Hello everyone.
Just aquired my first Guzzi after forty-odd years of riding. Never even had an Italian bike before. Spent most of time with BSA unit twins! Thought I needed something with the character of a British bike, but with longer legs and less vibrations! So… what did I end up buying?
Apparently I have stumbled upon Dave Fellows old T3 Cafe Racer. Bought it from a chap in Lincoln who clearly hadn’t bonded with it and done nothing to it in a year of ownership including, it would appear, inflating the tyres! I test rode it and nearly had a heart-attack the first time I crossed a white line on the dual carriageway - turns out the front tyre was at 9psi and the rear at 12!! The front brake disc was warped factor 10, pretty much unuseable. Moral: Don’t assume a bike is roadworthy when a seller offers a test ride. It also ran out of fuel too, had to pull over, forage for my reading specs in order to work out which way to turn the taps for reserve! It needs a damn good servicing, new front and rear discs/pads, some serious TLC, and the 2009 dated tyres replacing! But I bought it, I’m happy, and it definitely has potential…
