Chapter 8 - just a few small plans for the Guzzi...

April 2023

Image by Fritz Winter from 1934

Well, as I posted a while back here:

Chapter 8 – Resumé – things that have been going on in recent months

2022 was full of surprises in many areas and my workplace was no exception.

things have been pretty mad over the winter with work getting a bit out of hand and also with this and that going on in the political sphere (elections coming up this year in both federal states in which I have “skin in the game”). There’s no signs of things getting less complicated at the moment so I thought I would just post a few simple things which live in the back of a man’s mind ie various projects I have with the bike 🙂 .

As a Christmas present I got a small sum from a relative which I decided to invest in some Hepco & Becker luggage carriers so I could fit my oldish and slightly bent aluminium bins on the Guzzi.

The Official UK Hepco and Becker Luggage and Accessories website

Luggage and accessories specialists, selling Hepco and Becker Luggage. Only offical UK importer of Hepco and Becker Panniers,Pannier Frames,Rear Racks,C-Bow carriers,Sissybars / Soloracks,Engine Guards / Tank Guard,Engine Protection Plates,Fender Guard,T

I got the old style side luggage carriers:

So, with a certain amount of warming up hands in pockets I got them on:

Am quite happy with them and really like the general looks and feel of the old Hepco and Becker rack. The aluminium bins need to get a reinforcing sheet put in and have the mounts (mounts are the G and G set) moved so not to foul the exhaust.

There are various options for an inside toolbox which I am exploring:

H&B Werkzeugbox für Seitenträger

Werkzeugbox für Seitenträger ► keine Platzverschwendung!
Die robuste wasserdichte Werkzeugbox aus stoßfestem Kunststoff ergänzt hervor- ragend das Kofferträgersystem und lässt sich ideal zwischen Kofferträger und Motorradheck befestigen…

MOTORRADZUBEHöR S250 TOOL BOX

Werkzeugkasten zur Montage für Motorräder zwischen dem Seitenkofferträger und dem Fahrzeug. Sonstige Eigenschaften:• Größe: Länge 260mm x Breite 90mm x Höhe 170 mm• Security Lock -Verschluss mit Staubdeckel• Hergestellt aus Techno-Polymer• Interne, abnehmbare Trennwand • Wasserabweisend• Der Deckel…

TRAX Toolbox

Zubehörbox für die Befestigung am TRAX Seitenträger von SW-MOTECH für Adventure-Bikes.

I am gathering parts for the original windshield. The sidebars and the screen have been sourced but am missing the clamps and these are turning out to be a bit tricky to find on the internet so I may opt for an alternative. I am planning to remount the Zumo in the Touratech clamp above the instruments behind the screen:

Otherwise, the plan this year is to get out a bit and see some of the world (well, local parts of the world at least)…

Update latter part of April 2023: I managed to source a good original windshield from ebay kleinanzeigen and have put it on (pictures will follow) and have a plan how to mount the navigator to the left of the instruments behind the windshield. I also have ordered an MRA X-creen and a toolbox for the hepco & becker pannier bars (also pictures will follow).

Update end of May 2023: The windshield and MRA X-creen have been installed and today I attached the Zumo-holder with DIY attachment 🙂 . Last week I repaired and realigned the aluminium boxes so they now fit on the Guzzi properly. So basically, although the toolbox is still in the cellar, we’re ready to rumble.