Guzziology

[abouc]

I called Larry Klein of GT Motors in Lansing, MI on Tuesday to discuss having inspections & service done on the Guzzi. Very nice guy. He spent 15 minutes asking me about the bike and telling me about a couple things to do right away.

He recommended that I buy a copy of Guzziology by Dave Richardson. I ordered it from him over the phone and it was at my door when I got home from work Wednesday.

What a cool book! It's a cross between a service manual and Guzzi encyclopedia. Anybody else own this?

[pete roper]

An ybody who owns and even pretends to want to work on their own bike, (especially if it has been 'modified'.) and doesn't own Guzziology is an idiot. I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable on all the twins and especially on Tonti's form the '70's and '80's and 'Modern' stuff but I have Guzziology in three editions, (It is constantly updated and I believe that if you return your own copy Dave gives you a discount on the new one. I might be wrong.) and regularly use it as a refference and font of knowledge.

Nobody knows 'Everything'. The great thing is that with Guzziology there is a stupendous compendium of knowledge available at a pitance for anybody who is interested!!!

Pete

[SF2DieHard]

Damn!
Duly Noted.
Time to tell the wife "If you love me get me this book"

DungeonMaster

[evandewan]

Ask Dave to sign it and it will really be "personalized". He's a great guy.

[SF2DieHard]

That sounds good. That would be the second book I get from a forum member in the last two weeks.

Behold;
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220089

Already got my signed copy complete with 2 one dollar bills for a "local ballet".

DungeonMaster

[zjdmm1]

That sounds good. That would be the second book I get from a forum member in the last two weeks.

Behold;
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220089

Already got my signed copy complete with 2 one dollar bills for a "local ballet".

DungeonMaster

Me too ! God I wish iwas younger;). Ballet tickets and a book full of adventures I'm too old to survive attempting is ....... Well.. A good read at thie very least

[johnpeter]

Got it, used it for working on two Tonti framed bikes.

For the street, Dave does not recommend lightening the flywheel anymore.
Stock flywheel is 14# iirc and i lightened mine at home by 4.5#.

[SoulDaddy]

A good little read: http://guzzista.wetpaint.com/page/Dave+Richardson+the+legend+behind+Guzziology

[zjdmm1]

Very interesting little read indeed. :plus:

[SF2DieHard]

Got it, used it for working on two Tonti framed bikes.

For the street, Dave does not recommend lightening the flywheel anymore.
Stock flywheel is 14# iirc and i lightened mine at home by 4.5#.

My buddy Sean did some work on another friends T3. swapped out the flywheel with another flywheel that was a little lighter but was the same diameter so it spun a bit easier without sacrificing too much inertia.

just a thought.

DM