OMeGA_65
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Dears, good day, I am Mauro and I write from Ancona, Italy. Just found this thread and wanted to partecipate showing you my 2003 W659 bought third-hand on december 2021!
This is what It looked like when I bought it - drove it home for 350 kilometers in winter and it was well worth it!
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The bike was in poor conditions, had been badly cafed and was leaking oil, during ten months in 2022 I drove it for 10.000 kms and replaced electrical wirings, head gasket, carbs intakes+air filters, front brake+pads+line, oil+filters, chain and gears.
I modded it a bit to my likings but found out It Is not as good as a roadster as my old Moto Guzzi California.
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But she is surprisingly quite capable in the dirt, and it looks good and is good for round town commuting, so I'm thinking of making a special out of it..... She's good off road but I have more specific bikes for that, so maybe I'll give her a sporty look, dunno yet, will keep you posted!
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This is what It looked like when I bought it - drove it home for 350 kilometers in winter and it was well worth it!
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2FD4k3ywv%2FIMG-20211221-135633.jpg&hash=079d791120a294d140b603a8121c46be)
The bike was in poor conditions, had been badly cafed and was leaking oil, during ten months in 2022 I drove it for 10.000 kms and replaced electrical wirings, head gasket, carbs intakes+air filters, front brake+pads+line, oil+filters, chain and gears.
I modded it a bit to my likings but found out It Is not as good as a roadster as my old Moto Guzzi California.
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2FGCGYwt1%2FIMG-20220324-152906.jpg&hash=a2f215158c373d6972dfc52fa9a5e9be)
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But she is surprisingly quite capable in the dirt, and it looks good and is good for round town commuting, so I'm thinking of making a special out of it..... She's good off road but I have more specific bikes for that, so maybe I'll give her a sporty look, dunno yet, will keep you posted!
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2FCMm9z9L%2FIMG-20221124-121330.jpg&hash=5d5524e73528ea8b01afd09d3a84f86a)