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SpineFrames and SpineRaids bring a smile. Just ask @sctt2525, who's been dropping by since SSR II/2006. 2024: 2006:

Woof!

I'll not be so lazy again as to ride even that short distance in short socks and vent tennies. I was naked and afraid. Mostly cold tho.

Having been an MSF Rider Coach Trainer (Retired) for 20 years, I can recall a few rides with other MSF folks where we moved about 200 yards from our hotel to a restaurant with ATGATT. Took longer to suit/unsuit than it did to eat. Tedious, that .

It was a beautiful ride. Hope more folks join in on it next year. I know it skips the Skyway and Tapoco but it was great.

FWIW, Andrew and Randy took a ride South that I wasn't up to, and lament; it's my regular path in and out of the 'raid. Next year I may suggest, if the weather is as nice, lunch in Helen, GA.

Mate I've taken to wearing a Bavarian Alpen hat that I bought in Hahndorf (Sth Oz) about 10 years ago otherwise I'd probably wear one of these too! Gotta keep the sun off the hole in the back o the head....( aka the bald or thinning spot...) Cheers

What a shot! Randy wins.

Thanks to all of the SSR XX participants, it was tremendous! Great people, great roads, great location and the best motorcycles.

Respect for doing that race. More respect for doing it on a Guzzi. I would not do that race, but if I did a Guzzi would not be my mount of choice. Clearly not meant to dis Guzzi's, just I don't think they are the best bike for that "track".

There is a lot of technical material on this forum; depending on your level, you may not completely understand it. It requires a minimum understanding of some of the basics of tuning indirect injection systems. It is not overly complicated, but some of us have never really done anything mechanical. It is just how it is today. Similar to handwriting. If you have never done anything like this before, you maybe know someone that did? As @po18guy stated, do you have all the necessary hardware and software to start the task?

Always sad when someone leaves...

Willing to entertain offers over $20k Without being a dealer auctions are not an option

Hi - My Valeo OEM ejected its magnets & destroyed the armature, so I shopped around & the fitted an AUD$153 starter that also fits a Quota 1000, its an EBay special, the Quota has had it installed for about 4 years trouble free - mine fitted no issue & Ive just completed 1800kms over 3 days to one of our Australian state Guzzi rallies called The Ragged Fringe - as motorcyclist we live on the fringe of society - as a bike mag review said “if you ride a Moto Guzzi then you’re on the Ragged Fringe” - hence it stuck and its an awesome rally- starter has not missed a beat in about 6000kms for me . Cost at the time was $153 AUD delivered ………https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/315215969723?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=fkJupuYmRi2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=gRNhwjN5Rpe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

What, no factory shipping crate ? I’m out.

Okay, proof positive:

It has occurred to me that, when we asked @Randy about where his "friends" were for the BikeWash, he pretended to be deep into some sort of TechSession. mySport came home dirty . . .

Thanks. It used to look like this. https://akubra.com.au/products/tablelands-brown-olive

Full disclosure, @Pressureangle is an ATGATT guy, but was just pulling out from breakfast, headed a mile back to The Lodge. I will vouch that he accepts that socks is gear and "all the socks all the time" is the way to roll . . .

One more photo from my weekend. I know you'll all be stunned by the good looks. To be fair, it was taken by a professional photographer who was there (on his Guzzi), so it's no wonder it is such an amazing picture.

Since this has taken on a life of its own, here are the routes we took on the ride on Saturday. The first part, before lunch: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1XokZWXVZ-_bhcrEPwsnhVWMQ89_Yzak&ll=50.636958661584266%2C11.189518000000014&z=11 the second part, after lunch on the way back to Rudolstadt https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1PP055kgrUa9ok1tO_la50o2tcmlCcOA&ll=50.623482905204824%2C11.130013999999973&z=11 A good mixture of more open roads and smaller, tighter roads. Steini (orgniser) always manages to get a good ride together. The ride is, after all, the (nominal*) point of the exercise. That is why the rally is called the "Thüringen Tour". I have no idea how long the links will work, but some say that nothing gets lost on the net. We'll see.... *drinking beer plays a minor part too....

Next year I will bring my now 4wheeled conveyance and Nikon camera and rejoin the ruckus! once again looks like it was a great time had by all!!

Thanks, @docc. Love your work.

I'm annoyed.... I had a lengthy post almost finished about the rally, the location and what have you, and my laptop went off. Now it is gone... Never mind... The rally is called the Thüringen Tour. English would be "Thuringia Tour", but please copy and paste the German name, if that would work, and if you do create a seperate thread. I'm not sure if that is worth the trouble, though. I can't imagine that there will be all that much new traffic on the subject. Anyway, it takes place here https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/854709452 Here is a drone video (taken by the photographer who took that stunning portrait further up...) of the location. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DPn2TEDwLME As should be obvious from the video, space and facilities are very limited. Accomodation is tents or a (small) camper van. The rally is "invitation only" because of this. However, should an international visitor happen to be in the area on the first weekend of September, I could probably swing a deal. If this turns into a seperate thread, I could post the route from the ride on the Saturday, I think.

