We are incredibly priviledged to have been given permission to add this feature to our site by the person responsible for this fabulous creation, Paul Linn.

"The whole love affair with Moto Guzzi's started when I found a dusty old Guzzi under a pile of boxes and things in my dad's garage.

I asked what he was going to do with it and he said if I put it back together, I could have it. Say no more, I began the task of rummaging through everything looking for all the parts I could possibly find. My first good look at it came the next day when I came home from work to pick the bike up. It was a sight for sore eyes.

No wiring what so ever could be found! Well I guess you can't have it lucky all the time. It began to look like I was going to have to buy just about every part on the bike, but luckily my dad never forgets where he puts things, so he was able to point me in the right direction. Parts were in boxes in many different locations in the garage, in storage and even at my grandmothers house.

First thing was to inventory all the parts I had and then make a list of everything else I was going to have to locate from locations I yet had no idea where to find. That's when the power of the good old WWW came into play. A quick search on the net revealed many sources for miscellaneous parts and accessories."

Paul'photographic record:-

Frame being stripped down	Frame strip down
Front end strip down	Bare frame
Dirty motor	Parts on shelf...Gary, take note!
Parts hanging around waiting their turn	After powder coating tank being prepped
Same for the front fender...	...now prepped and sanded...
First coat of white drying on tank	Our fender looks kinda different now
...so does the rear fender	Paul rebuilt the distributor himself
He rebuilt the starter motor too	Freshly powdercoated frame
In goes the motor...'member what it was like?	Looking like a bike again
No tranny yet, still working on it	The rear
Getting there...	'coated covers and rebuilt distributor
Looking good...	...cleaned, 'coated and ready...
Wiring almost done	Yummy police dash asembly
Baddabing! ...done!	Another angle...
...nice!	The business end!

What a great job...I am in total admiration of people who can do this sort of thing, and I'm sure it'll inspire Gary with his Nevada project.

Paul is on another project at the mo'...for more details visit his website: GO But you can also leave words of wonder and encouragement at the bottom of this page, click "add comment". Paul, thank you ever so much for allowing us to feature your fantastic Ambassador.

If you have a project you wish to share, e-mail info@guzzista.com.



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