#850lemans

[garageprojectmotorcycles]

It's been a year since Andy finished his #motoguzzi #lemans850 project. What a beauty hey! . . #pcr #perthmotorcycles #perthcaferacers #850lemans #guzzi #caferacer #motorcycle #motorbike https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSlChdgr3s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=170idgi7ab9g

[thebadblondecars912]

CARS+BEER: History of famed Italian motorcycle maker Moto Guzzi & the ic...

[weehughie]

Italians 🇮🇹... • • #motoguzzi #guzzi #lemans #850lemans #motoguzzilemans #lemans850 #foundry #foundrymotorcycle #ducati #supersport #supersports #ducatisupersport #ducatisupersports #ducatiuk #akrapovic #akrapovicexhaust #ducatista #ducatisti #ducatistagram #ducatigram #biker #instabiker #ducatiporn #bikeporn #bikersofinstagram #bikelife #iphonex #italians (at Foundry Motorcycle) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1to6iBKXp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=112528i2i2lr5

[papawolfsupplyco-blog]

We love fairings | one of our favorite parts of the 78 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans on display and for sale at our shop. #ironandair #motoguzzi #850lemans #lemans #papawolf #croig #caferacer #caferacerxxx (at Papa Wolf Supply Co.)

[prufrocksmotorbike]

Thirty years ago this summer...

I disassembled my 1977 LeMans in the little space behind my house in Baltimore. The engine and gear box were lugged down into the basement. I replaced a bunch of seals, rebuilt the clutch, and installed the factory "racing" B-10 camshaft.

A friend from work sprayed the frame, tank, fenders, and side-covers with red Imron paint - super-toxic and super-durable. She still looks good all these years later.

On a warm evening in June, all the parts were re-assembled in the backyard. About halfway through, I thought to record the process with a cheap polaroid camera. The results languished in a shoe-box (what else?) for many years, until I scanned the disintegrating images into digital eternity.

The other memory is of that first test-ride of my newly recreated motorcycle. I stopped at a gas station in Pikesville to refuel and the the bike starter refused to function. A blown fuse was discovered and ultimately traced to the small harness running to the stop/tail light. In  rush to finish and ride, I had never secured the strand of wires. The rear tire made short work of the insulation and as soon as the brake switch went on - poof- out went the fuse. The started circuit was wired through this same fuse .(Hey, there are only five fuses total on the whole bike.)