Not to mention guitars. (Did I mention guitars . . . . . .

It's good. Because it really feels like we are a dying breed...

Do you have the breakout harness for setting the TPS? That alone makes a huge difference.

Decent tune up.

A counter-intuitive term. In the field of economics. macro economics is big picture, long haul type stuff, whereas micro is, well...micro. Updated after a visit to the local nanoscience lab.

I have seen a lot of relay failures on V11 over all this time. TYCO is over-represented in the events. Jus' sayin' . . .

OK, electron microscope images. The Tyco relays are really easy to pull down and not THAT bad to clean up the points. A point file will not fit, as it must be about 1/3 the width and about 1/2 the thickness. A 4-5mm wide bit of wet-or-dry will slip in, but I could not get it between the points doubled, so. one at a time.

True, but not all of them. The German forum has a couple of members in their early twenties who have '80s Guzzis. One of them only introduced himself today, i.e. brand new member. He's bought himself a Le Mans 1000, is delighted with it, and is only 25 years old. There is hope...

Don't V11s already have high compression piston? A bore out to maybe 1290 would be really nice.. Port and polished heads help, but it isn't life changing. Valves and springs help. Without cracking open the motor, airbox mod, full exhaust, fueling... 85ish rwhp.. + or - a hp...(more like minus)And that is friggin good... I chatted with Todd about doing this despite not having the disposable income at the time. A 1084 bored out and on its best day I think he said low to mid 90s.Kinda not worth to get that little extra and risk reliability issues. I'm happy with my mid 80s on both my Lemans and Scura..Oh, the lighter flywheel? Not a whole lot of help. The motor just revs quicker..And to be honest, the heaver flywheel makes these bikes sound and feel a little better, but that's me. My Scura, thought I love it, the single plate clutch can be a little too snappy. I've broken traction traction in the ass end entering corners more than I'd like to..How I don't have a skidmark on my seat from almost crapping myself is an enigma.. That little bit of slip in the Lemans is kinda nice..

Not that I'm jealous or anything, but that looks like a really nice bit of road.

He can sure put away the pancakes and eggs, too.🥞🍳

Nice hat.

@Tellico Andrew on point with @Randy's Coppa Italia in pursuit . . .

Should also add, I would check and / or replace the relays as docc mentioned. If relay #2 turns off it will turn off key elements, like the fuel pump and the main headlight (the running light I mentioned will stay on). Also watch for bad connections in the base that the relays plug into. The relays are a known issue, but the base they plug into is also a known issue. Something seems wrong with your charging, when running the battery voltage should be up at or over 14 volts from the charging system.

And, there was "modernity" . . .

There were SpineFrames . . .

Best SSR ever!

Best regards to all Twentieth South'n Spine Raiders ! What a great bunch of people, fabulous roads, terrific weather, and proper TechSessions (without anything too dramatic) !

Anyone crossing The Appalachian Divide should know that "feels like 90º" on The Plains (of Tellico) can "feel like" the upper 40ºs on The Cherohala after a little dampness/shower/fog/cloud ceiling with wind chill at speed. FWIW, I am using the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and other storm focused weather apps. Places like The Weather Channel™ are, IMO, entertainment focused and will show you a snowflake every chance they get. Snowflakes sell. Meteorology a dull box of cloudy uncertainty. Yet . . . The Cherohala cloud ceiling is real . . .

I figured we were doing brands like the Real Men at John Day. I'll be in line right behind @80CX100 . . . Best I could find, but gonna need to step up twice . . .

As an tangential anecdote; I play with classic cars, and have a good friend in the restoration business. Primarily he's concerned with Chrysler products of the 60s and 70s. One of his regular customers asked if he'd return to service a pristine MG Midget that had been parked for a decade. He asked if I'd help, because I have some experience with English cars and bikes. After the typical fuel system service and fluid changes, it came to life quite easily, all under the criticism of my friend. "Go-cart" "Tiny motor" "Why would anyone bother?". Needless to say, he drove it around for a full week, taking it everywhere including a car show. When I pressed him to admit it was a good time, of course he did; What we isolated as the true source of the fun was that you could drive the car about as hard as you cared to, without risking limb and license. Banging up through third gear with your foot on the floor and the top down is different but almost as good as blowing the tires up on a '70 440 'Cuda, and a lot less likely to attract points to your license. Point being, I spent most of my life searching for performance improvements in everything I ever owned, only to discover that a great deal of it would have been better spent riding what was there instead of working on it. A 'Guzzi is what it is. Trying to make it something else may be fun and satisfying, but if the actual research and development isn't a good time in itself, it isn't worth the loss of actual riding time. I ask myself, "How often am I actually at WOT?" Rarely. I do, however, take the time to fine tune what's there and I separate projects now so I can pursue what I feel like at the moment. <shrug> Defining the ends to our means is important.