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So there is a very popular manufacturer that currently sells a sporty hatch and even give away a track day with purchase I'm told. Anyway about 3 of these things have actually caught on fire and either been severely damaged or written off. One owner had the manufacturer deny a warranty claim because they down loaded the cars previous driving record and found the owner had driven the car at 87mph at one point which was over the speed limit and therefore fell into the "abuse of the vehicle" category. It was pointed out to them that they provided a track day with the car and didn't seem to mind the owners driving them in the manner they were designed for then.

I did this with Progressive. I installed the device in the car we didn't take on vacation lol Saved about a third on the rate after that.

I saw nothing to suggest the filter was faulty in that video. The openings were open and would pass oil and the holes are unlikely to get "clogged" as he mentioned as the oil is cleaned by the filter media before it reaches the holes. You simply can't make assumptions like this unless you actually run a flow test on the filter itself and measure the flow rate and pressure differential across the filter. Branded filters can be made by different companies and Champion make quite a few brands I recall. So it may simply be supplier detail variations. Just because the inner ring holes are smaller on one filter than another doesn't mean they are "too small" or not big enough. The other filter holes may be oversize to requirements. Thats why a flow test is the only real way to tell. Phil

During a very demanding 2000 mile, high pressure, interstate roadtrip driving for my wife recently, she informed me I am a "bad passenger ." Without hesitation, I declared, "I AM NOT A PASSENGER, AT ALL!" Yes, we're still speaking . . . And I am still not "just along for the ride." In fact, at this very moment, I am attempting to make my car-burette'd motorbike roadworthy once again.

I remember this from the previous post and thinking what the.... Geez, how long before they also shove a probe up your clacker when you get in the thing and castigate you for what you ate for brekky that morning? We bought our last new car 8 years ago and when that's done will be looking at a good used option with fook all electronic listening devices / controls and hope like hell I'm off the road before this era really becomes the norm! Cheers

Opening a spin on filter is really easy. Just use an old school, (Only type I possess.) can opener, (As that’s basically what the filter is, a can for the filtering medium.) whizz the flange off, lift off the ‘Dome’ of the container and ‘Voila’! There is the filtering medium. You can also see and work out how the bypass system works which for a lot of people is an eye, rather than can, opener! (F’nar, F’nar! I slay myself sometimes!)

Some US insurance companies won't insure your car without a separate tracker fitted. People have bought second hand cars and have battery drain issues and subsequently found a tracker wired into the system they were unaware of the previous owner was obliged to fit. Maybe the DD preppers and tin foil hat brigade aren't looking so silly now,lol.

Got a notice from my insurance company the other day, you can get a device in the car so they can follow your driving habit. Better rates if you behave. NO thank you. I rather pay more. What a bloody world. Quite a few of the buddies to, we are happy we grew up in a time with not a lot of restrictions. Cheers Tom.

When the time comes.... Just hope my mobility scooter won't be subject to this nonsense, but I doubt it...!

Like many bike and car enthusiasts I enjoy riding and driving and actually get quite a lot of satisfaction from doing it well... If I'm to be merely a passenger while some device controls everything then as much as I hate public transport maybe it'll be time to embrace it. Hopefully by this stage my sphere of movement will be quite limited.....

I have two examples myself; I purchased some French films on amazon videos. My understanding was that once you purchased them, you can stream them as many times as you want. A few years ago, one of those movies had vanished from my account. I contacted Amazon customer service, asking where had the movie gone, and I was explained that Amazon's agreement with the copyright holder of the movie ended, and thus, the movie was taken off the servers. I requested a refund, which at the beginning they said they would not honor, because it is stated in the fine prints that when I purchased the video, unlike a DVD, the movie does not belong to me, and even I had chosen the option to purchase, not rent, I was not entitled to anything. But then I argued they just pulled the movie without informing me. They should have at least sent an email to let me know the movie was removed. Were they hopping I would forget about it? I got a refund, and that was the last time I purchased a movie from Amazon.com. I purchased a DGI Pocket II video camera. To use the camera, I first needed to download an App. on my phone, then I also needed to create an account. Only then, after pairing the Pocket II would I have been able to use it. I returned the camera, and purchased a used one on eBay. As it had been already enabled, I could use it for its intended purpose, shooting videos. I don't have the app. on my phone as there is absolutely no reason why I need it. As a matter of fact, avoid downloading any application on your phone, because those track you. Another example are insurances. They no longer send you the insurance card, they expect you to install the application on your phone. The only time I needed to show my insurance card, for some reason, I needed to enter a password. But the best comes now, if I want the Insurance company to send me an ID card, I have to pay six dollars more to my premium!!!

