - same logo as 5:44 - and still have it. I am very fond of it and never sell it. It is in top form, like yours. It is amazing how many similarities I can see. I have taken the engine off a couple times to rebuild the clutch and the gearbox. You are skilled in building parts from bare materials such as plastic and metal. I am missing such skills. 3:45 blinker seems to flash a bit too quickly 7:05 the carb floater cover must be bent in my bike as I do not manage to get rid of a small fuel leak at the base of the large nut you are tightening here. I have tried all sorts of seals and gaskets. My conclusion is that over the years the seat of the large nut is not flat anymore. I have not measured it yet. Before you reversed the centrifugal masses (!) I just thought has he double checked the timing? ha ha!

@MyRestoration1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your input. Yes the indicator was switched to new. With a bit of measuring and adjusting you can get it to work but might still overflow when on the peg stand. Maybe fit a tight o ring? Cheers 👋

This bike appears to have been painted a brighter red than my 78 Le Mans which had a slightly orange color. This is much nicer.

Beautiful job, I’ve enjoyed the whole series and really dig the boxy style of that bike. Looking forward to more Norton content!

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

Ta Matthew. The Guzzi is growing on me..but the Norton is a special one as it’s my own bike

Lovely restoration, handle bars angle looks insane 👍🏻😊

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

Yes they are. When I asked the original owner which he preferred to go long distance, the Guzzi or his Duc 916 he surprisingly said the 916 because of the narrow std bars on the Guzzi were extreme..

Happy

Currenty having a fight with a Dellorto, only running on choke and revs. Stripped three times now, with new pilot jet, confirmed float height and holes clear. I know your pain

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

That sounds weird James. It’s as if the pilot jet needs a kick in the backside to start drawing. By accident it came to life after a few squirts of petrol into the back of the carb…good luck and thanks for chiming in 👍

@anthonyallsopp1474

Жыл бұрын

Just a thought. With some dellortos it is possible to insert the throttle slide 180 degrees out. I rotated mine and problem solved.

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyallsopp1474 no I don’t think so on these one because there are 2 slide pins to line up. Reading up it seems it just takes a few goes to get the air to move from upstream to downstream. A jet of fuel up the arse got it going.

@TheJameswort

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for replies. Slide only goes one way. Symptoms are blocked jet, but squirts of carb cleaner all appear in correct places . Will recheck float height, maybe in a glass jar so i can visually watch somehow

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

@@TheJameswort maybe open the fuel air screw to encourage flow. When working dial it back?

I have those exhaust pipes on my Le Mans. I believe that they are made by Stucci but I’m not certain. Could be race pipes !

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

So funny to get this comment tonight…I was just thinking that very thing. What are those pipes?? They have a rasp to them..anyone else got the same guess? No branding anywhere. I was wondering if they weren’t on the bike from day one as the early mk1’s were still experimental. Comments please 🙏

@sprezzatura8755

11 ай бұрын

La Franconi?

@MyRestoration1

11 ай бұрын

@@sprezzatura8755 No unfortunately

@robt1805

6 ай бұрын

They offered a production race kit. Which included race pipes. ​@@MyRestoration1

Again I’m admiring your work. I’ve just start the renovation of a BMW R60/2 and your work inspire me, thanks On an other subject I’m completely obsessed because I can’t remember who play and wich song we can ear when you’re cutting the tubes at the begin of the video. Could you help?

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Henri. Good luck with your R60/2! Supertramp! ❤️

@henrilandelle4535

Жыл бұрын

Crime of century🤦‍♂️

Where's part 10 Regarding brake maintenance, as I said at the end of the part 9 that I want to watch

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

New video coming in 5 min!

@kareemalfiky

Жыл бұрын

@@MyRestoration1 Waiting.. You are a professor in your work 💪💪❤️

BEAUTIFUL MOTORCYCLE. CAN YOU PROVIDE THE PAINT COLOR NUMBER?

If the paint went of the startermotor because of the carburator leak you’ve kept the paint quality TOO close to original! 😄

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

Too right Marc..imagine how I felt..it’s painted again now that the petrol floods stopped. Cracker 👌🙏

Where's the customer reveal! 😊

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

He hasn’t seen it yet. The bike still needs Brake parts which are super delayed an MOT before he travels done from Liverpool but I’ll post it good or bad! 👍

@bonesworld7178

Жыл бұрын

@@MyRestoration1what an amazing journey! Can't wait!

@bonesworld7178

Жыл бұрын

Can you answer me this question? Why in the world will the budget not allow for a cylinder to be purchased? I mean that may not be a job I would take if the budget couldn't allow for certain things like that. I understand saving money and restoring what you can but the budget has to allow for some new parts

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

@@bonesworld7178 good question. Normally yes but if the sleeve and piston are well within tolerance why would you change it? The sleeve was honed and new rings fitted as they were out of spec (the ring gap was too large). It’s well within tolerance so need to spend limited budget when it can be spent elsewhere. BTW it sound beautiful and smooth. No smoke. I am starting to like this bike!

@bonesworld7178

Жыл бұрын

@@MyRestoration1 the rehab on the fins...wow. that was brutal. That was my only real issue with the cylinder

Wonderful engine. I had a steering wobble on a Le Mans so violent it threw me off the bike and that really ruined the Le Mans experience for me.

@MyRestoration1

Жыл бұрын

😳😬