
moto, arte, sapori ed altre storie - motorcycles, art, flavors and other stories

Dainese does not have any particular need to be introduced...
The graphics on the outer label place this suit between 1972 and 1981, and the zipper slider positions it between 1978 and 1980.
The leather is fantastic; once thoroughly cleaned with specific products, it has regained its wonderful softness.
I have, as always, recovered it from a total state of abandonment inside a basement... I spent two weeks of total care removing the marks and odor left by time...
Now both inside and outside are in perfect order and it smells like leather as it should.
The color is quite classic, and
it is part of my personal collection.
Absolutely the oldest motorcycle suit I have ever restored and also the softest! "The soft armor for the 200 km/h champions"... absolutely true! On the outside, I only had to repair a couple of seams; on the inside, I replaced lots of parts of the lining as it was too worn to be repaired... The suit, probably from the 1960s, was produced in Rho (MI) by GAMAN, already a producer of motorcycle seats and accessories.
It was among the first companies to dress
professional riders.
...e allora gommata, tagliandata a fondo, revisionato profondamente l'impianto frenante con tubi in treccia appena installati, pastiglie, parapolvere e guarnizioni sostituite. E poi batteria, filtri e liquidi, spostata sotto la sella la centralina ed esternamente la batteria. Selle nuove monoposto, pad passeggero a 9 ventose o a vite, apehanger Tommaselli originale Guzzi, appena scartato ed installato. Tachimetro di una Guzzi di minore cilindrata, faro anteriore Guzzi V11, faro posteriore Guzzi Falcone 500, borse laterali vintage in vero cuoio modificate personalmente a mano. Ecco la #King8, una vera locomotiva!! Puro piacere Italiano!!
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A battered and abandoned motorbike, an illustrious former owner, a few km on the shoulders, a fabulous livery! I could not make a european bagger!! ...and then tyred, thoroughly serviced, extensively overhauled the braking system with newly installed braided hoses, replaced pads, dust covers and gaskets. And then the battery, filters and liquids, the control unit moved under the saddle and the battery externally. New single-seater saddles, passenger pad with 9 suction cups or screws, original Guzzi Tommaselli apehanger, just unwrapped and installed. Speedometer of a smaller engine capacity Guzzi, Guzzi V11 front light, Guzzi Falcone 500 rear light, vintage saddlebags in real leather personally modified by hand. Here is the #King8, a real locomotive!! Pure Italian pleasure!!
It all started by finding a 1983 Moto Guzzi 1000SP
reduced to the bone, practically an engine, two wheels and a frame... No desire
to dismantle it to make spare parts, so much desire to try to put it back on
the road.
I wanted to celebrate 10 years of Marriage by creating an eye-catching bike to share with my sweet half Valentina.
I wanted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Moto Guzzi brand in the best way.
Then, searching among @officinasegreta, Friends and announcements was first reported almost original by reintegrating everything that was missing, then some goodies were added such as downloads and the platforms of a Moto Guzzi LeMans I series ...
Afterwards I proceeded to customize without ruining or removing the reintegrated pieces (lovingly set aside) but using aftermarket, modified original spare parts and custom-made pieces:
- resized and repainted standard front fender;
- repositioned speedometer;
- LED service lights;
- handmade speedometer box;
- handmade instrumentation bracket;
- aftermarket brown grips;
- matte black handlebar with low aftermarket fold;
- hand-painted tank cover cap by
@FedericoAlescio;
- sides of the Moto Guzzi V7 Special replica;
- complete exhausts system of the Moto Guzzi LeMans I Series;
- footrest of the Moto Guzzi Le Mans I series;
- Aftermarket saddle;
- rear fender in adapted raw aluminium, modified for
occurrence and polished by hand;
- aftermarket taillight;
- aftermarket direction indicators;
- matt black aftermarket bar-end mirrors;
- handmade aluminum license plate support;
- removal of the airbox in favor of two tromboncino
filters;
- painting.
... And then...
- completely revised braking system;
- oil change, filter and oil cup seal;
- new sparks;
- new tyres;
- carburetion;
- engine setting.