Recent content by Papa Smurf

Re: Workshop, On the home straight? Great work, and great thread. My personal preferrence would have been for a light varnish on the plywood walls, but I'm not paying your bills, so you get to choose ;) I love the way you've provided for lots of power socket outlets. Can't have too many - or...

Hi again. Someone asked for pics of my 1980 Guzzi V50 MkII, so here goes. These were taken with an old cellphone, but they tell a story. There are more pics but the rule says 4 per post. Also, I'm in uncharted territory where posting pics is concerned, so bear with me, OK? 1. A side-on general...

Hi all, Thanks for the welcome, I've been waiting until I finally collected my bike before registering. Dale, I'm certainly interested in the brake parts, as well as the contacts you've already built up - selfishly sad you've decided to use the sidecovers - I think they look great and I was...

Hi Ken, I have been lurking for a while and registered this morning. Your own work is intimidating - I've just collected a V50 that looks in slightly worse condition to your "before" pictures on the trailer - wrong handlebars, missing original airbox (aftermarket foam jobs substituted by a...

Re: Moto Guzzi V50 II Cafe Hi Dale, Love your work. I've been lurking for too long - registered this morning - http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=40103.msg438087#msg438087. Last weekend I collected a V50 in sad cosmetic condition - paid more for the trip than the bike. Found out...

Hi all, I found this forum because of Dale's thread on his Guzzi V50 MkII Cafe project. I note that he lives within 50 km of my home in Germiston, South Africa, so I'll be in touch for advice on sources and resources. The V50 was the bike I lusted for in my long-lost youth, but allowed other...