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Half full of fuel, with my basic pannier load-out, mySport is 550 pounds/250 kg. So, I reckon I qualify. The GT is not available in the 160/60 rear I prefer, so I am only running it on the front. I am only on my second GT front, and before that were T31, so any "longer life" remains to be seen.

The early Sport (1999-2001) were delivered with Pirelli Dragon Corsa. Very soft, sport-oriented tires with a rather triangular profile (especially with the rear 170 pinched onto the 4.5" rim. With the rather soft 2.4/2.6 bar, this made for very short tire life of the original Pirelli ! . . . and squirrely handling at speed with a cross wind, like passing large trucks on the freeway. That squirming weave at ninety miles per hour beside the front bumper of a tractor-trailer rig made for some "pucker-moments!"

I can't imagine accessing a 90º Zerk without cutting a relief in the safety collar . . . .

Looks like that route comes back through Ducktown. Makes me think: Rod's Rockin' Rolls . . . https://rods-rockin-rolls.business.site/

The ebay linked, reduced size, 45º Zerks fit my original Sport U-joints and the referenced Della Concordia replacements . . . The 45º Zerk, provided with the replacement U-joint (shown center) is too large. Thread pitch is the same . . .

From @Pressureangle's post: 45 degree mini-Zerk

Yeah, reinstalling that is a PITA and probably how I damaged my yellow wire connection. Now, I am really careful not to strain the wiring. Starting with the rubber and the slot clean, and the rubber on the wiring, I use P80 rubber assembly lube and position the cover to slide the rubber into the slot with a long screwdriver or such. It is fiddly!

The sqiggley roads of North Georgia are certainly striking distance from Tellico Plains. And no riding into the low sun going and coming like crossing the Cherohala . . .

Yer an animal, @FreyZI . . .

If'n we cain't go the Cherohala for lunch at the Tapoco, may-haps we should relive SSRs of the past, bomb into the Athens Super8, get passed on the right shoulder by a cop-car with full lights&siren, roustabout in the Super8 parking lot until some cowboy chick gets arrested, and escape (relatively) unscathed . . . Of course, I'm just making all this up . . .

yep. Chance of TDOT fixing all that in the next three weeks is slim. Thanks, @Randy, for the heads-up!

I can jump that, np . . .

Be extra careful not to strain the stator wires coming though the alternator cover! Inspect the yellow wire connections at the stator and replace the "strain relief" (thin, white zip-tie) with a black zip-tie (much more heat/strain resistant than the white). Broken "strain relief" seen above the red-circled wire failure:

In all of my white face Veglia speedometer tribulations, I never had a broken cable. Lots of issues with the lower angle drive at the gearbox, though. Kneel down on the right side of the bike and inspect the angle drive, especially for the presence, or absence, of the metal disc that holds the drive gear in place. I can post images of that later if helpful...... [edit: Here is a link to a post:

In my experience, I found those pressures resulted in undesirable wear. I have had best outcomes with 2.4/2.8 bar , front/rear (35/40 psi). Mind you, this is a short frame Sport 120/70 front, 160/60 rear always with the panniers loaded and ridden like a jack rabbit on hot lava. YMMV!

Watch for signs of over fill at that volume. Some amount of any gearoil will not drain from the internals, but clings. Repeated volumetric refills are a formula for overfill and seal stress. just my 0.00005 lire

"We [have now had] a brief intermission of two minutes fifty-six seconds of pre-recorded music ."

Three weeks out and trying to strike a balance between seat time and using up tires . . . I am hoping to solve an irritating Garmin battery aggravation to power my four-year-old irritating aggravation of a Garmin 595LM. Guzzi-centric TechSessions will be drawn to, rigorosamente. Yet, this matter of "navigation", perhaps especially SatNav, continues to challenge. Just a reminder to study the area, learn the roads, plan your routes, and share your methods!

I'll let @Pressureangle, and others, answer that last question . . . From new, I used Moto Guzzi's FinalDrive lubricant (with the specified moly content), until it became NLA. Then I found it as a Motul product, IIRC. After which, I used a moly additive to ordinary gearoil. After fighting rear drive leaks and using various products for another ten years, I settled on RedLine ShockProof Lightweight/blue (reportedly containing a "synthetic moly"). YYMV

Is it a complete G.P.R. system?

Nice, @ChrisPDX! Sweet Greenie, complete with a frame-color-matched Baxley Sport Chock!

Springs

Luciano Marabese was quoted as saying the "Centauro was drawn from the Dondolino ." The design never made sense to me until learning this.

Such a familiar image. Does anyone know of another failure example? Or have another image besides this one?

Edited my post, above, with a link . . .