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Yup, it’s just mayonnaise. Especially in cooler, damper climates as the engine heat cycles between runnng and not as it cools the water in the gas inside the crankcase, of which there will be a fair bit as water is one of the main y-products of combustion and there is always some blow by past the rings, will condense out on the inside of the cases. As the rocker covers always tend to run cool and are at the top of the motor this is where a lot of the water ends up. It combines with the oil droplets as it condenses and voila! The disgusting looking but essentially harmless mayonnaise. The answer to preventing it is getting the oil hotter. Once the oil temperature and internal temperature of the engine gets above about 90*C the the water will sublime out of the oil and off the internals of the engine and will over time be expelled through the breather system and rebreathed through the combustion chambers and expelled in the exhaust. No big block Guzzi begins to get even remotely warm enough to do this in winter unless you are doing motorway speeds for over twenty miles at least. Something I’d think it would be unlikely you’d be doing on the IOM, especially in winter! At least the V11’s have the advantage of having a thermostat in the oil cooler circuit which will help bump up the oil temperature a bit in cool weather. The 8V engines have a separate cooling circuit independent of the lubrication circuit and it directs the oil through the cooler unregulated. This means that any time the ambient temperature is under about 20-23*C it is damn near impossible to get the oil temp above 100*C which is where you want it unless you thrash the bastard mercilessly everywhere in 4th gear @ 6,000+RPM! Some of us owners have fitted external thermostats to our bikes, others, like me, who can’t be arsed, just tape off the cooler in the cooler months! Finding that nasty crap in the rocker covers is disconcerting the first time you see it and it is preferable that it not be there but it is what it is. Some oils are more prone to forming mayonnaise as well. Castrol has always been worse than many others and it’s one of the reasons I try to avoid it, but a damn good thrashing from time to time is the best medicine! Also, if you are riding in the wet at all make sure you put some sort of ‘Spray flap’ in the triangle of the swingarm cantilever or you’ll find your gearbox full of water as the stupid breather is right in line with the rear tyre. Mornin Phil!

Cool climate and short trips with a high ratio of cold starts to miles ridden is your issue. Buy an oil dipstick temp gauge and monitor what your oil temps are during your normal riding regime. You may need to cover the oil cooler to get the oil temp up and burn off the water the oil accumulates in your riding situation. You do need to get this under control or it will wreck your engine eventually. In your climate i'd imagine anything less than a spirited 50klm ride and you'll be getting this issue. Phil

Strange. Several versions are on their 2025 website.

Confess, no. It had an oil and filter change when I bought it just 2000 KM ago. I was changing the oil because it's been about eighteen months since then. I don't tend to do short journeys but living in the Isle of Man perhaps my journeys are in fact short.

Looks like “mayo” syndrome, perhaps caused by shorter rides where the oil is not getting up to temperature Did you drop the sump to get a look inside?

The frame dimensions are shown in dimensional drawings in the workshop manual. Unfortunately, I'm not near mine right now. Welcome, @Paul57! [Watch for this topic to move to Technical Topics (just housekeeping).]

Hi guys. What's causing this? I'm just doing a service. The oil I dumped looked ok but the inside of the rocker covers has me concerned. Thanks in advance for your advice.

I received my Ride Texas magazine, and there is an article written by a specialist lawyer who provides legal services to motorcycle riders. What he is stating is disturbing but given to what is happening in the USA lately, it may makes sense; 1) if you are injured in a crash, it is your responsibility to prove liability. 2) the Insurance company's initial move is to blame the motorcyclist, based on the general accepted perception that motorcycle riders are reckless. 3) In claims without witnesses or hard evidence, it is common from the opposing party to blame your riding as the cause for the accident. 4) According to the lawyer, a video recording does the following: Show the exact timing of the impact (helps with proving the suspect was there in case of a hit and run, with later claim that he was never there in the first place). Disprove false claims made by witnesses and the police officers; according to the lawyer, it is very common to have witnesses describing the incident in unfavorable ways for the motorcyclist, swaying the police report against him. A recording my capture the driver's immediate action after the crash, such as fleeing the scene or initially accepting fault In extreme cases, accident reconstruction experts will be able to analyze the dynamic of the accident. What is disturbing, is he allegedly suggests police officers should not be trusted. Including the video camera they are supposed to wear to record any interaction. Those body camera are often not working, or footage lost, when it is convenient to them. In substance, he is saying that police cannot be trusted to do the right thing. Does anyone here ride with a dash came on his bike(s), just as a tattle tale?

