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What color starter cover, Dave? Last OEM turn signals I got from MGCycle (your Wisconsin neighbors!). Joe Kenny makes a brake pedal that won't snap off, but I like the one from HMB Moto (Germany) better . . . Yet, I cannot find anything from Joe Kenney online now.

I read that as "Fastena!" . . . And thought, "Damn, I remember Fast Tina, too!"

Yes, Piaggo made this (paraphrased) declaration early on : Aprilia = racing Moto Guzzi = travel Vespa = lifestyle Piaggio = urban/commute I, for one, was relieved, and am good with that. Hopefully, some sort of "Sport" / "LeMans" will still be in the offing. I mean, how could the marketing department resist?

"PSSST! Hey! Hey-ya, buddy . . . come let me whip a tune on that Goozzee of yours " . . .

Gotta love a plan like this . . .

Unless it's a dry clutch with twin friction plates and a steel intermediate. In a basket flywheel. With a couple hundred thousand kays on it, all ridden like a jackrabbit on hot lava. Then it sounds like nine monkeys fighting their way out of a cymbal factory with ball pein hammers.

The factory braided steel lines are on the right side of the engine for the remote oil tank. That is a very nice example complete with the auxiliary air pump on the left side of the engine and the original exhaust. Good to see the tail cowl in place, as well.

"Oh, no, man. They're like medical. Like, seriously, man ."

The GSA looks perfect for this trek. You would need two V11 to carry that load-out!

I used the crank mine down with slip-joint pliers. It's a hairy-knuckled cludge, but helped. Just a reminder to inspect the screw down housing where it is inserted into the angle drive. Make certain is pressed in fully.

I know I posted this artist, Pokey LaFarge, pretty recently, but "hey" . . . Like some mix of Brian Seltzer/ David Bowie + Little Feat . . . Maybe a little Pink Martini in the mix . . .

SAE fork oil "weights" are a broad range of actual viscosity. Some maker's 7wt overlaps others 10wt or 5wt. The early V11 Marzocchi forks typically work better with lighter oils. I settled on (one of the) BelRay 5wt (YMMV!) by using Peter Verdone's conversion chart to centiStokes (cST), a much more accurate unit to assess viscosity. http://www.peterverdone.com/archive/lowspeed.htm http://www.peterverdone.com/archive/images/content/motorcycle/PVD-ISO-Viscosity-Data.gif

Crankcase vent. The factory set up had a tendency to haze the air filter with the oil mist. Plus, this is more akin to the classic BritBike style venting of a hose routed back over the fender, albeit with the little filter added for dash.

There is the matter of naming our rides, even when the manufacturer is clueless . . .

My Honda GB500 clearly says "Tourist Trophy " on the side covers, but no one calls them that. Instead, invoking the alphanumeric "GB500" (which is not depicted on the motorcycle anywhere). I am not one adept at naming my own machines, but this one rather earned her own (from the Honda marketing slogan of those days . . . > RIDE RED <

Correct. Was Jerry Reed one of Chet's "Certified Guitar Players?" (There weren't many, as I recall . . .)

You have upped our game, @audiomick.

Jus' sayin', y'all . . .

Well, once "betting" enters the equation, all matters of "sport" are off . . .

That. There have so many attempts to define "THAT." Somehow, "fun" just does not entirely translate the fullness of the experience. "Welcome home, dear! Did you experience that surreal , uplifting, transcendental, existential experience on your ride ? " "Why, yes, darling, the ride was fun . . ." "Did you cheat death with your awareness and skillset, mastering the physical realm with intensity and purpose ?" "Yes, yes. Quite fun, actually."

Very interesting. So many times returning from a ride, I have been asked if I "had fun." I never know what to say. I don't ride for "fun."

Beautiful, @Bingbong! Thank you for your terrific reply and photo of your Coppa Italia in its natural habitat! @LaGrasta is in good hands. @JBastida stops in with us from near Madrid from time to time. Perhaps he will se this notification and chime in . . .

Rather than the TPS (on the right side throttle body, which cannot leak oil), do you mean the cam/timing/phase sensor on the left, ahead of the cylinder, @Randy?