docc

The garage is a major attraction!

motowfo brought one of Moto Guzzi's wild-haired cousins . . .

As coreytrevor says, it can be done without removing anything but the rubber cap. Much easier on a lift or, at least, with the bike held straight up off the sidestand.

It would be revealing to compare actual measurements between the early red frames and the later "long frame." Is it possible the change in wheelbase could have been achieved with the triple clamps instead?

I've learned what tools to use to bleed the clutch slave without even taking the rear wheel off, but it's easier if you do. Certainly, a picnic with the swingarm out . . .

Love to see a pic of that, brough . . .

Rare, early SpineFrames: 1993 Daytona (Blueboarhound) and 1996 *carbed* Sport1100 (Josh):

Accompanied by fabulous "late models" . . .

This is, pretty much, all the *food groups*, right here:

Original 1973 V7 Sport meets original 2000 V11 Sport, under the heels of two of the inaugural South'n Spine Raiders . . .

BC Spine Raid!!

Every time I clean up my eight pistons, the difference in feel is remarkable. I do it every front tire change now and it always makes me happy! Docc,how far do you break them down? Take off the hoses,pull pistons,re-bleed.Or keep intact,just spray with brake cleaner,scrub and blow out.What do you lube the pistons with? Sorry for the slow response while I was away at the South'n Spine Raid . . . Thanks coreytrevor and gstallons for the excellent replies! I don't remove the pistons, but spray them off with CRC Brákleen before retracting the pistons (remove the old fluid from the reservoir first), chock the pistons and move one-at-a-time in and out out spraying cleaner on the circumference. I am relying on the fresh brake fluid (simply "DOT 4") for the lubrication. I keep moving from piston to piston until they all move out uniformly. Clean and polish the pad pins, a light smear of silicone grease on the pins. I never thought to rotate the pistons, use a brush, or assembly lube. What a great forum. Always learning!

That is pathognomonic for a look at your sags and springs. My sidestand has not touched since the suspension/sags/springs were made right.

Funny, that's almost exactly what I would take for my Sport that's been almost halfway to the moon: 19,800 . . . but in Euro . . .

. . . e molto magnificenza! (Tenni courtesy of footgoose):

We still know how to make it *South'n* . . .

Here's to all of you who were here in spirit! (Missed you all. When I saw the tricolore, I thought maybe Bill&Kathy had made it after all) . . . (tricolore courtesy of footgoose)

perfezionare!

Ya gots to stop going to the gypsy palm reader for your weather, buddy . . .

Some threads are more like a conversation. Around a campfire. At a party. With beer involved . . .

But, but . . . who will be our *action* photographer? [photos by Nick]

Every time I clean up my eight pistons, the difference in feel is remarkable. I do it every front tire change now and it always makes me happy!

It's the kind of difference in performance I only notice (how much better) after I clean them and equalize the piston movement.

Best regards to you and your friends, Jerry. Hope to see you next time!

A front tire change is a perfect time to clean and equalized all the piston movement. Shops aren't going to do that for the cost of a tire change. The pistons do get retracted to reinstall the calipers and, if the pistons are not moving evenly, could cause the pads to engage the rotor unevenly creating a reduced contact area and sudden wear variation. Probably a good time to clean those pistons, maybe consider a pad change if they are rather old (original?).