I went to WWM this morning, to check if they had a 2025 V7 Sport in the showroom! Unfortunately, I got disappointing news; @PJPR01 the Moto Guzzi test ride did take place that cold day, and they had a lot of people that came to test the MG's; however, not a single sale that day, and nothing more than polite interest. Anyway, I had come today, to inquire about the 2025 V7 Sport, and the sales manager told me they are not making any new orders for MGs bikes as they only sold one since my last visit in October last year: the Blue/White/Red V85TT in the photo above. He said Aprilia are flying off the showroom, sadly, the MG's aren't and he has a warehouse full of them, on top of all those in the showroom. The V100, V100 Stelvio and that Travel V85TT are still there, gathering dust. He would only order the V7 Sport 2025 if I was to make a deposit to purchase it;

I still have a Buell race project sitting in the corner, though the class intended is 30 years gone. An 888cc single-cylinder layout. Still may make Bonneville some day. I roadraced a Buell for a season, good fun but nobody really knew how to sort them out in the '90s. An early S3 tourer is on my short list of acquisitions if I win the Irish Sweepstakes.

Yeah, that’s my plan 👍cheers

Ok ! If it looks bent , it probably is bent . take your tape measure and measure and start looking. Verify 1

What REALLY let me down w/the Harley Davidson congregation was their reception of the Buell motorcycle . My co-worker's best friend rode his by one day and we stopped work to go outside and look at it . Jimmy had owned it for about a year and had three other H-Ds . a typical HOG owner , long hair smoked up all the time etc. Wheelie riding 100' at a time , 12 rear tires the first year , he did not ride when snow was on the ground. He offered me a spin . It was like NO Harley I had ever straddled . Smooth , no vibration , instant power , all 6 gears. I had to stop three times and get off and blip the throttle to make sure the engine I was looking at was the engine powering the bike. EVERY component on this bike was from outer space and outer space quality too. That bike was my 15 minutes w/Blondie . Come to think of it the bike was white just like her white dress . Unforgettable Now , back to Earth . Jimmy told me the dealership pushed them off into the corner because no one wanted to look at progress. think of 2 million Henry Ford customers and that is what they have.

Sorry, tail section

Please define "subframe" ? Swingarm , rear tail section , etc. ?

This was the Indian that I liked the most. They still have a discounted one for sale at Iron Supply. They had two; the fully carbon one sold! they have a standard one at a discounted price.

The unsurprising outcome has happened. Hopefully, the races are going to be not as predictable as the qualifying. I was not 100% certain it was going to happen like this, but I am not surprised at all. There is a strong message there, contradicting all the pre GP discussions. Tonight is going to be different, but maybe not that much.

@PJPR01 I went to MPH's new workshop this morning! It is almost one hour from where I live, really in the sticks. It is a completely different setup, nothing like the old workshop. The address is actually Mike's house, the shop is one entrance further. There is a dirt incline to get to the structure, not very bike friendly. It looks to me, and I may be wrong, they are sizing down. Maybe they will only take the jobs they want, but at present, they are probably not ready to take a lot of work. Besides, if you are going to drop your bike there, you will need someone to pick you up. There won't be any share ride service.

Hi all newbie here, I had a low speed fall a few months back breaking my toes and knee cap. My toes broke the gear lever which I’ve replaced 👍 my question really is the rear subframe slightly set more to the right as you look from behind the bike ? looking at the workshop manual it does look that way. I’ve got new exhaust foot peg hanger for the left side as well as a new subframe if needed. The foot peg bracket looks straight and the mounting points also look to be ok and not bent.

(Indian announces the end of FTR production) "The decision comes just as the bike that inspired it, Indian’s FTR750, is no longer eligible to compete in American Flat Track racing, ending a dominant run of eight consecutive Grand National and Manufacturer championships." Harley-Davidson has controlled the rules in Flat Track since before the original Indian company ended. Rather than develop a competitive engine, they adjust the competition to suit themselves. But when you are so far behind, eventually the money and the brains find a way- even the traditionally-less effective parallel twins have been in front of Harley's 1972 design.

The FTR is "close" but the proportions seem just a bit off to me. But, like Harley, they have 100 variations of three basic bikes.

Yes, but it doesn't have to be that. Driving cars on that white stuff can be fun, but is enough to have me terrified of having to ride a bike on it.

"Bonus points!!"

Well done, that man.

Tell us about the MR2, @alannn!