Hi all,
New to the forum but not hacking. I had a ural tourist back in the late 90's.
After 10 years without I decided to install a car on my 1975 850 T.
How do I post pics?
Hello Mike,
the concrete mixer engine of the 850 Guzzi is a great bike for hauling a sidecar. You will love it and "she" will have enough bump from the cellar to pull you with a big smile on the face.
Your Guzzi was still one of those last bikes where you did not to have fear about to break the frame by mounting a sidecar.
Rig pushing is like riding bycicle a few moments and you feel you are back.
Just remember like in the first time once upon the time, the dangerous moment comes when you feel confortable.
So keep your mind prepared for an adrenalin moment and make again some parking lot and gravel road trials for reeducate your muskle reflects.
Best wishes for spring.
Sven
Thanks Peter Pan,
I threw it together about two weeks before Labor Day weekend. I did it on a Saturday and rode it the next day to a monthly breakfast get together. The fallowing week I put the whole family in it and rode a hundred miles to a rally.
I've done very little tweaking on the set up and have since put about a thousand miles on just goofing off and trips to the grocery store.
You will love the guzzi with a sidecar. They make great rigs. I have 2001 cal with sidecar of for 10 years now..
I think you will really enjoy the Guzzi rig. Back in the 70's I had a Ural hack on a 74 & 76 Guzzi. The 76 was the convert model, which was a mistake. The 74 was perfect. I often removed the hack to ride solo and then re-attach it in about ten minutes. Lots of power. Great gas mileage. Riding solo I got 50 MPG (US gallons) and with the Ural attached and packed for travel I got 45 MPG.
Here is a old pic I have of the 74 rig:
lwcollman,
I have a 98 EV same color as your 01!
WinginCamera - 4/23/2014 8:27 PM
I think you will really enjoy the Guzzi rig. Back in the 70's I had a Ural hack on a 74 & 76 Guzzi. The 76 was the convert model, which was a mistake. The 74 was perfect. I often removed the hack to ride solo and then re-attach it in about ten minutes. Lots of power. Great gas mileage. Riding solo I got 50 MPG (US gallons) and with the Ural attached and packed for travel I got 45 MPG.
Here is a old pic I have of the 74 rig:
Why was the convert a mistake? I ask because I'd been thinking about gettin one to replace the T.
My general manager has had a sidecar on his Convert for about 20 years and finds that it works very well. I have never owned a Convert but did have a G-5 with a sidecar. The G-5 worked well as a sidecar bike, Both my wife and our general manager also have Eldorado's which also make great sidecar bikes as of course do most if not all of the newer Guzzi's
Jay G
DMC sidecars
(life member of the NMGOC)
www.dmcsidecars.com
866-638-1793
Custimguitarman - 4/24/2014 6:24 AM
WinginCamera - 4/23/2014 8:27 PM
I think you will really enjoy the Guzzi rig. Back in the 70's I had a Ural hack on a 74 & 76 Guzzi. The 76 was the convert model, which was a mistake. The 74 was perfect. I often removed the hack to ride solo and then re-attach it in about ten minutes. Lots of power. Great gas mileage. Riding solo I got 50 MPG (US gallons) and with the Ural attached and packed for travel I got 45 MPG.
Here is a old pic I have of the 74 rig:
Why was the convert a mistake? I ask because I'd been thinking about gettin one to replace the T.
The Guzzi Convert attached very well to the Ural, but for me even though it was 1000cc (vs 850cc for the Eldorado) the applied power was less. The convert lacked power, and gas mileage dropped into the 30's, sometimes less if traveling at higher speeds. I had been use to getting 45 MPG with the Eldorado. Some riders liked it, I personally wished I had normal transmission.
One personal note about the 850 Eldorado, this was my first experience with floor boards & heel & toe shifter. After several thousands miles the transmission became stuck between gears and I couldn't fix it myself. I removed the gear box and took it a friend who repairs car transmissions, thinking it's no different. He took it apart and could find no problem. I re-installed the gear box and it was still stuck. I removed the gear box again and took it to a Guzzi dealer for repair. Once more the dealer looked at it and could find no problem with it. I re-installed it again and it still wouldn't shift. Finally I found another Guzzi rider who had experience the same problem and all he did was apply some lube to the shifting rods of the toe & heel shifter to fix it. I did that and it worked fine for the next 60,000 miles. All that work and all it needed was a little lubrication.
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WinginCamera - 4/24/2014 3:40 PM
Custimguitarman - 4/24/2014 6:24 AM
WinginCamera - 4/23/2014 8:27 PM
I think you will really enjoy the Guzzi rig. Back in the 70's I had a Ural hack on a 74 & 76 Guzzi. The 76 was the convert model, which was a mistake. The 74 was perfect. I often removed the hack to ride solo and then re-attach it in about ten minutes. Lots of power. Great gas mileage. Riding solo I got 50 MPG (US gallons) and with the Ural attached and packed for travel I got 45 MPG.
Here is a old pic I have of the 74 rig:
Why was the convert a mistake? I ask because I'd been thinking about gettin one to replace the T.
The Guzzi Convert attached very well to the Ural, but for me even though it was 1000cc (vs 850cc for the Eldorado) the applied power was less. The convert lacked power, and gas mileage dropped into the 30's, sometimes less if traveling at higher speeds. I had been use to getting 45 MPG with the Eldorado. Some riders liked it, I personally wished I had normal transmission.
One personal note about the 850 Eldorado, this was my first experience with floor boards & heel & toe shifter. After several thousands miles the transmission became stuck between gears and I couldn't fix it myself. I removed the gear box and took it a friend who repairs car transmissions, thinking it's no different. He took it apart and could find no problem. I re-installed the gear box and it was still stuck. I removed the gear box again and took it to a Guzzi dealer for repair. Once more the dealer looked at it and could find no problem with it. I re-installed it again and it still wouldn't shift. Finally I found another Guzzi rider who had experience the same problem and all he did was apply some lube to the shifting rods of the toe & heel shifter to fix it. I did that and it worked fine for the next 60,000 miles. All that work and all it needed was a little lubrication.
.
I have been a little apprehensive about giving up the standard tranny.
The thought was it would be cheaper to buy a used vert than to install a set of lower gears in the T. It is geared a little high for my liking but I like having a transmission. We thought the auto would be more forgiving. I'm stuck on the fence about it. I also would have a very hard time getting use to no engine braking.
Lloyd, I'm about to put a Sputnik on my 2003 Stone. It already has the Dauntless mounts on the chair and I've ordered Jay's subframe. The owner has a BMW cast wheel on it right now. What wheel are you using on your rig? I'm interested because you have the disk brake.
Testing my new ROK straps I got at the western New York rally!