Jaguar at their best.....

Hearkening back . . .

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCh1iGmS1-3/ 👆This is very interesting as well as troubling. You’ll hear that the digital aspects of mechanical devices like cars, farm machinery and of course mobiles etc are not owned by you, even when you’ve signed a document entitled “Sales agreement”. Well, the object may well be yours, but the software, without which it won’t operate at all, is only licensed by you. This may not have been a long run conspiracy but a consequence of increasing technological advances that require complex software to diagnose, set up and fix problems. There are a number of problems flowing from this. First, diagnosing and repairing cars and farm machinery, even basic servicing like oil changes, cannot be done without proprietary information & connection to the manufacturers systems. This is anti-competitive because often you can only have certain tasks done by authorised dealerships, who might go out of business and in any case will charge more. Next, theoretically (& surmised practically) the thing you thought you owned can be disabled remotely, or you could be denied it’s used under specified circumstances, like location, time of day, the user and numerous other factors. Also, if you don’t own aspects of the object you thought you’d purchased, it’s speculated that a Great Taking scenario might apply in the event of a large enough default on debt obligations by the licence holder of your equipment. It’s not necessary to seize your property in order to deprive you of it. When we drive or ride modern vehicles, lack of privacy is inherent in the always-online aspects of recent vehicles. If your dashboard continually displays the prevailing speed limit, interpret that as a connected vehicle & potentially subject to remote interference. It’s unclear how far back you need to go in order to be sure your vehicle operates when you alone elect to use it. Meanwhile, if you enjoy privacy, ride your carbureted Guzzi and leave your mobile device behind. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCh1iGmS1-3/

Thank god for FaceBook Marketplace!!! A very discreet jacket, that does not give away any of my preference towards motorcycles. Perfect for patches... Hopefully, nobody is going to purchase it before I can get there....

When we changed insurance companies we got these little toys too . HE double hockey sticks NO . Not only do they get your driving habits , they can provide them to all other providers.

That's handy to know, as don't like the idea of trusting my motor's well- being / life expectancy to some Chinese process workers quality control...... I know the vid says made in Mexico, but cheap labour usually goes hand in glove with poor Q C. Cheers

Hey @docc, I have one of them...in red!

Some lovely kit, there. I'll have to ask Santa for one of these for driving the ///M roadster, top down, in the winter . . .

@activpop If you guys are interested in top notch italian motorcycle jackets, here's a brand that I would recommend Shangri-La Heritage; Remember that all the prices shown include the VAT, meaning that you automatically have a 22% discount when they ship outside of Europe. You can also design your own custom jacket. https://shangrilaheritage.it/about-us/

I am going to take some macro photos of it, so you can see the details. That jacket is better suited for Oregon than Texas, climate wise. I don't know who manufactured it, but it is really well made. I am not going to add any patch to it. This would desacrete it. I was impressed! how would such an exclusive quality garment end up in a small town, close to the GOM, in a haberdashery?

I note that Hiflofiltro has gotten good reviews from his channel, based on construction and materials, particularly filtering media.

I had a thought a few years back, as autonomous vehicles where being talked about quite a lot. I don't like the idea; don't want a car that talks to me or takes decisions on its own, don't want a vehicle that is connected to home office all the time. But then it occurred to me, by the time those things are stable, safe and reliable enough to dominate the roads, I might well be too old to safely drive myself. So who knows, by then I might be glad to have one, assuming I can still afford to run a car of my own.

Here it is:

I've posted this before. This guy is worth listening to on the subject of not only cars but WW2 aircraft as well. His stuff is extremely well researched and he runs a side company in tuning cars as well as a writing a few books on turbocharging. His full time Gig is a commercial heavy jet captain. Where does he get the time.

I did; this morning. This is a high quality jacket. The Moto Guzzi logos are directly embroided into the fabric. Not patches sawn in. The leather is full grain, thick and also high quality. The jacket fits me perfectly, and there is very little frays at the neck and sleeve ends proving it was never really worn. The inside is fleeced with well cut pockets. This is really top notch, and I am so happy that I am now wearing it without letting off. The red is really bright, so people will be able to recognize me from miles away. Unfortunatly, it is warm, and this is not going to be something useable much in Texas, outside of February/March. I am probably going to bed with it.

I was told a story about a farmer's combine harvester shutting down into limp mode. He could only drive it back to the farmyard, would not engage cutting etc. He then got an email from the manufacturer advising his operator was using the machine wrongly and liable to cause damage. As it was under warranty they shut it down to avoid a claim. I thought it was just a conspiracy thing, maybe it was true and the start of bad things.

