Several months ago I bought a Type 1 which was located on the Isle of Wight, which meant a bit of logistical planning was required to get it back to Norfolk. It's history is quite interesting: originally it was bought by the UK Moto Guzzi importer at the time and was then in Italy for several years until it came back to the UK. It seems it's been off the road for the last 30 years and although I bought it as a rolling chassis, it was essentially bare with no wiring or plumbing fitted.
It's in fairly good condition, particularly the engine which has been rebuilt and finished to a high standard. It's a 950cc Le Mans engine with 40mm Dellortos, twin spark plug heads, electronic ignition and a larger capacity alternator. I don't know for sure if it has an uprated cam, I suspect so but we won't know until the engine is running.
It's a short wheelbase Type 1 according to Al and unusually the bonnet and scuttle are two separate pieces. So far I've stripped it back to a bare chassis so I could turn it over and treat some minor rusty areas at the rear where the bulkhead meets the side panels. I've also drilled out the lower rear rivets on the side panels in order to treat those areas for minor rusting with a neutraliser and paint. They've then been bonded with uPVC mastic and rivetted to the chassis rails with extra rivets.
This is a photo taken when I first started to strip it down. The scissor lift came as part of the deal and was a swine to load onto the trailer as it had to go in first and the Triking on top.
