Yestewrday morning, I saw an in the small ads of a magazine, 'T3 spares'. I called, wanting a headlamp for my T3 Cali, the same type as the S3, 3 plugs etc. He...
You sound like an episode from South Park where there was a cloud of smug hanging over the town when all the residents bought Toyota Priuses (or is the plural...
Having nearly lost my favourite bike to thieves earlier this year and having returned it to its former unrestored order I have been thinking about how to get...
Paul, a nice, complete and running example costs approx. V7 Sport = £ 4000-6000 750 S = £ 3500-5500 S3 = £ 3000-4500 Axel ... De : Paul <paulog@...>...
Hello Paul, My bike VK 11306 have a agreed value with my insurance company to NOK 100 000.- approx 12.500 euros My reasoning for that: - a "replacement" bike...
Axel and Bjorn Thanks for your replies. The situation with insurance in the UK as I understand (and that is little) is that they want a fair bit of evidence...
Hello Paul, If I'm not completely wrong - one of the rare Telaio Rosso's are in the UK someplace. Maybe he has a value documentation for the bike- and a...
Hi Paul, I have various old classic Italian bikes which I have just obtained agreed values with Carole Nash Insurers. All I did was put together a data sheet...
hi Rolf, Welcome to the group from me in sunny (joke!) Ireland. Me and a friend share a '76 S3 which we jointly bought last year locally (I also own a '79...
Hello everybody, I finally finished my S3 3 weeks ago. On saturday I came to the MGM 2007 in Mandello del Lario to carry back home my "brand new" bike. I have...
Michele, Your bike looks great!! Post some more detailed pictures so we can get a better view?? Mandello del Lario looks like a fantastic meeting. I must try...
Paul Thanks. I will set about making a dossier and then submit it to Carole Nash who the bike is insured through. Best regards, Paul. Hi Paul, I have various...
Hi Paul, Glad to be of help, don't forget to contact someone like John Fallon for the valuation certificate otherwise Carole Nash will simply go to the Vintage...
Paul I know about the ludicrous price rise in the beveldrive Ducati's because I own one - just a humble 900 GTS though not one of the more sought after models...
Hi Paul, Aah another Ducati enthusiast, I've just sadly sold my 750GT to fund the total renovation of a very neglected and abused 1977 900SS that I recently...
I added some more picture of my s3 in the "work in progres" photo album. Soon some other picture of the gmg2007. Ciao Michele ... we ... saturday I ... I'll...
I noticed recently that my S3 was pinking slightly under load and have readjusted the static ignition timing to 13 degrees BTDC as recommended in the manual....
You have raised two seperate issues. Tetraethyle lead did two things. It increased the octane rating of the fuel and it deposited a soft coating on valve seats...
Martin - my S3 has points, I also run it with the ignition backed off a little, it was last timed up by my Guzzi mechanic friend probably getting on for 10...
Ciao Michele - complimenti per la tua Guzzi, hai fatto davvero un capolavoro!! Hai trovato piu' o meno tutti o meno i pezzi che ti mancavano?? The meeting at...
Dear AdamThanks for the interest. Yes, I bought the barrels from Teo Lammers (really nice blokes) and after recovering from spending over £500 realised that...
Hi David, so you own an S3 ! :) could you please tell us its VIN # ? Is there a picture in the group's files ? Axel ... De : "david.samways@..." À :...
Thank you very much Adam, I tought you still live in Italy so I would like to invite you at the meeting that "my" motoclub is organizing in Goito (MN) at...
Dear Axel The VIN of my machine is VK2 15317, engine number VK 35718. The headstock plate states the YOM as 1975, but it was first registered in the UK in June...
David - wow, I think that metal flake tank looks great, really period!! Though I must explain I'm a fan of old school choppers and built bikes too and can...
Hello Adam, I'm ashamed to admit that in my youth I built a couple of choppers myself and certainly owned one with a metal-flake paint job. Now that I've...
Hi David, Nice S3 and good luck with the rebuild, I do like a bargain as Adam will tell you. Incidentally, I think we've all had an embarrassing bike paint job...
Andrew Grant (andy at nsr-world.com) can supply HEL braided hoses at the best price I've seen - at the time of writing: typically £13 each including UK...
Hello Paul Ah yes apehangers. Takes me back to the days when wrecking perfectly decent motorcycles was de rigueur. I had a mate whose girlfriend had a rather...