I worked for this "Helen Reddy" and was instructed to open an oil filter so they could examine the contents of an oil filter . I was required to use a "whizzer" or air powered cutoff tool to disassemble . I told said boss that using that tool would mess up everything leaving grinder mess everywhere . Boss told me they could ignore all the debris and still make a good evaluation.

This fellow dissects oil filters on a weekly basis. Some filters have stamped louvers in the core and he has opened some new filters in which the louvers were improperly stamped and thus only partially open. This would certainly greatly restrict oil flow.

No definitive answer from me John but one thing is I never leave an engine without oil in it mid oil change. Dump the oil change the filter refill and start asap. Even if the filter media was an issue the pressure relief valve in the filter would open and build oil pressure. Your pump just lost prime I suspect and starter cranking wasn't enough rotational speed to re prime it. There is far too much anxiety about engine oil pressure in general and LOP in particular. I've seen race engine data logging where the engine oil pressure goes to zero hard on the brakes into the hairpin at 9000rpm lap after lap and it didn't hurt the bigends. The shallow sump engine issues were always an acceleration over LOP issue. So hard acceleration at maximum engine load without oil pressure, probably repeatedly as the LOP light is hard to notice in daylight when you're gunning it down some suburban street or back road. I'm sure the big block Guzzi can tolerate zero oil pressure for quite a while at idle speeds building oil pressure after an oil change like 99% of engines without any issue. When it comes to pre charging the filter I'm not even sure that with regards to pump priming it's a good thing to be honest with you. If the pump happens to be on the on the edge of losing it's prime for some reason then having the filter full of oil won't help it's cause at all and just make priming the pump harder as it now has a resistance to overcome on the outlet side as well as trying to suck on the inlet side. I still prime filters when I can but then again I don't leave engines without oil during oil changes. Some engines you simply can't prime the filter as we all know due to the instillation and they never have any issues due to it. As for filling the filter observations, well it's amazing the fine details you would otherwise not notice or think about that are pretty normal until you have an issue and then the mind starts asking detailed questions you never even considered before. Mind games John mind games, don't worry. Occams Razor says..... pump lost it's prime. Phil

You know there is a tradition in Italy for the New-Year celebration; men ans women have to wear red underwear! There is another tradition too, but this one I can't report here...

For this, you must go to Rome . . .

At my age I wonder if they make Depends in Guzzi red ?

Yes, indeed, the thin washer stays outboard of the right side needle cage that abuts the right side swingarm. Grease that needle assembly and thin washer liberally (with every tire change)! The spacer fits on the axle between the inboard rear drive bearing and the inboard wheel bearing, within the hub drive interface . . .

It's funny I suppose, I have this position where I refuse to wear any "branded" clothing unless I get it for free. I'm not paying my hard earner for the privilege of giving free advertising to a corporate entity. I'm not talking about the consequential logos on a polo shirt or the tag on a pair of Levi jeans but the sort of Jacket the OP has shown and similar. Nope, you want me to be a walking Billboard then you foot the bill and I'll wear it, if I like it that is. It kind of started years ago when I was at a bike show and Australian Motorcycle news had a stand and on the stand was a pile of stickers and I thought I'll grab one of those for decorating my toolbox. The Journo at the stand then said that's $2 mate as I walked away. I turned around and put it back then let him know how I felt about me paying my money to advertise his rag at no cost to them. Baseball caps are another surprise these days. Weren't baseball caps giveaways at the start? They were here for sure. Then some corporate advertising clown found out that punters will hand over now, what $50 or more for the privilege of providing free advertising for a multinational or a sporting club owned by a gazillionair! To cap it off we now have the Guzzi lawyers trolling the world threatening Guzzi Forums with legal action for using "their" corporate property. So you pay to advertise their product for free and in return they crap on your good intentions from a great heigh. Not restricted to Guzzi I know. So it's the middle digit to them from me, lol.

Absolutely perfect for patches! Maybe you could get it in red.

a future biker created.

That's what I was led to believe. Maybe he only got the V7's. But I will ask him if he got any V100 too. I am guessing the major difference with those are the electronics. From what I understand, the manufacturers, such as Ducati, have proprietary software and tools that you can't get if you are not a Ducati representant. In a way, we are lucky with our older motorcycles which never evolve and do not require software updates.

I think the drive in my '89 Mille had never been opened. Dry, a little corrosion on the aluminum hub, a little rust on the steel drive plate. Add 30 years and it was a bit like changing a very stiff motocross knobby with a pair of 6" screwdrivers. It only popped out with two 24" pry bars and the abandonment of any concern for damage to the hub or splines.