BB TONTI REGISTRY and pic thread

[motofreddy]

1976 850 LeMans
Frame number VE11111 (verified)
Engine number VE070072
Alfred Wilson
San Diego Ca.

 

[motofreddy]

This is my Lemans 5. The first in this line of Lemans in the mountains above San Diego.

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Hey and that's my 850 LeMans (LM1) all the way to the left

 

[farmboy460]

 

[blakbird]

All, like in the other sections and just for fun. A Registry of California 1100's listed below. Post all of your info in this thread, as formatted below, and I'll update the list as we go...

LMs:
LM Series II, Frame# 13233, Engine ID: VE*072470* DOP 14/01/1980, and 8/01/1985 Purchase price £1,699 From Hyde Motorcycles Horsham W.Sussex UK.

 

[Conanidol]

Vin: ZGUKDC4KD1M185106
2001 Stone Metal
Purchased 2006 in Geelong Vic.
Conan Maguire. Townsville Australia

Was standard at time of purchase, with panniers, running boards & big screen etc. And was the perfect bike for my 950km weekly commute.
Since moving north to Townsville, I've done a few mods & I will list a few below.
Bobbed rear guard
Reprofiled seat
Camshaft (from Mike Rich Motorsports), aftermarket (std size) valves, cleaned up ports and skimmed head for improved squish & compression, and copper head gaskets.
Homemade exhaust with balance pipe (wrap is to hide my poor welding!)
Custom mufflers
Ikon rear shockers
Triumph Thruxton front guard & Speed Triple handlebars
*Built to a strict budget over time, so please excuse the rough edges! As rough as it looks close up, it is a great bike to ride (& I ride plenty of bikes as a mechanic) and has never once broken down in 70,000-odd kilometres.

 

[Trout]

Nicely done!

 

[Conanidol]

Thank you Trout

 

[GTM®]

Vin: ZGUKDC4KD1M185106
2001 Stone Metal

Congrats! Welcome to the GT Forum, and thanks for posting.
The '00-02 California Series will remain one of my all time favorites... and a sport-ified one even more as I've done to mine too. Curious as to what you've done to sort the fueling with those mods? Any dyno graphs to share?

 

[Conanidol]

Thank you.
Aside from a K&N air filter and a 'holey' air box lid, I'm currently running standard fuelling due to financial constraints, however I'm considering shouting myself a Power Commander for Christmas.
A part of the delay has been due to the cost of paying for a dyno tune since our workshop one died a couple of years ago and finding another reputable operator.
As it stands, the engine idles well and runs really strongly at the top of the rev range. I do feel that there is plenty of improvement to be had in the mid range. That said, I've surprised plenty of riders who underestimate the performance and handling of a Moto Guzzi!
As soon as I get the bike dyno' I will post the results.

 

[Helmetbolt]

2001 California Special.

Vin : ZGUKDB1M131983. Mick Corby. Co Durham, England. D.O.P. 09/04/2001



Special by Carol Corby, on Flickr

 

[fireflyr]

Todd,
Here's the two Tontis as requested. Hope all is well.

Pat

1984 Lemans III: VIN# ZGUFAVF3EM100324 Purchased in 2016, Pat Williams, Keene, Ca.




1977 T3 VIN# 103366 Purchased in 2016 also residing in Keene, Ca.



*Just updating the pictures that were lost from Photobucket



Both bikes came out of the Bay Area.

 

[fireflyr]

Well, that didn't work too well. Here's the updated pictures from my previous post that were lost to Photobucket:

 

[Jim Filice]

98 EV1100. 7800 original miles bought 13JAN2018. Full circle. The First Guzzi I ever owned was a 98 EV1100 I bought in 99! Forgot how much I liked them. If only my legs were 2" longer! Is weird lifting foot to brake.
VIN ZGUKDBKD0WM113020

 

[GTM®]

98 EV1100. 7800 original miles bought 13JAN2018.

Congrats Jim, thanks for posting. I'll never get rid of my Cal 1100 (Jackal).

 

[markryder]

Hi I recently joined and somewhere I was asked to provide my vin bot can I find where? ha
anyone help?

 

[GTM®]

Hi I recently joined and somewhere I was asked to provide my vin bot can I find where? ha
anyone help?

I just moved it to this thread, so here!

 

[Gwilliam]

For the last 8 or 9 years I have owned a 2001 Stone, kept in good running order thanks to the information available on this forum.
Tweaks include airbox lid cut away with a K&N air filter to get air in. H pipe and Lanfranconi Riservato Competitzioni silencers to get it out again and a Power Commander to burn it on the way through!
The VIN # ZGUKDC4KD1M155044.

 

[Jeff Fortenbery]

VIN#104437 - 1978 850 T3 FB - Jeff Fortenbery - Cincinnati, OH - D.O.P. 2018


Condition at purchase. I will post a follow-up picture in a year or so. Obviously quite a project!

 

[JFerg]

California 1100i, KD12825; Matin Senior, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, U.K.; d.o.p. 5/2/14

I'm pretty sure that I used to co-own this bike once. Brilliant machine. Rode it to Nordkapp thence Istanbul and back via Italy. Here it is on the Stelvio, at Turn 7, Bormio side.

 

[GTM®]

I'm pretty sure that I used to co-own this bike once. Brilliant machine. Rode it to Nordkapp thence Istanbul and back via Italy. Here it is on the Stelvio, at Turn 7, Bormio side.

Awesome, and this is why I have these Registry pages! Love connecting new and former owners. Great snow pic!