Salvaged R65 Winter built

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Well, cut mine off and call me "Shorty"...  It's, like, all in German! What's up with that?  Great site/s but wish they had an "English" button. Dang.    [smiley=cry.gif]

Think of it as a "picture book" !  

[NC Steve]

Yo Jon, check this one out too.
I like the look, personally, got that whole Triumph Tiger/BSA Scrambler thing going on.  8-)

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

where'd ya find the picture, Steve?

[NC Steve]

where'd ya find the picture, Steve?

From a Guzzi board, the pics are from the recent Slimey Crud run up in Wisconsin.
Here's a link to the thread, if you're interested.

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=17804.0

[Jon_P]

i found jeggs sells 1 3/8" stainless exhaust tubing and they also have them in mandel u bends so i my try a hand at fabbing up a whole set!!!

i have been riding to work alot and i like how the new rear set up rides and handles. i have another frame here that i have been thinking and drawing up some ideas. so i think i will go and make some improvements to this frame design with some extras that i didnt think of the first time around. being that this is already stripped down and there isnt much left but a couple of wires and the engine a engine swap would be easy if i wanted to have one look one week and another the neek. the thing to really find would be another engine!!!

so this thread may not totally end.   the resident mad hack saw welder may do another creation soon.

stay tuned, same bat channel, same bat time.







sorry, i am a little punch drunk, i have been working 80+ hours again. and i get some crazy ideas when i dont sleep enough.

[Justin B.]

I think JC Whitney and Summit have it as well.  I have thought about doing that as I have a spool of stainless wire for my MIG and have fixed a couple of cracks in the stainless factory mufflers on my '95 R100 with good results.

[Jon_P]

welding stainless is pretty easy if you can weld mild well. the only thing i would say that helps alot is to purge the inside of the tube with argon. put some duct tape over the ends and run the argon in. it will make the inside joint look like you welded it on the inside and look ma no leaks!!

when you start getting into welding aluminum, cromolly and titanium is when it starts really getting harder till you do enough after that you could weld just about anything.