Giulia Tech CommunityFinally its summer once again. I have been working on the bike off and on all winter and have made a few slight changes to the bike. Mostly just freshening up the mechanics a bit. The bike has become my daily ride to work on sunny days and seems to
I think I finally found the best combo of jetting in the carbs to get good performance while still offering decent fuel economy. Pulling the carbs every time you want to tweak a little something is getting old though. Give me fuel injection any day! Of course this will only
The other night I got a wild hair and decided to chop my front fender all up. The first step toward the cafe racer finish line. Next I will need to set it a lot lower on the bike but I need to wait until I get the new wheel
The past week I tackled changing the alternator cover gasket along with a lot of other small things. I pulled the sprocket cover off and cleaned out all the gunk that the chain had pulled in there. I also installed a sweet little electronic blinker control that will allow me
This is the bike in its current state. With new tank paint. Next I have to find some side covers since the bike was missing them when I bought it. They will be painted the match the tank.
OK so I guess I lied. I can't seem to leave the bike alone. Last night I just finished up painting the tank. I went with a semi-flat black for a nice stealthy look. After the paint is good and dry I will follow it up with a mild polish
Here is the mostly finished product. Its running tip top but I still have some small things to fix and then its time to repaint. I think I will go with semi-flat black.
Well the bike is back together and running. I cut the engine restore work short because I came to realize it was a project best left for the winter months. I replaced the coil and coil wires and also the engine gaskets. I still need an oil seal for the
I got my new coils and started on reassembly after a trip to a few parts stores. I am going to hook up a relay between the battery and my coils so that I can get a full 12v to the coils. This is a simple concept. Just use the
Today I ordered 2 new Dyna Coils and a new starter solenoid. I also took the right side crank case cover off to replace the gasket and install the new stainless Allen head bolts. While I was in there I cleaned everything up really good and inspected the clutch. Everything