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| I first rounded the edges of some square barrels 12 - 13 years ago and that engine is in my touring bike (languishing in the garage and not been anywhere for too many years) |
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| I am not trying to make it look like a early round barrel Guzzi but just something that looks a little different |
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| Finally it's out of the Living room (Madelyn's Happy.......at least until I get my other frame back !) |
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| Before I got them blasted, Martin (my Saviour) drilled and tapped these in the heads for a breather. No idea why Guzzi stopped putting this in on the 1100 Sport It certainly won't do any harm |
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| I also have these in my collection acquired a number of years ago. Standard 950cc Square barrels properly machined down unlike my filed down ones |
The rolling chassis looks very sexy. Shame to put anything else on it apart from the engine!
ReplyDeleteYes,it's not until you start putting all the necessary items on that it starts detracting from the look,number plates,batteries, lights and indicators. Just take a look at professional bike builders publicity shots and try and spot in particular the battery and number plate...................Certainly not going to get very far without them !
ReplyDeleteWhat method did you use for rounding the cylinders?
ReplyDeleteOn these I used just a file (quite a deep tooth)but the last time I did it a combination of angle grinder with cutting blade, flap disc and then a file. The last pic shows a pair of barrels that I acquired and these were obviously machined and are virtually as round as'round'barrel Guzzis
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